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Comment on CCK08: Critique of Course Technology tools by What is that Groups and Networks argument all about?

What is that Groups and Networks argument all about? — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:18:01 +0000

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Comment on Utility Of Twitter and a Networking Analogy by bradleyshoebottom

bradleyshoebottom — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:12:06 +0000

Agreed on no fences. I used the fence and “across the Stret” metaphor because we all like to have some space. In the internet world, we have space as well; weonly join certain social networking sites (facebook, Linked in, Twitter etc) so our over involvement or underinvolvement is like leaving the front door open vs unlocked to our fmaily, friends, neighbours, collegeues), or having caller id or not. We also maintain a certina level of “onlineness” so the network is affected by that degree of connection and timing.
I agree conversations are greatly affected by the circumstance of timing and a persons daly routine. Prior to the social web, as Stephen Downes and Georege Siemens would point out, our networking was greatly limtied to mail, and our ability to get out beyond our neighbour hood. This severly restricted our level of knoweldge. We jsut accepted the fact that we would not know some things. I tell my stduueis that it is highly unlikely they may have a truly original idea on a planet with 9 billion poeple. Somebody else has had the idea, it might be documented in Chines or even in English, but the odl paper based system of info distribution hindered the flow of knoweldge and our interaction with those that created it.
I find myself spending more time at night now “networking” than I do working on RMC courses in the atempt to find greater knowledge to assist my teaching.
Twitter breaks those walls down and even if you are “offline” for 7 weeks, you can go back and find out wha tis going on

Comment on Utility Of Twitter and a Networking Analogy by BlancheMaynard

BlancheMaynard — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:41:04 +0000

In Twitter, you have neighnors but no fences! You also have neighbors…but no neighborhood, in the sense that your view of the space you inhabit (your twittersphere) is particular to you since no one follows or is being followed by exactly the same people.

No analogy is perfect, but the neighbors analogy works for me. It’s not about space, it’s about people and timing. A little bit like what I observe on my street, when I see dog owners congregating and chatting at certain times of day; joggers exchanging a few words in the morning; passers by stopping and commenting on my flowers when I’m out there tending my front garden. These conversations are spontaneous and unpredictable. They sometimes engage only two people at first, who can be joigned by many more. Again, it’s about people and timing more than space, although Twitter IS a space that allows for these types of interactions. But it’s not a physical space, like a neighborhood would be. It’s a space that has neighbors but no neighborhood.

I’m just thinking out loud here. What’s your reaction?

(By the way, I love this discussion we are having

Blanche Louise

Comment on POE206 Update: Mock Parliment by POE206 Fall 2009 and New Experiment « Bradley Shoebottom's Weblog

POE206 Fall 2009 and New Experiment « Bradley Shoebottom's Weblog — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:21:07 +0000

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Comment on POE206 Networked Learning Course Design by POE206 Fall 2009 and New Experiment « Bradley Shoebottom's Weblog

POE206 Fall 2009 and New Experiment « Bradley Shoebottom's Weblog — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:20:46 +0000

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Comment on POE206 Networked Learning Course Design by lin armstrong

lin armstrong — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:49:15 +0000

I loved this. i am finding ways to get learners connected to create interest in learning outside the class sessions and to help women in particular to join in with technology. To become users and makers. i need your type of discussion about context of great learning environments. Brill!

Comment on CCK08: Assignment 2: “The only constant in life is change – The changing roles of educators” by Thinking about change « robingupta.net

Thinking about change « robingupta.net — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:46:44 +0000

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Comment on Results of POE206 Mock Parliament by Avertedd

Avertedd — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:29:28 +0000

Что то слишком мудрено… И по-моему расчитано на блогера чем на вебмастера

Comment on Results of POE206 Mock Parliament by Ferinannnd

Ferinannnd — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:14:37 +0000

Подойдя к второму обзацу необходимо будет побороть в себе желание его пропустить

Comment on Results of POE206 Mock Parliament by Cederash

Cederash — Sat, 23 May 2009 21:09:08 +0000

хороший рассказ, все разложено по полкам