I came across this video thanks to Jeremy Hunsinger from Virgina Tech who posted it on Educause Connect. You have to watch it! It comes originally from Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University.
Last week I posted an article in which I struggled to define my place with instructional technology and ultimately decided to focus on the power of the web. This video cements my resolve to further investigate the power of the web, as well raises some great questions about how it really will change everything.
He thoughtfully ends his short video by saying we need to rethink the following things:
- copyright
- authorship
- identity
- ethics
- aesthetics
- rhetorics
- governance
- privacy
- commerce
- love
- family
- ourselves
If this list doesn’t show how the web will change EVERYTHING, I don’t know what will.
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Great find and thanks for sharing this. The video definitely hits on the impact of the web and the vehicle it has become to share ideas and information. Superior visual to get this point across!
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[...] 13 Feb 2007 Video find at edutechie.vanswebsites.com! Posted by nhokanson under Education , Instructional Technology , Educational Technology , CurrentEvent , Technology Integration , That’s interesting! I came across Jeff VanDrimmelen’s blog edutechie.vanswebsites.com and he shares a video created by Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University. First, Jeff’s site is great, and he is sharing some very thoughtful ideas concerning instructional technology. Second, this video is a visual masterpiece in showing how the internet has changed our lives and connected people and information; plus, it poses interesting questions and ideas to consider. You can view the video at Jeff’s site or on YouTube. Enjoy! [...]
[...] 13 Feb 2007 Video find at EduTechie.com! Posted by nhokanson under Education , Instructional Technology , Educational Technology , CurrentEvent , Technology Integration , That’s interesting! I came across Jeff VanDrimmelen’s blog EduTechie.com and he shares a video created by Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University. First, Jeff’s site is great, and he is sharing some very thoughtful ideas concerning instructional technology. Second, this video is a visual masterpiece in showing how the internet has changed our lives and connected people and information; plus, it poses interesting questions and ideas to consider. You can view the video at Jeff’s site or on YouTube. Enjoy! [...]