hmnt 1001 week 3

Discussion: Perspectives on Reality

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 engage with the same material in different formats does this change your experience or understanding of the text?  

To prepare for the Discussion:

· Review Saki’s The Open Window (written, audio, and video).  

· Think about your reaction to the different forms of the story and what it might mean for you as a learner. 

· Consider how humans use their perspective to understand new experiences by imagining the details of a story. 

By Day 3

Post a response to the following prompts (at least 200-300 words);  

· Consider the imagery you created in your mind as you interacted with the written version of The Open Window.  Describe this imagery and discuss whether it helped you understand the story. Did the imagery or imagined tone change when you listened to the audio?  How?  

· After watching the video, have you changed your mind about the stories or the characters? If so, describe the change and why you think this happened? 

· Since technology has made it easier to share visual versions of written works, does that impact our need to “see to believe” or influence how easily we understand material we have read but not seen? 

Read two or more of your classmate’s postings from the Discussion question. 

By Day 5

Respond with a comment that asks for clarification or provides support for two or more of your classmates.

Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your classmates made.

Remember to return to the classroom in a few days, to check the Grade Center for Instructor comments and your grade.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 3 Discussion Rubric

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Munroe, H. H. “Saki” (1914). The open window in Beasts and Super-Beasts. New York, NY: The John Lane Company.

Required Media

Bennett, Mike (Producer). (2013). The open window by Saki [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdqeKs8y_5s

Shorts, F. (2008, June 27). The Open Doors: Future Shorts. Retrieved June 08, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBXb-8YoR0E

Classroom Tutorials and Information

Document: Academic Writing Expectations Checklist (Word document)

Success Strategies: Improving Class Performance: Rubrics

 

Time Estimate: 4 minutes