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[Marghanita da Cruz]

Ivan Trundle wrote:
> On 19/08/2008, at 6:14 PM, Roger Clarke wrote:
> 
>> (The history of diagramming conventions in systems analysis and
>> design has been one of alternative tightening to achieve precision,
>> and loosening - because most human beings find such levels of
>> precision daunting and even suffocating).
> 
> Not as much an aside as you might believe, Roger.
> 
> I believe that the English language, as a tool of expression, can be  
> as difficult to interpret as some diagrams, but nonetheless, it's the  
> medium that most are comfortable with, and are thus more adept at  
> translating into meaning - without suffocation.
> 
> If all we had were a video recording device to record our thoughts and  
> words, perhaps the world would now be a very different place.
> 
Our senses are important to our learning. I don't think text alone would survive 
so, video and audio does offer more than text - after all we awarded Al Gore a 
nobel prize for his video and the other scientists shared the prize for their 
papers.

However, before we go into TV format (video and audio),
perhaps academia should look at hypertext....
I  would welcome comments on my paper
<http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/nodutyofcare-the-governance-of-ict.html>

Marghanita
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