http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:24:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/block-2-virtual-communities/building-your-ethnography/#comment-726 Candace Nolan-Grant Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:36:29 +0000 http://digitalculture-ed.net/?page_id=216#comment-726 Here is my blog post with a link to the ethnography on Storify: http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/candacen/2013/03/05/durbbu-mini-ethnography/ I'll leave it at that as I've been quite verbose enough for one day...! Here is my blog post with a link to the ethnography on Storify: http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/candacen/2013/03/05/durbbu-mini-ethnography/ I’ll leave it at that as I’ve been quite verbose enough for one day…!

]]> http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/block-2-virtual-communities/building-your-ethnography/#comment-587 Anabel Drought Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:22:44 +0000 http://digitalculture-ed.net/?page_id=216#comment-587 Hi there! You can find my ethnography at http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/micro-ethnography/ It is based on a Cyclists website called Weight Weenies which has a forum committed to finding out the weight of specific bikes and bike components - not everyone's cup of tea I imagine! I have used Timetoast to look at the the forum and identify the chronology of it's growth and focus on the addition of rules upon members of the community by the moderators. Time toast isn't as aesthetically pleasing as it could be but is great for ease of use and putting information that is not necessarily available chronologically into order. I would have like to gather more data on the number of members and postings at more points through time but couldn't find this in the time we had but it would have given greater depth to the study. I really enjoyed sifting through the information and trying to gather data and then making assumptions about the reasons for postings, however I know it isn't going to be the most exciting of ethnographies to read! Hi there!
You can find my ethnography at http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/micro-ethnography/
It is based on a Cyclists website called Weight Weenies which has a forum committed to finding out the weight of specific bikes and bike components – not everyone’s cup of tea I imagine! I have used Timetoast to look at the the forum and identify the chronology of it’s growth and focus on the addition of rules upon members of the community by the moderators. Time toast isn’t as aesthetically pleasing as it could be but is great for ease of use and putting information that is not necessarily available chronologically into order. I would have like to gather more data on the number of members and postings at more points through time but couldn’t find this in the time we had but it would have given greater depth to the study.
I really enjoyed sifting through the information and trying to gather data and then making assumptions about the reasons for postings, however I know it isn’t going to be the most exciting of ethnographies to read!

]]> http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/block-2-virtual-communities/building-your-ethnography/#comment-558 Phil Devine Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:25:02 +0000 http://digitalculture-ed.net/?page_id=216#comment-558 Hi All, The location of my virtual ethnography: http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/02/23/fellrunning-a-brief-virtual-ethnography/ I've been away from home this week! I hope to add sound when I return on Sunday. My ethnography focused on the sport of #fellrunning, a Victorian subculture that has witnessed massive growth through the development of its online (virtual) identity. My investigation will hopefully include the development of brand identity, and how that brand identity relates to development of that online identity. I also wanted to extend the use of sound, relative to my MOOC artifact... Hi All,
The location of my virtual ethnography:
http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/02/23/fellrunning-a-brief-virtual-ethnography/
I’ve been away from home this week! I hope to add sound when I return on Sunday. My ethnography focused on the sport of #fellrunning, a Victorian subculture that has witnessed massive growth through the development of its online (virtual) identity. My investigation will hopefully include the development of brand identity, and how that brand identity relates to development of that online identity. I also wanted to extend the use of sound, relative to my MOOC artifact…

]]> http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/block-2-virtual-communities/building-your-ethnography/#comment-418 Week 6, Block 2, and a change of direction | E-learning and Digital Cultures 2013 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:32:51 +0000 http://digitalculture-ed.net/?page_id=216#comment-418 [...] reading and tumblogging, your task over these three weeks is to identify a community online, and do a piece of micro-research on it, drawing on the principles of virtual ethnography. The readings will support you in this, and we also invite you to brainstorm, ask questions, and [...] [...] reading and tumblogging, your task over these three weeks is to identify a community online, and do a piece of micro-research on it, drawing on the principles of virtual ethnography. The readings will support you in this, and we also invite you to brainstorm, ask questions, and [...]

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