Friday, March 23, 2012
Digital Stories
Digital stories in academia hold some value in academia for a couple reasons. They can help us predict the future based on what happened in the past so we don't repeat our mistakes. They also help us take a look back into the history of previous events so we can study more in depth about them. Digital stories outside of academia hold more value because of the different ways it helps us. They can entertain us in our free time or if they are really interesting. They can be healing if they are used in support groups or in churches for inspiration to the rest of us. They can also be used for sentimental purposes, such as stories on a past relative or if someone has just died and we want to display the wonderful parts of their lives. Bottom line, digital stories have their purposes in academia, but they have so much more useful purposes outside of the academic world.
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I agree with you that digital stories are both useful in and outside of academia, but I'm a little confused about your opening arguement. I don't understand what you mean when you say that they can be used to predict the future? I agree that they can be helpful in documenting history of the past and perhaps events of the present in order to argue something or call to action, but what does "predict the future" mean? Good point about them being entertaining as well as informing. Good job!
ReplyDeleteYou took the same type of stance that I did. I feel that they are useful in both settings, but you can do a lot more with digital stories outside of an academic setting. Do you feel that the usage of digital stories is manipulated in academia so that students think and feel certain things? I'm also confused by the "predict the future" statement. Overlall, good job- I totally see where you are coming from.
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