Hope everyone had a great 4th of July . . .
Had a lot of reading for this course; it's like drinking from the proverbial fire hose. However, the concept of breaking the paradigm of typical production methodology in favor of the evolving use of Web 2.0 technologies and "produsage" was curious. This new term is defined on produsage.com where the following is note: "In collaborative communities the creation of shared content takes place in a networked, participatory environment which breaks down the boundaries between producers and consumers and instead enables all participants to be users as well as producers of information and knowledge - frequently in a hybrid role of produser where usage is necessarily also productive."
This has been adapted well for Wikipedia; the question for me is whether this is the face of things to come, especially for traditional production realms. And what about education?? Can it be adapted? The jury is out for me as I contemplate this further.
And here's another question: SHOULD it be adapted?
ReplyDeleteAgreed; my initial reaction is it can to some degree (TBD) as no instructor / facilitator and/or institution is an island (sound familiar?). Seeking feedback is generally a good thing . . . . not sure yet on this as it relates to education . . .
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