Posted in culture, epistemology, perturbation, popular culture, web2.0 on Jan 26th, 2006 2 Comments »
or, How A Meme With A Reference To A Jew For Jesus Hip Hop Artist Reminded Me Of Dangerous Ideas
I don’t really remember how I got there, but I ended up at memepool, the brainchild of del.icio.us founder Joshua Schachter and Jeff Smith. Posted on January 5th, 2006, was an entry which read:
The popularity [...]
Posted in culture, epistemology, popular culture, questions, technology on Dec 31st, 2005 Comments Off
Here are some things that are making me think as we transition into 2006:
Joanna Weiss predicts that 2005 will mark the beginning of the end of serendipity.
George Siemens is grappling with the nature of meaning making, learning, and subjectivity.
Doug of Borderland is searching for a “broadened conceptualization of curriculum.”
Lisa Lynch and Bob Stein of the [...]
Posted in community of practice, epistemology, guilt assuagement department, perturbation on Dec 29th, 2005 1 Comment »
There was a disconcerting (at least for me) response to Stephen Downes’ summary of my post on Wikipedia. While someone else might let it slide, I think I’d like to address it because as I turned it over and over in my head (is it because I’m from, dare I say it, Massachusetts?), I [...]
Posted in community of practice, epistemology, perturbation, technology, tools on Dec 28th, 2005 Comments Off
Here are some worthwhile and interesting responses to and critiques of my last post, The Emergence of Meaning: Wikipedia As Object-Centered Sociality:
Artichoke posted a response positing, “‘What does it do?’ takes precedence… over what it might mean.”
Stephan Downes writes, “…I read the value of Wikipedia differently…. Wikipedia’s article selection also varies – while editors [...]
Posted in community of practice, culture, epistemology, learning ecology, web2.0 on Dec 26th, 2005 1 Comment »
This is the first in an occasional series in which I hope to develop an argument for the continued development of critical literacy skills in “new media.” I am hoping to argue that it is not enough to grapple with the products and artifacts of these new media as “media types” (e.g., video, audio, [...]
