Today's class topics ranged from Web servers to interpretations we compose from imagery in pictures we see.
As expected all of our topics in today's discussions, as random as they may seem, lead back to developing ideas, thoughts and all that great stuff.
First of all, we changed class rooms. While this may seem uninteresting and unrelated, Jimmy manages to tie it in. Our perception of the class can change, I sit in the back right hand corner now and I can attest that my entire view has shifted. I can hear him less, and I have a limited vision of the professor, I used to sit in the front where I wouldn't miss a thing. Even back in the front, however, it was difficult to fight off sleepiness, that is impossible to combat in any part of the room though.
After a small discussion on Web servers, IP's and templates, among other things, I was still not completely sure what a web server was, but I understood the over all meaning of templates and the rest of the stuff. I feel its unnecessary at the moment since the rest of the class was far more interesting. We were required to sit in alphabetical order from out first name. I thought it would take a lot less time than it did because I believed that most people were going to readily ask names to figure out the order, but as it turned out only the front row did. Admittedly, I was used to being seated as such but according to my last name which is always at the beginning. During out discussion I thought that perhaps this had something to do with why it took so long, but now I doubt it. It was clear in our discussion that Jimmy had made us do it to change our perspective rather than to see how we would solve it and to "break the ice" as everyone suggested, I wouldn't have guessed it would have to do with perspective. If I am still wrong, please correct me!
We discussed the difference between a thought and an idea. I do not recall a direct answer, but thinking about it at the moment it seems difficult. A thought is already like an idea, it is created in the mind and can be anything anyone can imagine. An idea I would describe almost exactly the same, perhaps its more likely to become a physical object but it does not have to. Who knows maybe they're the same thing. I wouldn't want to give a definite answer, because frankly I am not certain of it. I will try and remember to look them up and compare.
During the Middle of the class we each got to come up with a 'What if..' question. I've always had interesting discussions stem from these type of questions. Sadly we didn't have, nor do we have the kind of time for getting to talk about each of our questions. The professor mentioned after that most of our questions were very limited, mine included. To be honest I am the kind to think of much more interesting questions but at the moment I don't quite feel completely comfortable with the class to just blurt out my silly 'What if', thinking about it now in this class it wouldn't seem as silly. I have to start organizing my thoughts and come up with better answers before being called on. These questions tied in with story telling (and our homework) and what makes a good story. The answer is a premise. Questions like the those we proposed can be developed into stories, or so I understand.
We finished the class with reading imagery. We are to look at an imagine and take information from it, not develop interpretations as many of us did. I seemed difficult for some to understand the deference between taking visual evidence and making interpretations.
Our homework is to draw, in however way we choose to, our decision to come to college and how it was influenced. I seems like a very difficult task for me, I do not have a clear answer to it. I think its a good opportunity to figure out why I choose to and the reasons for it.
The professor is indeed funny, I'm not sure why others don't laugh, too sleepy perhaps.
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