Video response
Today in class we were shown two videos, which I personally thought was extremely thought provoking.
Naturally, we were then encouraged to post a blog entry in response to the video. Surprise surprise =D
So anyway.
The content of the videos brought to light many issues regarding the educational society, some of that which includes the students, roles of lecturers and the effectiveness of our current education system across the globe. Issues that I felt needed to be addressed, issues that have been taken for granted and ignored.
Of the two, the one video that appealed to me more was "A Vision of Students Today", the brainchild product of Prof Wesch and his 200 strong students of Kansas State University's Digital Ethnography class. Why so? Partially because I felt could connect with the content better as I myself am now a college student in the same age gap (teenage life, we all know how stressing this period of time can be) facing the same issues on a daily basis. In a way, it was comforting to know that I'm not the only one out there that have to cope with college stress, with distractions, with debts after graduation, worries about my future career... etc. In knowing that it is actually normal to have these issues sort of clears the air abit more, making them easier to swallow... easier to handle with confidence.
Among the many reasons why I highly praise it would be the way the video was made. It gave the viewers the opportunity to understand the video through a unique student's point of view from the way it was presented, from the empty lecture hall to the scribblings all over to the students speaking out with pen and paper as well as digital text, each moment had managed to capture my fullest attention and kept me pondering through and through. That I think is extremely important.
I suppose I will not dwell into the content of the video as much as I would, as I firmly believe that once I get started, I am going to fine it very hard to stop. Nobody bothers to read blog posts that are ridiculously long anyway. I wouldn't even want to re-read mine!
*Click here to view the video*
Naturally, we were then encouraged to post a blog entry in response to the video. Surprise surprise =D
So anyway.
The content of the videos brought to light many issues regarding the educational society, some of that which includes the students, roles of lecturers and the effectiveness of our current education system across the globe. Issues that I felt needed to be addressed, issues that have been taken for granted and ignored.
Of the two, the one video that appealed to me more was "A Vision of Students Today", the brainchild product of Prof Wesch and his 200 strong students of Kansas State University's Digital Ethnography class. Why so? Partially because I felt could connect with the content better as I myself am now a college student in the same age gap (teenage life, we all know how stressing this period of time can be) facing the same issues on a daily basis. In a way, it was comforting to know that I'm not the only one out there that have to cope with college stress, with distractions, with debts after graduation, worries about my future career... etc. In knowing that it is actually normal to have these issues sort of clears the air abit more, making them easier to swallow... easier to handle with confidence.
Among the many reasons why I highly praise it would be the way the video was made. It gave the viewers the opportunity to understand the video through a unique student's point of view from the way it was presented, from the empty lecture hall to the scribblings all over to the students speaking out with pen and paper as well as digital text, each moment had managed to capture my fullest attention and kept me pondering through and through. That I think is extremely important.
I suppose I will not dwell into the content of the video as much as I would, as I firmly believe that once I get started, I am going to fine it very hard to stop. Nobody bothers to read blog posts that are ridiculously long anyway. I wouldn't even want to re-read mine!
*Click here to view the video*
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