Comments on: I heart words…but I don’t always need them http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/02/02/i-heart-words/ part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:22:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: cmeckenstock http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/02/02/i-heart-words/#comment-86 cmeckenstock Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:55:44 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/02/02/i-heart-words/#comment-86 A great piece! I think in the language of story writing, there is this mantra that says "do not tell but show." And good writing is about showing (or depiction?). It is about showing the world, but by depicting the actual scene, characterisation without the visuals, moving images or sound. It does take a certain amount of skill. In present day affordances provided by technology, this means, there is the option of using the other modality to do the same thing, or by mixing them up. It can sometimes mean more accessible and effective for a wider audience and perhaps even a greater impact. But it is an option that we have. It does not mean it should replace or substitute text and speech. A great piece! I think in the language of story writing, there is this mantra that says “do not tell but show.” And good writing is about showing (or depiction?). It is about showing the world, but by depicting the actual scene, characterisation without the visuals, moving images or sound. It does take a certain amount of skill.

In present day affordances provided by technology, this means, there is the option of using the other modality to do the same thing, or by mixing them up. It can sometimes mean more accessible and effective for a wider audience and perhaps even a greater impact. But it is an option that we have. It does not mean it should replace or substitute text and speech.

]]> By: Giraf87 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/02/02/i-heart-words/#comment-84 Giraf87 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:19:20 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/02/02/i-heart-words/#comment-84 I would like to add that this is also an aesthetic perspective of what art (such as literature and dance) can achieve,or as Paul Klee said: “Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible”; to me this visibility is part of our imagination, our internal and external perceptions with digital spaces supporting these experiences. I would like to add that this is also an aesthetic perspective of what art (such as literature and dance) can achieve,or as Paul Klee said: “Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible”; to me this visibility is part of our imagination, our internal and external perceptions with digital spaces supporting these experiences.

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