1.1 Resident or Visitor
In physical spaces, we are a resident when there are roots or shoots between our 'selves' and the environment. A home, an apartment, or a space we call our own roots us to the places in our physical world. We are visitors when we have not yet found roots or shoots, where we are wandering around or surveying the land. We are residents in only a few physical spaces but are visitors in many places.
In our digital lives, we can be a resident in spaces where we spend time, put down some roots to connect ourselves to others. Visiting digital spaces is a transitory experience. David White describes this as "a continuum of modes of engagement".
In our digital lives, we can be a resident in spaces where we spend time, put down some roots to connect ourselves to others. Visiting digital spaces is a transitory experience. David White describes this as "a continuum of modes of engagement".
Where are you a 'resident' and where are you a 'visitor'?
Let's take a look a this theory and the background to this notion of web engagement. First, view the video where David White describes the theory and illustrates how individuals interact on the internet in a continuum of engagement. You can read more in the article Visitors and Residents: A new typology for online engagement. Let's try mapping your web engagement - where do you engage as a visitor or a resident. |
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Resident or Visitor - Just the Mapping
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What is a Pedagogy of Participation
Paolo Friere shapes our current notions of participatory education and his Pedagogy of the Oppressed has a significant impact on how students and teachers engage - in physical and digital spaces. This involves the following concepts:
Dialogue: is engagement with voice, working with others rather than acting on another; cooperative, with respect Praxis: action that is informed by values Consciousness: awareness of oppression, understanding as power to transform reality Lived Experience: situated practice, naming and acting in the world Metaphors: as drawn from Christian sources
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References and Resources
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