Comments on: Points of Reference, Comfort, and the Digital Curator http://www.missiontolearn.com/2008/03/points-of-reference-comfort-and-the-digital-curator/ Know Better. Live Better. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:25:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michele Martin http://www.missiontolearn.com/2008/03/points-of-reference-comfort-and-the-digital-curator/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Michele Martin Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:40:21 +0000 http://blog.missiontolearn.com/2008/03/points-of-reference-comfort-and-the-digital-curator/#comment-381 Jeff, I definitely see that I have a tendency to gravitate toward those pieces that reinforce my own viewpoint and I have to force myself to go outside of my comfort zone to read more widely. I like your idea that the role of a digital curator might also be to find the things that challenge existing thinking/norms, particularly if they are gathering information for an organization. What good is it if we use this capacity to reinforce groupthink as opposed to actively challenging our own assumptions and beliefs. If we end up sticking with what we believe, we've done so after examining other aspects. If we don't, then that's obviously something learned, too. I think you're right on the money with this! Jeff, I definitely see that I have a tendency to gravitate toward those pieces that reinforce my own viewpoint and I have to force myself to go outside of my comfort zone to read more widely. I like your idea that the role of a digital curator might also be to find the things that challenge existing thinking/norms, particularly if they are gathering information for an organization. What good is it if we use this capacity to reinforce groupthink as opposed to actively challenging our own assumptions and beliefs. If we end up sticking with what we believe, we’ve done so after examining other aspects. If we don’t, then that’s obviously something learned, too.

I think you’re right on the money with this!

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