Comments for Waves of Wisdom http://wavesofwisdom.wordpress.com What's making waves in your field? Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:21:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The exclamationmark is replaced by the questionmark by Sanne http://wavesofwisdom.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/the-exclamationmark-is-replaced-by-the-questionmark/#comment-170 Sanne Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:21:06 +0000 http://wavesofwisdom.net/2007/09/23/the-exclamationmark-is-replaced-by-the-questionmark/#comment-170 Hello, While reading your piece started thinking off a song of a friend of mine. Hope you like it! The song is called: "The Question" on http://www.myspace.com/bartoostindieband Greetz Sanne Hello,

While reading your piece started thinking off a song of a friend of mine. Hope you like it!

The song is called: “The Question” on http://www.myspace.com/bartoostindieband

Greetz Sanne

]]> Comment on WoW1-participants by suzanne sapir http://wavesofwisdom.wordpress.com/about/wow1-participants/#comment-94 suzanne sapir Sun, 04 May 2008 16:39:06 +0000 http://wavesofwisdom.net/about/wow1-participants/#comment-94 I would greatly appreciate getting the email of Marcus Rubin. I teach in Jerusalem and would love for him to come speak to my English class. Thank you very much I would greatly appreciate getting the email of Marcus Rubin.
I teach in Jerusalem and would love for him to come speak to my English class.
Thank you very much

]]> Comment on Graphene: thin nets of carbon by Start spreading the news - I’m gonna be a part of it: New York, New York « Nadjas Reflexioner http://wavesofwisdom.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/graphene-thin-nets-of-carbon/#comment-24 Start spreading the news - I’m gonna be a part of it: New York, New York « Nadjas Reflexioner Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:44:18 +0000 http://wavesofwisdom.net/2007/10/16/graphene-thin-nets-of-carbon/#comment-24 [...] et smut til D.C. under “The cherry blossom festival” for at besøge min gode ven Paul og hans familie midt i mylderet af blomstrende kirsebærtræer ved Jefferson [...] [...] et smut til D.C. under “The cherry blossom festival” for at besøge min gode ven Paul og hans familie midt i mylderet af blomstrende kirsebærtræer ved Jefferson [...]

]]> Comment on The uncertainty principle and other waves of worry in the media by Nina Faartoft http://wavesofwisdom.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/the-uncertainty-principle-and-other-waves-of-worry-in-the-media/#comment-19 Nina Faartoft Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:51:48 +0000 http://wavesofwisdom.net/2007/09/25/the-uncertainty-principle-and-other-waves-of-worry-in-the-media/#comment-19 Being a teacher of literature and language, I am reminded of the canon discussions of my own field when reading the thoughts of the post and comments: Which kinds of knowledge are most highly valued by society? (And, not forgetting, <i>whose</i> knowledge?) Is there a canonical knowledge that we, as educators, should preferably let our students get acquainted with? Which knowledge gives one the best position to act from in terms of being a better person? Certainly not the Sex/Animals/Celebrity Triangle that Marcus mentions, and yet that is in fact what readers seek galore, self included (*hangs head in shame*). Maybe media weren't created in order to create better persons? Well. On a more serious note: What should we then be looking for in media? Nadja uses the word "inspiration". I use the word "knowledge". The two are related though there's a slight difference, yet I do think both apply. "Knowledge" is created in the body/brain of the reader and then stored for later usage. The concept of knowledge is communal in the sense that it is based on cultural concensus and social values. Even though knowledge is perceived individually, it is something that is shared. To be inspired by something is an action rather than an actual input. It calls for more immediate individual action than just knowledge being stowed away. On a long term, individual inspiration could benefit society as a whole. The knowledge that I (as an educator and avid media consumer) wish for future generations is <b>inspirational knowledge</b>. Knowledge that can be stowed away but is applicable. Something that makes my students "better persons". Knowing of the latest scandals of Pete Doherty and Paris Hilton doesn't do the trick alone because it cannot apply to much, even if it is, indeed, interesting. Media is changing, and so is the world, with all of our many common challenges as a species. That's why it is so very important for me as a teacher to inspire [sic] students to get acquainted with media that gives them their daily greens, in order to get their digestion system to work. And that involves a certain canonical, common knowledge. Pick-and-mix-media cannot ensure that. Being a teacher of literature and language, I am reminded of the canon discussions of my own field when reading the thoughts of the post and comments: Which kinds of knowledge are most highly valued by society? (And, not forgetting, whose knowledge?)
Is there a canonical knowledge that we, as educators, should preferably let our students get acquainted with?
Which knowledge gives one the best position to act from in terms of being a better person? Certainly not the Sex/Animals/Celebrity Triangle that Marcus mentions, and yet that is in fact what readers seek galore, self included (*hangs head in shame*).

Maybe media weren’t created in order to create better persons?

Well. On a more serious note: What should we then be looking for in media? Nadja uses the word “inspiration”. I use the word “knowledge”. The two are related though there’s a slight difference, yet I do think both apply. “Knowledge” is created in the body/brain of the reader and then stored for later usage. The concept of knowledge is communal in the sense that it is based on cultural concensus and social values. Even though knowledge is perceived individually, it is something that is shared. To be inspired by something is an action rather than an actual input. It calls for more immediate individual action than just knowledge being stowed away. On a long term, individual inspiration could benefit society as a whole.

The knowledge that I (as an educator and avid media consumer) wish for future generations is inspirational knowledge. Knowledge that can be stowed away but is applicable. Something that makes my students “better persons”. Knowing of the latest scandals of Pete Doherty and Paris Hilton doesn’t do the trick alone because it cannot apply to much, even if it is, indeed, interesting.

Media is changing, and so is the world, with all of our many common challenges as a species. That’s why it is so very important for me as a teacher to inspire [sic] students to get acquainted with media that gives them their daily greens, in order to get their digestion system to work. And that involves a certain canonical, common knowledge. Pick-and-mix-media cannot ensure that.

]]> Comment on The uncertainty principle and other waves of worry in the media by Nadja http://wavesofwisdom.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/the-uncertainty-principle-and-other-waves-of-worry-in-the-media/#comment-14 Nadja Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:24:23 +0000 http://wavesofwisdom.net/2007/09/25/the-uncertainty-principle-and-other-waves-of-worry-in-the-media/#comment-14 Henriette, I think the "stories I wouldn't look up myself" perspective is very interesting. Personally I'm all into the new media and think I get a lot of interesting perspectives when I follow unexpected links. But I still worry that we'll eventually become very narrowminded if we always are able to pick, mix and select exactly what we want to read about or listen to. Sometimes you just don't know that something might interest you...and sometimes even the stuff that really doesn't interest you is "good" for you. So I agree, the omnibus newspaper gives you a selection of information and inspiration that you wouldn't have looked for yourself but might be really good for you. Kind of like eating your greens and your apple a day to keep the doctor away. Henriette, I think the “stories I wouldn’t look up myself” perspective is very interesting.

Personally I’m all into the new media and think I get a lot of interesting perspectives when I follow unexpected links. But I still worry that we’ll eventually become very narrowminded if we always are able to pick, mix and select exactly what we want to read about or listen to. Sometimes you just don’t know that something might interest you…and sometimes even the stuff that really doesn’t interest you is “good” for you.

So I agree, the omnibus newspaper gives you a selection of information and inspiration that you wouldn’t have looked for yourself but might be really good for you. Kind of like eating your greens and your apple a day to keep the doctor away.

]]> Comment on The uncertainty principle and other waves of worry in the media by henriette weber andersen http://wavesofwisdom.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/the-uncertainty-principle-and-other-waves-of-worry-in-the-media/#comment-11 henriette weber andersen Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:51:41 +0000 http://wavesofwisdom.net/2007/09/25/the-uncertainty-principle-and-other-waves-of-worry-in-the-media/#comment-11 I think you are rigth about that no one knows where the new media leaves journalism and journalists. In my opinion new media is making media closer to the users and it is the knowledge sharing person to person that I am really into - when it comes to new media. However even though I love to scoop around new media for subjects of interest - I still read my everyday newspaper because it gives me stories that I wouldn't look up myself. I think that journalists and journalism needs to become more original and more storytelling focused - and try to cover a subject from a lot of different opinions, where new media is all about you own opinion. so journalists and journalism needs to reinvent itself and make themselves interesting in another way than they used to. I think you are rigth about that no one knows where the new media leaves journalism and journalists.

In my opinion new media is making media closer to the users and it is the knowledge sharing person to person that I am really into – when it comes to new media. However even though I love to scoop around new media for subjects of interest – I still read my everyday newspaper because it gives me stories that I wouldn’t look up myself.

I think that journalists and journalism needs to become more original and more storytelling focused – and try to cover a subject from a lot of different opinions, where new media is all about you own opinion.

so journalists and journalism needs to reinvent itself and make themselves interesting in another way than they used to.

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