Looking at looking at the available genre models from our class the one that jumped out the most was the edutainment genre. This genre is not only incredibly lively (a little more exciting than my own group’s feasibility study) but it also allows one to practice a valuable skill: presentation. No matter where you are, no matter what you topic, you are only a successful presenter if your idea is understood by your audience. I think the edutainment genre gets at the heart of this.
From the group member’s own XML files I can tell that the schema largely consists of important ideas, followed by explanations. This meaning that if you wanted to summarize a given edutainment document you simply need to pull out whatever number of important ideas. The other key aspect is the visuals, which present the document in a friendly way and break up the text. This idea of images also adds to your ability to cater your content to your audience.
Although not necessarily the intended audience, I think edutainment has a very feasible application in highly technical places. The genre (from an outside perspective) is incredibly versatile and presents a valuable skill. Even among very technical experts in any discipline the ability to present things clearly and simply are key.
When looking at the example or tone, the one common theme from all of the edutainment documents is that they are accessible. They are designed to encourage learning and participation. I really enjoyed this about the documents, as a lot of educational documents feel like they are presented with opposite intentions.
