Comments on: ‘She who Measures’ http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/2013/01/18/she-who-measures/ Gina's E-learning and Digital Cultures site - part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Wed, 09 Jul 2014 20:01:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Giraf87 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/2013/01/18/she-who-measures/#comment-75 Giraf87 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:37:46 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/?p=345#comment-75 yes indeed, 'Being John Malkovich', forgot about that one...! thanks for reminding me of this film. And the cycles would also illustrate I guess the technological cycles. I think the internalising is a very good point. Similarly, the internet internalises, is a kaleidoscopic mirror reflecting what goes on outside, if you think of it as a very large symbolic representation of the physical world. yes indeed, ‘Being John Malkovich’, forgot about that one…! thanks for reminding me of this film.

And the cycles would also illustrate I guess the technological cycles.

I think the internalising is a very good point. Similarly, the internet internalises, is a kaleidoscopic mirror reflecting what goes on outside, if you think of it as a very large symbolic representation of the physical world.

]]> By: Nikki Bourke http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/2013/01/18/she-who-measures/#comment-74 Nikki Bourke Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:09:13 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/?p=345#comment-74 This is a wonderful short clip. I think not only does it represent the oftentimes cyclical nature of education but on a greater scale the ease with which we as consumers may be sucked into an automated lifestyle. The exit of the non-conforming individual at the end made me wonder if the scene took place 'inside' [?] of the clown itself, like a micro-world. Perhaps that thought is a little too Being John Malkovich'... This is a wonderful short clip. I think not only does it represent the oftentimes cyclical nature of education but on a greater scale the ease with which we as consumers may be sucked into an automated lifestyle. The exit of the non-conforming individual at the end made me wonder if the scene took place ‘inside’ [?] of the clown itself, like a micro-world. Perhaps that thought is a little too Being John Malkovich’…

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