Comments on: Community as lens http://learningalliances.net/2008/12/community-as-lens/ supporting communities of practice, their leaders and their sponsors Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:25:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities » Tagging and face-to-face events http://learningalliances.net/2008/12/community-as-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-3979 Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities » Tagging and face-to-face events Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:47:10 +0000 http://learningalliances.net/?p=363#comment-3979 [...] from email, forums, teleconferences, mobile phones, and other technologies, tagging is useful for enabling a small group to use a large conference as [...] [...] from email, forums, teleconferences, mobile phones, and other technologies, tagging is useful for enabling a small group to use a large conference as [...]

]]> By: Learning Alliances » Tagging and face-to-face events http://learningalliances.net/2008/12/community-as-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-3929 Learning Alliances » Tagging and face-to-face events Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:19:20 +0000 http://learningalliances.net/?p=363#comment-3929 [...] from email, forums, teleconferences, mobile phones, and other technologies, tagging is useful for enabling a small group to use a large conference as [...] [...] from email, forums, teleconferences, mobile phones, and other technologies, tagging is useful for enabling a small group to use a large conference as [...]

]]> By: John Smith http://learningalliances.net/2008/12/community-as-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-2176 John Smith Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:44:15 +0000 http://learningalliances.net/?p=363#comment-2176 It's interesting how you use lots of different technologies but would be "left out" as far as a mobile phone user, Alice. As the number of possible tools to adopt increases, I wonder what happens to Ling's idea of taken-for-grantedness? Does "tout le monde" refer to "me and the 80 other enthusiasts" for some specific tool? It’s interesting how you use lots of different technologies but would be “left out” as far as a mobile phone user, Alice. As the number of possible tools to adopt increases, I wonder what happens to Ling’s idea of taken-for-grantedness? Does “tout le monde” refer to “me and the 80 other enthusiasts” for some specific tool?

]]> By: Alice MacGillivray http://learningalliances.net/2008/12/community-as-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-2175 Alice MacGillivray Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:45:21 +0000 http://learningalliances.net/?p=363#comment-2175 Thanks for the glimpse into the AoIR conference and side car events (which I would have loved to have attended). Reading the post reminds me--again--of the power of networks. I heard about this blog post on a CPSquare call today. I had not realized you'd heard Rich Ling. He is a friend of Fred Steier's (a Norway connection) and I bought his book about cell phones (etc.) several months ago thinking it might feed into my dissertation work. I think of the dissertation in terms similar to your description of The AoIR conference: as a big thing that justifies travel for a range of experiences. One of my favorite experiences in the dissertation travels this fall was taking Ling's book with me to an interview in a harbour, where I walked around on wharves and sat on benches amongst fishing boats talking with a participant and recording our conversations. He was intrigued by the book, and took out his cell phone to photograph the cover for future reference. I must add that I'm a pure observer here in the sense that I have refused to buy a mobile phone. I was an early adopter of Skype, pay for a teleconference service and also for a flat rate land line plan. Being cell-less didn't keep me from watching you and others trying to connect at the conference through other technologies. Almost felt like I was part of the f2f community. Thanks for the glimpse into the AoIR conference and side car events (which I would have loved to have attended). Reading the post reminds me–again–of the power of networks. I heard about this blog post on a CPSquare call today. I had not realized you’d heard Rich Ling. He is a friend of Fred Steier’s (a Norway connection) and I bought his book about cell phones (etc.) several months ago thinking it might feed into my dissertation work.

I think of the dissertation in terms similar to your description of The AoIR conference: as a big thing that justifies travel for a range of experiences. One of my favorite experiences in the dissertation travels this fall was taking Ling’s book with me to an interview in a harbour, where I walked around on wharves and sat on benches amongst fishing boats talking with a participant and recording our conversations. He was intrigued by the book, and took out his cell phone to photograph the cover for future reference.

I must add that I’m a pure observer here in the sense that I have refused to buy a mobile phone. I was an early adopter of Skype, pay for a teleconference service and also for a flat rate land line plan. Being cell-less didn’t keep me from watching you and others trying to connect at the conference through other technologies. Almost felt like I was part of the f2f community.

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