http://digitalartscorps.org/taxonomy/term/97/0 en http://digitalartscorps.org/node/110 <p>I just read an interesting <a href="http://presentationzen.blogs.com/presentationzen/2006/09/is_a_computer_l.html">article</a> about a dichotomy in computer usage:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Bicycle:</strong> The computer amplifies your own capacities or abilities</li> <li><strong>Car:</strong> The computer comes with pre-packaged formulas or solutions whose inner workings you don't have to understand.</li> </ul> <p>The article discusses this in the context of presentations--it is the <a href="presentationzen.blogs.com">Presentation Zen Blog</a>, of course. For example, students can be taught PowerPoint in two ways:</p> <ul> <li>This is how you make a slide. This is how you make a transition. Put a picture in by clicking this button. Use this drop-down menu to start the show. As a <em>car</em>. Or... </li><li>This is how you tell a story. These are good methods for displaying data. This is how to edit effectively. As a <em>bicycle</em> </li></ul> <p>And of course there is lot's of good advice on the blog on how to make a good presentation.</p> http://digitalartscorps.org/node/110#comments bicycle computer usage presentation reblog Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:48:24 +0000 Ben Sheldon 110 at http://digitalartscorps.org