JonblOGG

31.8.09

Lønnsom innvandring

En høyst leseverdig artikkel i Financial Times om Farouk al-Kasim, som kom til Norge fra Irak i 1968. Han endte opp som en av de viktigste personene bak utnyttelsen av oljeressursene i Norge.

(Via Vampus.)

Etiketter: Litt om både det ene og det andre

Postet av Jon @ 20:27 - 0 kommentarer

30.8.09

Personal Publishing Environments - All chapters

My thesis Personal Publishing Environments split into separate chapters. The thesis was defended at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) 21. August 2009.

I consider my main contribution to be the nine communication patterns described in chaper two and in the trial lecture "Critial vocabulary in the analysis of an eLogg case":

1. Personal_Publishing 427kThe main objective of the thesis is "to extend our understanding of personal publishing in the context of learning and education, and, in a broader perspective, contribute to a more precise vocabulary that can be used to describe personal publishing activities".
   It should be noted that I use the term "publicists", not meaning " press or publicity agent", but following Jean Chalaby's The Invention of Journalism (1998): A publicist is understodd as an actor occupying several roles, being content producer, redactor, editor and publisher.
   
2. Communication Patterns and Openness 482kThis chapter discusses openness in computer media applications and how technical artefacts made for communication purposes facilitate different "communication patterns". The point of departure is a model by Bordewijk and van Kaam, which is expanded to a model with nine communication patterns. This part is based on an essay in norwegian: "Digitale læringsomgivelsers kommunikasjonsmønstre" - Report from Dramaturgy in Distributed Learning, and "Openness in Communication", First Monday Special Issue on Openness.
   The second part of the chapter continues to develop a vocabulary using Michel de Certeau?s differentiation between strategies and tactics. I argue that applications that facilitate "adaptive communication patterns" are likelt to be most satisfactory for the users. This is based on "Strategies and Tactics in Education: Influence on the Design of eLogg", published in Digital kompetanse vol.1, nr.2.
   The trial lecture "Critial vocabulary in the analysis of an eLogg case" is in many ways a better presentation of the communication patterns.
3. Restricting reuse of digital information 407kThis chapter discusses six technical solutions (following John Walker), which aims to reduce the openness of the use of Internet.
4. Personal Publishing 647kIn this chapter I compare different attempts to classify personal publishing technologies. I also account for the stages of the publishing process (selecting, redacting, posting, and re-editing), and how personal publishing can be seen in the light of role-play and self-presentation, drawing on Erving Goffman's notions of "backstage" and "frontstage." Parts of this chapter is based on
5. Being Public and Private 846kThis chapter accounts for the ways that personal publishing continuously works across established borders between the public and the private spheres and different kinds of online and virtual communities. I also discuss different user roles, and how the users are contextualising content in various ways.
6. Personal Publishing - Technical Solutions 320k
   Here I present and compare a selection of technical solutions that support personal publishing. I compare weblogs with wikis, and account for somepublishing solutions and services that ispired us when designing eLogg.This chapter is partly based on an article in norwegian "Personlig publiseringssystem som læringsverktøy" (quite old stuff, written back in 2004).
7. Personal Publishing and Literacy 205kA short chapter were I look briefly into the learning theories of Lev Vygotsky and Jean Lave & Etienne Wenger. Against this theoretical background I discuss some strengths and weaknesses of existing virtual learning environments.
   Parts of this chapter is based on "Personal Publishing and Media Literacy", presented by Ture Schwebs at IFIP World. Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE 2005)
   
8. Developing eLogg 474kThis chapter describes the design principles that were followed when developing eLogg, and present eLogg's different interfaces and communication patterns. I also discuss the functionality of eLogg, drawing on the discussion of educational strategies and learning tactics in chapter 2, and how eLogg facilitated self-presentation.
   Parts of this chaper draws on an article in norwegian: "Selvfremstilling i personlige læringsomgivelser", Norsk pedagogisk tidsskrift 3. 2006.
   The trial lecture "Critial vocabulary in the analysis of an eLogg case" gives another presentation of some of eLoggs features.
9. Concluding remarks 120kSummarises the main findings of the thesis.
   
10. References

I do hope I get the time and opportunity to re-write parts of this thesis in Norwegian - time will show....

Etiketter: Doktoravhandling, Thesis

Postet av Jon @ 22:46 - 3 kommentarer

28.8.09

TV 2 vil inn i skolene - men helst alene...

TV 2 vil inn i skolene skriver Bergens Tidende. TV 2 vil tilby barne- og ungdomsskolene digitale læremidler med utgangspunkt i tilgjengelig arkivmateriale.

I utgangspunktet et utmerket tiltak, men det har en diger flipside. Nyhetsdirektør Kjell Øvre Helland sier nemlig følgende:

- Vi håper å kunne tjene penger på dette allerede i 2010. Hvis staten legger forholdene til rette. En av forutsetningene må jo være at ikke lisensfinansierte NRK, og andre som er finansiert av det offentlige, tilbyr tilsvarende tjenester (min utheving)

BT viser til situasjonen i Sverige og Storbritannia, hvor de lisensfinansierte kringkasterne må holde seg unna undervisningsmarkedet.

Det er bare å håpe at myndigheten er på vakt, for det som jo skjedde i Storbritania er nærmest en offentlig tragedie: BBC hadde nemlig en knallgod tjeneste - BBC Jam - så god at det ble for godt til å være sant. Kommersielle aktører saksøkte BBC og fikk medhold med henvisninger til regler vedtatt av EU. Dermed var det slutt på et godt gratistilbud til skolene. Den samme skjebnen led Creative Archive, som BBC måtte oppgi i 2006 etter å ha misslyktes med å få til tjenelige avtaler med rettighetshavere. I Norge fikk dessverre skolefjernsynet en stille død for noen år siden, og tråden er ennå ikke tatt skikkelig opp via NRKs nettsider. Potensialet er imidlertid enormt, men en får indelig håpe at det som eventuelt kommer i fremtiden blir åpne ressurser. Fremtidens læringsressurser bør være gratis tilgjengelig, og TV2 representerer i så måte ikke fremtiden...

Etiketter: Fremtidens læringsomgivelser, Åpent innhold

Postet av Jon @ 14:04 - 2 kommentarer

21.8.09

Critical vocabulary in the analysis of an eLogg case

Lecture given at NTNU, 21. August 2009, where I explained "my" communication model with the nine communication patterns, and used this vocabulary in an analysis of eLogg.

Afterwards came Kathleen Fitzpatrick (1. opponent) and Gunnar Liestøl (2. opponent). Aud Sissel Hoel was the third member of the commitee. I am especially grateful for Kathleen coming a long way, from California, to lead the opposition.

The picture shows me and Gunnar discussing how the nine patterns are categorised with reference toMichel de Certeau's understanding of strategies and tactics.

Comments appreciated.... (også på norsk)

My extended notes: Critical vocabulary in the analysis of an eLogg case & Summary of thesis

Etiketter: Doktoravhandling, Foredrag