This article was really long. Lankshear and Knobel both explained a lot of points. I did not really read the full article. I glanced at it quickly to get the main idea. The main subject I got from this article was the differences in old and new technology. There are two different mindsets. The first mindset is mostly physical, an individual would be the unit of production. The second mindset is more digital.
I believe I have the second mindset. I rather email a friend than write a letter to him/her. I rather do my research on the Internet than read information from many books. I believe the digital world is easier and more convenient for me. It makes everything easier.
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3 years ago
I must be nosy and ask your major - for some of us, 'net research is a wonderful development...I'm english/writing and its a real mixed bag!
ReplyDeleteDo you feel there's anything you've left behind using digital literacies as your go-to tech like you said?
i don't know if i am doing this right
ReplyDeleteI am an undecided major. I am most likely goin to into business management.
I feel that there is something left behind. I feel that writing emails lack emotion. i know we could insert smiley's and other things, but it doesn't seem as emotional as a written letter. I also feel that authors are losing their touch on society. Many people go online and read summaries of their books. Children are going to lose the ability to think on their own if this keeps on happening. i do believe Digital literacies are very helpful, but i dont think we should take advantage of it.
i am sorry if i posted this twice, and i am sry if i didn't answer your question
dude, no sweat :)
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting that you think authors are "loosing their touch" - I agree with you, but I wonder how much touch they ever had. One one hand its' nice to imagine a golden age where lit and writing touched everyone, and certain works were part of the cultural literacy. But on the other hand, that's somewhat akin to imagining a mythical "back in the day" when we "all" had white picket fences and nuclear families.
Hmmm....yeah....
You know, how much damage do the sumamries actually do? They were available before this, in print. But are we doing less work now? the online supplements can be a great assist - but how do you ensure kids aren't substituting these instant-gratification mechanisms for the ultimately rewarding labor of reading the work and drawing their own conclusions?
I don't expect you to answer that - I couldn't either, but I daresay both sides could be argued to near perfection! And sometimes the best questions lead only to more questions - it can be a lot more fun that way than a straight progresstion ;)