Quote: "We must teach communication comprehensively, in all its forms. Today we work with the written or spoken word as the primary form of communication. But we also need to understand the importance of graphics, music, and cinema, which are just as powerful and in some ways more deeply intertwined with young people's culture. We live and work in a visually sophisticated world, so we must be sophisticated in using all the forms of communication, not just the written word."
Reaction: This is a very good way of thinking about communication. One might be able to convey a message well with the written word but do we know how that message makes someone feel. There are many different tones you can use while saying the same statement, but even though you say the same thing with a different tone the message is received differently. This also works in movies as George was saying. The background music and the colors play a key role in communicating a message, by making a person feel the way you want them to feel while receiving the message. Communication is not just the written word, it is the way the word is seen, heard, and taken in.
Citation: Daly, J. (2004, September 14). Life on the Screen: Visual Literacy in Education | Edutopia. K-12 Education & Learning Innovations with Proven Strategies that Work | Edutopia. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from http://www.edutopia.org/lucas-visual-literacy
External Resource: http://wac.colostate.edu/atd/technologies/bridwellbowlesetal.cfm
Citation: Bridwell-Bowles, Lillian, Powell, Karen L., & Choplin, Tiffany Walter. (2009, January 19). Not just words any more: Multimodal communication across the curriculum. [Special issue on Writing Technologies and Writing Across the Curriculum] Across the Disciplines, 6. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from http://wac.colostate.edu/atd/technologies/bridwellbowlesetal.cfm
I enjoyed your resource link. I can see how the requirements listed for Distinguished Communicator Certification could be modified for secondary use. Based on what we know about multi-modal learning styles, we need to recognize the importance of communicating in different styles as well.
ReplyDeleteSo very true! Movies have such a good way of showing a person how they are supposed to feel during a scene in the movie. If the music is sad, then the scene is sad. Communicating doesn't have to be just through text and I'm glad you found that point so important. Good post!
ReplyDeleteI like that you mentioned the way colors, music, and other cues can reinforce the way we feel about a certain scene in a movie. There are many different aspects of communicating that go beyond the actual words.
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