October 5th, 2009Archive

Oct 05

Well, I was surfing through some old tweets and have been contemplating what my final project will be about and I decided to do something like a matinee for this blog.  Condensed underneath here you will find about twenty of the ELIFS09 tweets from the field trip day.  Going over to Moody library for class that day was great, if I may say.

  1. JeffSteely From human computer interaction to interaction amongst humans and computers #ELIFS09 less than 20 seconds ago from TweetDeck
  2. Eileen_1108_web_small_normal roanone102 Interaction design – pedagogy, archit. & design, tech interactions , social interactions ; thinking about this in re: library inst. #elifs09 less than 20 seconds ago from TweetDeck
  3. Springer-pod_124k_normal sarspri2 need for students to understand their ROLES vis-a-vis the technology — not just how to USE the technology #elifs09 pobiner half a minute ago from web
  4. Springer-pod_124k_normal sarspri2 interaction design = all of these things together, how we do stuff #elifs09 pobiner (architects of learning envts need to reflect on this) 1 minute ago from web
  5. Twitterprofilephoto_normal FluffTheBunny @mbgough I can has Heisenberg compensator? #elifs09 1 minute ago from TweetDeck
  6. Me_on_tower_normal thdrummer Integration is essentially interaction across the various media. It’s pretty schmazing… #elifs09 2 minutes ago from web
  7. Green_7532_dr GardnerCampbell Integrate pedagogy + social interaction + human/computer interaction + architecture/design=interaction design. #elifs09 2 minutes ago from web
  8. Springer-pod_124k_normal sarspri2 pobinger #elifs09 – creating head space for collaboration … integrating pedagogy, social interaction, human/computer, arch & design 2 minutes ago from web
  9. Apple-logo-256x256_normal eriXnet #ELIFS09 I had no idea that there was such an intricate world behind how people learn/interact with each other… truly amazing stuff 3 minutes ago from web
  10. Green_7532_dr GardnerCampbell Task-Artifact Cycle. Both tasks and *the way the task is perceived* create headspace for collaboration IF SHARED. (Amen) #elifs09 3 minutes ago from web
  11. Photo_17_normal grinnpidgeon why am I thinking of failed committee work as the worst of collaboration? #elifs09 5 minutes ago from TweetDeck
  12. Green_7532_dr GardnerCampbell @ariadneaberin Thanks for being here, Ariadne! #elifs09 #nmsf09 5 minutes ago from web
  13. 3655898992_e789bc5a39_m_normal ehampton #nmsf09 class – you guys are rocking with the 140-character observations about #elifs09! 5 minutes ago from TweetDeck
  14. Green_7532_dr GardnerCampbell establish, enact, and monitor/modify collaboration network. (Missed one.) #elifs09 5 minutes ago from web
  15. Apple-logo-256x256_normal eriXnet #ELIFS09 Technology is merely a medium, the collaboration is a self-driven and conscious decision… anyone can use a computer. 6 minutes ago from web
  16. Miriam_online_normal MiriamTaylor Eli Fall Focus 09-Collaborative Learning #elifs09 Completly online conference with breakout sessions and backchannel chatting. Very cool 6 minutes ago from web
  17. Minimug_normal lrosen Technology may bring people together but it doesn’t make them collaborate. The activity may be collaborative w/ or w/o the tech. #elifs09 7 minutes ago from Power Twitter
  18. Springer-pod_124k_normal sarspri2 Differentiating between tech “bringing people together” vs truly collaborating #elifs09 – example of three screens and group’s workflow dr. campbell, i wish i could stay but i have class at 12 30. That’s a good point; things like webcams are great but don’t promote community. It’s truly a dynamic medium

The fact that we used three different monitors for class really made a difference. We were able to listen and watch what the presenter was saying while thinking out loud on twitter all while witnessing the discussion on a site I’m not familiar with. I found this “collage” of new media utterly fascinating. It held my attention better than any teacher has simply because I (and many of my peers) are so trained to multitask. In Chapel today, a social scientist from Yale named Shawn Achor spoke to us about habits. He noted that we, as humans, are the most effective workers, friends, and other such “jobs” when we are used to what we are doing. Most importantly, though, he said one has to enjoy what one is doing; and I know I enjoy being busy. Listening to one professor for an entire hour, or more, though beneficial, is excruciatingly crippling for me. I prefer the chaos.

Oct 05


The difference in the ways we perceive information is extremely important and this is essentially what Alan Kay realized long before technology could catch up. In the early seventies, he proposed the Dynabook, a new form of computer which was meant for personal use. To quote Dr. C, to the people of the seventies, having a personal computer would be like having a personal bulldozer. No one was entirely sure how one would be useful or why one would even want a computer. Kay, who was an avid musician (organist), frequently mentioned his desire for computers to work as dynamic scores, animation centers, and even powerful art editors. He believed that, one day, computers would be built to serve children; they would be particularly effective teachers. He was considered a radical idealist then. Now, however, in the advent of technology, he is oftentimes overlooked. He is the probably the most important thinker of the twenty-first century and, yet, a vast majority of the computer-using population has no idea who he is. I’ll admit it, before taking my new media studies class, I had never even heard of him. Perusing others’ blogs as I was researching Kay for class, I found an article of particular interest. It talks about the adaptability of the iPhone and how it is (almost word-for-word) the epitome of Kay’s Dynabook. It is a touchscreen, portable device geared to personal music, image, and entertainment uses. It is also noted that the iPhone is extremely user-friendly and an adequate (though expensive) learning tool for children.

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