tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.comments2020-11-15T12:44:53.137-03:00@ the chalkface in a digital ageAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625789675520666066noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-39739160401440096652013-02-09T15:35:00.273-03:002013-02-09T15:35:00.273-03:00Hi Mary. Thanks for your comment.
Sure, I hope th...Hi Mary. Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />Sure, I hope the same thing. Unfortunately, in my country, things are still to be done. Many things, I’m afraid…<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for sharing your idea (screencasting). I’ll see whether I can implement it in my classes. We use netbooks but we've been going through different connectivity issues.<br /><br />@ the chalkface in a digital agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039322498831456577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-83822049501930985232013-02-08T17:43:21.770-03:002013-02-08T17:43:21.770-03:00I love your gifs and you pose some interesting que...I love your gifs and you pose some interesting questions.<br /><br />Of course it is my hope that we can use technology to change the relationships in the classroom and have the teacher move away from being the "sage on the stage." I have a classroom set of iPads that I am piloting this year and we are already doing more cooperative work where the students are doing project together, particularly with screencasting. I am more in the director's role, asking them questions to direct their thinking. MLNPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12642852939980832769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-36079825914796989012013-02-06T15:22:01.647-03:002013-02-06T15:22:01.647-03:00Hi David.
Thanks for reading my stories and postin...Hi David.<br />Thanks for reading my stories and posting your comment.<br />:)@ the chalkface in a digital agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039322498831456577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-37831044107897578042013-02-06T03:57:25.707-03:002013-02-06T03:57:25.707-03:00I think they are awesome. Thanks for sharing.I think they are awesome. Thanks for sharing.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098221991466148258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-14215731682698116962013-02-04T23:45:41.040-03:002013-02-04T23:45:41.040-03:00Hello Verónica!
Thanks for your comment. I must r...Hello Verónica!<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. I must reckon I’m still trying to ‘cultivate’ and ‘develop’ my own voice. Let’s see how much I can improve.<br /><br />Thanks for your support. Hope to meet you on Twitter chat.<br />Take care :-)<br />@ the chalkface in a digital agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039322498831456577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-8203707017042933892013-02-04T10:46:31.901-03:002013-02-04T10:46:31.901-03:00I think I'll read this post often. You put a l...I think I'll read this post often. You put a lot of information and links to continue work on them. I´m already reading and trying to put on practice @suewaters´ tips. Reading a post like this, with lots of useful information, reflections and reference is a proof that you can write great post! Thanksrecorrecaminoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354234182306884104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-90613354465446911482013-02-02T03:15:18.641-03:002013-02-02T03:15:18.641-03:00Hi Emily. Thanks for writing to me. Yes, you’re ri...Hi Emily. Thanks for writing to me. Yes, you’re right. I’m doing #etmooc. I’ve just had a quick look at your profile. It’s AWESOME. All the things you’ve done…<br /><br />Thanks for your interest in my work. Our thesis (my partner and I were allowed to work in pair because we had to triangulate data) is to be submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of “Licenciado en Inglés” (roughly a BA in English language).<br /><br />I don’t know how much Laurie told you about the topic. I’ll tell you about just a few details here. We studied the impact of the teachers’ representations about English language teaching on the curriculum implementation at state secondary schools in Buenos Aires.<br /><br />We compared their on-the-spot decision-making procedures with their verbalisations in order to determine whether there was a mismatch between what they think they do and what they actually do in the classroom.<br /><br />We applied Appraisal Theory (Jim Martin & Peter White) and the Theory of Representations (Serge Moscovici, Ivana Marková & Alejandro Raiter) to analyse the data and now we’re writing the conclusions.<br /><br />Well, this is a very brief summary. I’d like to have a chance to talk over these issues with you whenever you can make.<br /><br />Kind regards :)<br /><br />Mx<br />@ the chalkface in a digital agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039322498831456577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-68430727924427893282013-02-02T02:13:45.726-03:002013-02-02T02:13:45.726-03:00Hi Caleb. Thanks for reading my post and writing y...Hi Caleb. Thanks for reading my post and writing your comment. Sorry, for the “link issue”. I’m going to be plain honest; I don’t usually link my posts the way I did it in this post.<br /><br />My criteria go like this. Since I don’t know who might read my posts, I try to write them assuming that the reader may have almost no prior knowledge about the specific topics I’m talking about. Then, for the sake of space, as long as it’s possible, I use hyperlinks with definitions, the titles of posts and documents.<br /><br />Most of the definitions were linked to Wikipedia, something I wouldn’t have ever done if I’d had to hand in the post to an academic institution in my country. But within ETMOOC, it seems to be the most natural thing to do.<br /><br />The thing is that, as I kept reading the tips about blogging, I realised that, for example, I’d never linked authors when I should have. So maybe, yes, I’m overdoing the hyperlink thing. Hope to strike a balance over time. Any rule of thumb to suggest?<br /><br />I answered the question you asked me on Google+ directly there.<br />Take care :)<br />@ the chalkface in a digital agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039322498831456577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-9790943604799526662013-02-01T23:23:35.379-03:002013-02-01T23:23:35.379-03:00Hi - i really like this post. a good amount of ref...Hi - i really like this post. a good amount of reflection and cross referencing etc. i'm going to take a look through your scoops after this.<br />a little note - there are a lot of links and i found it hard to know what i should click or what i needed to click.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809697963980669532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-86530709750677708452013-02-01T10:42:10.132-03:002013-02-01T10:42:10.132-03:00Hi Max - took me a while to get here, I had troubl...Hi Max - took me a while to get here, I had trouble getting online last week - but anyway, better late than never I always say..<br />So you're in Laurie's other mooc, et, is that right, and not in edc mooc?<br />I had a quick look at etmooc and decided I already have far too much to do and don't have time for it just now - hope you're all enjoying it<br /><br />Your thesis topic sounds interesting. As part of my PhD thesis I'm currently looking at how teachers across various disciplines (university context) interpret certain keywords, as I believe it has a great influence on their pedagogy. A few details of stuff I've done before are here if you're interested (though it's a bit out of date) http://www.open.ac.uk/researchprojects/systemic-functional-linguistics/p2_6.shtml <br /><br />happy to discuss this kind of stuff any time - <br />best wishes, <br />- Emilye-purserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953233856385977665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-45146634370643772462013-01-27T17:52:57.401-03:002013-01-27T17:52:57.401-03:00Hi Brian. Thanks for reading my post and writing y...Hi Brian. Thanks for reading my post and writing your comment on it. You don’t need to apologise at all. I can appreciate your commitment to the ETMOOC community.<br /><br />It is me who should apologise for not writing a comment directly on your blog. To tell you the truth, I couldn’t make up my mind at that moment. Your blog is so impressive… I believe that your whole life is there. Your blog’s like a living thing. I felt that when I visited it. I don’t know why I felt it was not appropriate to write down my ideas in your space – you see, old habits die hard…<br /><br />Now, I realise I was kind of reluctant to collaborate due to ‘old’ misconceptions or prejudices.<br /><br />I’ve just made an appointment to go back to your blog. I’m also interested in storytelling, you see. So I’ll be visiting you soon.<br /><br />As regards your video, I watched it several times since it really moved me. As I was watching it the first time, something happened somewhere in my mind. I’d been reading about connectivism; basically, Downes [http://www.downes.ca/post/33034] & Simens’ [http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm] seminal papers, Should I call them like that?<br /><br />Anyway, I’d found it rather hard to understand some aspects of the theory as they put it forward in those papers. Then, your video made everything clear to me. What I couldn’t - and still can’t - accept is this question that knowledge resides in connexions.<br /><br />I’ve got a gut feeling that the human element in those connexions is the key ingredient. Yet, since I’m still reading and processing the tenets of this theory, I can’t advance any definite point of view.<br /><br />Besides, ‘sharing’ and ‘openness’ are two very important issues in my teaching context. I think I´ll deal with them in a new post, most probably after covering topic 4 (The Open Movement). I need to get familiar with Creative Commons and all that stuff. I haven’t got a clue where or how to start.<br /><br />In other words, your video helped me realise which aspects of connectivism I don’t quite agree with and how relevant some other aspects of the theory (sharing & openness) are for my teaching context.<br /><br />THANKS for spending your time sharing your expertise and ideas with me.<br /><br />… and I’ll keep smiling ;-)<br />mx<br />@ the chalkface in a digital agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039322498831456577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-21465242060052832252013-01-27T14:04:21.719-03:002013-01-27T14:04:21.719-03:00Hi Max ... I want to thank you so very much for ex...Hi Max ... I want to thank you so very much for extracting the lyrics from my post "My PLN: A Teacher’s Treasure' at: http://life-long-learners.com/my-pln-a-teachers-treasure/ and writing about your reservations on "sharing". I admit that teaching in Canada is far different than teaching in Argentina however I strongly believe that when one shares ideas and resources, one will eventually receive much more in return. Most educators I know are passionate about teaching and are more than willing to share. The Internet has facilitated this sharing process world-wide. Furthermore, I can see that your post and reflection about sharing has resonated with many of our #ETMOOC colleagues who are being so supportive by commenting. Who knows, in time, such individuals may evolve into your PLN so that you can continue sharing after the #ETMOOC is formally finished.<br /><br />I want to apologize to you and all the interested educators who have commented on my original "Teacher's Treasure" post. I'm delighted that it was a catalyst that encouraged discussion. However, I am brand new to Google Plus (and do not have a Facebook account) and, as such, have been struggling to understand the difference between "friends" and "followers", etc. I am slowly finding out that colleagues, like you, have posted reactions and supportive comments to their own blogs that I have yet to discover and to acknowledge. I am also quite involved in the Digital Storytelling DS106 MOOC at: http://ds106.us/ which also demands my time. Although I am a retired educator, I find that there is not sufficient time to do everything to the best of my ability in both MOOC forums. <br /><br />However I want to thank you and the rest of this amazing "fraternity of friends" for the support and understanding as I continue on my learning journey.<br /><br />Thanks for caring and sharing!<br /><br />Take care & keep smiling :-) BrianAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10772767186109312771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-24053352751149289732013-01-27T01:44:12.253-03:002013-01-27T01:44:12.253-03:00Hi Sue!
THANKS again. I went to the site and inst...Hi Sue!<br /><br />THANKS again. I went to the site and installed the widget on my blogs. It’s simply fabulous.<br />I’ll make sure my readers (esp. the students on my other blog) become aware of this widget and get familiar with its use.<br /><br />I’ll keep you posted :)<br />@ the chalkface in a digital agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039322498831456577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-56368479073275211542013-01-27T00:58:40.008-03:002013-01-27T00:58:40.008-03:00Hola Verónica.
Muchas gracias por leer mi post y ...Hola Verónica.<br /><br />Muchas gracias por leer mi post y comentarlo.<br /><br />Escribime en inglés o español según te sientas cómoda. Yo soy de Buenos Aires, Argentina, por lo tanto, esa es la variante del español que hablo y escribo. Si algo de lo que escribo resulta “ambiguo” o “raro” o “poco comprensible” (modismos típicos de los porteños, etc), no dudes en decírmelo para que pueda aclararlo.<br /><br />Bueno, a mi me alegró ver que no soy el único de ‘ascendencia latina’ en este tipo experiencias de <br />aprendizaje.<br /><br />Lamento no haber podido interactuar un poco más con vos el miércoles pasado; realmente, estaba perdido en un mar de tweets, ‘pescando’ los tweets de ayuda que me enviaban algunos Twitterers con mayor experiencia.<br /><br />Siento que estoy aprendiendo mucho en un corto periodo de tiempo. ¿Te pasa lo mismo?<br />Estoy aprendiendo a dominar la ansiedad de querer leer todo y hacer todo. Poco a poco, estoy 'dominando' el uso del blog, Twitter y Delicious (content curation) en conjunto. Cree unas recetas con esta herramienta: IFTTT. Te la recomiendo. Te hace la vida más fácil. Sue waters tiene un tutorial en: http://suewaters.com/2013/01/22/work-smarter-and-stay-connected-in-a-learning-community/<br /><br />A Diego Leal Fonseca no lo conozco en persona. No recuerdo exactamente cómo lo ‘descubrí’ en Internet. Si te digo que vi el video de él sobre el conectivismo (el mismo que recomiendo en el post).<br /><br />Entonces, lo googlie y encontré su página web y de ahí fui a uno de sus blogs (por ej. http://reaprender.org/blog/2013/01/21/a-few-thoughts-on-ecologies-of-yearning-by-gardnercampbell-etmooc/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reaprender+%28DiegoLeal.org%3A+reAprender%29).<br /><br />Me pareció no solo interesante y relevante sino tan movilizadora (thought-provoking) la calidad de sus reflexiones que decidí seguirlo. Ahí me enteré del CEIBAL y otros proyectos en los que participó y aún participa.<br /><br />Bueno, me despido, pero en breve te voy a estar visitando en tu blog.<br />Gracias por compartir.<br />@ the chalkface in a digital agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039322498831456577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-70343241975261518052013-01-27T00:03:00.108-03:002013-01-27T00:03:00.108-03:00Hello Emily. Thanks for posting your comment and s...Hello Emily. Thanks for posting your comment and sharing your ‘Twitter-attack’ strategies with me.<br /><br />You made me realise that, on microblogs like Twitter, information overflow isn’t necessarily a negative thing. You explained why this is so in your comment: in a vast sea of tweets you’re more likely to find something that suits your needs.<br /><br />The thing is that you’ve got to use certain ‘Twitter-attack’ strategies; precisely, the ones you shared with me in your comment above.<br /><br />That is, one has to learn to let things go by, stay focussed on one’s aim and follow a series of steps to deal effectively with information overflow. That way, you only pick out what’s relevant for you.<br /><br />Thanks for teaching me your strategies.<br /><br />Now as regards patterns of interaction, you might find this post relevant:<br /><br />“The rule of engagement: Be authentic” by Jonathan Groves, assistant professor, Drury University, Springfield, Mo.<br /><br />In this short article, Prof. Groves puts forwards a four-level framework to analyse the types of interaction on Twitter and he goes on to relate them to authenticity and degrees of engagement.<br /><br />http://grovesprof.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/the-rule-of-engagement-be-authentic/@ the chalkface in a digital agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039322498831456577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-68722841331780631202013-01-26T23:27:23.558-03:002013-01-26T23:27:23.558-03:00Hi Max
The PrintFriendly option is really great. ...Hi Max<br /><br />The PrintFriendly option is really great. We have it set up so our users can just activate it in Plugins if they are an Edublogs Pro user. <br /><br />Here are the instructions for adding it to blogger - http://www.printfriendly.com/button<br /><br />I'm not sure how many people use it. I think they are more likely to use it once we make them aware how handy it is. You can also use it to email the posts etc. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment! I still remember back to that first post and think of my insanity. Writing the post while traveling, juggling work commitments, and with a broken hand (yes it really hurt). Sue Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230898483382609377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-39543138450412477392013-01-26T23:06:53.550-03:002013-01-26T23:06:53.550-03:00Hi Sue!
Thanks for reading and commenting.
This ...Hi Sue!<br /><br />Thanks for reading and commenting.<br /><br />This comment actually shows how important it is to comment. Why?<br /><br />As I was reading your comment, I noticed I missed the update to the guide. I’d read just some sections because I’d been lead to them by clicking elsewhere. Besides, I’ve never noticed the button that lets you download the blog entry as PDF. How useful this button is! I wonder where I can get one for my blogs…<br /><br />So thanks to this comment, I went back to the latest version of the guide, made sure I wasn’t missing any trick or tip and downloaded it for later reference. I know, I’ll have to go back to that guide.<br /><br />Now, as regards the true story behind the guide, pls, read my comment directly on your blog. You’re so right in so many ways…<br /><br />Thanks for your commitment and support :)<br />@ the chalkface in a digital agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039322498831456577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-19292485112126401532013-01-26T20:21:14.522-03:002013-01-26T20:21:14.522-03:00Hello Sherry!
Thanks for reading and commenting.
...Hello Sherry!<br /><br />Thanks for reading and commenting.<br /><br />Yes, you’re right when you say, “The more you share, the more it grows.” I believe as our PLN <br />expands, we also grow as an individual and develop as a professional.<br /><br />I think the key ‘ingredient here is the human element’ and that’s why I find it quite intriguing that, along the lines of connectivism, knowledge resides in the connexions and that we’re only kinds of nodes…<br /><br />Anyway, I’ll keep reading a bit more about this.<br />@ the chalkface in a digital agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039322498831456577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-89035242401931163882013-01-26T20:01:21.299-03:002013-01-26T20:01:21.299-03:00Hi Laurie!
Thanks for reading my post and helping...Hi Laurie!<br /><br />Thanks for reading my post and helping me get connected with other learners.<br /><br />This is one of my objectives: to get to know other professionals doing research into the fields of Linguistics and Teacher Cognition.<br /><br />Hope to get news from Emily soon.<br /><br />Keep me posted, pls.<br />@ the chalkface in a digital agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039322498831456577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-32891094590860585982013-01-25T18:32:07.748-03:002013-01-25T18:32:07.748-03:00Hola Max, descanso un poco del inglés ya que para ...Hola Max, descanso un poco del inglés ya que para mí es todo un desafío. Al leer tu entrada me siento tan identificada con cada cosa que mencionas que pienso lo podría haber escrito yo misma.<br /><br />Sólo cuando he participado en cursos masivos pude vivir una experiencia gratificante con TW y en la cual me he sentido partícipe. De otro modo siempre termino usando esta red para leer y acceder a información sin hacer parte de la conversación.<br /><br />Agradezco también un par de vínculos que sugieres, especialmente el de @suewaters, para tener muy en cuenta.<br /><br />Me alegró ver que nombrabas a Diego Leal ya que ha sido quien me impulsara a meterme de lleno en la red y creo es el gran articulador entre el Norte y el Sur.<br /><br />Estaré atenta a tus posts y nos vemos en TW!recorrecaminoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354234182306884104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-66803630549854570612013-01-25T12:18:32.334-03:002013-01-25T12:18:32.334-03:00Hi Max,
I have to admit that I actually prefer th...Hi Max,<br /><br />I have to admit that I actually prefer the overwhelming sea of tweets. As with anything on the internet, there's more content than you can possibly consume. So I always assume that anything unimportant will get lost at sea, but anything that matters will have lots of retweets, people will have replied to it, and if a particular hashtag is trending it will catch my eye as I skim. My approach is to read the first dozen or so tweets, and then skim for people I know who always post interesting things, and for words and hashtags that catch my eye. Sure, I might miss a few things, but I also don't end up reading the posts about crazy lines at Starbucks or public transit grievances.<br /><br />The number one think that irks me is the 140 character limit. Sometimes a particular thought requires a second or third tweet to contextualize it or elaborate, and if a person only reads the first one (or reads it before you've posted the second), they might misinterpret the post, leading to a frustrating exchange of tweets that are essentially restating exactly what I said in the second tweet. <br /><br />On the other hand, it is a fantastic way to network and create a PLN. There are a number of people who I follow but don't follow me, and despite that lack of reciprocity, I have found out about many useful resources through their tweets. Also, I've noticed that even when I post something really interesting or useful, it rarely gets replies or retweets. The interaction might be one-directional, but it still is worthwhile.<br /><br />EmilyEmily Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829710695106723057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-16230315601241187462013-01-25T09:26:00.651-03:002013-01-25T09:26:00.651-03:00Hi Max
Thanks and glad these types of posts help!...Hi Max<br /><br />Thanks and glad these types of posts help! My main role is to support educators in the use of technology. My day is spent writing step-by-step "How to" documentation and in my situation this are the types of posts I need to write. <br /><br />There is actually two Twitteraholic posts and both of them took a long time to write. They've both been very popular; the original one was slightly more than the updated version which is more comprehensive than the original. <br /><br />For me the more interesting aspect is the story behind the Twitteraholic post. I don't often have an opportunity to share the thought process of how a post comes into existence. You can read about it here - http://suewaters.com/2010/07/15/the-story-behind-that-twitteraholic-post/ Once you've read that you'll understand how more amazing the Twitteraholic post is. <br /><br />We have considered ebook formats. The challenge is online tools are being updated constantly and the more places you've shared the content the more updating you have to do. My life is spent updating documentation. This is why you've added a PrintFriendly option so readers can download the PDF to read on their devices. <br /><br />Sue<br /><br />Sue Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230898483382609377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-84180877320017071752013-01-24T23:39:01.679-03:002013-01-24T23:39:01.679-03:00Wow, you really said it all in this blog post. Sue...Wow, you really said it all in this blog post. Sue is truly amazing, I think she lives and breathes comments and blogs and I wish I were her. What a great job to proctor and teach so much! My experience was very much like yours, except, I thought I knew what I was doing on twitter. Hashtags help so so much! You did a great job summarizing all of my thoughts as well with the twitter chat experience. It's a pleasure to be part of such a great teaching and learning community. Ah, to your questions, through google plus, twitter and blogging, I think you will find that your PLN will expand. That's what happened to me, but not overnight. The more you share, the more it grows. I personally have found my PLN has changed since 2008, some have gone by the way side,some are consistent and some have become what I would consider friends. Great blog. I look forward to your posts.shegstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15391246158236935935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-12480745951826253882013-01-24T21:32:08.445-03:002013-01-24T21:32:08.445-03:00Hello, Max
I shared your introduction with a woman...Hello, Max<br />I shared your introduction with a woman in Australia, Emily Purser, who is in my other MOOC from Edinburgh, Scotland. (A coursera MOOC.) She is in the field of linguistics. I believe that she's taught in Germany and China. I know that she's involved in research, perhaps her dissertation. <br />Hope that you can make a connection!<br />Laurie<br /><br />lsniestrath.wordpress.com<br />Laurie Niestrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291124567090938596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707015455581455808.post-87855548932866353302013-01-24T19:24:39.051-03:002013-01-24T19:24:39.051-03:00Hello Allison. Thanks for reading my post and writ...Hello Allison. Thanks for reading my post and writing your comment. You’re absolutely right; there are potential educational uses on Twitter.<br /><br />For instance, this tool makes you be precise and concise when you’re typing in your message. Besides, you’ve got to find a way to make up for the lack of the usual non-verbal elements that help you infer meaning in a face-to-face conversation.<br /><br />Another interesting issue might be to explore how the participants connect with each other. I mean, the communication strategies they apply to start the interaction, keep it going and end it, how they build their public persona and identity as the conversation develops, how they manage the turn-taking, and so on.<br />What do you think? Have you found out other potentially educational uses?<br /><br />Maybe, all these topics are not new at all. Yet I think they are relevant in relation to Mark S. Granovetter’s The Strength of Weak Ties (1973) and how technology can help us enhance our PLN.<br /><br />After all, though it’s being discussed whether knowledge resides in the human mind, the connexions on the network or some sort of non-human device, I couldn’t help thinking that, up to now, the only ones who can make choices to establish certain connexions are us; the whimsical, irrational human beings.<br /><br />So, I believe there’s a feedback loop between us and the technology we use. We adapt technology to our needs, but then the extensive use of that technology somehow affects us. For example, I start using Twitter to send educational news to my co-workers, and then I extend the use to chat with friends and relatives, or the other way around.<br /><br />What I wonder is how does the extensive use of Twitter impact on the patterns of interaction these people and me? Does this tool make the ties stronger or weak? Do I expand my PLN? If so, how? Few stronger connexions or lots of weak ties or some sort of dynamic balance is struck? Are the changes in my PLN sustained over time? If so, how?<br /><br />Allison, I can’t believe your comment made me think all these things. You inspired me. I’d like to know more about you, so I suppose I’ll be visiting your blog soon.<br /><br />Thanks for making me think this lot! :)<br />@ the chalkface in a digital agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039322498831456577noreply@blogger.com