Comments on: BAT Life Wall – Refining the Idea http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/austint/2011/09/20/life-wall-refining-the-idea/ MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:02:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Austin Tate http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/austint/2011/09/20/life-wall-refining-the-idea/#comment-7 Austin Tate Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:31:50 +0000 http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/austint/?p=156#comment-7 Thanks for that pointer Sian. The Life Wall does seem to be a really nice structure for recall, and I am looking at some of the more visual elements like the "Life Map" now as giving lots of room for recall and quick visual presentation overviews. I have started to develop my own person wall,. and its amazing all the things it made me remembered, and look for related clippings or photos long buried. I had also started to think it could be developed with an eye to the final assessment for the Digital Cultures module.. which relates to presentation of professional or academic information as far as I can see... rather than more social and personal elements. So, I have started to make notes on "Life Wall Pro" just for that purpose. More on that in a blog entry soon. Thanks for that pointer Sian. The Life Wall does seem to be a really nice structure for recall, and I am looking at some of the more visual elements like the “Life Map” now as giving lots of room for recall and quick visual presentation overviews.

I have started to develop my own person wall,. and its amazing all the things it made me remembered, and look for related clippings or photos long buried.

I had also started to think it could be developed with an eye to the final assessment for the Digital Cultures module.. which relates to presentation of professional or academic information as far as I can see… rather than more social and personal elements. So, I have started to make notes on “Life Wall Pro” just for that purpose. More on that in a blog entry soon.

]]> By: Siân Bayne http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/austint/2011/09/20/life-wall-refining-the-idea/#comment-6 Siân Bayne Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:42:30 +0000 http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/austint/?p=156#comment-6 I agree with Ania, this is a terrific idea - it'd be good to develop it with the 'visual artefact' for the end of this block of study in mind, perhaps. On the theme of social media, privacy and identity, you might find danah boyd's work interesting - take a look at her publications at: http://www.danah.org/papers/ I agree with Ania, this is a terrific idea – it’d be good to develop it with the ‘visual artefact’ for the end of this block of study in mind, perhaps.

On the theme of social media, privacy and identity, you might find danah boyd’s work interesting – take a look at her publications at:

http://www.danah.org/papers/

]]> By: Ania Rolińska http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/austint/2011/09/20/life-wall-refining-the-idea/#comment-5 Ania Rolińska Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:59:34 +0000 http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/austint/?p=156#comment-5 This is a great idea, Austin and I really like the neatness of your wall, its logic plus the use of the wallwisher, the google map, an interesting way of allowing others to peek into your life and get to know you. A good way to reacquainting with yourself too - as you mentioned, there are so many things that might have faded in our memory - and perhaps noticing new instances of causality or synchronicity in life? Will be certainly following the development of your wall. I'm very much in favour of self-exploration and for some time I have been thinking of building an online identity box or even creating mystory, something along the lines of Ulmer's project. Inspired by your Life Wall I might finally get down to it! Thanks. Ania This is a great idea, Austin and I really like the neatness of your wall, its logic plus the use of the wallwisher, the google map, an interesting way of allowing others to peek into your life and get to know you. A good way to reacquainting with yourself too – as you mentioned, there are so many things that might have faded in our memory – and perhaps noticing new instances of causality or synchronicity in life? Will be certainly following the development of your wall.

I’m very much in favour of self-exploration and for some time I have been thinking of building an online identity box or even creating mystory, something along the lines of Ulmer’s project. Inspired by your Life Wall I might finally get down to it! Thanks. Ania

]]> By: Austin Tate http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/austint/2011/09/20/life-wall-refining-the-idea/#comment-4 Austin Tate Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:45:21 +0000 http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/austint/?p=156#comment-4 I will add a comment here myself... on an issue that crops up in all uses of social networks and information exchange, especially where personal details are involved. Everyone should take care only to show what they are really happy to have stored forever. Once its in Google's archive its there potentially forever remember. As we use social networks and social media more and more in e-Learning and for interaction with students, we do need to make sure we don't encourage over exposure of innermost thoughts that could come back to haunt people in later life. Its especially important to help people adopt a social media sharing attitude which does have them think before posting. I will add a comment here myself… on an issue that crops up in all uses of social networks and information exchange, especially where personal details are involved. Everyone should take care only to show what they are really happy to have stored forever. Once its in Google’s archive its there potentially forever remember.

As we use social networks and social media more and more in e-Learning and for interaction with students, we do need to make sure we don’t encourage over exposure of innermost thoughts that could come back to haunt people in later life. Its especially important to help people adopt a social media sharing attitude which does have them think before posting.

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