After reading this over several times, I found there were certain quotes and sentences that seemed to jump out at me, and I found myself wanting to elaborate on them more.
The "meme" of web 2.0 (diagram), had one bubble in particular that said "Trust your users". This has encouraged me to want to interact more as it will only improve my blog and help me to develop it into somethng I can feel proud of.
In the section "Architectures of Participation", I was drawn to the sentence "The democratisation of the web is an important concept in that Web 2.0 encourages its user to take control of the production and assess other people". After reading this, the idea of controlling something and having your own say means you have more power, and by the creator making their web page a Web 2.0 format, therefore means the user will feel that their opinions are valued and taken into account by the creator. The users contribution towards the subject in question are only adding to the further creation of topic.
A quote I found representing this is from "Bruns" in 2007, "In fact there isn't a step by step transition from reading and consuming materials to making and sharing them online, more that each of us as we participate are both producer and consumer."
Another part of the reader that I felt I needed to elaborate on was in the section "Harnessing collective intelligence". I would like to use a quote from Feenberg and Bakardjieva during their 2004 study into the effectiveness of Web 2.0. "Social space for people, strangers and almost strangers with diverse backgrounds to come together as equals, as generators of ideas to deliberate and act collectively."
In this quote I would like to emphasise the word "equal", as theoretically ,the more diverse and varied the users are who participate, the wider the variety of feedback the creator will recieve in order to develop their web page, blog, etc.
I would be very grateful to recieve any opinions you may have on my thoughts, and to discuss any of these thoughts in more detail.
Thankyou.
the user experience is central to web 2.0, as I guess it is to any medium where we seek interaction (like performance). The notion of equal is an important one as well, as there is not the need for an editor or someone to tell you that your user contributions to the network are right or wrong. This doesn't mean that having an editor is a bad thing...you pick up on the idea that the wider the community the better the network and feedback. In that sense, wikipedia is a great example. They have made an encyclopaedia unparalleled in history; made, edited and promoted by a community of volunteers. How do you think the principles you have identified might apply to the web 2.0 community you have begun to form around yourself on your blog?
ReplyDeleteThe community of practice is an interesting theory - I think that that it is coming up in the next Reader... BUT I find the idea about 'volunteering' an interesting one from Peter's comment. The idea of a volunteer and Web 2.0 - this matches to the idea of time - giving time , taking time, delivering time, being an 'active citizenship' as they say in lifelong learning. INteresting, are we expected to volunteer in our society - how and why?
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ReplyDeleteI feel that the principles I have identified in connection to the web 2.0 format have highlighted the fact that as the creator of my blog, I fully value the opinions of others who view my work. There is so much that I am still to learn, which can only be taught by others who already possess that knowledge. Or by putting myself out there to experience new things, and to venture down different paths that will gradually develop me more as a performer/ teacher/ creator.
In response to Paula's comment:
Althought it is not demanded of us in every asect to volunteer to society, it is encouraged in diffetent aspects of our everyday lives. For example, citizens may stop us in the street to ask if we have time to fill out a survey for their own line of work. However,we are never forced to participate, merely asked in hope that we will co-operate. Another example, is related to politics. From the age of 18 we are expected to vote, we cannot be forced to, but we are very much encouraged by campaign advertisements to state our opinion and make a cotribution to our society.
When it comes to the subject of blogging, although nobody is forced to comment on each others work, it is expected of us in relation to this course. However,when I am commenting on others work, I know I am doing something good for someone else by analysing their work and sharing my opinion, which is why I do it, and in doing so, hope to recieve some interest in my work from them.
So in conclusion, there are many ways for which we can volunteer towards society, are we expected to? I'd have to say no, but if we all did, a little bit of selflessness contribution from us will mean somthing, even if it only means something to one person, it will count.
I think on Emma's blog we have a discussion going on about the idea of web 2.0 and it brought up the concepts for me about local and global. These are ideas that come up with lifelong learning that I'd like to connect better to web 2.0. Willtry to get back to it on blog in resonse to your thinking. But linking this back to the idea of inquiry, are there any issues that the discussion pertains to in your professional landscape?
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