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This is brilliant. The use of the 1812 Overture conveys so much about the frenetic nature of the tweetorial experience!

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As a ‘words’ person, I don’t fully exploit the multimedia potential of digital spaces . Others are just brilliant at it. Since I started teaching in 1999, the range of skills and aptitudes which are taught within ‘digital literacy’ has expanded significantly: knowing how to fully exploit the range of communication media is part of becoming literate within a digital culture.

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Helen, I empathise! For most of the duration of this course, I’ve battled with a very slow and erratic broadband connection and this has impacted on how I work and what I produce (and I too am trying to avoid conveying a sense of technological determinism). In some ways, being ‘slowed’ has proven to be a positive: I can’t quickly move between streams and sources, so I have to focus. However, on the other hand, it’s simply a complete pain. Looking forward to getting back to fibre in a few weeks.

Your lifestream’s looking great by the way. Best of luck with the final assignment.

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My way of working has been impacted by the dreadful connectivity I’ve had whilst I’ve been living in an old farmhouse on the coast in Cumbria. Technology has determined how I can work, when I can work and what I can work on. As I noted in my comment to Helen, it has even impacted on how I think: I can’t ‘jump’ between applications and sites and have had to become more mono-focused.

I’m looking forward to fibre at the end of the month…I will be a more effective cyborg again.

Comment on Instagram: The history of algorithms. by hwalker

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It’s like an ‘Only Connect’ wall…

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I visited others’ blogs again this week but had no reciprocal visits. Our ‘mobility’ between blogs has, in my experience, been limited; a core group of us have used Twitter as our ‘homing’ space (Brah, 1996; Fortier, 2000). That is where we ‘reground’ (Ahmed et al 2003). Eli established a Facebook group at the start of this EDC, but that has remained underused. I’ll be interested to see what others think:

Lifestream summary: week 11

Lifestream summary: week 11

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This week has been spent thinking about, and starting to collate content for, the final assignment*. At the start of the week, I was unsure about both its form and its content. However, following a very useful email exchange with James, the former is now more defined. I’ve decided to create a photo diary of a typical day (or part of a typical day) which highlights and reflects upon the various digital and technological entanglements which are part of my experiences. Thinking about form is proving more tricky due to a (perhaps unfair) PowerPoint aversion, but I‘m getting there.

I’ve also spent some time reviewing this lifestream blog in preparation for writing the final entry next week. It’s interesting to observe the development of voice and form as it progresses. What becomes apparent as I assess the lifestream content is that we have become a learning community which uses Twitter extensively, more so (as James highlighted in last week’s hangout) than previous cohorts. It’s interesting to consider why this medium appeals; it is more ‘natural and immediate’ than commenting on others’ blogs and feels more akin to the sort of conversation we might have f2f. The reading and commenting on others’ blogs, however, offers the space and time for more considered and critical reflection. All interesting things to note as I think about how I can apply some of the techniques and approaches from the course in my own professional practice.

*as well as starting to move house…**

**…which in itself has brought with it a raft of reflections on the algorithmic results which have resulted from the connected online activity…

 

Comment on Week 10: Learning Analytics Critique by hwalker

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This is a fascinating analysis, Philip: I’m definitely going to read the Verbeek articles.

‘Rather than looking to see whether the collected data is valid or not, we need to understand its purpose and how that data is collected.’ Absolutely. As Knox states (http://ift.tt/2nlrcud): ‘I think we should focus less on the results of Learning Analytics, and whether they measure up to reality, and more on the processes that have gone into the analysis itself.’

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I agree with Stuart, Chenée: this is a great use of Sway (an Office 365 tool ;-)).

This is really thoughtful reflection on your experiences in each of the two courses. I’m wondering how much of this difference can be attributed to the relative scale of the two courses? Were you able to gain any sense of participant numbers for each of them.

Thanks for sharing your work!

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Despite your protestations, this is brilliant work as ever, Renée. The infographics work well to illustrate the findings which you refer to in your audio.

Like Linzi, I’m conscious of how much time it must have taken to collate all of this data! Very impressive stuff.

As Stuart has already noted, the limitations of the learning environment you were in are striking: your LMS impaired rather than enhanced your ability to connect with the other learners. I really like the Collier quote you’ve used in connection to this.

Thanks for sharing this and I hope you get all of your technical issues sorted soon!

Helen

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(Note: another tool to consider for future use: https://screencast-o-matic.com/)

Comment on MOOC Ethnography – The Power of Colour (but not really) by hwalker

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Myles, I really think Padlet is a brilliant tool to have chosen for this ethnography. What I like about it is that allows you to present different ideas and areas of focus in different blocks. It’s a really effective way to demonstrate the tapestry of your netnography: the interweaving of course content, course voices and theory is compelling. I’ve used Padlet with learners before but more as a collaborative space to gather group ideas. I’ll be using your work as an exemplar of how else it can be used. Thanks for sharing your work.

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A really thoughtful and (despite your self-deprecating comments) well-produced video Cathy. It offers a sense of how engaged you were with the subject matter of the MOOC if not, as your write-up suggests the ‘parallel’ MOOC community. Like Jeremy, I’m interested in your observations about the software and how it impacts on end-user experiences. How much of a blended approach to deliver and communications did the MOOC offer? Thanks for sharing your work with us.

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Dirk, you’re a natural in front of the camera! And I loved the post-Brexit Playmobil piece ‘There are other people coming to our island’/’Oh my god!’ (like you, I hadn’t heard of Malinowski’s work, but I’ll now seek it out.)

It’s a great idea to look at an ‘old’ MOOC to see what’s happening there. I really liked your deconstruction of the ‘Welcome’ message: ‘You must be kidding, you don’t care.’ And the hugging of the post on the post: brilliant. As you engagingly explain, these misguided gestures by ‘the staff’ to create a community are ineffective and demonstrate a lack of creative thought about how communities build online.

This video is brilliantly produced too: as an aside, what microphone/software were you using?

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