Blog # 10
Prompt:
Amber Case covers many themes in her TED talk. Explain how something she touched on intersects with your research topic/questions. Support your connections with reference to Case's lecture
Response:
In Amber Case's TED talk, she touched on something that is very close to part of my topic. That is when she said that technology is an extension of our mental self. This is relatable to technology in a classroom because technology helps enhance the learning experience and gives us more tools and resources to expand our knowledge. Technology allows the user to take a concept, whatever it may be, and be able to branch out and find new, current information on the topic.
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Monday, February 22, 2016
Blog #9
Prompt:
Essentially, Dan Ariely makes the argument that our choices are not our own; the form of the question influences the answer we believe we create. How can you relate this to the theme of this course? What are the everyday implications of such an argument? Can language really be so powerful?
Response:
This very idea can relate to specific topics of the podcast that we are working on right now. For example, if one of the topics was how we present ourselves on a social media website, we would analyze how someone might present themselves differently on each different site. We aren't necessarily making this decision consciously, but on how we want to be perceived on each of those sites based on who our friends and followers are. The every day implications can be that we are influenced all the time by what is happening around us. Language can be so powerful because it impacts the way that people think and behave.
Prompt:
Essentially, Dan Ariely makes the argument that our choices are not our own; the form of the question influences the answer we believe we create. How can you relate this to the theme of this course? What are the everyday implications of such an argument? Can language really be so powerful?
Response:
This very idea can relate to specific topics of the podcast that we are working on right now. For example, if one of the topics was how we present ourselves on a social media website, we would analyze how someone might present themselves differently on each different site. We aren't necessarily making this decision consciously, but on how we want to be perceived on each of those sites based on who our friends and followers are. The every day implications can be that we are influenced all the time by what is happening around us. Language can be so powerful because it impacts the way that people think and behave.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Blog #8
Prompt:
NPR voice is appealing because it makes things seem less scripted, which in turn makes it seem more trustworthy. What's the relationship here? Why do people seem more trustworthy and "real" if they design their speaking to seem un-designed? Why? Does knowing that this might be a conscious choice erode their ethos? Do you think people do this in everyday interactions? Do you do it? Have you ever paused and hesitated to give the effect of spontaneity? Why did you do that?
Response:
People seem more trustworthy when they design their speaking to seem unrehearsed because it gives off the idea that an actual, intimate conversation. It makes the conversation seem spontaneous and containing current and real emotions. This might erode their ethos because because it gives off the impression that the conversation has to be practiced and isn't important. I do think that people do this in everyday interactions, however, I do not because I do not plan out what I am going to say in a normal conversation.
Prompt:
NPR voice is appealing because it makes things seem less scripted, which in turn makes it seem more trustworthy. What's the relationship here? Why do people seem more trustworthy and "real" if they design their speaking to seem un-designed? Why? Does knowing that this might be a conscious choice erode their ethos? Do you think people do this in everyday interactions? Do you do it? Have you ever paused and hesitated to give the effect of spontaneity? Why did you do that?
Response:
People seem more trustworthy when they design their speaking to seem unrehearsed because it gives off the idea that an actual, intimate conversation. It makes the conversation seem spontaneous and containing current and real emotions. This might erode their ethos because because it gives off the impression that the conversation has to be practiced and isn't important. I do think that people do this in everyday interactions, however, I do not because I do not plan out what I am going to say in a normal conversation.
Monday, February 8, 2016
Blog #7
Prompt:
After listening to the selection on upspeak and vocal fry, what kinds of vocal patterns do you display and what effects do you think these patterns have on the way other people perceive you? Is that fair? Are you able, or do you already, shift the way you speak depending on whom you're speaking to? How so?
Response:
Some vocal patterns that I have are that I have a deep and loud voice. I feel that these patterns are perceived differently by different people. Some people are annoyed with my voice because I can't speak quietly. However, on the other hand, I do get taken more seriously and gain more attention from people due to the fact my voice is deep and loud. I think that this can be unfair at times because those people that are annoyed with how loud my voice is do not realize that it is hard for me to speak at a lower volume. I do shift the way that I speak depending on who I'm speaking to. For example, I try to speak with a gentler tone to my girlfriend, women, children and the such, but tend to use a deeper tone and louder volume with men.
Prompt:
After listening to the selection on upspeak and vocal fry, what kinds of vocal patterns do you display and what effects do you think these patterns have on the way other people perceive you? Is that fair? Are you able, or do you already, shift the way you speak depending on whom you're speaking to? How so?
Response:
Some vocal patterns that I have are that I have a deep and loud voice. I feel that these patterns are perceived differently by different people. Some people are annoyed with my voice because I can't speak quietly. However, on the other hand, I do get taken more seriously and gain more attention from people due to the fact my voice is deep and loud. I think that this can be unfair at times because those people that are annoyed with how loud my voice is do not realize that it is hard for me to speak at a lower volume. I do shift the way that I speak depending on who I'm speaking to. For example, I try to speak with a gentler tone to my girlfriend, women, children and the such, but tend to use a deeper tone and louder volume with men.
Blog #6
Prompt:
Prompt:
After listening to the selected podcasts, pick a question(s) that speaks to you.
Does social media makes us less social? Why or why not?
Are "robotic/cyborg" relationships REAL relationships? Why/why not?
Will robots make us more human? Does freeing up our ability to do leisurely human things create more space for our humanity or is it redefining what it means to be human altogether?
How do you think robots will recreate new media in the future? Will we be able to engage with others through a robot-proxy? Can we interact in physical spaces using virtually controlled robots? What are the ethical implications? Will robots just be extensions of humans?
How could the proliferation of robots erode human values, dignity, morals, etc.?
How is it that words and stories told about something affect the reality people create about that thing (the success of weird mash-up foods)? Why are we so susceptible to narratives? What are the ethical implications of knowing how to seduce people through words?
Response:
I believe that social media makes us less social. I think that it makes us less social because we are constantly distracted by our phones and the such without even being aware of it. Our phones makes us want to be connected and a part of other situations that are occurring even though that we are not present. And while we attempt to make these connections, we unknowingly isolate ourselves from the situations and people that we are with at that current moment.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Blog #5
Prompt:
Using what you learned from The Curious Researcher Ch.2, pick two websites from below and evaluate their credibility in two separate paragraphs. Look for authorship, bias, sources, slant, funding, alliances, etc.
Response:
In the "Daily Kos" link, credibility can be evaluated pretty easily. For starts, the author doesn't just have one article, he has quite a few. Also, the author is pretty unbiased. He doesn't take sides but rather just talks about what is happening and not just about how he feels on what happened.
On the other hand, the "Pharyngula" link might not be as credible. Right away you notice the author's profile picture. It is a shirtless cartoon that is not very professional. Another thing that is very noticeable is the author's style of writing. His writing is not very professional either. The language that he uses is too casual for the writings to be taken seriously.
Prompt:
Using what you learned from The Curious Researcher Ch.2, pick two websites from below and evaluate their credibility in two separate paragraphs. Look for authorship, bias, sources, slant, funding, alliances, etc.
Response:
In the "Daily Kos" link, credibility can be evaluated pretty easily. For starts, the author doesn't just have one article, he has quite a few. Also, the author is pretty unbiased. He doesn't take sides but rather just talks about what is happening and not just about how he feels on what happened.
On the other hand, the "Pharyngula" link might not be as credible. Right away you notice the author's profile picture. It is a shirtless cartoon that is not very professional. Another thing that is very noticeable is the author's style of writing. His writing is not very professional either. The language that he uses is too casual for the writings to be taken seriously.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Blog #4
Prompt: After reading Ch. 1 in The Curious Researcher, form three research questions about new media and language/communication. Under each question, write 3-4 sentences explaining why these questions demand researched answers.
Response:
"Do video games withdraw those who play them from the people around or do video games open up a new way to communicate with others?"
These questions demand researched answers for many reasons. For starts, most people from older generations believe that video games take away from children communicating and connecting with others. However, the introduction of online video games allows these kids and teens to communicate and interact with new people on a daily basis that share the same interests as them.
"Does the introduction of new media positively or negatively impact our generation?"
While arguments are available for both negative and positive impacts, it is definitely a question that needs to be researched. It is no doubt that new media has negative and positive impacts on the language and communication of today. And more importantly, research can be done that can figure out what age groups that new media has the biggest affect on.
"Do laptops and tablets boost or diminish the learning ability of children and teenagers?"
This needs to be researched because it is an issue that is usually only turns up one answer. However, not everyone is the same. While these items might help enhance the learning ability of one student, it can be a distraction to another student and have the opposite affect on their learning ability.
Prompt: After reading Ch. 1 in The Curious Researcher, form three research questions about new media and language/communication. Under each question, write 3-4 sentences explaining why these questions demand researched answers.
Response:
"Do video games withdraw those who play them from the people around or do video games open up a new way to communicate with others?"
These questions demand researched answers for many reasons. For starts, most people from older generations believe that video games take away from children communicating and connecting with others. However, the introduction of online video games allows these kids and teens to communicate and interact with new people on a daily basis that share the same interests as them.
"Does the introduction of new media positively or negatively impact our generation?"
While arguments are available for both negative and positive impacts, it is definitely a question that needs to be researched. It is no doubt that new media has negative and positive impacts on the language and communication of today. And more importantly, research can be done that can figure out what age groups that new media has the biggest affect on.
"Do laptops and tablets boost or diminish the learning ability of children and teenagers?"
This needs to be researched because it is an issue that is usually only turns up one answer. However, not everyone is the same. While these items might help enhance the learning ability of one student, it can be a distraction to another student and have the opposite affect on their learning ability.
Monday, January 25, 2016
Blog #3
Prompt:How might new media technologies permanently influence our language, the way we communicate, and how we form knowledge? In the same way we no longer have "high English" (thou, shalt, thine, thither, etc), what features of our current language might change? Why?
Response:
New media technologies greatly influences many aspects of our generation. For starts, it affects how we talk. It allows for new acronyms, new words, and new ways to interpret the ways that we talk. It also influences how we communicate, from different mediums of how we communicate to the adaption of newer technologies in order to make communication newer and easier. New media technology also provides a different means of obtaining new knowledge by providing access to news and information as it becomes available and updated.
New media technology also affects the way that our current language changes. As the population and technology adapts, the language that we use must also adapt in order to keep our vocabulary and the meanings of the words up to date. The information and language that we have and use can never stay the same. It is always changing and updating in order to stay up to date with the people that use it.
Prompt:How might new media technologies permanently influence our language, the way we communicate, and how we form knowledge? In the same way we no longer have "high English" (thou, shalt, thine, thither, etc), what features of our current language might change? Why?
Response:
New media technologies greatly influences many aspects of our generation. For starts, it affects how we talk. It allows for new acronyms, new words, and new ways to interpret the ways that we talk. It also influences how we communicate, from different mediums of how we communicate to the adaption of newer technologies in order to make communication newer and easier. New media technology also provides a different means of obtaining new knowledge by providing access to news and information as it becomes available and updated.
New media technology also affects the way that our current language changes. As the population and technology adapts, the language that we use must also adapt in order to keep our vocabulary and the meanings of the words up to date. The information and language that we have and use can never stay the same. It is always changing and updating in order to stay up to date with the people that use it.
Blog #2
Prompt:After reading the Introduction from The Curious Researcher, answer the following questions. How does language affect the construction of meaning? What is "formal" writing? How do you know? Who gets to say what "proper" language is? Why are such rules (un)important?
Response:
Language affects the construction of meaning in many ways. For starts, the situation that the language is used would affect how the meaning is absorbed. A word used in a conversation with friends might have a different connotation then if it was used in a conversation with a college professor. Formal writing is presenting a work that most resembles who we are and not the person that we think we should represent when writing a research paper. It means using language that we use on a daily basis and not words that we would most likely not use. This is formal writing because formal means to present yourself as you, not pretending to be anybody else.
Proper writing is determined by whoever will be reading your writing, In students' cases, it would be the professors that they have at that moment. For the cases of professional writers or bloggers, it would be their audience and whoever reads and critiques their works. Such rules are important because it can help to prevent anyone from being offended. But at the same time, these rules can be a hindrance because it makes the writer formulate their works on what their audience would like to here rather than what they would like to write.
Prompt:After reading the Introduction from The Curious Researcher, answer the following questions. How does language affect the construction of meaning? What is "formal" writing? How do you know? Who gets to say what "proper" language is? Why are such rules (un)important?
Response:
Language affects the construction of meaning in many ways. For starts, the situation that the language is used would affect how the meaning is absorbed. A word used in a conversation with friends might have a different connotation then if it was used in a conversation with a college professor. Formal writing is presenting a work that most resembles who we are and not the person that we think we should represent when writing a research paper. It means using language that we use on a daily basis and not words that we would most likely not use. This is formal writing because formal means to present yourself as you, not pretending to be anybody else.
Proper writing is determined by whoever will be reading your writing, In students' cases, it would be the professors that they have at that moment. For the cases of professional writers or bloggers, it would be their audience and whoever reads and critiques their works. Such rules are important because it can help to prevent anyone from being offended. But at the same time, these rules can be a hindrance because it makes the writer formulate their works on what their audience would like to here rather than what they would like to write.
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Blog #1
Prompt:"The Judgment of Thamus" is a chapter in Neil Postman's 1992 book Technopoly: the surrender of culture to knowledge. Since we're reading this excerpt twenty-four years after it was published, I'd like you to write about what Postman gets right or wrong about technology's influence on information, knowledge, access, equity, language, etc. Your post, like all blog posts this semester, should consist of at least two solid paragraphs that make direct reference to the text.
Response:
In Postman's book, he discusses multiple influences that technology has on information. Some of the points that he makes are accurate. For example, when he talks about technology positively affecting part of the population while it negatively affects another is an accurate statement. The older generations of the current population would not have as positive an affect from technology as the younger businessmen in the world would. Different circumstances benefit from technology differently. Also, more tradition-orientated cultures would benefit less from technology than would the always changing and progressing United States.
On the other hand, some of the arguments that Postman makes are not as accurate. For example, when he discusses technology taking away from the productiveness in a classroom. Postman says that technology takes away from interactions among students and that it hinders learning ability. Technology in a classroom can positively impact the learning of students. It can connect students to outside and current information that otherwise wouldn't be in textbooks. It can also enhance the teachers' knowledge of materials that they are teaching by allowing them to have access to updated information pertaining to the subject being discussed.
Prompt:"The Judgment of Thamus" is a chapter in Neil Postman's 1992 book Technopoly: the surrender of culture to knowledge. Since we're reading this excerpt twenty-four years after it was published, I'd like you to write about what Postman gets right or wrong about technology's influence on information, knowledge, access, equity, language, etc. Your post, like all blog posts this semester, should consist of at least two solid paragraphs that make direct reference to the text.
Response:
In Postman's book, he discusses multiple influences that technology has on information. Some of the points that he makes are accurate. For example, when he talks about technology positively affecting part of the population while it negatively affects another is an accurate statement. The older generations of the current population would not have as positive an affect from technology as the younger businessmen in the world would. Different circumstances benefit from technology differently. Also, more tradition-orientated cultures would benefit less from technology than would the always changing and progressing United States.
On the other hand, some of the arguments that Postman makes are not as accurate. For example, when he discusses technology taking away from the productiveness in a classroom. Postman says that technology takes away from interactions among students and that it hinders learning ability. Technology in a classroom can positively impact the learning of students. It can connect students to outside and current information that otherwise wouldn't be in textbooks. It can also enhance the teachers' knowledge of materials that they are teaching by allowing them to have access to updated information pertaining to the subject being discussed.
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