Comments on: Keeping Work (LMS) and Play (Social Networks) Separate? http://mfeldstein.com/keeping-work-and-play-separate/ What We Are Learning About Online Learning...Online Fri, 18 May 2012 06:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Michael Feldstein http://mfeldstein.com/keeping-work-and-play-separate/#comment-1327 Michael Feldstein Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:45:01 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/?p=909#comment-1327 Good point, Clay. Which is one reason why I find <a href="http://www.brainify.com/" rel="nofollow">brainify</a> intriguing. Good point, Clay. Which is one reason why I find brainify intriguing.

]]> By: Clay Fenlason http://mfeldstein.com/keeping-work-and-play-separate/#comment-1326 Clay Fenlason Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:47:58 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/?p=909#comment-1326 There are other distinctions that might be drawn. Just thinking out loud here, but there is a breed of social-networking apps whose focus is on the content and not the people (think YouTube or Flickr rather than Facebook). The content is primary, the relations that spring up around the content secondary. I sometimes wonder if academic networking might not be similar in a majority of cases. There are other distinctions that might be drawn. Just thinking out loud here, but there is a breed of social-networking apps whose focus is on the content and not the people (think YouTube or Flickr rather than Facebook). The content is primary, the relations that spring up around the content secondary. I sometimes wonder if academic networking might not be similar in a majority of cases.

]]> By: Michael Staton http://mfeldstein.com/keeping-work-and-play-separate/#comment-1325 Michael Staton Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:26:45 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/?p=909#comment-1325 Hi Laura, The "water cooler" effect is precisely what we're going for at Inigral. The point is that Facebook users have intentions when they log into Facebook, and any actions or strategies adopted by institutions in education needs to stay consistent with them. All the Best, Michael Staton Hi Laura,

The “water cooler” effect is precisely what we’re going for at Inigral. The point is that Facebook users have intentions when they log into Facebook, and any actions or strategies adopted by institutions in education needs to stay consistent with them.

All the Best,

Michael Staton

]]> By: Michael Feldstein http://mfeldstein.com/keeping-work-and-play-separate/#comment-1324 Michael Feldstein Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:59:38 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/?p=909#comment-1324 It's possible that such a "water cooler" experience can be created through academic social networking. I find Twitter more conducive to that sort of behavior than Facebook, but that may just be social context. We'll see. I think a lot of this stuff has yet to prove out. In any event, while I grant that there are social-ish work spaces, they are qualitatively different. You may go to hang out there as a break during work hours, but would you go there on off hours? It’s possible that such a “water cooler” experience can be created through academic social networking. I find Twitter more conducive to that sort of behavior than Facebook, but that may just be social context. We’ll see. I think a lot of this stuff has yet to prove out.

In any event, while I grant that there are social-ish work spaces, they are qualitatively different. You may go to hang out there as a break during work hours, but would you go there on off hours?

]]> By: Laura James http://mfeldstein.com/keeping-work-and-play-separate/#comment-1323 Laura James Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:42:11 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/?p=909#comment-1323 "Facebook is a “place” where people hang out. They’ll go there to check out what’s happening when they have a little free time, like a dorm floor lounge or a favorite pub. This is very specifically not what people want to do with work spaces" On the contrary, most people enjoy the spaces in work environments where they can go when they have a minute (the water cooler, the coffee machine, the desk of the receptionist who always has the latest gossip). If I can go to a similar place online, and maybe see the links my colleagues have found interesting recently, or ideas they have been tossing around, or helpful documents they have found, then so much the better. And if I can pick up on some gossip at the same time, or socialise generally, I'll learn something about my workplace or colleagues which may well help us work together better in the future. “Facebook is a “place” where people hang out. They’ll go there to check out what’s happening when they have a little free time, like a dorm floor lounge or a favorite pub. This is very specifically not what people want to do with work spaces”

On the contrary, most people enjoy the spaces in work environments where they can go when they have a minute (the water cooler, the coffee machine, the desk of the receptionist who always has the latest gossip). If I can go to a similar place online, and maybe see the links my colleagues have found interesting recently, or ideas they have been tossing around, or helpful documents they have found, then so much the better. And if I can pick up on some gossip at the same time, or socialise generally, I’ll learn something about my workplace or colleagues which may well help us work together better in the future.

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