Monday, July 5, 2010

Week 2

So, I just re-read the syllabus and I need to be sure to get 3 entries in my blog this week. One thing that has always struck me as curious about maintaining a blog is that folks feel like they have enough interesting stuff to say to put it out there in public...routinely. It would drive me nuts - too much pressure. I have to work hard at posting on our discussion boards where the topic has been identified and prompts for discussion provided. Maybe if I follow a few of your blogs, I'll start to get an idea of how it works - make it less scary.

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  1. Well I hope it becomes less scary for you. I really don't have that much experience in blogging to the universe, but consider it a record that is infinite in your ability to edit, change or record your ideas. They don't have to permanent or earth shatteringly profound. But if you can be profound that's even better...LOL.
    See you on the blogs.

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  2. There are many options when blogging -- some fairly impersonal, even. You might simply use a blog post to provide annotated links to resources in a particular area, or compare/contrast dominant thought on a topic. Or share something funny you found on another site. You may have original content, you may link to what others did, or you may do a mashup in which you remix others' content with your own personal twist. Do whatever is in your comfort zone!

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  3. Produser? http://produsage.org/produsage
    "...the collaborative and continuous building and extending of existing content in pursuit of further improvement."

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  4. Ning (Facebook alternative): http://blog.ning.com/2010/06/pearson-to-provide-ning-mini-for-free-to-educators.html

    Ning Networks have become a valuable complement to many schools and other educational institutions by helping teachers, parents and students supplement class curriculums; allowing educators and administrators to share best practices; and by helping all these groups bring the vitality and vibrancy of their institutions online.

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  5. Ok, I've been hunting around, including the class wiki, and I'm overwhelmed. Need to disconnect and process.

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  6. I agree that routinely publishing a blog with information that would actually be interesting to someone else is pressure. I rarely post to Facebook for that reason. I am constantly amazed at those that post 5-6 times a day. I take 15 minutes to post one comment, decide it is too unimportant, clear my comment, and shut it down without posting a thing. Blogging just seems like a larger version of the same thing. So I have the same trouble...

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  7. Haha, Marci! I do the same thing with Facebook. There are definitelypeople on my "news feed" who update their status 5-6+ times a day. My feeling is that I do not need people to constantly know what I am thinking and doing. I have become a little more involved in Facebook over the past few weeks though. And I will post a status comment every few days. It is a nice way to stay in contact with people. :)

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  8. Facebook is awesome...in small doses. At first, I found myself obsessed and spent WAY too much time down the rabbit hole. Now, I post pics every once in a while and check out pages of my close friends and family. Maybe when I retire (a LONGGGGGG time from now) I can devote more time to it.
    Actually, that's where I'm at with Web 2.0 so far --- it takes up too much time. With full-time job, kid, and school, I don't have time to linger online.

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  9. How might the concept of produsage be applied in your life (personal and/or professional) as it stands today? Are you already a produser? If yes, what do you do? If no, why not?

    Last week, I responded to the prompt at the beginning of my exploration but I thought I'd wait until the end of the week this time. In the wide scale world of the Internet, I am not a produser. I find it daunting and overly indulgent. I do, however, employ sharing and collaboration strategies within my work context. GoogleDocs and Sharepoint are frequently used for multi-person collaborations.

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  10. Week 2 participation:
    1) Downloaded Shirkey book --- skimmed chapters 1-4, read 5-8
    2) Wandered around the class wiki and posted a couple of times, still a little uncomfortable taking control of content
    3) Checked out 3 classmates blogs
    4) Checked out the class blog but spent more time on the wiki
    5) Explored some of the Web 2.0 tools listed on the wiki, including Diigo and knol
    6) Checked out the first wiki ever made, according to Shirkey
    7) Got overloaded and needed a break

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  11. Week 2 cont.
    8) Participated in EME6635 Tool Wiki and the Knowledge Collaborative (a Lumina Foundation cross-state collaboration site for higher education issues)

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