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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Digital Ethnography Snapshot
I decided to display my snapshot in a Storify format after getting into complications with my Audio recording, but I’m a fan of Storify so it wasnt a big deal 😉 Ben [View the story “Support within MOOCs” on Storify] Read more →
Week 6 recap
Unfortunalty, on Tuesday I came down with a really bad virus/bug? which pretty much left me in bed all week hence my little contribtion to the blog. I did however still manage to dip in and out of the Audio Recording Techniques MOOC in the moments I had enough energy to make sense of it all. I now feel as… Read more →
RT @clarehampton: Just watched this as part of my research on virtual ethnographies in RM http://t.co/evDSv7iwvC #mscedc #onlinecommunities
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Kozinets “Types of online community participation” – in Gif format
As Kozinets makes some assumptions around 4 different types of online community participation, I thought I would find a suitable Gif for each identity using a fun interactive website called Giphy. Devotee – Main focus around the activity in a generally isolated manner. Dedication to the craft as consumption increases. Insider – Strong social ties and high consumption, a crucial figure… Read more →
Week 5 Recap
I have used my lifestream this week to share some useful concepts around digital ethnography and formulate my focus when analysing participant behaviour within my MOOC in the coming week. I stumbled upon a very interesting academic article on Modelling and Analysis of User Behaviour in Online Communities which conceptualised ideas around traits and trends in online behaviour. Understanding the differences between… Read more →
RT @mychioiles: #mscedc What is Netnography by @HayesLLC #ethnography #harrisonhayes http://t.co/Ihhb0P5rwA via @SlideShare
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Modelling and Analysis of User Behaviour in Online Communities #mscedc #ethnography http://t.co/mdd8BjMogx
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Working towards a focus
The initial focus for my digital ethnography was to analyse how participant behaviour changes when the tutor is present within the feed. However, after getting further into the forum discussions, a more interesting angle might be particpants (who are new to online learning platforms) feel the need to vent their unease in the forums. I have found a couple of intriguing comments from novice MOOC… Read more →
Initial digital ethnography ideas
Some key questions are beginning to emerge around my digital ethnography such as what is the main focus of the study? My inital thoughts were something around the idea of how participant behaviour changes when the course tutor is part of the thread, do participants become more accomodating to others in a bid to impress the tutor?, does the appearance of the tutor within… Read more →