Hi everyone,
For my “What’s in your bag?” task, I have put together this video. I look forward to working with all of you in the months to come.
References
Peña, E. (2021). [1.5] Thinking about Text and Technology. Canvas. https://canvas.ubc.ca/
Hi everyone,
For my “What’s in your bag?” task, I have put together this video. I look forward to working with all of you in the months to come.
References
Peña, E. (2021). [1.5] Thinking about Text and Technology. Canvas. https://canvas.ubc.ca/
Hi Richard! I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed watching your video for this first task. It was refreshing and reinforced many of the points you were making at first about how, even in a professionally and academically digitized world, visuals and oral messages help to communicate in a way that can show so much about a person. Your use of well-highlighted and chosen images together with your use of voice (to show humor, for example, when you talked about the soy sauce in your bag) added to how I felt I ‘got to know you’.
Overall, I think you approached this task from a completely different perspective than I did. You highlighted what you were showing as your personal narrative (someone who lives in a city and uses various technologies (computer, digital or otherwise) throughout your day. I appreciated how you categorized each type of item in your bag, and then after explaining each, you usually tried to add some thoughts about how technology (printing, text technologies) are at use within each item (for example, it really resonated with me that you talked about your car keys then discussed how both text and text technologies have you to control aspects of the car). I also appreciated your points on how a modern library has changed from those 15-25 years ago. One aspect that we touched on in Task 3, that you bring up here in Task 1 is the use of written and oral language, and how different or similar each are, whether the use of writing has changed our culture, and whether oral and written story-telling is similar or different, and how? I noticed that you highlighted your use of earphones to listen to audio books. Audio books are a funny mix between a written story that is ‘told’ by, usually an actor, or someone at least with a gift for transforming the written version of the book into something we enjoy listening to. I find this an interesting mix between written and oral story-telling. It’s even more interesting when we consider how AI voices are being used to ‘voice’ parts of commercials (have you seen what this company is doing? https://www.synthesia.io/ – it’s suggesting that humans no longer need to record anything, just let an AI program do it for you! I have some colleagues who are not as confident in recording audio and video for e-learning who are pushing to use this technology in place of human speech and presentations at our university. I have strong feelings against this, but what do you think? It’s a very interesting can of worms!).
I enjoyed getting to know you through your well-organized and explained bag, Richard. Thanks!
Delian
Hi Richard,
I find your video very intriguing and engaging well with audiences. I noticed there are several things involved in your task 1, such as creating PowerPoint, recording video, and writing script. You probably have invested a considerable amount of time completing this task, which I think set up an excellent example for us.
Particularly, I like your discussion on text technology manifested by your laptop. Millennials were born in the information era, so they have to obtain literacy and technological literacy while they grow up. As a result, it seems remote for millennials to think about how people communicate, live, and teach without these advanced technologies a century ago, for example, laptops, World Wide Web, instant information exchange, virtual classrooms, and so on.
It’s also good to see how you can connect your daily items with text technology, printing industry, as well as technology-mediated teaching and learning. You demonstrated well how text technology has enriched people’s lives, through multiple aspects like typing on a laptop allows you to transfer files instantly and share them with your class, or enjoy video games after a long day at work. Honestly speaking, I grew up without even noticing how text technology has evolved and made changes in our lives. Thankfully for this course, I learned to be more attentive to text technology from now on.
Hi Richard,
Your video is very well done! I enjoyed seeing this task presented in this manner. I allowed me to learn more about you than I think I would have if I just read a written blog post. The video allowed your personality come through.
Hi Richmond,
As the backpack contents are very personal, I found that your video method of presenting them was very effective and added a nice piece of sentiment and personality to the task. Video is a medium that allows the visual and audio information to work in unison to create a truly unique experience as you have done.
Hi Richard,
I, too, enjoyed your video explanation of the contents in your backpack. I appreciated that you shared details about yourself in your introduction, as it gave further context into the items within your bag. As for the video composition, your use of labels, highlighting features, and individual photos all added to how clear your task was presented.