Below are some of the feedback received which provide some engagement, though I failed to create an artefact which removes the reader as a passive spectator, as discussed by Rose. If I had been brave enough to allow people to add links to it, the effect might have been different. I need to consider how thinglink might satisfy the ‘design culture’ criteria.

“This is more meaningful and accessible to me than other types of expression that are pure image. You show how I have been moving through the course myself, using bookmarks and diigo to collect the bits that are more important to me. What I like about your artefact is you have added a layer that shows the pathway of movement outward, connecting and hopping in ways that are both organized and random, leading to unexpected points. This is a quick way to see the overview and to trace forward and backward. Kudos!” Martell Linsdell

“I really liked the use of lines and intersections–rather rhizome-ish! It struck me as a very good example of curatorship–obviously much more than being a ‘digital librarian’.” Candance Nolan Grant

“This image really begins highlight the possibilities of DATA mapping – what is hiding in learner activity? What knowledge will be uncovered when data is visualised big scale?” Phil Devine

On the whole, I think this is too much of an exhibit. If I were to do it again, some of the following questions I would like to ask myself:
a) how would my audience see this? Would they be able to interact with the material, change it, own it? Can this image be de-territorialised (Deleuze, 1972)?
b) can this image change the relationship of a spectator to something else? Does it flatten the hierarchies of class, ‘race’, gender, sexuality, able-bodiedness and so on? (Haraway, 1991)
c) Which would be the most appropriate technology for the particular purpose?
d) What would be the compositionality for the purpose of the image creation? (Rose, 2007:13)
e) Does the artefact act as a frame for cultural thought?

So I started by browsing through the discussion forum, and then stumbled on the edcMooc news which contained the blogs from participants.  I soon realised how much talent and skills already being exhibited by the edcMooc community.  I was reflecting on the films they have to watch and comment and the gargantious task of  the Mooc organisers to cater to so many.

Sol Le Witt’s work came to mind.  It was the perfect one to use to display some of the best work that I have seen from the participants.  Then the question of the tool.  There were too many to choose from and I was tempted to use the Prezi but was unsure about the zooming in and out effect.  I clicked on a few and I thought I would give Thinglink a go and see if it does the job for me.

It was easy enough to use and quite perfect for what I need.  I was hoping I could stream in some sound but first it did not permit embedding of sound, but secondly, there was no need for this particular artefact.  I think silence could be more effective, as there was already so much data to see and investigate.

I spent the rest of the week monitoring the various discussion groups, twitter and watching some of the films on edcMooc, while dipping in and out of my own reading on Digital and Design Culture.  I will discuss the reading on another post.  Suffice to note here, that I had not expected to read so much on design on the course!  It seems like my inner desire and childhood dreams of studying design is being realised in EDEC!

I was curious how digital technologies have impacted the fashion industry.  Here is a  site which to me gives a preview of the fascinating transformation in the field as a result of digital technology.  A utopia perhaps?