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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
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