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A little ipod centred but interesting nevertheless
It's mostly wishful thinking supported by faulty logic. Example: If billions of searches performed by students each month, then students are asking billions of questions that they weren't asking before.
This presupposes that students are using Google to "ask questions" rather than to find answers. If they are using Google to find answers, then we must ask ourselves "How were students answering questions before Google?" Maybe some of them were actually thinking.
This presupposes that students are using Google to "ask questions" rather than to find answers. If they are using Google to find answers, then we must ask ourselves "How were students answering questions before Google?" Maybe some of them were actually thinking.
Frances, thanks for posting this!
I wholeheartedly agree with John!
I'm actually relieved to read his comment. Must mean I wasn't the only one...
This clip and a similar one made the rounds back in April or May and, to be blunt (my new trademark), I found both a bit irritating.
Maybe the music played a part in this frustration (I'm an ethnomusicologist). But it mostly had to do with tone. First time I saw this one, I almost wanted to scream at my screen "Yes! We have in fact been paying close attention. No, your conclusions do not in fact follow from your premises!"
And, believe me, I'm not usually one to yell.
I had stronger reactions to the Shift Happens one but this Pay Attention video was already able to get me started.
One of these two videos was presented, in totto, as part of a presentation about multimedia in teaching at the "Spirit of Inquiry" conference organised by McGraw-Hill/Ryerson in mid-May. I also mentioned both videos in my own presentation (pardon the shameless self-promotion
). But I think these videos and several other items with which we are confronted are in fact decreasing our understanding of the issues.
Am I the only one to notice a rather clear form of ethnocentrism in those videos' message about "Us" and "Them?"
Shift Happens was more direct in this case but the overall idea was present in Pay Attention.
Sorry to react so strongly.
And I do realise that it's the second time I do so on this forum in a very short while. Maybe I am somewhat less patient at this point.
I guess I should read danah's post. She sure finds ways to get people riled up!
OTOH, what this all means is probably that more people are in fact paying attention to the connections between learning, technology, and globalisation. The fact that some of us may not like the conclusions drawn should not distract us from the importance of "engaging in dialogue with key decision-makers" about different perspectives on the same issues [and about the use of empty buzzphrases like "engage in dialogue" and "decision-makers"
].
Fun times!
I wholeheartedly agree with John!
I'm actually relieved to read his comment. Must mean I wasn't the only one...
This clip and a similar one made the rounds back in April or May and, to be blunt (my new trademark), I found both a bit irritating.
Maybe the music played a part in this frustration (I'm an ethnomusicologist). But it mostly had to do with tone. First time I saw this one, I almost wanted to scream at my screen "Yes! We have in fact been paying close attention. No, your conclusions do not in fact follow from your premises!"
And, believe me, I'm not usually one to yell.
I had stronger reactions to the Shift Happens one but this Pay Attention video was already able to get me started.
One of these two videos was presented, in totto, as part of a presentation about multimedia in teaching at the "Spirit of Inquiry" conference organised by McGraw-Hill/Ryerson in mid-May. I also mentioned both videos in my own presentation (pardon the shameless self-promotion
). But I think these videos and several other items with which we are confronted are in fact decreasing our understanding of the issues.Am I the only one to notice a rather clear form of ethnocentrism in those videos' message about "Us" and "Them?"
Shift Happens was more direct in this case but the overall idea was present in Pay Attention.
Sorry to react so strongly.
And I do realise that it's the second time I do so on this forum in a very short while. Maybe I am somewhat less patient at this point.
I guess I should read danah's post. She sure finds ways to get people riled up!
OTOH, what this all means is probably that more people are in fact paying attention to the connections between learning, technology, and globalisation. The fact that some of us may not like the conclusions drawn should not distract us from the importance of "engaging in dialogue with key decision-makers" about different perspectives on the same issues [and about the use of empty buzzphrases like "engage in dialogue" and "decision-makers"
Fun times!