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	<title>E-learning and Digital Cultures 2011 s0975012@ed Comments</title>
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	<description>part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Comments on: Visualising the final assignment</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/annar/2011/12/19/visualising-the-final-assignment/#comment-497</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi Ania, that sounds like an amazing idea. Please feel free to use my stuff.  Best wishes!]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Week 11 Render ghosts and the 'new aesthetic'.</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/carolc/2011/12/07/week-11-render-ghosts-and-the-new-aesthetic/#comment-121</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi Carol, I really value your posts and I've relied so much during this course on coming to your site to help make sense of what I've been reading and thinking about.  You have a great way of clarifying ideas and introducing apposite and enlightening examples.  The same with your Tweets!  It's the end of the course and I'm going to miss this aspect of the experience.  Many thanks for all you have shared!  The idea of Render Ghosts makes so much sense in Dubai where so many of the buildings and ideas of buildings seem to have evolved from digital images.  They are all too often dismissed in the West as "Disneyland" or "Duvegas" but this course has helped me see that they are really forms of digital crossover.  We were supposed to get an iPod Building that revolved.  Instead, we have some amazing buildings that look like pixilated images or pieces of digital hardware.  Once again, you've given me a boost and my final assignment seems a little less daunting.]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Posthuman pedagogy task: Exopedagogy</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/carolc/2011/11/28/posthuman-pedagogy-task-exopedagogy/#comment-105</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Fascinating post - I think it's elemental to our understanding of these concepts that we accept that this is not a linear progression but rather something much more complex and "loopy" - your reference to John Knox highlights just how entangled so much of our "posthuman" is with what has happened before.  We need to gather with the past. "An education out of bounds" is such an exciting idea!]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Posthuman Pedagogy</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/gracee/2011/11/28/4620/#comment-126</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi Grace, I lived in Hungary for almost a year back in the early 90s, so I really admire you for taking on such a challenging language! I've been wondering a lot these last couple of weeks about how all of this relates to language learning.  I tried to learn some Hindi following similar techniques but found it difficult to keep up the online motivation.  Some great resources here and I like the way that you have included so many different ways of accessing the language.]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Posthuman(esque) Pedagogy?</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/annar/2011/11/26/posthumanesque-pedagogy/#comment-216</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Ania, I was fascinated by this project and have just spent half an hour wandering around inside the liquid book!  What fascinated me, too, were the other things, the unaccountable and unexpected things that appeared alongside the texts and images such as adverts and inducements to test my muscle density or something.  It makes reading a different experience.  And when links end in dead ends you discover that there are other places to go.  

I'm with Grace on the creativity question as I think the "audit and accountability culture" is slowly draining the creative side of life but like you I find myself exploring new ways of looking at things thanks to this course.]]></description>
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				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/week-by-week/block-3-cyborg-learners/week-10/all-the-posthuman-pedagogies-in-one-place/#comment-917</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Finally something to offer.  Such as it is!

http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/neilb/2011/11/29/posthuman-pedagogy/]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: LifeStream Summary Week 6</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/neilb/2011/11/01/lifestream-summary-week-6/#comment-95</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I am not sure if this is relevant or not as the readings have confused more than clarified (at the moment!) but I think that the LifeStream illustrates how easy it is to switch off when technology fails to deliver.  I'll be honest, after all the issues I've had with feeds not loading etc, I lost interest.  I remind myself that it's a graded component of the course and that has become a motivator to get back to dealing with it.  I think that's a pity in a way as it becomes "something teacher wants" rather than something that enhances my experience.  The ethnography, the visual representation - fascinating and things I would love to do again and again as I feel I could get better and better.  But the LifeStream is a chore at the moment - I have to remember to refresh it and not fuss over things not showing up!  So, I think the link to posthumanism is that the dependence on tech that delivers will act as a crucial element in the evolution of how we utilise and incorporate our online selves into our real selves.]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Mini Ethnography Assignment</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/neilb/2011/11/03/mini-ethnography-assignment/#comment-94</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Bit of a delay in my response but I think Kevin's ethnography neatly highlights the issues that surround both anonymity and attributed comments.  Most of the world lives under govt systems that do not allow for democratic expressions of opinion or for any notion of "freedom of speech" or "right of reply".  This is actually supported by many Western universities as they are they ones who have not only devised the technology for internet censorship but often administer it, for sizeable fees, too.  I think it's too facile an argument to say, well, if you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to hide as what constitutes "wrong"?  Even as I write this, I'm aware that I must censor myself in terms of the examples I can use to illustrate my point!  Retribution happens not only at govt level but also at employer level, which is probably the scariest for most people as with employment comes right of abode, salary and future employability.  Until there is a completely level playing field, it is disingenuous to speak of "no need for anonymity".]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Micro-ethnography: TheGlobalWe</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2011/11/10/micro-ethnography-theglobalwe/#comment-19</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I liked the fact that there was a place for lurkers.  The very word, though widely used, has such negative nuances: lying in wait with nefarious purpose; skulking around; up to no good; being furtive and, somehow, dirty (durty).  To find that it is ok to lurk and, in fact, have a legitimate lurking purpose was refreshing.  I was struck also by the fact that there are rules for lurking, which again suggests that online environments and groups are far more policed than may appear.]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Mini Ethnography Assignment</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/neilb/2011/11/03/mini-ethnography-assignment/#comment-44</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[@Jen - thanks for the feedback.  As you know, my fascination lies with how context et al influence interaction and collaboration.  As with the "Buffy" study, I found that the real life world of this group is very much alive and kicking and this may be why many members seem to use this as a post box rather than a chat room.  The other dimension is the local context and the fact that all email addresses are shown on this site.  Public life here tends to be more restrained in comment and public expression of opinion and public rebukes or criticism is rarely given.  In online newspapers, you can find a lot of criticism of different groups but this is presented under the guise of pseudonyms.  In the group I looked at, exchanges were very polite because I think, to use a local phrase, you don't know "who's standing behind" the person you're talking to.  Occasionally older members tell newer members that a subject has been covered or one of the old timers recently suggested that a topic be put on hold for a while to allow "folks" the chance to digest information and try it out for themselves. Overall, I think the online representations very much mirror conventional local practice and form.
@ Jeremy and others - yes, following the nodes would have been my next step but it was time to "publish and be damned" or keep tweaking!  I'll try next time!]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Ethnography</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/gracee/2011/11/04/ethnography/#comment-43</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi Grace, I loved the quirkiness of the people forming this group.  I think you've done an excellent job on illustrating how a collection of people, ostensibly brought together by one shared interest, expand into a group that discovers a myriad other connections!  I think you've used Prezi well (like you, I'm a new user :)) and though it can induce roller coaster tummy, you've made it a fun and illuminating way to hit the different spots of the group.  I liked the way you've brought out so effectively how these groups communicate and launch into other sites and digital spaces.  I don't have my readings to hand but it was mentioned in a couple of them how these groups are concerned with flow and not merely space.  You've shown that here, especially in the discussion regarding the press officer.  And isn't it amazing how public he has become?  To describe himself as a private person and then claim he acted as he did because of alcohol is demonstrative of that perception of digital exposure; he'd never do it to a room full of group members, I think, but he tells them all online!  And the breastfeeding back and fro was funny.  Really enjoyed this Grace!]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Mini Ethnography Assignment</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/neilb/2011/11/03/mini-ethnography-assignment/#comment-39</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi Daniel, thanks for the feedback.  I use mind maps all the time but I've noticed that they are difficult for others to follow once finished.  So I wanted to see if I could use one but with some explanatory text, too.  I'm sure there's a mind mapping group out there I could join!]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Mini Digital Ethnographic Study: Diaspora</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/danielg/2011/11/03/mini-digital-ethnographic-study-diaspora/#comment-63</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi Daniel, fascinating study especially as I remember you talking about it on Twitter and the name "Diaspora" really stuck.  Is the choice of name discussed at all as it has powerful connotations; a dispersed people who once shared a common homeland and who often express deeply rooted cultural needs to recreate that ancestry.  Do you feel that in the set-up of the group there is a harking back at all to a concept of a more utopian time?

The historically infused "taste" was heightened for me by the language and this, I think, connects with Carol and Jeremy's discussion of discourse analysis.  Diaspora seems to be tapping into an almost 60's like culture with some slogans and invocations of freedom.  An IT faculty member once said to me that you can have all the freedom you want online but if you don't own the hardware (servers etc), it's based on someone's willingness to let you have your freedom.  Do you feel that this is relevant here?  I'm asking because I live in the Arabian Gulf and we are very conscious here of censorship (though the UK PM notably did not include this part of the world in his criticism of Russia and China...) and also the fragility of the web.  When I was doing IDEL, a cable was cut and we were suddenly catapulted back to a time reminiscent of dial up connections and slow, slow downloads.  The Arab Spring, despite Western media frenzy over the "Twitter Revolution" highlighted how things can be switched off for all but the most technically savvy.

Sorry to ramble on!  But your thoughtful study triggered a screed of thoughts in my head and I think you've raised some crucial issues as to how we perceive ourselves and our presences online.  Your highlighting of the newbie experience reminded me of joining a new place of work when you're asked to stand up and say a few words about yourself!  Diaspora seemed quite a friendly place to do that!

Thanks again for opening up this debate and introducing an artefact I had never heard of!]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: GA-MMA Virtual Ethnography</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/austint/2011/10/31/ga-mma-virtual-ethnography/#comment-79</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi Austin, as some of the others have noted, this was a new topic for me and I must admit I had an old-fashioned notion of Airfix models - quickly dashed as I read further.  For me, the Wordle was truly helpful.  I think Wordles are often used as little more than decoration but in your case the dominance of "Thunderbirds" really leapt out and helped me grasp what this was about.  I wonder how you created it?  I was told to create one for a project and found that they are easy to manipulate!  This seems to tie in with the recurring theme of the role of the ethnographer as participant/observer and all of our choices from topic selection to representation of inscription reflect back on us.

Your inclusion of the personal story established just how much of a community this is.  To lose a friend induces real emotions and the fact that you tried to hard to contact him further emphasises the "realness" of this group.

I wonder if the role of image in these works would enhance the effect.  When I was reading yours, I wanted to see the models and I felt the same when reading about Buffy et al. The hyper links were good but we don't always read in a connected environment. Thanks for sharing this.]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Mumsnet ethnography</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/carolc/2011/10/29/mumsnet-ethnography/#comment-45</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi Carol, I thoroughly enjoyed this work as it is a subject I would normally have avoided.  As a single, middle-aged man with no children, I have little experience with this aspect of either the real or the digital world and it was fascinating that so many characters (I'm learning not to assume that group participants are really who they say they are) are taking part in this online dimension of their real world.

I enjoyed the way you led us through the set up of the study.  I found myself wondering how hostile this group would be towards someone like me (yes, it's all about me!)  I'm fascinated by cultural attitudes towards identity and I find that the Gulf and Indian approaches to children raising are radically different to those I perceive in the UK.  So another area crying out for study!  As "mommy issues" are so politically relevant, it suggests that how parenting is carried out reflects deep issues within a community and, on a wider scale, on a society.  (Sorry if I'm stating the obvious but this really is a new world to me!)  

I noticed when my sister's children were small, that when I visited them in their Cotswold's home, I was greeted warmly in Marks and Spencers, Boots et al when I took them out for walks or treats.  When I returned to the same shops alone, I was treated far more stiffly and formally.  My identity seemed to turn on whether or not I had children with me (and the dog really sealed the deal).  It interests me how these interpersonal assessments play out online.  For example, when I chat online with Indian people, I know the first 5 or 6 questions they will ask to establish who I am (in their context).  Does the same apply with mommy blogging?  Are you taken more seriously if you have younger kids - or treated differently if you're older and have survived the teenage years?

You've opened up a whole new realm to me!  Many thanks!]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Mini Ethnography Assignment</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/neilb/2011/11/03/mini-ethnography-assignment/#comment-37</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I appreciate your feedback, Austin.  I found that I became more interested in the journey rather than the destination with this activity.  Especially  after reading  the other, far more detailed studies in this block's reading list.  I knew this mini ethnography would not reach such a depth of immersion so I felt more at ease to focus on why I was intrigued by my own reactions to aspects such as subjectivity vs objectivity. 

It also felt good to try out a new style of presentation online - it actually felt risky as I feel it skimps a lot of detail but the largely unseen, unfelt process of getting to this point provided the most satisfaction.  It also took hours to get to grips with importing images and how to arrange the information, so some fatigue set in, too!]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: </title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/week-by-week/block-2-virtual-communities/all-the-ethnographies-in-one-place/#comment-711</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi, you can see my ethnography on my site - just click my name on the list and its in the general section under "Mini Ethnography".  Thanks, Neil

Here's the direct link:

http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/neilb/2011/11/03/mini-ethnography-assignment/]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: </title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/blog/2011/10/31/ethnography-week-welcome-to-week-7/#comment-708</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[No sooner had I asked my question than the thought hit me to save it as a .jpeg file.  Now playing around with it as an image.]]></description>
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				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/blog/2011/10/31/ethnography-week-welcome-to-week-7/#comment-707</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi, can anyone help?  My ethnography has been created using Inspiration and saved as an .htm file.  However, WordPress will not allow it to be uploaded as part of a post "for security reasons".  Does anyone know how else I can upload or make this public?]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: LifeStream Summary Week 5</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/neilb/2011/10/24/lifestream-summary-week-5/#comment-34</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi Jen, thanks for the tip.  I've added instapaper as a feed though it won't refresh at the moment and reports an error.  Flickr is also playing up and not feeding through images I posted today.  Anyway, all part of the learning!]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Visual Artefact</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/neilb/2011/10/15/visual-artefact/#comment-26</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Yes, that last image is me - in the iFly Dubai Skydiving Simulator!]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Visual Artefact</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/neilb/2011/10/15/visual-artefact/#comment-25</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Thanks Jen.  I was concerned about the amount of text and had edited it down.  I feel I need to get over "text dependency" to get my message across.  I suspect it comes from the nature of my job and my own inherent love of words!  I loved making this artefact and could have gone on and on...  it bolstered my opinion that Kress may have been unfairly criticised in that I think what he says about new texts became vividly real as I whirled text upside down, linked to new ideas in a random order and so on.  Great assignment and one I'd like to try out on my own students!]]></description>
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				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/week-by-week/block-1-popular-cyberculture/weeks-3-and-4/all-the-visual-artefacts-in-one-place/#comment-583</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi Grace, I loved your inclusion of the prayer rug with the depiction of the traditional elements of paradise ie the secret walled garden. It seems that so much of our digital selves is aspirational - we create beautiful avatars, post upbeat FB messages and project what we see as being the best of us onto the screen, just as praying seems to be a way of saying "help me be better than I am."  The other elements blend into a scene of both aspiration and despair - from the girl transforming into an online presence to Old Man's War.  Really enjoyed this - I wondered, too, about the prayer rug if you included this as a reference to access?]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Visual artifact</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/kevinh/2011/10/14/visual-artifact/#comment-27</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi, I've always wondered why in science fiction movies the robots and their ilk need to be human.  Captain Kirk never tired of pointing out that the element or characteristic that saved humanity was its feelings and emotions while it was also patently obvious that this is what got humanity into so much trouble in the first place.  I think your image has highlighted the uncanny - the ghosts of Munchkins, flying monkeys and Dorothy hover in the background perhaps reminding us that real is only relative.]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Lo and behold ...</title>
				<link>http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/annar/2011/10/14/lo-and-behold/#comment-36</link>

                <dc:creator>Neil David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hi Ania, the vulnerability of the eye gave this piece a texture that both compelled and attracted.  It was disconcerting to see an eye so close up - moist, jelly-like, undefended, whilst overlaying such vivid and grotesque images.  I felt as if I wanted to protect the eye - it shouldn't be seeing this!  At the same time, I liked the way the eye, the shape of the iris and pupil, obscured some parts of the images.  Almost as if we see what we want to see.  And what we don't, we blink/ blank out.]]></description>
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