Through this video, Stefana Broadbent wished to share that despite popular beliefs, social networking sites and technology may be increasing intimacy rather than depleting the use of human contact. Although face-to-face human interaction is not included in this type of communication, Broadbent believes that technology gives one more opportunity to communicate with friends or family. Through our advancing technology, people are able to keep in contact with loved ones despite their location or environment. Social networking sites such as Facebook enable one to communicate with other easily and without much conflict. Technology such as cell phones and computers, and different programs, specifically Skype, allow friends and family to communicate conveniently and quickly despite their distance. In reality, Broadbent shares, these new ways of communication increase interaction rather than decrease it.
Throughout Broadbent's TED Talk, she shared photos of people who they believed they communicated with most. These photos created an opportunity to personally connect to the information as well as the stories being told. Her story telling also engaged the audience throughout her speech. As Daniel Pink states, the usage of stories allows one to personally connect and better remember the information they're being told. I believe through these methods, Broadbent was able to add depth to her speech, rather than just stating her opinion on the topic. Also during the speech, she used minimal hand gestures and remained focused on her topic. Despite the occasional language issue of the Swiss native, remained dedicated to her ideas and didn't stray from the main idea. This ability to maintain engagement of the audience proved useful during her TED Talk.
I believe this video's contrasting views with the majority of the public has the ability to create discussion and provides a controversial view on modern technology. These new ideas portray the opposing views on whether technology in modern society is beneficial to our social interactions. These new studies have the ability to provoke a new perspective on communication. I believe if everyone acknowledged these ideas, as a society we could progress to make these sources of communication more beneficial. By believing and supporting these new methods, we would be able to develop the level of communication in our society. As Broadbent states, the amount of communication in our world has increased in the previous years because of this technology. If we decide to ignore its abilities, an important piece of our society's success may be lost. Personally I agree and disagree with Broadbent's views. Although this technology does enable loved ones to communicate conveniently over long distances, it also secludes us to our computers or cell phones. Personally, I can say that I spend more time planning events with friends over Facebook or texting than actual face to face interaction. It gives our society an excuse to seclude ourselves, which may ultimately be a down fall. On the other hand, these methods also provide many opportunities in education. Skype and other social networking sites, such as blogger, allow students the ability to interact with each other in a class room while bringing incorporating outside sources into the discussion, such as our fish bowls. I believe this helps students become more involved and knowledgeable about the outside world. Overall, I personally think that Broadbent's ideas are revolutionary as well as controversial, showing both benefits and disadvantages in today's technology.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Paul Collier- TED Talk #7
Through his TED Talk, Paul Collier reflected on his views on how a conflicting nation should reform in order to become a successful nation. Collier stated that 40% of post-conflict countries revert back to instability within the next decade. This statistic encouraged Collier to look into these situations with more depth. With this gained knowledge, he concluded that politics can not be the first priority of a new nation. Instead, the government must focus on economic development and security. He believes that the nation's leaders must create a sense of security among the nation to make the citizens feel comfortable that their developing country is on the right track. This will prevent controversies or any conflicting views. He also believes that elections promote the wrong actions. Although elections are democratic, they eventually end in a winner and loser. This competition in a developing country will lead to more conflict, he says, as represented through his statistic he shared at the beginning. Through a specific objective given to the government, Collier believes that renewed nations will be able to progress and become successful in today's society.
Throughout his talk, Paul Collier didn't use any visual aids or examples that I believe would help better convey his message. Instead, he maintained almost the same position on stage, making his presentation slightly bland and lacking amusement. Although his physical actions did not reflect enthusiasm, his excited statements did contribute to his message, which created significance in the video.
I believe that if today's post-conflict societies followed Collier's method to creating a better society, the world would benefit greatly. By following these objectives, maturing nations would be able to interact internationally, ultimately aiding their economy, politics, and credibility. If these nations focused on reform rather than just the government, the conflict rate in these societies would decrease. Personally, I support Collier's ideas of making politics of a low priority when attempting to reform a new country. With the government and its people already demonstrating unstable behavior, security is the ultimate goal. With this, the nation can then progress onto other issues such as government responsibility, and ultimately its leaders. Collier's intellectual discussion broadened my horizon on how to handle international problems unlike the US has in its history. With these new ideas, we could create a world full of opportunity and success.
Throughout his talk, Paul Collier didn't use any visual aids or examples that I believe would help better convey his message. Instead, he maintained almost the same position on stage, making his presentation slightly bland and lacking amusement. Although his physical actions did not reflect enthusiasm, his excited statements did contribute to his message, which created significance in the video.
I believe that if today's post-conflict societies followed Collier's method to creating a better society, the world would benefit greatly. By following these objectives, maturing nations would be able to interact internationally, ultimately aiding their economy, politics, and credibility. If these nations focused on reform rather than just the government, the conflict rate in these societies would decrease. Personally, I support Collier's ideas of making politics of a low priority when attempting to reform a new country. With the government and its people already demonstrating unstable behavior, security is the ultimate goal. With this, the nation can then progress onto other issues such as government responsibility, and ultimately its leaders. Collier's intellectual discussion broadened my horizon on how to handle international problems unlike the US has in its history. With these new ideas, we could create a world full of opportunity and success.
Dave Eggers- TED Talk #6
What are you take-aways from this video? What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques? What is his/her presentation style? What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
Through this video, I believe Dave Eggers wished to encourage communities to get together and work towards the goal of improving the youth's education and confidence. He urged business owners to reach out to public schools and work one on one with its students. This human interaction would enable students to learn at a better rate as well as gain confidence in the subject they're being tutored in. I think he wished to share the idea that education must be combined with the idea of fun and extravagance, rather than just being related with the word "boring." Through his ideas, he encouraged support throughout a community which would ultimately contribute to the community's unity.
Egger's speaking techniques involved using visual examples which aided his speech. Through these pictures, he was able to portray the environment of his tutoring center, which contributed to the understanding of his overall objective. Egger's was also able to relate his ideas to the pictures which helped lead his discussion. Throughout his TED Talk, his nervous behavior also led to many openings for jokes which eased the audience and make the TED Talk more enjoyable. This paralleled his ideas of integration with entertainment and information.
Dave Egger's ideas about coming together as a society supported the ideas of previous TED Talk participant, Shirky. They believe that if the world collaborates through an organized objective, modern day's society will improve and progress in a positive way, hopefully portrayed in today's youth. This new method of combining the ideas of fun and learning, as Eggers says, would change the perspective of education. Working one on one to create a comfortable environment would ultimately lead to the children's success in subjects needing improvement. He believed that this human interaction is beneficial to the developing minds of children. If this method becomes prominent in our society, the idea of school would change. Instead of expecting lectures, one would look forward to individual, possibly hands-on learning. I believe this type of learning would show the most advantages in the right brained thinkers. Through visual and interactive methods, these children would learn in ways that they learned best, rather than molding every child into the note-taking, A plus student. Personally, I support Egger's determination to create a tutoring program that targets certain children's interests. His ability to relate and connect to the young mind enables him to create a diverse form of education, which I believe will greatly benefit our future education system.
Through this video, I believe Dave Eggers wished to encourage communities to get together and work towards the goal of improving the youth's education and confidence. He urged business owners to reach out to public schools and work one on one with its students. This human interaction would enable students to learn at a better rate as well as gain confidence in the subject they're being tutored in. I think he wished to share the idea that education must be combined with the idea of fun and extravagance, rather than just being related with the word "boring." Through his ideas, he encouraged support throughout a community which would ultimately contribute to the community's unity.
Egger's speaking techniques involved using visual examples which aided his speech. Through these pictures, he was able to portray the environment of his tutoring center, which contributed to the understanding of his overall objective. Egger's was also able to relate his ideas to the pictures which helped lead his discussion. Throughout his TED Talk, his nervous behavior also led to many openings for jokes which eased the audience and make the TED Talk more enjoyable. This paralleled his ideas of integration with entertainment and information.
Dave Egger's ideas about coming together as a society supported the ideas of previous TED Talk participant, Shirky. They believe that if the world collaborates through an organized objective, modern day's society will improve and progress in a positive way, hopefully portrayed in today's youth. This new method of combining the ideas of fun and learning, as Eggers says, would change the perspective of education. Working one on one to create a comfortable environment would ultimately lead to the children's success in subjects needing improvement. He believed that this human interaction is beneficial to the developing minds of children. If this method becomes prominent in our society, the idea of school would change. Instead of expecting lectures, one would look forward to individual, possibly hands-on learning. I believe this type of learning would show the most advantages in the right brained thinkers. Through visual and interactive methods, these children would learn in ways that they learned best, rather than molding every child into the note-taking, A plus student. Personally, I support Egger's determination to create a tutoring program that targets certain children's interests. His ability to relate and connect to the young mind enables him to create a diverse form of education, which I believe will greatly benefit our future education system.
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