This isn't what I thought it was: community in the network age
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The document discusses the evolving concept of community in the age of technology, highlighting the distinctions between individual, community, and network levels of interaction. It addresses the roles technology plays in facilitating participation and identity expression, while also examining various community structures and activities. Through case studies, such as km4dev and environmental resource networks, it showcases practical applications of technology in fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.
This isn't what I thought it was: community in the network age
- 1. “This isn’t what I thought it was…” community in the network age Nancy White Full Circle Associates http://www.fullcirc.com
- 2. Thanks, Lisa, Val and Ian
- 3. #1 What do we really MEAN by community?
- 5. Tech + Social: Technology has fundamentally changed how we can be together
- 6. Go Solo? Thinking, my tasks, exploring… http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/4777491309/
- 7. Pairs, triads and very small groups?
- 8. Reciprocal Apprenticeship (Levy) http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachstern/87431231/
- 9. Fly with the flock? http://www.flickr.com/photos/odreiuqzide/3184901242/
- 11. Personal identity, interest & Me: the Individual trajectory Bounded We: Communities membership; group identity, shared interest, human centered Boundaryless; fuzzy, intersecting interests, object centered sociality Many: Networks (Engeström)
- 12. Consciousness, confidence Me: the Individual level, risk tolerance, styles, emotion Distinct power/trust dynamics, shared forward movement or We: Communities strong blocking, bonding, stasis, attn. to maintenance, Flows around language blocks, bridging, brokering, less cohesion, Many: Networks distributed power/trust, change
- 13. My email, journals, email, Me: the Individual portfolios, Facebook page, etc. Meetings, confs., We: Communities projects, wikis, group blogs, collaborative Facebook, platforms… ELGG, Twitter, YouTube, Wikipedia,etc… Many: Networks
- 14. #2 Roles
- 15. enable people to… • discover & appropriate useful technology • be in and use communities & networks (people) • express their identity • find and create content • usefully participate http://www.flickr.com/photos/stillthedudeabides/186852754/
- 16. facilitators community leaders technology stewards network weavers Independent thinkers moderators
- 18. … meetings … open-ended … projects conversation … content … access to publishing Community expertise activities oriented to … … individual … relationships participation … community cultivation … context Base material from: Digital Habitats: Stewarding technology for communities © 2009 Wenger, White, and Smith
- 19. Orientations Picking tools? How? • Meetings – Web meeting tools for • Community cultivation – Outward online, shared calendars and wikis for facing web sites to attract members, planning, wikis, blogs, Twitter/IM to feel connected, Skype for images/audio/video to capture and voice. share during and after. • Individual participation – • Projects – Email lists/forums to RSS/aggregators, tagging, so people coordinate, shared calendars, project can craft what content they get, management trackers, blogs to customizable settings on web tools, journal/report. using synch and asynch • Access to expertise – Online profiles, • Content – content management social networking sites, “yellow pages,” systems, blogs, wikis, podcasts, social discussion forums, blogs. bookmarking, tags, video/audio, • Relationship – Twitter/IM to share images, mindmapping. small frequent messages, member • Open ended conversation – email directories, Skype/VoIp for lists, forums, Twitter, chat. conversation. • Context – Public, open websites for outward facing. Password protected for inward facing groups. Base material from: Digital Habitats: Stewarding technology for communities © 2009 Wenger, White, and Smith
- 20. Community Name: KM4Dev Once a year and only about global knowledge sharing network … meetings 10% do/can participate. Email list is core of … open-ended community activity conversation … projects When funding allows. E.G. Community knowledge wiki, supporting ShareFair content management system to bring together resources. … content … access to publishing expertise activities oriented to … Informally via the email list With only one meeting a by asking/answering year, large size and questions. diversity, KM4Dev focuses on enabling individual participation. Relationships mostly via meetings and core group. … individual Strongly participation external – all … relationships resources public/shared. While everyone pays … community Base material from: attention to the cultivation … context Digital Habitats: Stewarding technology for community, no communities © 2009 Wenger, White, and Smith centralized efforts…
- 21. Monthly meetings with Example: The Environmental … meetings everyone at the university Resource Network concerned about the environment, shared calendars Bump into another … open-ended member? Have a conversation … projects conversation, emails Awareness events, orientation for environmental student groups, workshops Blog, website, … content … access to expertise activities oriented to … Inviting experts to monthly meetings/events/workshop Anyone with an interest in the s environment can be a member but the network targets active student groups, rss Twitter, Facebook, email list, member directories … individual participation Public. Minutes are shared. Network is … relationships Members connected accountable to all … community students who pay a … context through a shared levy interest cultivation Base material from: Digital Habitats: Stewarding technology for communities, © 2009 Wenger, White, and Smith
- 22. ERN and KM4Dev-ers … meetings … open-ended conversation … projects … content … access to publishing expertise activities oriented to … … relationships … individual participation … community Base material from: Digital Habitats: Stewarding technology for cultivation … context communities © 2009 Wenger, White, and Smith
- 23. Epilogue Resources: www.technologyforcommunities.com http://davecormier.com/edblog/2010/ 01/27/community-as-curriculum-vol- 2-the-guild-distribute-continuum/ Contact Nancy White nancyw at fullcirc dot com http:www.fullcirc.com @NancyWhite http://www.flickr.com/photos/poagao/527259905/