The first lesson i would say, would mainly be an introductory lesson of sorts, with a few main motives.
The first being laying down the class outlines and rules, the second being to gauge the knowledge we have of the topic in the module. The topics bought up would be such as the impact of how various technologies have affected our lifestyles, and next would be in a historical context, of how technology has entwined with different civilizations and cultures.
While I stated that our modern society is currently heavily influenced by social media, the ideas bought up by the rest was interesting or even mind boggling. Out of those would be the statement by Recbeka, about the wheel. Since the topic was an unexpected i did some searches on it, and saw that the wheel was first found mid-4th millennium BC. Though some cultures did not develop the wheel as stated by Prof, it is also true if you take a closer look at the civilizations which managed to develop it into transportation such as the Chinese or Egyptians, which became some of the richest and most powerful in their respective eras in terms of development. Reasons i could think of simply would be by making resources be moved around faster, allowed people to be more mobile, trade more prosperous, which will simply make the people able to pursue more in a lifetime, which results in more knowledge being explored and discovered.
Thus, all inventions from the past, no matter how big or small would have an impact on the civilizations, the rate which they progress, or would serve as a basis for further inventions. The same could also be said for the modern technologies we are using now, it would be the basis for future developments, no matter would it be a curse or a blessing for our future descendants.
As for the rating for our first class, i would give it a 8, since by the name of the module itself and the content, it would be a dry lesson, yet there was discussions to keep people on their feet thinking, and listening.
