December 2009
3 posts
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Uncanny digital literacies  →
Prezi presentation created by Sian Bayne looking at Uncanny Digital literacies.
Dec 4th
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The embodiment of the online learner →
Paper written by Sian Bayne looking at the embodiment of the online learner. Research for week 10 of the course. 
Dec 4th
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“In that our images and profiles- and, in more visual environments, our avatars-...”
– Sian Bayne “Academetron, automaton, phantom:uncanny digital pedagogies”
Dec 3rd
November 2009
8 posts
1 tag
What happened to Second Life?  →
Really interesting article on Second Life. Some of the comments at the end are relevant in relation to our discussions on community.
Nov 24th
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Nov 18th
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Nov 18th
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Donna Haraway's A Manifesto for Cyborgs, a youtube... →
 Donna Hararway youtube video, A manifesto for cyborgs. Trying to see if I can understand the paper a little better in video format!
Nov 17th
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“According to transhumanist thinkers, a posthuman is a hypothetical future being...”
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthuman_condition#Posthuman_in_Posthumanism
Nov 13th
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“Cyborg-a human who has certain physiological processes aided or controlled by...”
– http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/00861/glossary.htm
Nov 13th
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““The Uncertainization of late modern societies actually strengthen our...”
– Slevin 2000
Nov 3rd
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BankeyFields- Focus of my Ethnography project →
This is Bankeyfields, it is a community website focused around my local area of Tunstall.
Nov 2nd
October 2009
8 posts
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“A virtual community uses Internet technology to share information, ideas and...”
– www.telecomsadvice.org.uk/glossary/v.html
Oct 30th
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“-a group of people living in a particular local area; “the team is drawn...”
– wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn Definition of community
Oct 30th
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“The notion of reflexivity comes from symbolic interactionism, the ‘grand...”
– Desrochers, S., Andreassi, J., & Thompson, C.  (2002, August 14).  Identity Theory, A Sloan Work and Family Encyclopedia Entry. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
Oct 29th
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“Our perceptions of our identities are influenced by what we think others think...”
–  (Desrochers, Andreassi, Thompson)
Oct 29th
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“‘[Ethnography is] a particular method or set of methods which in its most...”
– ). (Hammersley and Atkinson, 1995: 1 cited in Walsh 2000: 226).”
Oct 26th
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“‘[Ethnography is] a particular method or set of methods which in its most...”
– (Hammersley and Atkinson, 1995: 1 cited in Walsh 2000: 226). 
Oct 22nd
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Oct 21st
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“‘[Ethnography is] a particular method or set of methods which in its most...”
– (Hammersley and Atkinson, 1995: 1 cited in Walsh 2000: 226).
Oct 21st