Week two summary

This week has been interesting for me personally as I was crossing physical boundaries of the UK and the States, and yet able to remain connected to the EDEC course.  There is a heavy reliant on text based post as a result of being in transition between the continents.

My first post reflects the core reading on Hand  which started the thought  process  about the different philosophical perspectives in understanding digital cultures. One of that was the Foucalt’s panopticon described in Hand’s (2008) article. It is fascinating way of looking at and understanding the many issues surrounding data privacy, anonymity and virtual identities.

My next post was a screen capture of the wonders of twittorial.  I thought it demonstrated a very effective way to use social media in an educational context.

My third post focused on the construct of the online identity and related issue of ethics discussed by Poster (2006).   There are many questions raised but Poster has presented useful pointers for consideration of how to think about ethical considerations in the digital world.

And the final post was a link to the edcMooc sliderocket presentation on the various work already put together by the participants.  It showed the motivation and drive of some of the edcMoocers and also the strength of collective connections and leadership. I entitled this an elearning Utopia? Reflecting the great potentiality and success of such a course.

Reference:

Hand, Martin, (2008) “Hardware to everyware: Narratives of promise and threat” from Hand, Martin, Making digital cultures : access, interactivity, and authenticity    pp.15-42, Aldershot: Ashgate

Poster, Mark, (2006) “The good, the bad and the virtual” from Poster, Mark, Information please : culture and politics in the age of digital machines    pp.139-160,274-275, Durham, NC ; London: Duke University Press