1. Thompson quotes Andrea Lunsford, a professor at Stanford University, who described the writing that students do outside of class as "life writing." What does this expression mean?
2. Lunsford's research indicated that students defined good prose as "something that had an effect on the world." What does that statement mean for instructors?
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Head to Head - Print Photographs
Hello Class!
On Monday I recounted to you the story about film versus digital and former President Clinton. In today's article, Ms. Svokos shares similar ideas on the problems inherent with digital images. She states that digital photos suppress anticipation and spontaneity. She also notes that paper-based photographs can't be altered or improved.
I. Is she correct in her statement that digital photos can be lost forever (and suggesting that paper-based photos can be preserved)?
II. Svokos maintains that the social custom of sharing photographs with family members has been changed from an immediate, physical interaction to one of "crowding around a laptop to click our ways through a Facebook album" (p. 141). What are the positive aspects of digital photo sharing, and what are the negative aspects?
III. How have online photo sharing sites like Flickr.com and Google Images changed the concept of the photo album? In my opinion, it is now easier to share photos (and other documents) with distant friends and family, but harder to share them with family and friends in the same room as you.
On Monday I recounted to you the story about film versus digital and former President Clinton. In today's article, Ms. Svokos shares similar ideas on the problems inherent with digital images. She states that digital photos suppress anticipation and spontaneity. She also notes that paper-based photographs can't be altered or improved.
I. Is she correct in her statement that digital photos can be lost forever (and suggesting that paper-based photos can be preserved)?
II. Svokos maintains that the social custom of sharing photographs with family members has been changed from an immediate, physical interaction to one of "crowding around a laptop to click our ways through a Facebook album" (p. 141). What are the positive aspects of digital photo sharing, and what are the negative aspects?
III. How have online photo sharing sites like Flickr.com and Google Images changed the concept of the photo album? In my opinion, it is now easier to share photos (and other documents) with distant friends and family, but harder to share them with family and friends in the same room as you.
Monday, September 17, 2012
This Photo is Lying to You
Can you trust what you see? How do you know what is real?
Haggart points out that manipulation of photographs has existed for a very long time. Famous photographers controlled the look of their photos during the development process (i.e. modifying the light, dark, shadows, cropping, etc.).
Haggart quotes photographer McLean, who correctly points out that some photographers "capture" images; while others "create" them.
For years, Hollywood studios created an "image" of movie stars, using black & white photography to idealize actors and actresses. What do these photographs have in common?
"To photoshop" is now a verb in the English language and whole websites are devoted to identifying photoshopped images.
But, as the author points out, we all are guilty of manipulating photographs. Ask yourself the following questions:
1. Have you ever asked family or friends to pose for a picture?
2. Have you ever cut a person out of a picture?
Haggart points out that manipulation of photographs has existed for a very long time. Famous photographers controlled the look of their photos during the development process (i.e. modifying the light, dark, shadows, cropping, etc.).
Haggart quotes photographer McLean, who correctly points out that some photographers "capture" images; while others "create" them.
For years, Hollywood studios created an "image" of movie stars, using black & white photography to idealize actors and actresses. What do these photographs have in common?
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| Vivien Leigh | Cary Grant | Errol Flynn | Elizabeth Taylor |
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But, as the author points out, we all are guilty of manipulating photographs. Ask yourself the following questions:
1. Have you ever asked family or friends to pose for a picture?
2. Have you ever cut a person out of a picture?
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Welcome to ALI 490 Media Presentations! This course is designed to
develop your academic presentation skills and abilities to successfully
apply technology to the college classroom and course assignments. The goal of
the course is to familiarize you with a variety of technologies used in
higher education classrooms and help you become confident users of these
technologies.
I look forward to our semester together learning about media and their use in the classroom.
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