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Re: Tech Etiquette or Using the Right Tool for the Job

foveros — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:08:45 -0000

This kinda fits in here as a response from people who don't get it (the #lrnchat types): http://www.daveswhiteboard.com...

I read their reaction to a comment they had and I did not know if I should laugh or gasp ;-)

Re: Tech Etiquette or Using the Right Tool for the Job

Beau Colburn — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:50:54 -0000

Good post. I completely agree with the hashtag conversation idea. It seems to (maybe) be getting a bit better? Or I may have just stopped following those that abuse it. As far as @replies, if people really need to communicate about conference X, I always wonder why they can't just set up a @confx account, and then have everyone follow it. Reply to that account and the people that want to see it will see it, and others won't. It's sort of a work-around, but it would help. I just wonder if half of it's not a "Look at me! I'm at this conference!" type of thing. Twitter's not a mailing list, there are a lot of people that use it for a lot of reasons. I tend to try not to post all about the Red Sox, or all about Phish, etc. etc. because it's a wide group of people who have different areas of interest. Anyway... nice post. Totally agree.

Re: Michael Wesch’s Modern Teaching Techniques

Alvin A. Sario — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:35:45 -0000

are you familiar and oriented with digital anthropology as a contemporary teaching strategy? thanx.

Re: On Rothfork’s Review of Dreyfus’s On the Internet. (619)

Jason Dom — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:28:18 -0000

yup yup yup. I felt the same way about the Dreyfus article and reluctantly finished reading it. Good find on the extra research. To answer you last question, I say no, there isn't enough time to create community. I feel so strongly about this I've propped up some software to foster a community at my online U (30k students and 1k faculty) that exists outside of classroom - but can be accessed from every classroom and our respective portals. The problem creating communities in classrooms is that we are bound to the BB dbs which aren't that good, our comments are only socialized within our class, everything is throw away, and just when we are getting to know each other, like you mention, the class is over. On the other hand if UMass had a community forum at the program or institutional level then we'd have our entire student career to foster community. For example I'd love to read Linda Bleith's (sp) thoughts on some topics in this 619 class - but I can't access her. During my undergrad I could socialize my thoughts with my professors at the local pub, in the Ram's Dens, the library, etc... That is what I am creating at my U. It is to early to tell what the impact will be.

Re: On Rothfork’s Review of Dreyfus’s On the Internet. (619)

Robin Gabrielli — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:46:28 -0000

Love it. :-)

It's always good to consider the viewpoint of a naysayer like Dreyfus. There are certainly enough people out there who assume that more technology is always better. But Dreyfus seems to simply be at the opposite extreme, which is equally silly.

I think your question is a great one. In this course, obviously, we already *have* a community to some extent. Many of us know each other through previous courses, although there are a lot of long-distance learners. But the creation of class blogs alone, I think, is a really effective way to get us writing and communicating. For one thing, I can write as much as I want on my own blog and not worry about being seen as a spammer. Blogs also have a personal touch that makes it fun to look around and see what other people have done. I like yours *very* much, by the way. Very clean and a pleasure to read.

Whereas I, a lamer, used one of the blogspot templates.

Maybe what we're building, for the purposes of this course, is not so much a "community" as a "network of individuals with a common purpose". (Is there a difference?)

Re: On Rothfork’s Review of Dreyfus’s On the Internet. (619)

Bob Bavis — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:13:18 -0000

Hi Brian,
It seems we may be on more or less opposite sides with regard to views on Rothfork/Dreyfus. I do however think the question you pose at the end of your post is a key question to ask/discuss. I look foward to your comments on my blog and discussion board posts.
Bob

Re: The SMC Project Revealed

Jason Dom — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:54:16 -0000

I look forward to the release Brian. At my online U we are always looking for tools to help support a community of inquiry at a distance and your project falls into this category. Looking forward to learning more from you.

Jason

Re: Welcome

Jason Dom — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:39:01 -0000

Hello David,

Glad to see you stopped by ediblechatter. I travel to Fredneck on a regular basis. I have a handful, ten or so, friends that live in the city or surrounding area. I be willing to bet that your friend knows some of mine friends! Not that big of a city.

I got a big kick out of that water skeeter / bass thing. Something I made up on the spot. For my blog I am experimenting with a few voices, and for now I am playing with the hill billy from WV voice.

On another note, I will take a peek around evolve. You have a bunch of collateral here which I will delve into.

Jason

Re: Welcome

AK — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:33:39 -0000

Excellent blog! Nice to see another mac user on board!

I've actually put all the class blogs on my google reader, so I can easily see if something has been updated.

The RSS in plain English reminds me of a demetri martin skit ;-)

Re: Welcome

Joan Medlen — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:36:46 -0000

Hi Brian!

I found your many blogs and insights interesting. I'm going to pass it along to my brother, who is also a nerd/geek, and teaches science at our neighborhood high school. He has a blog he abandoned called, The Classroom Tablet. (http://classtablet.blogspot.co.... I loved his propsal. I think he became discouraged by the lack of response to a well-researched proposal at our admin building.

I am also a cyclist, needing to really get into training after a business trip I must take for a couple of weeks. I've signed up for the Crater Lake Century with a group of people....too many hills coming!

I"m looking forward to this class.

And...enjoy the pregnancy and the baby!

Joan

Re: Internet Access in the Classroom

Jeff Byrnes — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:07:17 -0000

Just got to this article by way of your twitter, and seriously, this is the sort of draconian stuff that really boggles the mind.