@jennymackness-thanks.Our focus is algorithmic cultures-so it's great to see initiative towards viewpoint diversity.Looking fwd to viewing
— Renée Hann (@rennhann) January 16, 2017
@jennymackness @Digeded fear of isolation.. but it's amplified by non-diverse social networks. ie.Sheehan's 'spiral of silence' (1/2)#mscedc
— Renée Hann (@rennhann) January 16, 2017
@jennymackness @Digeded (2/2)ppl are more likely to voice opinions they perceive to be minority in diverse community https://t.co/eLXSFk4A5n
— Renée Hann (@rennhann) January 16, 2017
@jennymackness @Digeded so for me it's not about how it starts but how it is amplified #mscedc (bad at this 140 character thing..!)
— Renée Hann (@rennhann) January 16, 2017
@jennymackness @mdvfunesof @Digeded #mscedc of course 🙂 but I'm thinking 'amplify' also in sense of tech&practices which shape values (1/2
— Renée Hann (@rennhann) January 16, 2017
@jennymackness @Digeded @mdvfunes eg.getting 'likes'/media socialisation.Course now is Education & Digital Culture- https://t.co/mmaBeEY7hG
— Renée Hann (@rennhann) January 16, 2017
Note: thanks to Jenny Mackness for joining the conversation, sharing more great resources and probing deeper – so much to unpack in block 3 of the course. Distracted by post-humanism this week.. but the conversation is still ‘whirring’ in the background.
In particular I’ve been thinking about changing values, and how changed (technology driven) communication practices may contribute to those changes in values, for example, through different peer affirmation practices and changes in the scale of friendship groups. The starting point for this thinking is a study by Uhls & Greenfield (2011), “The Rise of Fame: An Historical Content Analysis” which confirms changes in reported youth values that coincide with technological innovation – for example, the arrival of youtube.