5 Replies to “Voting in the Future (Emma Collins)”
Interesting topic, and you made it relevant to present day, which was cool. I like how you brought different aspects of the time period– like the portion on women– into this; you made it about more than just the actual technology. I appreciate the background on the illustrator and his work, its solid context that I know is directly related to the image, rather than grasping at strings and trying to make it relevant. I also enjoyed when you sought out the inspiration of the device, I did not even think to look into that on my slidecast.
The audio… could use some work, lots of up and downs with the volume and a little bit of static here and there. The transitions too were off, they lagged and were very clunky. Those are simple technical fixes, but it’s the little things that count, ya know? They become distractions to the content I’m trying to enjoy and learn about.
Interesting slidecast! I liked your connection to a very current event- I did not know that the current voting method could be hacked in 7 minutes! It’s funny how past problems, like voter turnout, still plague us today! I also noticed you had some technical problems (I struggled with this as well). Unfortunately, the glitches between slides and your voice moving in and out was distracting and took away the focus from your material. (I ended up recording my voiceover on my phone instead of my computer and sending the recording to my computer and this worked much better.) In addition, you gave a great history of voting in the U.S., but I had trouble clearly understanding the values of that current period that were embedded in the futuristic voting technology. Next time, it might be helpful to explicitly state those values. Overall, a very interesting and relevant slidecast!
I really enjoyed watching your slidecast and I learned a lot about the history of voting technology. I liked that you compared the size of the predicted voting machine to the size of old computers, showing how small they were by contrast. This was helpful to point out because, although the voting machine is large in comparison to modern computers, it is small when put into the context of the time. It was also interesting to learn that the voting machine was modeled after radios, not computers. Today, we tend to think of computers as dominating technology, while radios are less influential. However, radios were very influential historically. Both of these observations you made help distance the analysis from presentism. All of the information you provided was great, however, it was at times hard to understand because the audio was not very clear. For the next slidecast, it may be beneficial to try other ways of recording to enhance the clarity.
Loved your topic! I thought the use of different types of pictures (graphs, drawings, photographs) did a great job at establishing the context for the audience member. By giving us this foundation, we can really understand what voting was like back then, and the demand for a change in the system. I had a few technical issues while watching the slide, mainly coming from the volume level. At some points, the volume was really low, then at others the volume was very high. This could be something to watch out for on the next slidecast, but besides this issue I thought you did a fantastic job!
Interesting topic, and you made it relevant to present day, which was cool. I like how you brought different aspects of the time period– like the portion on women– into this; you made it about more than just the actual technology. I appreciate the background on the illustrator and his work, its solid context that I know is directly related to the image, rather than grasping at strings and trying to make it relevant. I also enjoyed when you sought out the inspiration of the device, I did not even think to look into that on my slidecast.
The audio… could use some work, lots of up and downs with the volume and a little bit of static here and there. The transitions too were off, they lagged and were very clunky. Those are simple technical fixes, but it’s the little things that count, ya know? They become distractions to the content I’m trying to enjoy and learn about.
Emma,
Interesting slidecast! I liked your connection to a very current event- I did not know that the current voting method could be hacked in 7 minutes! It’s funny how past problems, like voter turnout, still plague us today! I also noticed you had some technical problems (I struggled with this as well). Unfortunately, the glitches between slides and your voice moving in and out was distracting and took away the focus from your material. (I ended up recording my voiceover on my phone instead of my computer and sending the recording to my computer and this worked much better.) In addition, you gave a great history of voting in the U.S., but I had trouble clearly understanding the values of that current period that were embedded in the futuristic voting technology. Next time, it might be helpful to explicitly state those values. Overall, a very interesting and relevant slidecast!
-Olivia
Olivia,
I really enjoyed watching your slidecast and I learned a lot about the history of voting technology. I liked that you compared the size of the predicted voting machine to the size of old computers, showing how small they were by contrast. This was helpful to point out because, although the voting machine is large in comparison to modern computers, it is small when put into the context of the time. It was also interesting to learn that the voting machine was modeled after radios, not computers. Today, we tend to think of computers as dominating technology, while radios are less influential. However, radios were very influential historically. Both of these observations you made help distance the analysis from presentism. All of the information you provided was great, however, it was at times hard to understand because the audio was not very clear. For the next slidecast, it may be beneficial to try other ways of recording to enhance the clarity.
Kayla
**oops Emma, sorry not Olivia
Hi Emma,
Loved your topic! I thought the use of different types of pictures (graphs, drawings, photographs) did a great job at establishing the context for the audience member. By giving us this foundation, we can really understand what voting was like back then, and the demand for a change in the system. I had a few technical issues while watching the slide, mainly coming from the volume level. At some points, the volume was really low, then at others the volume was very high. This could be something to watch out for on the next slidecast, but besides this issue I thought you did a fantastic job!