9-13: The Woolley Report
The beginning of our discussions began with my summary. I barely scratched the surface with this summary. Instead of listing his main points, I had a broader approach to the assignment. However, through class discussion I felt I gained a firmer grasp on what Woolley was insinuating.
The difference between the F2F class discussion and my summary was a more focused attack of the Woolley article. While we examined the many facets of the article, a definition of cyberspace was still elusive. Some classmates had a different vision from what I had in mind. But, these discussions further explored the depths of the Woolley article that I passed over upon my first reading.
After the F2F discussion, the class split into online chat-rooms. Here is where our discussion became clear. With all the information received during our class discussion, it was hard to decide where to start. Our group focus tended to drift away from time to time but at no point did that hinder our progress. While our departure from Woolley did not add much to our understanding of the article, the off-topic tangents from our F2F discussion helped to illuminate the points that were not as obvious from Woolley.
The main differences between the three discussions were the way we attacked the material to find answers. I felt confused when reading Woolley and writing the summary because the way the article was composed. So, my attack felt weak and not very sure of what I wanted to highlight as a main point. The F2F discussion had direction and turned over many stones that I previously had missed. The online discussion was casual yet more focused than my summary. Our group derived a central meaning from the article as to what "cyberspace" is. Although each discussion helped to illuminate certain points, the way the article was attacked helped to explain it in greater detail.
The difference between the F2F class discussion and my summary was a more focused attack of the Woolley article. While we examined the many facets of the article, a definition of cyberspace was still elusive. Some classmates had a different vision from what I had in mind. But, these discussions further explored the depths of the Woolley article that I passed over upon my first reading.
After the F2F discussion, the class split into online chat-rooms. Here is where our discussion became clear. With all the information received during our class discussion, it was hard to decide where to start. Our group focus tended to drift away from time to time but at no point did that hinder our progress. While our departure from Woolley did not add much to our understanding of the article, the off-topic tangents from our F2F discussion helped to illuminate the points that were not as obvious from Woolley.
The main differences between the three discussions were the way we attacked the material to find answers. I felt confused when reading Woolley and writing the summary because the way the article was composed. So, my attack felt weak and not very sure of what I wanted to highlight as a main point. The F2F discussion had direction and turned over many stones that I previously had missed. The online discussion was casual yet more focused than my summary. Our group derived a central meaning from the article as to what "cyberspace" is. Although each discussion helped to illuminate certain points, the way the article was attacked helped to explain it in greater detail.
posted by Red Head Matt at 4:15 PM
2 Comments:
Matt I agreed with your comment about how attacking Woolley's report in the in-class discussion was really helpful. I think after we had the chatroom discussion things became a little clearer also. I was also confused when I read Woolley for the first time. I quess I wasn't the only one that was like what is he really talking about? ->Felecia
I really like the way you analyzed the three different approaches we took to figuring this essay out. And even though I didn't *think* I was confused, I definitely understood-- both what Woolley wrote and what I thought about cyberspace -- more clearly after I listened to students comments and looked through your chat transcripts. One thing I wonder -- is part of what we learned through the different processes a product of the order we did things? I mean -- what if we'd had a chat first, to brainstorm up all the features of cyberspace? Would that have made Woolley easier to understand?
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