Day #7 – Learn’n & Prep’n & Question’n

This past Thursday Elizabeth and I got together to prepare our learning theory presentation on Howard Gardner’s concept of multiple intelligences and I must say I am amazed at how in integrated in popular knowledge this idea has become in such a short period of time. Frames of Mind his book that introduced the foundation for the idea of multiple intelligences was originally printed in 1983. I was thinking about it and I think the first time I was formally introduced to the idea in Psych I in 1994, which means this idea went from unknown concept to one of the leading theories in thinking in under a decade? If the abstract expressionists had been so lucky.

Which brings me to another question I have been pondering. Is culture a top-down phenomenon? That is to ask – Are academics, and societal leaders sitting around determining how society should be molded? They send out a decries, and modify their friends business models to make sure that the masses have no choice but to take part in the appropriate choices? Or is this some crazy conspiracy theory, does culture still shift naturally without the influence of the rich and powerful?

Lastly, what do we all need to learn to be able to make our digital narrative pieces? I could use a video reminder session. I movie would be fine. Also as I have said previously I have no idea about audio but I am trying to figure out Garage Band and it seems fairly straight forward. Thoughts anyone?