Reflections
#1. Has your view of social software changed since starting this course? If so, how? My view of social software has changed since starting this course, absolutely. While prior to this course I understood the usefulness of many of these applications, many of the readings and lectures have made this understanding more meaningful by providing [...]
Social Software Literacies and Affordances
I thought the lecture by Clay Shirky was great. The idea of a “cognitive surplus” is fascinating and one that definitely spoke to me. The consumption/production paradigm has definitely been altered to the point where production (in many different respects) is much more feasible and accessible for many people, regardless of the “content” produced. I [...]