Easy matrix for Case Study Analysis

[jgmac1106]

Given time crunch I am thinking some basic qualitative analysis.

I was thinking of taking Gee's characteristics of an affinity space and use that as a lens to evaluate both #indieweb and #DoOO. Though we may want some criterion on power imbalances as well.

I think we should also add rows for the communication channels used.

[jackjamieson2]

For this I'll probably follow your lead, but I'm happy to add to the analysis where I can.

I read Gee's chapter about affinity spaces today. For many of my interests, I tend to refer to communities of practice (e.g. questions of membership and legitimate peripheral participation), but I think Gee's characteristics related to knowledge are especially useful here.

Franklin's holistic and prescriptive technologies could be a proxy for power (or at least agency), as they describe divisions of labour between planning and execution. (see my notes in the theoretical perspectives document).

re: Communication channels - I assume this would connect with your note on multiplex learning spaces? I'll have to read what you're thinking here to get my head around that.

[jgmac1106]

yea, i finished much of the work, as an FYIO affinity spaces s based on communities of practice, Gee just separates into affinities around shared goals rather the geographic distinction or forced community membership;

[jackjamieson2]

Just reading your updates now - this helps me get a clearer sense of the big picture and I can make some revisions to the power humans/nonhumans sections accordingly.

I'd like to push back slightly on your description of communities of practice as requiring "physically defined communities", since CoP are used to describe many types of remote communities, and Wenger explicitly argues that the concept crosses geographic boundaries (especially re: the Internet).

I think the different approach to membership (i.e. membership is not really relevant to affinity spaces) is a stronger distinction for me. And additionally I think we could argue that emphasising space rather than communities of people can highlight the importance of the Web as an environment for learning.

I'm going to get a bit of writing done this afternoon so I'll push an update once I've made some more progress

[jgmac1106]

okay I will try to find the distinction Gee makes between the two: https://johnpostill.com/2008/07/23/affinity-spaces-vs-communities-of-practice/ https://homonym.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/revisiting-gee-and-affinity-spaces/ the main theoretical difference is that the knowledge of the spcae matters more than individual learning and you learn from the space and tech as much as the community members.

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On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 12:52 PM Jack Jamieson ***@***.***> wrote: Just reading your updates now - this helps me get a clearer sense of the big picture and I can make some revisions to the power humans/nonhumans sections accordingly. I'd like to push back slightly on your description of communities of practice as requiring "physically defined communities", since CoP are used to describe many types of remote communities, and Wenger <https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/11736> explicitly argues that the concept crosses geographic boundaries (especially re: the Internet). I think the different approach to membership (i.e. membership is not really relevant to affinity spaces) is a stronger distinction for me. And additionally I think we could argue that emphasising *space* rather than communities of *people* can highlight the importance of the Web as an environment for learning. I'm going to get a bit of writing done this afternoon so I'll push an update once I've made some more progress — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AKC-pklJtP3tEVSs3w3by_7NYeRp6dDRks5uoz22gaJpZM4Xyh75> .

[jackjamieson2]

Thanks @jgmac1106 — that clears up my confusion! I really like how that emphasizes the role of the technical environment