‘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. I must add that being part of this collaborative team has (is? you're not leaving us are you? :-)) [no, wouldnt miss it for the world] really been more than worth the effort. Thanks. This looks like a good example of "the knowledge is in the quartet" and possibly "the knowledge is in the wiki", or not?
5. 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)
Where I have added CCK08, it is because I think the affordance statement applies to the CCK08 course, which is what we are investigating and it seems they all apply, no?
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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 CCK08
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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 CCK08
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B0.1
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B1
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1a
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Developing a personal voice CCK08
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B2
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1a
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Developing personal connections, beyond the immediate task, group (in fact a dynamic micro-global network - would community be a better word for the CCK08 course?, but that might be ‘another story/) sure
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B3
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1b
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Front porch for meeting visitors, with (implicit) front door control CCK08
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F3
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1b1
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Bounded by protocols on ‘tone’ - (across many discourses) CCK08
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B4
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2e
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Quiet, slow, reflection CCK08
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B5
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1d
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Own / published space / presence / pace CCK08
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B6
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1b, 1d
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Protected space CCK08
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B7
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1d
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Building and protecting self-esteem CCK08
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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 CCK08
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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 CCK08
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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. CCK08
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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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Resonates with …
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Creative tension with ?
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All of the above, plus …
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BR1
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Developing thoughtful long term relationships and networks CCK08
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BR2
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Developing relationships with a blend of personal / ideas focus. CCK08
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BR3
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Rapidly tracking multiple, parallel, blogs and bloggers. CCK08
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BR4
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1c
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Ties which are initially weak and strengthening CCK08
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F5
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BR5
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Checking against Matthias' spreadsheet QuestionsToHypotheses.xls we may need to add some statements about deeper connections (although this might be implicit in the above); personal freedom (although this might be implicit in the above); and personal control It would be good to make it explicit - any suggestions?
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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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Resonates with …
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Creative tension with ?
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F0
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Collaborative Peer learning CCK08 for the assignments - would it be more cooperative for the CCK08 forums? Yes!
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B0
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F1
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1b
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Close Immediate community CCK08
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F2
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1b
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Variable paced asynchronous interaction My perception is that it was all fast in the the CCK08 course - but I wasn't a moodler You are right, it was pretty fast. In my own mind I needed to separate out the generic online course affordances (if there is such a thing as a typical online course??) from the exception that was CCK08 - mainly because I wanted to systematically try to identify just where there were differences, if indeed there were.
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F3
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1b
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Marketplace to bump into people / ideas with front door control CCK08
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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) I don't think there were protocols on 'tone' in the CCK08 forum. They weren't apparent to me, although the tone was often academic. See MSOF3 Ditto F2 above.
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F5
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1c
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Ties which are group-like, uniformly medium-strong CCK08
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BR4
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F6
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1d
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Close immediate community (see F0) CCK08 Does this need to be separate from F1 or is this an error Delete!
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F7
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1d, 3a
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Fast, Provisional, exploratory expression and knowledge drafting CCK08
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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 CCK08 - as above I'm not sure that collaborative is the correct word I would go with your term, cooperative.
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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 CCK08
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B9??
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B9
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F10
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3f
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Big picture discussions with digressions, disparate topics. CCK08
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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 CCK08
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F5
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MSOF 0.2
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Free-for-all Marketplace without a regulator. CCK08
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MSOF 1
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Fast paced asynchronous interaction CCK08
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B4
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MSOF2
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1b
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Developing relationships biased towards ideas. CCK08
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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!) CCK08
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MSOF4
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Other statements which we may want to include - because they appear in Matthiass' spreadsheet QuestionsToHypotheses.xls are
- greater number of readers/responses (although you may think this implicit in what is above); the ability to track back through discussion more easily; the lack of links. I agree - greater number of prompt responses, ability to track back through discussions, and scan across one person's discussion postings - these should be included in the generic forums section.
Lack of links - I was surprised at the lack of links in the forums. Question: how would this be an affordance? "Direct interaction without the distraction of links?" perhaps, or did you have something else in mind?
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