musings

so ... my aim to continue regularly blogging has failed. But as i like to procrastinate, i thought I'd add some now instead of working on my assignment.

I am well into the ETL503 resourcing the curriculum.

One of the things that captured me was this notion of being in a post-literate society. What! No way! I hear you mutter

well actually i think i agree. Not in the purest sense of the word, that is, as that writing and reading are no longer necessary or common. But in the sense that the written word is not always now the first point for information.

I've come rather late to the "i" revolution, but i have to say that since getting my ipad i have changed the way i view and use technology and information. I now often find myself watching TV while surfing the Internet or writing emails and often now my first response for information is from the Internet not print (though i am of course choosing reliable sources!) and that often i am using visual images, video, photo podcast etc rather than reading. And one must also consider social media and the way in which it is being used to convey information in new ways.

Do i think the book is dead. No way! although i can read a book on my ipad - its not as comfortable as holding a book while lying down in bed - and lets face it there's nothing nicer than opening a book and snuggling down with a friend (a novel that is!)