Comments on: The power of digital storytelling to help students understand immigration, sacrifices and war http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/10/the-power-of-digital-storytelling-to-help-students-understand-immigration-sacrifices-and-war/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:15:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: RSS Feeds | Janelle's Blog http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/10/the-power-of-digital-storytelling-to-help-students-understand-immigration-sacrifices-and-war/#comment-51429 RSS Feeds | Janelle's Blog Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:04:50 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/10/the-power-of-digital-storytelling-to-help-students-understand-immigration-sacrifices-and-war/#comment-51429 [...] RSS feeds that might help me in the classroom one day when I am a teacher. I read an article about the power of digital storytelling to help students understand immigration, sacrifices and war, from the Moving at the Speed of Creativity website. It discusses a group of teachers that create [...] [...] RSS feeds that might help me in the classroom one day when I am a teacher. I read an article about the power of digital storytelling to help students understand immigration, sacrifices and war, from the Moving at the Speed of Creativity website. It discusses a group of teachers that create [...]

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/10/the-power-of-digital-storytelling-to-help-students-understand-immigration-sacrifices-and-war/#comment-51236 Wesley Fryer Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:00:31 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/10/the-power-of-digital-storytelling-to-help-students-understand-immigration-sacrifices-and-war/#comment-51236 Kant wrote about that thesis in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_peace" rel="nofollow">Perpetual Peace</a>, I think. My experience has been no wants to prevent and avoid war more than the soldiers who do the fighting and the dying. I do believe some things are worth fighting for, if necessary. I think we have a great deal of confusion on the part of some national leaders in our country, however, over what those "vital interests" constitute and what things are worth sacrificing human lives for. I think digital stories which can bring to life the real issues and circumstances of war for students can be very educational and beneficial. Interestingly, already in our "Celebrate Oklahoma Voices" project we've had teachers report that they've self-censored some of the photos which World War II veterans shared with them of battlefield casualties. We live in an age when warfare for many seems no different than a game on an X-Box or a Gameboy. Unmanned aircraft like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MQ-1_Predator" rel="nofollow">USAF Predator</a> aircraft are operated exactly like a video game, which raises many issues that are worth exploring. The most powerful way to learn about war, short of being in one yourself, is to visit in depth with a veteran about his/her experiences in one. I don't think any person can walk away from an oral history interview like that unchanged. Kant wrote about that thesis in Perpetual Peace, I think. My experience has been no wants to prevent and avoid war more than the soldiers who do the fighting and the dying. I do believe some things are worth fighting for, if necessary. I think we have a great deal of confusion on the part of some national leaders in our country, however, over what those “vital interests” constitute and what things are worth sacrificing human lives for. I think digital stories which can bring to life the real issues and circumstances of war for students can be very educational and beneficial. Interestingly, already in our “Celebrate Oklahoma Voices” project we’ve had teachers report that they’ve self-censored some of the photos which World War II veterans shared with them of battlefield casualties. We live in an age when warfare for many seems no different than a game on an X-Box or a Gameboy. Unmanned aircraft like the USAF Predator aircraft are operated exactly like a video game, which raises many issues that are worth exploring.

The most powerful way to learn about war, short of being in one yourself, is to visit in depth with a veteran about his/her experiences in one. I don’t think any person can walk away from an oral history interview like that unchanged.

]]> By: Stephen Downes http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/10/the-power-of-digital-storytelling-to-help-students-understand-immigration-sacrifices-and-war/#comment-51231 Stephen Downes Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:46:08 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/10/the-power-of-digital-storytelling-to-help-students-understand-immigration-sacrifices-and-war/#comment-51231 I think that if digital storytelling really helped students understand war, they would refuse to support them or fight in them. I think that if digital storytelling really helped students understand war, they would refuse to support them or fight in them.

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