So, how do we define a space that has no boundaries?
After reading Bell & Hine, there seems to me to be one thing missing (?), a definition virtual space (or am I seeing this wrong?). In RL we define space through building physical spaces, and define intellectual space through concrete concept, using media, mediums to describe that space (ideas as a type of virtual space in RL). There appears to me to be miss-fit in the way cyberspace is defined in this respect. To create virtual space that simply copies physical space i.e. doorways etc. makes little sense (I think this is commonly accepted?). So the digital domain is in terms a space where intellectual space can be described, so what does this look like? The concept that lies behind Twitter comes close (in my opinion), this also seems to me be related to brand (why does that appear crude?). Take a brand, say NorthFace, that brand with its logo and ident at its core, sells an image, an aspiration, something that is intangible (?). What is it that is intangible within aspiration, and how can that be translated into learning environments, maybe environment is the wrong definition?
I wonder if you might find ‘sociomateriality’ a useful concept, here, Phil, in considering ‘space’ and its implications. (Have we talked about this already?) This special issue might be a good place to start: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpcs20/20/1
Intellectual space/branded space – I’d like to know more about what you are thinking about this.
Hi Jen, I touch on this in my ethnography – there’s definitely a relationship between a cultural / intellectual narrative which in the virtual domain is described in a more concrete manor, almost as a mind-map (?) Not one artifact only.
Consider my Ethnography, we see the various humanist narratives in sport combine with heritage, and the victorian drama of mountains (UK). These stories can be sorted, integrated, stolen (for want of a better word), and used (as in cinema) to make product that appeals to a market. If a community communicates online, then the narrative of that communication anticipated to sell to or develop that community identity.
I see no reason why education can’t learning from this (?).
(if that makes sense)
Hi Jen – Looked at this link, looks like it’s purchase only – unless we access through course? Am I getting this wrong?