cop's and bloggers: bloghui 2006
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My obligatory presentation on blogs and CoPs. Old now. From BlogHui, the wonderful meetup in Downtown Wellington, scuppered (or nearly) by local bloggers who just didn't know how to use the phone book and landline. Sad.TRANSCRIPT
CoP’s and BloggersBlogHui March 2006Derek Chirnside
A vision for Community
First, some background
Community . . .
Identity . . . Belonging . . .
Destiny . . .
Comrades – networks – buddies
Learning . . . .
Community . . .
CommunityShi-moon-nity
Reflection
!@#$%^&* !!
Identity
Who am I?
What is my destiny??
Destiny.Where do I want to go??
Who do I want to go with?
Context.
knowledge
Learning . . .
Knowledge
skills
nous
Pause: what resonated for you?Pause: what resonated for you?
Can you identify a time you have Can you identify a time you have been part of or are part of a been part of or are part of a community?community?
What’s it like?What’s it like?
Blogs RSS feeds, aggregators, – implications for communities.
CoPs and Bloggers
Not too worried about what type of community: Inquiry, practice, learning . . .
People getting together in some way with a common purpose or cause,with some level of mutual commitment,providing mutual support and help, working on projects, or just ‘chewing the fat’.
Usually Distributed: distance, flexible, multimodal, blended
A few random perspectives (CoP + Blog)A few random perspectives (CoP + Blog)Blogs: “Containers for conversations” (Nancy White)Blogs: “Containers for conversations” (Nancy White)A “hindrance for knowledge management” (a manager)A “hindrance for knowledge management” (a manager)Blogs: provide a voice, a platform an identityBlogs: provide a voice, a platform an identityHelp attenuate inputs - people build reputationsHelp attenuate inputs - people build reputationsCommunity: “Constellations of blogs” (quote from??)Community: “Constellations of blogs” (quote from??)
Members/BelongingInitiation; Identity – voice . . . Value . . . Destiny . . . (purpose)Comrades – networks – buddiesLearning/knowledge . . . . (boundaries)Leadership . . .
The community questionsThere are some things we have to take care of . . .
Wenger, Lave, Snyder, Figallio, Stuckey, McDermott (etc)
Some of these are blogosphere questions. Some are not.
Infantisation!!
What can web 2.0 offer???
From web 2.0: Let’s just choose blogs, aggregators and RSS . .
Preliminary Finding:Blogs are NOT the same as a threaded discussion forum-in that their psychic effect is different-and seems different for different people.
Sample: four classes, all formal taught courses and a few community like entities in teacher professional development
Forums vs (classic) Blogs
Weblogs Threaded forumsIndividual locus of controlPersonal ownership
Centralised/group
Personal reflection is paramount Reflection: has a corporate element (can be broader)
Comments: may be switched on – not central
Email notifications on replies/dialogue
Tools: RSS, categories
[permalinks, trackbacks etc]
Subjects, post classification
Containers: posts – grouped in categories, reverse chronological
Grouped into threads, usually reverse chronological
Del.icio.us - tagging ?? - evolution is occurring
Ideas classified into categories - but can be lost, fragmented . .
Ideas can be scattered over multiple forums . . .
adapted from Common Craft
“I never felt comfortable posting in the blog” (Compared to forum) –
taught course member
Surmise:There is a perception of it being too public in a blog.The Poster is the focus in a blog.Liked the relative anonymity of the forum. Ownership is there, but LESS than on a blog.Group is more the focus in a blog
Myth:Blogging is easy
“I just find it so hard to blog”(Insert any of a range of responses . .)
community member (opt in)
Technology is a barrier. Still.“It’s still to tough getting started out of the box” *
* Mark Bernstein talk* Mark Bernstein talk
“I just don’t like the way the blog is always there – like it’s whispering to me come and do something”
IT course member 2004 where blogging was a part of the course
Someone else from the same course: “That’s what I like about it”
Surmise: personality is a factor - maybe along with other factors such as confidence, motivation
Example: Macromedia community described by Kai Koening
Communities based around blogs
“Membership”Managing problems
Knowledge management
Knowledge creation
Stewardship of the practice
“It’s all about the tools”Purpose, people & processes 2nd
Perception/realityLocus of controlIdentityVoiceTags/categoriesOwnership
Community software: design issues . . .
metaphors
scaleable: catering for growth
welcoming newcomers
identity/belonging - finding other
managing the practice - boundaries
Blogs tend NOT to worry about KM or community
So: Blogs and CoPs
*Individual*Individualistic?*Personal*Owned*Locus of responsibility is where?*”Disinterested passion” (from ?)*
What in blogging DIS-enhances community? - list in process
Bloggers can help keep a community on it’s toes, outward looking
So: Blogs and CoPs
*creation of an individual voice*identity enhanced (reputation)*boundaries pushed*new ideas*depth of engagement with ideas*challenging of boundaries**
What in blogging ENhances community? - a list in process
Where to now??
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Derek Chirnside
Comments?