‘Connectivist’ (Digitally Enhanced Ecology) Hypotheses
This is a draft zero of an ecological analysis based on ‘attractors’ / ‘resonance’ / ‘dissonance’,
using some complexity theory and a musical /wave theory metaphor. The references (CRP Ref) are to the numbered hypotheses in the Hypotheses page.
Comments:
1. Section 4: I haven’t got enough clarity in my own mind to do this section. Maybe later!
2. For my own clarification, I needed to separate out what I think are generic blog affordances from affordances of blogs-in-RSS-networks. Similarly, I needed to separate out generic online forum affordances from the particular ones in CCK08. It is quite possible to merge the two blog matrices, and to merge the two forum matrices, and I will do so if that would help.
3. As I said elsewhere, this reflects the way I (try to) organise my thinking on the issues of hypotheses, it might not suit everyone else, in which case, regard this as an interesting but peripheral blog post that got lost here by mistake!
4. The most interesting part of an 'ecological' or 'connectivist analysis is probably in the three right hand columns, but I havent done more than just start filling that in. Any thoughts?
Blogs per se are attractors and enablers for the following (affordances): (B)
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Affordance, competence (etc)
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Resonates with …
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Dissonant with …
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Creative tension with ?
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B0.1
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1d
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Personal sense-making and self-expression
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B0.2
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F0, F7
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B0.2
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Id??
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Creating and integrating attractive layout with ideas and presence
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B0.1
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B1
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1a
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Developing a personal voice
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B2
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Developing personal connections, beyond the immediate task, group (in fact a dynamic micro-global network, but that might be ‘another story/)
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B3
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1b
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Front porch for meeting visitors, with (implicit) front door control
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F3
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1b1
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Bounded by protocols on ‘tone’ - (across many discourses)
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B4
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2e
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Quiet, slow, reflection
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B5
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1d
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Own / published space / presence / pace
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B6
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1b, 1d
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Protected space
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B7
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1d
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Building and protecting self-esteem
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F8 ???
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B8
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2a, 2c, 3a
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Building good ideas individually / intensive personal learning
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B9
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3d
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Drawing explicit connections between (fewer and) more distant concepts, that are initially weak and strengthen through time
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F9
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B10
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Focused development of side branches in own space and time, which make (build?) explicit, well formed connections to seemingly distant topics.
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F10
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Blogs in an RSS network are attractors and enablers for the following (affordances) (Br):
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Affordance, competence (etc)
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All of the above, plus …
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BR1
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1a
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Developing thoughtful long term relationships and networks
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BR2
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Developing relationships with a blend of personal / ideas focus.
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BR3
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Rapidly tracking multiple, parallel, blogs and bloggers.
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BR4
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1c
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Ties which are initially weak and strengthening
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F5
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BR5
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Moderated Online Forums are attractors and enablers for the following (affordances) (F):
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Affordance, competence (etc)
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F0
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Collaborative Peer learning
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B0
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F1
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1b
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Immediate community
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F2
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1b
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Variable paced asynchronous interaction
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F3
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1b
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Marketplace to bump into people / ideas with front door control
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B3
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F4
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1b1
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Bounded by protocols on ‘tone’ - (emphasis on academic)
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F5
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1c
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Ties which are group-like, uniformly medium-strong
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BR4
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F6
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1d
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Close immediate community (see F0)
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F7
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1d, 3a
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Fast, Provisional, exploratory expression and knowledge drafting
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B0.1
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F8
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1d, 2a, 2c
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Building good ideas collaboratively / intensive collaborative learning
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B8, B7 ???
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F9
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3d
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Conceptual connections which are more implicitly present, closer in time and space and more numerous
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B9??
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B9
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F10
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Big picture discussions with digressions, disparate topics.
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B10
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MassiveOpen (i.e. "self-organising") Forums are attractors and enablers for the following (affordances) (MSOF):
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Affordance, competence (etc)
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Resonates with …
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Creative tension with ?
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All of the above, plus …
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MSOF0.1
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Sparring alpha-fe/male contestation
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F5
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MSOF 0.2
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Free-for-all Marketplace without a regulator.
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MSOF 1
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Fast paced asynchronous interaction
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B4
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MSOF2
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Developing relationships biased towards ideas.
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BR2
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MSOF3
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1b1
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No restrictions on ‘tone’ (supposedly self-correcting!)
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MSOF4
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