Discussion topics

Discussion 3
What you see and hear is filtered through who you are. Each person has a different perspective. Your perspective can be influenced by the physical environment: where you are standing, the weather, or the time of day. It can also be influenced by one’s mood, by cultural filters, or by past experiences. When you understand what you think and feel and even see and hear is impacted by human experiences, you begin to understand how difficult it is to arrive at pure fact. Technology has an opportunity to impact human ways of knowing, thinking, and expressing.

In this Discussion you will experience the same story in multiple formats: the written word, the spoken word, and video. When you begin to add photos or manipulate images, is this changing your experience or enhancing or distorting your reality? Reference content from Week 3 Notes and Readings in your Discussion post.

Discussion 4
In a world of social networking, Instagrams, Twitter, Pinterest, instant messaging, and Facebook, technology can help spread the word. These networks can organize and mobilize individuals from around the globe, sometimes for political or humanitarian purposes. World perspectives on local events can help shape response, action, and policy. Have you used technology or social media to learn about or share information about an event?

In this Discussion you will analyze the role of technology in global events, using this week’s Learning Resources and Week 4 Notes and Readings.

To prepare for the Discussion:

Consider the following:

•Do you follow people on Twitter?
•Do you tweet, use Pinterest, Facebook, or instant message your friends? How often?
•Revisit the “Tweeting Towards Freedom” article in thisweek’s Notes and Readings.
•Consider if there a downside to have so much access? Identify an example of how new communication technologies have had an impact on the world stage and the impact it made
•Consider how the immediacy of communication can impact the spread of information about world events-both good and bad
By Day 3, post a response (at least 200–300 words) to the following prompt: