Bad Case of the Monday's
After Monday’s class (January 9, 2006) ended I felt like my brain was scattered on the floor in pieces. Information over-load maybe? Hopefully not, but the main problem for me, in order to begin the next phase of exploration, is to organize my thoughts. What did we learn? The first half of class briefly went over Narratives, and why they are important tools for the Info. Architect to use for communication.
What is a Narrative?
• An Account, Story, and Factual Description
• Plays, Movies, Books are associated.
...Then what is a Narrative Essay? (I’m glad we went over this, I was a tad rusty.)
• A story that is: PRECISE, DETAILED, SENSORY, and VIVID.
• Contains a: PLOT, CHARACTER(s), SETTING, CLIMAX, and ENDING.
• Told from a certain point of view, for example; first or third persons.
o And a good point that Jon added was that it can "make and support a point."
Next we discussed the importance of making a Matrix in order to determine necessary relationships between words involved with the rules and regulations of soccer. A Matrix is a type of map that uses a grid format. The amount of terms you are trying to connect determines the size of your Matrix x2, because each word is used on the x and y-axis. Now one may ask, well what is a Map, and why do we need them? The definition of a map from the dictionary is as follows:
“A visual representation that shows all or part of the Earth’s surface with geographic features, urban areas, roads, and other details.”
Another definition included:
“A diagrammatic drawing of something such as a route or area made to show the location of a place or how to get there.”
My general interpretation of a Map is a visual representation used as a means of reference to compare information or data in relationship with its given context.
Why are maps important? Maps provide direction to those who are “lost.” Whether it is literally lost in direction, or metaphorically in ones mind. When it comes to the game of Soccer, I am lost; I know absolutely nothing about the game, for example.
The matrix is also vital in determining the hierarchy of words to later apply to a process flow diagram, and concept map.
Concept Map:
• A picture of our understanding of a complex system.
• Intended to represent a Mental Model (the users vision) of a concept.
• Can see the “forest and the trees.”
Process Flow Diagram:
• Shows the discrete rules, and their relationships to one another that make up an activity.
Process Flow Diagram vs. Concept Map:
The differences between these particular maps make all the difference. A process flow diagram focuses on definite raw data pure cause and effect at its most basic form. Concept maps solve this communication barrier by making it more usable, and accessible, by representing it in a structure that communicates through visuals, directions, and lingual levels. Also by creating what is known as a Mental Model, which simply represents the users point of view.
What is a Narrative?
• An Account, Story, and Factual Description
• Plays, Movies, Books are associated.
...Then what is a Narrative Essay? (I’m glad we went over this, I was a tad rusty.)
• A story that is: PRECISE, DETAILED, SENSORY, and VIVID.
• Contains a: PLOT, CHARACTER(s), SETTING, CLIMAX, and ENDING.
• Told from a certain point of view, for example; first or third persons.
o And a good point that Jon added was that it can "make and support a point."
Next we discussed the importance of making a Matrix in order to determine necessary relationships between words involved with the rules and regulations of soccer. A Matrix is a type of map that uses a grid format. The amount of terms you are trying to connect determines the size of your Matrix x2, because each word is used on the x and y-axis. Now one may ask, well what is a Map, and why do we need them? The definition of a map from the dictionary is as follows:
“A visual representation that shows all or part of the Earth’s surface with geographic features, urban areas, roads, and other details.”
Another definition included:
“A diagrammatic drawing of something such as a route or area made to show the location of a place or how to get there.”
My general interpretation of a Map is a visual representation used as a means of reference to compare information or data in relationship with its given context.
Why are maps important? Maps provide direction to those who are “lost.” Whether it is literally lost in direction, or metaphorically in ones mind. When it comes to the game of Soccer, I am lost; I know absolutely nothing about the game, for example.
The matrix is also vital in determining the hierarchy of words to later apply to a process flow diagram, and concept map.
Concept Map:
• A picture of our understanding of a complex system.
• Intended to represent a Mental Model (the users vision) of a concept.
• Can see the “forest and the trees.”
Process Flow Diagram:
• Shows the discrete rules, and their relationships to one another that make up an activity.
Process Flow Diagram vs. Concept Map:
The differences between these particular maps make all the difference. A process flow diagram focuses on definite raw data pure cause and effect at its most basic form. Concept maps solve this communication barrier by making it more usable, and accessible, by representing it in a structure that communicates through visuals, directions, and lingual levels. Also by creating what is known as a Mental Model, which simply represents the users point of view.
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