Virtual Environments: Is one life enough?

CLASS SUMMARY:

Sitearm Madonna (left, with John O’Connor and Dudley Dreamscape) joined the class again this week to share knowledge and experience of presenting online. The accompanying slide show Presentation Tips for Virtual Collaboration Projects is worth reviewing again.

A question-and-answer session segued to a broader discussion on the use of social networks arising from the reading material set the week before last. The lively session was conducted through voice and text chat and ranged from the different social mores of twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other platforms to the power relationship between the boss/workers students/teachers.

ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT CLASS:

1. Post an entry to your blog describing progress on your group project. Be sure to write about your own particular contribution, how you are finding online communication, what is working well and what is not.
2. Read Justine Sacco, PR executive fired over racist tweet, ‘ashamed’
3. Read Police chief insists teens say ‘appalling things’ on Twitter
4. Read Dr Phil deletes controversial tweet