Comments on: When We Touch http://martian.org/karen/2008/02/01/when-we-touch/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:42:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: karen http://martian.org/karen/2008/02/01/when-we-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-19367 karen Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:34:31 +0000 http://martian.org/karen/2008/02/01/when-we-touch/#comment-19367 I've never thought about trying to teach people how to use touch to aid communication. Sounds like that would be a very difficult thing to do. I have many other blog posts in draft that pick up points on your blog. I must get round to finishing them - I put a hold on this the other night as I didn't want my blog to read like a "pick on Schwern blog". But I do realise that you are happy for people to argue about the things you post. I’ve never thought about trying to teach people how to use touch to aid communication. Sounds like that would be a very difficult thing to do.

I have many other blog posts in draft that pick up points on your blog. I must get round to finishing them – I put a hold on this the other night as I didn’t want my blog to read like a “pick on Schwern blog”. But I do realise that you are happy for people to argue about the things you post.

]]> By: Schwern http://martian.org/karen/2008/02/01/when-we-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-19329 Schwern Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:33:21 +0000 http://martian.org/karen/2008/02/01/when-we-touch/#comment-19329 I didn't mean to be dismissive of touch. I'm playing the role of teaching by keeping one chapter ahead of the class, and I haven't put much thought into touch yet. Not enough so I feel comfortable teaching it. There's a lot of ways it can go wrong. I'm glad you're picking up on the ideas I leave on the floor. You can teach the "advanced topics" class. :) You're not the only person to catch my blow off of face-to-face. My friend Alex pointed out that face-to-face is attention grabbing, you can't ignore someone when they're physically present. I didn’t mean to be dismissive of touch. I’m playing the role of teaching by keeping one chapter ahead of the class, and I haven’t put much thought into touch yet. Not enough so I feel comfortable teaching it. There’s a lot of ways it can go wrong.

I’m glad you’re picking up on the ideas I leave on the floor. You can teach the “advanced topics” class. :)

You’re not the only person to catch my blow off of face-to-face. My friend Alex pointed out that face-to-face is attention grabbing, you can’t ignore someone when they’re physically present.

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