For this post I will try to post from my phone. Difficult really… Week 2 tutorial was a discussion on improvements for the lectures and how we can apply our understanding of networked media to our own actions and life. That statement was very general, but for networked media its applications are prevalent for today’s generation. The amount of hours spent on social media, the amount of old tech replaced for new.
The blog; what is it? The overall agenda of tute 2. It is,for me, a platform for public opinion and scrutiny in turn allowing self improvement and reflection. Why is it better than general note taking and teaching? The relaxed nature of spouting our own understanding rather than repeating verbatim over and over until its drilled into our brains allows students to go at their own pace. The deadlines and such are still there, but the daunting notion of an impending exam or test is not there.

Elliot’s attempt at forcing discussion was good, everyone was forced to answer and discuss their ideas. This made the shy people come out of their comfort zones, and one of those shy people is me. I do not mind being asked questions as i’m generally not shy when replying, but rather i do not participate in actively engaging myself as i become less confident asking questions. I guess the notion of asking questions becomes a wall to some in the lectures, as the feeling of being inadequate or incompetent  often deters people to engage. Maybe this is something to look into for future classes and lectures. A way to present a question in a form of not a question. Maybe that’s just me, a stupid idea to be honest.

The unlecture of week 2, innovative, novel and a gateway for interactivity. I like the Q and A panel style of learning even though i do not participate in the  questions, having the questions being from the audience and students makes it so the information that is revealed. I felt like the questions presented were pretty much what i would ask if i were to be put on the spot for a mandatory questioning. However, i felt the lecture went by slowly and at times felt a bit awkward as the back and forth banter really stagnated at some points. The emphasis on differentiating these lectures from a normal one  is really high, but i didn’t feel the immediate substantial differentiation. With that said i feel that the lectures are heading towards a positive position.

The topic of free speech was quite notable. I remember from legal studies back in year 11 (i have no idea how i remembered this information as a i performed terribly in this subject) that Australia doesn’t have freedom of speech like America, but rather we are protected from the separate arms of government ensuring we as a nation have a right to say what we want. This seemed relevant as the voting is coming up which reminds me i have to go enrol on aec. Thank you networked media saving me from a 200 dollar fine. I never felt that my free speech has been ever prevented within Australia even with the lack of freedom of speech, there are moments where we are restricted from speaking like back to a teacher, parents etc… However those moments aren’t prevention of free speech, but rather your choice to not speak to be polite in a way is free speech in itself.

I feel these unlectures are presented as a new futuristic technology, Unlectures… The lectures of tomorrow, now. Queue the relaxing utopian music dadada

With the International 3 on the horizon, a mere 2 days away, I would like to discuss the way in which team games completely destroy the essence of a “team”

What is a team and what do we do? Together we have to work together towards a common goal. Normally without the notion of flaming or increasing tension or aggression between teammates. Even though each game is with a random amount of team mates, there is no reason for your manners to die.

The general stereotypes presented about gamers to the general community, a small, snot nose kid, under 12 most likely, being the bane of your existence in a game were they hide behind the mask of a character in which they control. This notion is vastly wrong, it is not these 12 year old kids swearing and insulting you, rather it is the frustration of the 100s and 1000s of teens and adults berating you for their inability to perform well in a game where they value their skills so highly.

This delusion is no other than the Dunning-Kruger effect. This effect is summed up perfectly by wikipedia;  is a cognitive bias in which unskilled individuals suffer illusory superiority. Knowing that the general population of the 5 million individual users make up the lower part of the skill tree, it is clear that not all of the 85% of these users are saints or angels. I’m not defending the other 15% of users having the right to  be ill mannered, but rather, why not work together as a team in which the 15% helps the 85% become better. Many occasion where people have gave advice to others, have been met with unwarranted aggression in thinking the friendly advice is a low blow at the person’s ego and skill.

Improvement comes from accepting your own mistakes and filling in the area in which you lack.

Rant over. A real twisted meadow of random thoughts. If the sentence and paragraphs don’t make sense, more likly than not it doesn’t.

The title is the question which still revolves in my mind. Even the intro reading to what is reading was the most abstract thing i have ever heard, kidding, but it was a mumble jumbo of a mess. Networked media, from what i understood, it was going to be about networking sites like facebook, twittter etc… but from the first tutorial, we are essentially networking within our community of peers in order to have a network of associates for our future. I do not see how these blogs correlate with this subject, in a sense this subject seems to be an extension or rehash of writing media text, but on a more online environment. I have no complaints in relation to keeping a blog or journal, i found that keeping one was quite relaxing, almost as a stress relief just spouting out whatever came to my mind surrounding this subject. The subject seems very theoretical and Elliot said himself that it is, seems to be a very conceptual subject almost like a sort of IT Philosphy fusion course. Nothing really to say about Week 1 tutorial, basic fundamentals and introduction. Maybe next week’s tutorial will provide for grounds of discussion for the blog.

To try out my first post of this blog, i will divulge and discuss the readings of week 1 that is due in week 2?

The theories of action and organizational learning. This reading was quite interesting, it reminded me of studying psychology during high school. This reading explained the rational process of a “reflection”. I found that when we do reflection, Chris sums up our actions “is to reveal the theory-inuse and to explore the nature of the ‘fit’.” In essence it is true since we are trying to rationalise our design process to ourselves as well as to our tutors who are critiquing us on our ability to make these design choices. The what, where, why. The 3 basic questions we are presented as a child from prep to now still play a large role in every design choice we make. Our rationalisation is split into 3 categories according to Chris.

Governing Variables- From what i understand, this is the general outline of our reasoning. Was our process of decision making and elimination reasonable? Is it acceptable to a normal person? This variable shows whether or not we as a content creator have met the criteria in which we are bound and whether or not our artistic decisions were actually meaningful.

Action Strategies- The how of our reasoning. How did we attain our end goal? What steps did we take in order to achieve our end goal. This variable is straight forward and requires no explaining. Everyone uses this strategy to rationalise their product.

Consequences- The effect of the action strategy.  The end product of our strategy. If we employed this strategy, then this effect will be enacted as a response to our creative decision.

Chris’ reading pretty much explained language analysis of a year 12 class. The author employed this technique (Action Strategy) in order to illicit this emotion (Governing variable) in order to make the audience feel this emotion (Consequences)

I don’t really know how to end a blog post, let this be prototype blog post 1
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