Time for another semester and updating of blog. It has been awhile. For today here are the lecture notes for the first day. It's hard to gauge how far we will get through, so I will do more specific planning for the remainer of the week after we finish the first day.
Day one – student inventory sheet
Zits comic – what’s the message, the subtext here (Internet time, privacy), could this have happened five years ago, will it be funny in 5 years, this course is a story of change
-living in a wired environment – how does this change our understanding and our feeling of place?, limited access to people and information to almost infinite access,
-do we become less present? Paradox?
-what about the communication misassumption that is sending (interpersonally)– doesn’t this also increase the receiving (and isn’t this been the mass media model)? Internet presents a new vision of mediated communication, identify the terms of push and pull
Read the NY Times article – pseudo-ADD, quality of life and multi-tasking, easier to do within the computer but not with computer in the mix (intrapersonal communication) because of the quality of the attention
Geek survey and circle map – frame= we all have domains and strengths using the net but it’s entirely fragmented and always will be, the possibilities are infinite, college students are adopting at twice the rate of other groups in society (you are the early adopters), but your children will be living it (view previous generations over the course of your lifetime what develops) – grandparents = auto, parents = radio/phone, me = TV, you=Internet, your children =
What does it feel like when someone else is telling your story? This is like mediated communication? Another point about communication (contexts change but some aspects remain the same, is scalable) What are the qualities that differ for mediated vs. immediate communication? (use double bubble map for compare contrast)
Visit course web site, login directions, homework, discussion board – add intros and possibly sites to delight, syllabus (read through this!!!, do the math on attendance and on project vs. lecture estimate in calendar) This is the point to decide if you want to take this course – there is a waiting list
Synchronous chat – try it out – use notes from before
What did that feel like? Did anything get accomplished? People either check out with frustrated lack of rules (why play?), or others get buzzed by this opportunity to play around (play is key word, we do things that we like to do), we will keep trying this and become comfortable with it, learn a set up rules and code, the social contract, maybe do this instead of physical class meeting
Set up folders (C/H drive, bookmarks/favorites, email) distribution list – write names on board and directions for distribution list, blog
We need to get through all this before planning the rest of week
