Sunday, October 27, 2013
Continue of Visual Info..
To further analyze the intuition of information visualization, we should also take into account the environmental effect. To be able to appreciate visual metaliteracy through thoughts and reasoning, it can also be seen as an external cognition. In other words, it is a representational way of processing internal(among individuals) identity to external(society) ones.
The importance of visual information and the breakdown of complexity into simplicity, is also a way of guiding a mind; as an unaided mind can be seen as highly overrated. Without the help of external concepts, the memory, thoughts and reasoning are constrained. Human capability has proven us worthy through revolution that we are able to use our intelligence to become flexible and adaptive to the situation that we are in. In other words, we are overcoming our limits.
A picture is worth a thousand words. This very popular phrase has definitely make its marking. Its graphical means has set an intended purpose to be created and discovered by people with different perspectives.
To further analyze the intuition of information visualization, we should also take into account the environmental effect. To be able to appreciate visual metaliteracy through thoughts and reasoning, it can also be seen as an external cognition. In other words, it is a representational way of processing internal(among individuals) identity to external(society) ones.
The importance of visual information and the breakdown of complexity into simplicity, is also a way of guiding a mind; as an unaided mind can be seen as highly overrated. Without the help of external concepts, the memory, thoughts and reasoning are constrained. Human capability has proven us worthy through revolution that we are able to use our intelligence to become flexible and adaptive to the situation that we are in. In other words, we are overcoming our limits.
A picture is worth a thousand words. This very popular phrase has definitely make its marking. Its graphical means has set an intended purpose to be created and discovered by people with different perspectives.
Information Visualization
For this week's MOOC talk about Information Visualization and Metaliteracy, it highlights the essence of how information is being expressed. This is also seen as a way to convey a specific message to the intended audience.
The technological progress of the world we live in today has made visual literacy an essential aspect. In terms of academic cultivation, the production and usage of images through visual media is a way
of simplifying the content of literature without altering its significance. When viewed as a society as a whole, visual information helps in navigation and clarity for people to interact with their surrounding.
The 'Message and Metaliteracy' section of the MOOC talk has expanded the conceptual pattern of how we use information. Words such as:
-clarity
-dynamic
-ambiguity
-familiarity
-symbolism
-language
enables us to draw multiple conclusions to how we can process message into knowledge. This transformation of message into knowledge is a powerful device that develops into one's ideology and belief.
For this week's MOOC talk about Information Visualization and Metaliteracy, it highlights the essence of how information is being expressed. This is also seen as a way to convey a specific message to the intended audience.
The technological progress of the world we live in today has made visual literacy an essential aspect. In terms of academic cultivation, the production and usage of images through visual media is a way
of simplifying the content of literature without altering its significance. When viewed as a society as a whole, visual information helps in navigation and clarity for people to interact with their surrounding.
The 'Message and Metaliteracy' section of the MOOC talk has expanded the conceptual pattern of how we use information. Words such as:
-clarity
-dynamic
-ambiguity
-familiarity
-symbolism
-language
enables us to draw multiple conclusions to how we can process message into knowledge. This transformation of message into knowledge is a powerful device that develops into one's ideology and belief.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Global Perspective on Metaliteracy
The first thing I want to point out for this week's MOOC talk is that anything which is being viewed on a global scale amplifies the significance of the ideology. It is because our world is rich with culture, it makes arising topics that much more debatable with clashing opinions.
The main conclusion I got from Paul Prinsloo's presentation is that everybody in this world has their own role in life. A role that is being clearly specified based on your own biological and mental capabilities. In other words, the reflexivity( the equation between cause and effect) has put great emphasis on the field that each individual is entitle to have. This puts great emphasis on the scholastic point of view that the reflexive interaction between habitus, capital and the influences made from social and cultural fields have more to do with being part of the field( the soccer positioning example), rather than just obtaining the subject.
The ability to transform information into knowledge has a powerful effect. With this engagement, it can be broken down into contextual knowledge and integrated knowledge which makes the learning experience and metacognition more adaptable in a more specific concept. Information literacy along with sociolcultural engagement puts up the perfect definition for the model of metaliteracy. This empower people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate and create information proficiently to be able to achieve their social, personal, occupational and educational goals.
The first thing I want to point out for this week's MOOC talk is that anything which is being viewed on a global scale amplifies the significance of the ideology. It is because our world is rich with culture, it makes arising topics that much more debatable with clashing opinions.
The main conclusion I got from Paul Prinsloo's presentation is that everybody in this world has their own role in life. A role that is being clearly specified based on your own biological and mental capabilities. In other words, the reflexivity( the equation between cause and effect) has put great emphasis on the field that each individual is entitle to have. This puts great emphasis on the scholastic point of view that the reflexive interaction between habitus, capital and the influences made from social and cultural fields have more to do with being part of the field( the soccer positioning example), rather than just obtaining the subject.
The ability to transform information into knowledge has a powerful effect. With this engagement, it can be broken down into contextual knowledge and integrated knowledge which makes the learning experience and metacognition more adaptable in a more specific concept. Information literacy along with sociolcultural engagement puts up the perfect definition for the model of metaliteracy. This empower people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate and create information proficiently to be able to achieve their social, personal, occupational and educational goals.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Even though there has been a massive increase of interest towards open education (such as massive open online courses and MOOC), it can also be viewed that open education lacks a philosophical or
theoretical foundation. Other doubts include the distance education, where it can be identified as
being slow to process with critical debates in research and theory.
It can also be quoted that, 'given the considerable rise of Open Education over the last years, these critical appraisals urge us to expand theoretical approaches to refine our understanding of evolving pedagogical and technological relations (cf. Bell, 2011).'
However, self-cultivation and self-realization is a powerful reflective tool that can be used in engaging literacy in a global scale. There is a significant potential in coming out of one's comfort zone and being able to take criticism(if any) from an international perspective. OER provides rich base of educational materials that has multiple cultural contexts.
This engagement with various and complex resources can be identified as a transformation that is highly likey to happen among individuals.
It can also be quoted that, 'given the considerable rise of Open Education over the last years, these critical appraisals urge us to expand theoretical approaches to refine our understanding of evolving pedagogical and technological relations (cf. Bell, 2011).'
However, self-cultivation and self-realization is a powerful reflective tool that can be used in engaging literacy in a global scale. There is a significant potential in coming out of one's comfort zone and being able to take criticism(if any) from an international perspective. OER provides rich base of educational materials that has multiple cultural contexts.
This engagement with various and complex resources can be identified as a transformation that is highly likey to happen among individuals.
Linked to the last question that was being asked to the speaker, as well as an overall view of openness education, I found this article interesting.
http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/18/issue/6/review/1236/the-virtues-of-openness-education-science-and
http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/18/issue/6/review/1236/the-virtues-of-openness-education-science-and
Openness and Metaliteracy
In this MOOC talk, the main focus rotates around the idea of openness through intellectual gathering on a global scale and how it relates to Metaliteracy. The perspective that can be drawn from this talk focuses on the willingness of people to accept communicative program of Creative Common and OER(open education resources).
Creative Common represents the new generation. This concept portrays itself as the voice of individuals where suppression is the enemy and freedom of speech is the motto. Through the advertisement of identity protection, this encourages people to be part of the CC community. It starts off with people participating and getting intrigued with this new concept. Then it develops into a learning community where ideas are being suggested, processed and then edited into a new fresh concept that can be shared globally.
This has a similar common ground to Openness and OER where any kind of teaching materials are free to access and interaction with one another is encouraged. During the MOOC talk, the free- textbooks-for-students discussion can be viewed as a very controversial topic to argue about. Many can view it as a scam- the money made from college students are being used to create newer edition of the textbooks where only little upgrade is being made. It is because many people have mixed feelings about the education system and how money is being spent on it, this encourages new ideas such as OER to step in and become the alternative that would be favorable to many people.
In this MOOC talk, the main focus rotates around the idea of openness through intellectual gathering on a global scale and how it relates to Metaliteracy. The perspective that can be drawn from this talk focuses on the willingness of people to accept communicative program of Creative Common and OER(open education resources).
Creative Common represents the new generation. This concept portrays itself as the voice of individuals where suppression is the enemy and freedom of speech is the motto. Through the advertisement of identity protection, this encourages people to be part of the CC community. It starts off with people participating and getting intrigued with this new concept. Then it develops into a learning community where ideas are being suggested, processed and then edited into a new fresh concept that can be shared globally.
This has a similar common ground to Openness and OER where any kind of teaching materials are free to access and interaction with one another is encouraged. During the MOOC talk, the free- textbooks-for-students discussion can be viewed as a very controversial topic to argue about. Many can view it as a scam- the money made from college students are being used to create newer edition of the textbooks where only little upgrade is being made. It is because many people have mixed feelings about the education system and how money is being spent on it, this encourages new ideas such as OER to step in and become the alternative that would be favorable to many people.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Char Mooth continuation...
To be able to distinguish our brain power between knowledge and experience takes practice. When it comes to developmental appreciation, conscious cognition and affective experiences makes the mind more adaptive to how we want to portray our ideology through actions.
The discussion about Regulation of Cognition where planning, monitoring and evaluation will lead to success sets up a goal that can be achieved if practice with caution. The ability to lay out our strategies with the help of past experiences can be seen as a key factor for metacognition. In time, when we reach mental maturity, it only comes naturally that our mind tends to bend towards complexity and sophistication.
In my opinion, this MOOC talk is very helpful in such a way that I actually stop and think about how I process my thoughts and the linkage I make between scenarios to draw conclusion about how I view things. To go down this lane, I build confidence in how I want to speak my mind to others. Furthermore, complexity of the mind is just a portrayal of one's opinion that is being created through many synapses working together.
To be able to distinguish our brain power between knowledge and experience takes practice. When it comes to developmental appreciation, conscious cognition and affective experiences makes the mind more adaptive to how we want to portray our ideology through actions.
The discussion about Regulation of Cognition where planning, monitoring and evaluation will lead to success sets up a goal that can be achieved if practice with caution. The ability to lay out our strategies with the help of past experiences can be seen as a key factor for metacognition. In time, when we reach mental maturity, it only comes naturally that our mind tends to bend towards complexity and sophistication.
In my opinion, this MOOC talk is very helpful in such a way that I actually stop and think about how I process my thoughts and the linkage I make between scenarios to draw conclusion about how I view things. To go down this lane, I build confidence in how I want to speak my mind to others. Furthermore, complexity of the mind is just a portrayal of one's opinion that is being created through many synapses working together.
CHAR MOOTH MOOC TALK
This MOOC talk about metacognition expresses an emphasis on the mind. It makes me more aware of myself in such a way that the time being spent of subconsciously training my thoughts is actually close to nonexistence. Situations are usually handed to us in the moment and how it is being dealt with are mostly as a reflect which turns into experiences.
Metacognition brings out the sophistication of how social, cultural and intellectual factors affect our everyday life style - what makes us who we are as of today and how we chose to deal with situations that are being handed to us. To be able to challenge our mental capacity becomes a strategy that one has to try and perfect. The readiness to learn and transform oneself, having awareness of our own cognition has a lot to do with the way our perspective is formed.
This MOOC talk about metacognition expresses an emphasis on the mind. It makes me more aware of myself in such a way that the time being spent of subconsciously training my thoughts is actually close to nonexistence. Situations are usually handed to us in the moment and how it is being dealt with are mostly as a reflect which turns into experiences.
Metacognition brings out the sophistication of how social, cultural and intellectual factors affect our everyday life style - what makes us who we are as of today and how we chose to deal with situations that are being handed to us. To be able to challenge our mental capacity becomes a strategy that one has to try and perfect. The readiness to learn and transform oneself, having awareness of our own cognition has a lot to do with the way our perspective is formed.
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