HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design Im on my way to discover all there is to know about how we learn online. From understanding data structures to the very mechanics of how we self organise online. I'm interested in understanding and exploring what motivates us to learn online? What patterns and behaviours do we develop to learn in a virtual environment? Are these patterns the same as those offline, or do we develop new behaviors to interact with one another in a collective effort? From my research and studies in the years to come I hope to form fundamental new insights towards building better technology platforms for all students who want to learn online. I'm a part of the TEDD Lab, click here to find out more information about us: http://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-research/human-centred-technology-design/our-research/technology-education Supervisors: Dr. Julia Prior and Dr. Laurel Dyson Address: UTS Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Technology and Education Design and Development Lab
This is an academic literature report, reviews social computing via an online technology contextu... more This is an academic literature report, reviews social computing via an online technology contextual lens. The report has reviewed over 20 journal articles and conference papers dating from 2003 to 2015. Its aim was to review the most insightful, intriguing and up to date knowledge sources currently researching social computing across the world and then highlight four key themes: folksonomy, user centric, socialising online and technology decentralization.
This public dispute involves approximately 8,000 public school students living in a community for... more This public dispute involves approximately 8,000 public school students living in a community forty minutes north of New York City. The students have been affected by school closures, class cuts, teacher job losses, low graduation levels and a reduction in local government education funding. Public disputes are “distinguished by presence of complicated networks of interests” (Pendleton 2014, Conflict Resolution and Negotiation, Lecture Slides, week 5).
The ongoing dispute specifically arose between parents of public school children (PPSC) and the East Ramapo School Board in 2005 when the school board was overtaken by orthodox Hasidic Jewish community members, whose children do not attend public schools.
How MOOCs are transforming the lecture hall and redefining the industry of online university educ... more How MOOCs are transforming the lecture hall and redefining the industry of online university education.
Eighty per cent of online content produced in 2013 was user generated content (UGC) according to ... more Eighty per cent of online content produced in 2013 was user generated content (UGC) according to the Digital Down Under report, commissioned by Salesforce.com. The rise of the powerblogger and the content they produce has become a complex multi layered communications problem for both audiences and communications professionals to navigate.
This essay will explore how media has changed and analyse political economy, the neoclassical par... more This essay will explore how media has changed and analyse political economy, the neoclassical paradigm of political economy specifically via a social media benefit hierarchy and critic how social media operates within a political system to create audiences. The essay will then discuss conceptualisations of audience within social media structures, introducing theories of networked audience (Mark and Boyd, 2010) and network contagion (Christakis and Fowler, 2009).
Finally the essay will conclude with a critical discussion on the public sphere. According to Habermas the ‘extended public sphere’ lost its political independence due to the rise of mass media, commercialisation and entertainment. So does this mean that new media is a return back to the public sphere encouraging once again true public debate?
For professional external communications practitioners navigating the complexity of the social me... more For professional external communications practitioners navigating the complexity of the social media environment is a perplexing experience. All too often public organisations can be accused of not being open enough, being biased, not being transparent, preaching key messages and simply not listening to the publics they serve. It is a delicate balance for external communications practitioners to support, lead and balance the priorities of the organisations they represent. All whilst simultaneously developing a variety of social media engagement strategies that are sustainable, adaptable for the long-term and best serve their organisation's strategic goals.
The report begins by defining terms and theoretical definitions of sociomateriality. Then deep di... more The report begins by defining terms and theoretical definitions of sociomateriality. Then deep dives into a review of current literature spanning across 45 academic journal articles discussing three central concepts: 1. sociomateriality as a theoretical lens to study online communities 2. connectivity as a core concept in online communities 3. constitutive entanglement as a form of connectivity The literature review explores how connectivity can be utilised to further IS literature research by exploring the theme of connectivity to capture common attributes each community shares to foster interactions through a process defined by sociomaterialists as continuous assemblage.
This is an academic literature report, reviews social computing via an online technology contextu... more This is an academic literature report, reviews social computing via an online technology contextual lens. The report has reviewed over 20 journal articles and conference papers dating from 2003 to 2015. Its aim was to review the most insightful, intriguing and up to date knowledge sources currently researching social computing across the world and then highlight four key themes: folksonomy, user centric, socialising online and technology decentralization.
This public dispute involves approximately 8,000 public school students living in a community for... more This public dispute involves approximately 8,000 public school students living in a community forty minutes north of New York City. The students have been affected by school closures, class cuts, teacher job losses, low graduation levels and a reduction in local government education funding. Public disputes are “distinguished by presence of complicated networks of interests” (Pendleton 2014, Conflict Resolution and Negotiation, Lecture Slides, week 5).
The ongoing dispute specifically arose between parents of public school children (PPSC) and the East Ramapo School Board in 2005 when the school board was overtaken by orthodox Hasidic Jewish community members, whose children do not attend public schools.
How MOOCs are transforming the lecture hall and redefining the industry of online university educ... more How MOOCs are transforming the lecture hall and redefining the industry of online university education.
Eighty per cent of online content produced in 2013 was user generated content (UGC) according to ... more Eighty per cent of online content produced in 2013 was user generated content (UGC) according to the Digital Down Under report, commissioned by Salesforce.com. The rise of the powerblogger and the content they produce has become a complex multi layered communications problem for both audiences and communications professionals to navigate.
This essay will explore how media has changed and analyse political economy, the neoclassical par... more This essay will explore how media has changed and analyse political economy, the neoclassical paradigm of political economy specifically via a social media benefit hierarchy and critic how social media operates within a political system to create audiences. The essay will then discuss conceptualisations of audience within social media structures, introducing theories of networked audience (Mark and Boyd, 2010) and network contagion (Christakis and Fowler, 2009).
Finally the essay will conclude with a critical discussion on the public sphere. According to Habermas the ‘extended public sphere’ lost its political independence due to the rise of mass media, commercialisation and entertainment. So does this mean that new media is a return back to the public sphere encouraging once again true public debate?
For professional external communications practitioners navigating the complexity of the social me... more For professional external communications practitioners navigating the complexity of the social media environment is a perplexing experience. All too often public organisations can be accused of not being open enough, being biased, not being transparent, preaching key messages and simply not listening to the publics they serve. It is a delicate balance for external communications practitioners to support, lead and balance the priorities of the organisations they represent. All whilst simultaneously developing a variety of social media engagement strategies that are sustainable, adaptable for the long-term and best serve their organisation's strategic goals.
The report begins by defining terms and theoretical definitions of sociomateriality. Then deep di... more The report begins by defining terms and theoretical definitions of sociomateriality. Then deep dives into a review of current literature spanning across 45 academic journal articles discussing three central concepts: 1. sociomateriality as a theoretical lens to study online communities 2. connectivity as a core concept in online communities 3. constitutive entanglement as a form of connectivity The literature review explores how connectivity can be utilised to further IS literature research by exploring the theme of connectivity to capture common attributes each community shares to foster interactions through a process defined by sociomaterialists as continuous assemblage.
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The ongoing dispute specifically arose between parents of public school children (PPSC) and the East Ramapo School Board in 2005 when the school board was overtaken by orthodox Hasidic Jewish community members, whose children do not attend public schools.
Finally the essay will conclude with a critical discussion on the public sphere. According to Habermas the ‘extended public sphere’ lost its political independence due to the rise of mass media, commercialisation and entertainment. So does this mean that new media is a return back to the public sphere encouraging once again true public debate?
The ongoing dispute specifically arose between parents of public school children (PPSC) and the East Ramapo School Board in 2005 when the school board was overtaken by orthodox Hasidic Jewish community members, whose children do not attend public schools.
Finally the essay will conclude with a critical discussion on the public sphere. According to Habermas the ‘extended public sphere’ lost its political independence due to the rise of mass media, commercialisation and entertainment. So does this mean that new media is a return back to the public sphere encouraging once again true public debate?