http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/02/03/a-view-of-transliteracy/ Experiential aesthetics the mechanics of learning behaviour Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/02/03/a-view-of-transliteracy/#comment-230 Irma Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:21:22 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/?p=566#comment-230 When the brain has mastered reading, it's the smoothest and easiest way for information. I'll often find myself getting annoyed at movies and will do some knitting or play solitaire while watching and just listen to the narration. My mind is so used to making up my own images from text that I get quite annoyed when I'm fed someone else's imagery. I trained in sign languages, and I'm super aware of body language. Often when I watch someone speak, I can't focus on his words, I read her/his body instead. I prefer reading texts, because my mind wanders without being actively challenged at decoding text. As an alternative I do without words and without conscious information. You know, language is poorly ripped off reality, but if language, then text, then reading. When the brain has mastered reading, it’s the smoothest and easiest way for information. I’ll often find myself getting annoyed at movies and will do some knitting or play solitaire while watching and just listen to the narration.
My mind is so used to making up my own images from text that I get quite annoyed when I’m fed someone else’s imagery.
I trained in sign languages, and I’m super aware of body language. Often when I watch someone speak, I can’t focus on his words, I read her/his body instead.
I prefer reading texts, because my mind wanders without being actively challenged at decoding text.
As an alternative I do without words and without conscious information.
You know, language is poorly ripped off reality, but if language, then text, then reading.

]]> http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/02/03/a-view-of-transliteracy/#comment-108 Jen Ross Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:05:52 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/?p=566#comment-108 Is it the (relative) stability of writing, and inaccessibility of the means of reproduction, that makes (made) it powerful? Perhaps the dismissiveness with which digital writing (txt speak, blogs, wikipedia) is still often treated a reaction to the changing context and status of writing? Is it the (relative) stability of writing, and inaccessibility of the means of reproduction, that makes (made) it powerful? Perhaps the dismissiveness with which digital writing (txt speak, blogs, wikipedia) is still often treated a reaction to the changing context and status of writing?

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