tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post8328459521228058166..comments2023-11-02T08:49:52.887-07:00Comments on Digital Education: edcMOOC : Don't let the brown eyes fool you. Inbox: more than a love story. #edcmoocAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693333549126901655noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-84566044437322116682013-02-08T05:31:58.383-08:002013-02-08T05:31:58.383-08:00Thanks Nithya, it's so wonderful doing a cours...Thanks Nithya, it's so wonderful doing a course like this with people from all over the world, we can learn so much about each other's cultures.So you think perhaps he put the Vibuthi into the bag because he thought something kind of evil was going on at first?<br /><br />I love "art". The fact that the viewer can interpret from their own perspective or that we can read other things into it when we understand the context of where it was created. Both are valid, yet different.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693333549126901655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-33555938983168379052013-02-01T18:24:50.257-08:002013-02-01T18:24:50.257-08:00Hi Angela!
I just wanted to clarify a point about ...Hi Angela!<br />I just wanted to clarify a point about the perfumed powder that he used. Actually it is what we Indians call "Vibuthi" or Holy Ash and it is generally used to purify things. The guy was first apprehensive about what was happening. So he took the thing that his culture had taught him - sanctify stuff with the holy ash. If you remember, he was wearing it on his forehead too. This fits with your description of the make up objects as "female sexual". Anything like this, coming out of the blue and that too from a red bag would definitely freak someone out right? The girl, coming from the same culture would have identified it too. But I think her expression was more of "why is there holy ash?" than disgust. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380545341121976818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-91996744063811729592013-01-30T16:39:58.276-08:002013-01-30T16:39:58.276-08:00HI Angela,I enjoyed your post as usual. I didn'...HI Angela,I enjoyed your post as usual. I didn't analyze the clip enough. I'm glad you elaborated as I think I missed a few key points...The culturally arranged marriage, the emphasis on capitalism, the nuances of changes in behavior when meeting someone for the first time. That is what is so wonderful about connected learning.I agree that technology played more neutral role in this clip.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763813319368919361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-22262427164314318362013-01-30T08:08:20.445-08:002013-01-30T08:08:20.445-08:00Angela, I agree that your analysis of the sentimen...Angela, I agree that your analysis of the sentiment was correct. I should have mentioned that but forgot until I had already logged off. I would edit the post but as I said the timing makes the action even more interesting since it was early in the connecting process. He did change to go meet her and even that change speaks to what he was hoping to portray. In the first instance, it's presentable (almost stuffy or traditional?) clothing whereas the second was more casually hip.<br /><br />I would love to have a synchtube to discuss all the videos together - perhaps a comparison where we can point to particular video sections instead of the whole video. They are short enough that it might be worth trying as an end of week activity this weekend if anyone is interested. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684702203197074587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-40489553079674985692013-01-30T04:42:59.080-08:002013-01-30T04:42:59.080-08:00Hi Kelcy, thanks for your feedback. I actually wat...Hi Kelcy, thanks for your feedback. I actually watched the film again with my daughter, and I realised my descriptions of the man dressing, whilst it still holds true for the sentiment, are not correct in the timing. I think it doesn't matter though, it is about him dressing in anticipation of the relationship, however that might play out. Many people start going to gym, buying new clothes etc if they think they are in line for meeting someone new!<br /><br />What do you think, should I edit the text in the post to correct it?<br /><br />I would liked to have watched the videos on synctube with someone, but I was at the beach for a couple of days with my family, our summer holidays finish tomorrow. And so missed the opportunity. There are some definite areas of disfuntion in asynchronous learning, communicating.<br /><br />I also realised I can't blog about everything every week, so time to adapt our blogging style! Point form next time maybe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693333549126901655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-91472568700883585742013-01-30T04:31:35.700-08:002013-01-30T04:31:35.700-08:00Hi Ruth, thanks for your comment. This really is a...Hi Ruth, thanks for your comment. This really is a film that you could write about for days, as I said, there are so many layers and you can only say so much in one post. I presume this is made in India, and I suspect that many of the references to mediated and superficial communication, gender sterotyping and the recurring transactional imagery are better understood in that cultural context. Perhaps this depiction of the boy meets girl is liberating in some cultures where arranged marriages are still common. I didn't understand the metaphor of the carrybags are the inbox when the girl had a laptop and was using facebook. I must check out the forums and see what others thought. I haven't had a good look yet, deliberately until I had sorted my own thoughts. Angela<br /><br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693333549126901655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-74551579260781107732013-01-30T03:40:44.515-08:002013-01-30T03:40:44.515-08:00Hi Angela, thought provoking as always. First com...Hi Angela, thought provoking as always. First comment is a #factchecker. The young man rushing to get dressed was first done after the young lady sent her name. The timing makes it even more interesting because he didn't know what could happen from the virtual exchange. <br /><br />I'm having some troubles putting my thoughts together on my other comment so my apologies if this rambles a bit. Technology (represented by the red bags) is always neutral. Whether the outcomes from our use are predetermined is not something I feel competent to comment on. However, we do use the technology to meet different needs that range from utopian to dystopian (normally I just use good or bad). Earlier this week a young woman (18 years) was killed in DC because she had a desire to connect with someone much like Priya in the video. She arranged to meet a man trough a social networking site and he killed her. The details are still coming out but the family is branding the social app as bad. When in reality it was the decisions made by this young woman that caused her death. Not the technology. <br /><br />On a final comment, I have one more video to finish but I have found all of them tend toward a dystopian view of technology. I'll address that in a separate blog when I finish all of them but I wonder if asynchronous elearning, where we can't easily discuss together our thoughts and ask questions in real time, also dystopian in the ability to learn. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684702203197074587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-31016268119409156892013-01-30T03:27:46.752-08:002013-01-30T03:27:46.752-08:00Thanks Angela for your thoughtful and interesting ...Thanks Angela for your thoughtful and interesting analysis. I hadn’t considered the public/private element, or the vulnerability that goes with initial contact of this kind and you describe it well.<br /><br />I think this is a clever film, done apparently without irony which makes it hard to interpret. Or is the music ironic? And the sound of the cash and receipt machines? I think the dystopian message is strong but subtle, and I really enjoyed the way you drew out the thread of commercialism and consumerism that runs through the film.<br /><br />The film left me with a bad taste in my mouth. This may well be some people’s utopia but the status quo prevails: nice boy meets nice girl, gender stereotypes prevail, transactions take place. The communication is superficial and conformist, all pre-packaged and reduced to post-it notes. The events that take part are a game of chance, a transaction, destiny or pure luck. Perhaps at the end the couple break out of their silent post-it world, or perhaps together they are all the better adapted to deal with it.<br /><br />Its great you ask what does this mean for online learning… I can’t answer that yet. I look forward to seeing you write next.<br /><br />Best wishes, RuthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com