Monthly Archives: October 2011

I want this…

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Kevin Shawn HUDSON

When I originally posted this video, it was without any commentary, and I let the post title speak for itself.  At the time I thought it an interesting piece of tech which tied loosely to the course because we had … Continue reading →

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Lifestream 5

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Ania Rolińska

I look at my lifestream and see a sea of blue buttons signifying the resources I diigoed on the web. Among them float orange dots and occasionally a more pictorial and so more picturesque youtube video. They are like sequins … Continue reading →

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Ai, Ai, Ai …

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Austin Tate

The automated recloning worked just as planned… and after a server upgrade to OpenSim 0.7.2 Dev Master r/17006 the two autoreplacing clones I had set up on the Avatar Identity region reappeared …

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Week five: A reflection of the community

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Carol Jane Collins

Week 5 has been taken up with reading on ethnography, searching online for papers or other sites on ethnography and on communities and trying to find an ‘online community’ that would be interesting and ethically viable for an ethnographic study. … Continue reading →

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A, B, C … Z

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Austin Tate

Ai, Be, Clones … Zap. I have been putting off upgrades to the Openvue region that hold the AI – Avatar Identity digital artifact… because I have gown quite fond of all those clones and the amusing and strange positions … Continue reading →

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Midway through the semester – Week 6

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Jeremy Keith Knox

Welcome to Week 6 everyone! This is the midway point of the semester, and Sian, Jen and I are thrilled with the lively discussions and exciting work emerging in the blogs and lifestreams so far. Well done to everyone. You … Continue reading →

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Summary: Week 5

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Daniel Griffin

Week five already and I am deep into the groundwork for the digital ethnographic study.  I began this week by getting a good understanding of the practices involved in ethnographic research (lifestream 18.10.2011, #2, #3, #4 and #5).  I noted … Continue reading →

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Week 5 Summary

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Steph Cronin

This week I have been contemplating the most appropriate virtual community in which to base my study. In the interview with Howard Rheingold he makes reference to the ‘Global Community’. Whilst he in clear in stating the global community is … Continue reading →

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Weeks 3 and 4

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Grace Elliott

Focus was on making connections between cyberculture and visual literacies. A Skype text chat was organised during Week 3 to discuss the effects these have on educational thinking and practice.  “Skype, however, is banned in the UAE and its website, … Continue reading →

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Week four: The eye of the beholder…..

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Carol Jane Collins

  The latter half of week 4 has been taken up with the posting of and commenting on our visual artefacts. What has become clear, if it wasn’t before, is just how much a visual representation of any kind is … Continue reading →

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