RESPONSE TO LETTERS - Sandra Chu
Response to "Science of networks" letter
We are more connected today than ever before, largely due to technology. The ability to connect with others online, through texts, symbols, and images, was unheard of in the past. My group chat with my friends is another fragment of the story of the science of networks. Within it, you can find years of conversation, personal stories, and memories between our social network. There are patterns in when we message each other, but like any other observation, there are outliers too. We're real people with different perspectives, habits, and patterns, and to study our interactions would be one of millions of other connections in the world.
Response to "Reader response theory" letter
A reader's response to the author's work is extremely important. Different interpretations cans be given to an author's work and thus multiple meanings of the work now exist in different minds. Especially with open-ended pieces of work, there is extra room for the reader/viewer/consumer to take part and add their own perspective to the piece. This truly lets a reader connect with the work rather than glossing over it, only to be forgotten shortly after.
Response to "your fishbowl is your youtube channel" letter
Our Fishbowls really are like channels on YouTube. We share our thoughts in our own personal spaces online, where many other people do the same. It was hard for me to relate to Subban's channel since I don't follow hockey as a sport, but the beauty of the Fishbowl or YouTube, or anywhere else on the internet, is that I can keep looking to find posters that I do relate with.
Response to "Self-driven agenda" letter
My group and I have been slowly working on the newest paper on Complex Adaptive Systems. I am interested in seeing the feedback for our last paper. I hope that in the completion of all of these exercises, we will be able have come to a better understanding of the class' topics. Learning seems to come easier when doing it in a group, as we can work and contemplate together rather than alone.
Response to "Simulating complex adaptive systems" letter
We are learning from each other. I hope that in us, the students, becoming the Teller and professor Dugal becoming the Told, that he is also able to adapt his thinking and learn from us. We will be able to continuously learn and come to new conclusions if we do this.
Response to "Morning thoughts: developing a voice" letter
It's important to have a voice. While doing the last paper on Integrated Networking Structures, I wondered why our opening statement was the same for everyone, since that would mean we are all coming up with similar sentences from similar word pools. But that was not the case - we all have a unique voice that can create different concepts even if we start from the same place. Even if two works are similar, they come from two unique people, and the process they each took to arrive at the final production will never be exactly the same. Each work will always have their own voice, and in order to have a voice, we must be open and honest, and careful in our word choice for how we wish to convey our thoughts.
Response to "Looking forward to reading" letter
"We learn from experience and by doing it hands-on for real."
I think this is the most important part of learning, and why online resources can sometimes hinder true learning. It's very easy to go on SparkNotes or some other website to find a succinct summary of a work, but that means that you are not personally interacting with the work in question. Your ability to understand it will never be as deep as someone who actively interacts with the work itself. It will be easier to forget, and true learning was not achieved. Learning by doing is the best method in the end.
I think this is the most important part of learning, and why online resources can sometimes hinder true learning. It's very easy to go on SparkNotes or some other website to find a succinct summary of a work, but that means that you are not personally interacting with the work in question. Your ability to understand it will never be as deep as someone who actively interacts with the work itself. It will be easier to forget, and true learning was not achieved. Learning by doing is the best method in the end.
Response to "Simultaneous reading and writing" letter
"As a reader of your text, I create my own meaning; in effect I add my own authoring to your text."
This reminded me a lot of a conversation my French class in high school once had regarding language. We were talking about the origin of words and language, and how many languages borrow from each other. These words then become something new, but they will always come from the same origin. Similarly, we are all listening and reading, and creating our own perceived meanings that we will pass on to others, only for the cycle to continue.
This reminded me a lot of a conversation my French class in high school once had regarding language. We were talking about the origin of words and language, and how many languages borrow from each other. These words then become something new, but they will always come from the same origin. Similarly, we are all listening and reading, and creating our own perceived meanings that we will pass on to others, only for the cycle to continue.
Response to "Reflecting mid-way" letter
I hadn't previously thought of the Fishbowl or the 10 steps exercises to be a way of conveying how I think, but it actually is. It shows a map of where my thoughts have been, and how I came to create each structure and felt experience. It's amazing how we each can start at the same place and our minds can take us in wildly different directions. Visually showing how we think is an important part of learning how to improve the way we think as well.
Response to "Reflecting a New Society" letter
My group and I have been working on understanding Complex Adaptive Systems, and I am curious to see how we will discuss it in class. Regarding the visual reality we have created through the Fishbowl, there must be millions of others versions through social medias, blogs, and other corners of the internet. We each partake in multiple different sharing sites, and we create our own unique visual reality in the process.
Response to "Forming theory with anecdotal evidence" letter
"You are learning to sound like Yourselves. How does one do that? How do you sound like the Self? How do you abstract and, how do you create your own theory? You do so by deconstructing text, that is, deconstructing prior theory; deconstructing Sanjiv’s letters, and everything that comes across your screen."
I think this is something that we already do without even thinking about it. We read words and look at symbols and we create our own meaning from it. The way we perceive something will never be exactly the same way someone else perceives it, and that is what makes us unique. This is what allows us to be no one but ourselves.
I think this is something that we already do without even thinking about it. We read words and look at symbols and we create our own meaning from it. The way we perceive something will never be exactly the same way someone else perceives it, and that is what makes us unique. This is what allows us to be no one but ourselves.
Response to "Further reflection on your performance" letter
My work is a representation of myself. I'd like to think that there are similarities in each of my posts that hold pieces of my voice. I hope that voice strengthens as I continue my work in the Fishbowl. If I stay attentive, then it is only a matter of exercise and practice.