Mar
23
Gamelan music!
March 23, 2009 | 1 Comment
Listen to what Gamelan music sounds like:
Gamelan music!
I find it amusing that Viola’s friend ethnomusicologist tried to make people play only parts of this kind of music. And I can’t really even pinpoint why it seems so absurd to me. Maybe because it’s repetitive? Or perhaps the whole is the music and only parts of [...]
Mar
18
Complexity vs. simplicity
March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
When I look at comics…
I do not see what Mcloud sees. But after reading the article–which was interesting to read b/c it was a comic informing the reader of comics–I guess I appreciated the depth of comics a bit more.
Honestly, however, when I read comics–I just want to look at them like a child does [...]
Mar
5
Project to find truth
March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I’m still unsure about what I want to do.
I had in mind, like I mentioned in a previoius post, to make a wiki site for religious discussion.
By using interactive technology, people who enter this site I have in mind will be able to explore different truths in different perspectives. They will enter with questions or [...]
Mar
2
The Pensieve
March 2, 2009 | 2 Comments
From “The Galaxy Reconfigured”:
When the perverse ingenuity of man has outered some part of his being in material technology, his entire sense ratio is altered. He is then compelled to behold this fragment of himself ‘closing itself as in steel.’ In beholding this new thing, man is compelled to become it.
This strongly reminded me of [...]
Feb
23
Getting above “meh”
February 23, 2009 | 1 Comment
In our last class, Dr. C emphasized that we should get above “meh”–meaning we should begin to create things that will not result in “meh” as a response.
We failed to see the intricate details in the TED talk that we could have elaborated on with our annotations because our filter was too tight.
When thinking about [...]
Feb
18
My class project idea
February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I want to work with the topic of religious exploration and debate. I want to create a project that will reveal what the power of the communicative internet can do in helping people find answers to their questions–if not finding the answers, learning all the while along the way.
As of now, I do not know how [...]
Feb
14
This wonderful place
February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment
Thursday’s discussion reminded me of a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson,
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
Is our current education system the best we can do? Or can we create a realistic, new system where learning is at its absolute max?
Relating to Emerson’s [...]
Feb
12
Nelson’s Reach-For-the-Sky Proposal
February 12, 2009 | 2 Comments
I like it.
But…
As my mom once told me in korean one day,
“You must keep at least one foot grounded in reality. You can’t always have your nose pointed towards the clouds.”
Nelson’s idea seems great, but there will be consequences that aren’t mentioned in his text.
The importance of being sociable–having decent social skills–cannot be undermined. Nelson’s [...]
Feb
12
A new schooling system
February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment
This blog post is meant for last Thursday’s class:
I liked the idea of creating a college course to learn more about and f amiliarize students with college education. I believe that this would be effective–as Engelbart might agree.
I also believe that the standard U.S. schooling system should be reconstructed. High school should be more like [...]
Feb
4
I liked this past Tuesday’s class. I’ve never had class like that, and I really appreciate the experience.
I felt more engaged than I would have in a normal classroom setting. However, different correlations could apply. I could have been more engaged b/c of the excitement of a new class environment. Or did I feel more [...]