Twitter draws interesting similarities to our very own
blackboard discussions, as well as in-class discussions. When it comes to
blackboard discussions, users can post their own thread, expressing their opinions,
and others can reply with extended input. This is the same concept as tweeting
and replying to tweets of friends. On blackboard, one student might reference
another student’s comments in the same thread; On twitter this is basically re-tweeting
and adding your own thoughts. In each platform, you are immediately exposed only
to the content of people that you add (blackboard mandatorily being
classmates).
When it comes to in-class discussions, we do lose the
physical sense of individuals around us. However, as compared before, threads
and tweets are the same concept of raising your hand and voicing your opinion.
Referencing on blackboard and retweeting on twitter are comparable to another
student disagreeing on a topic, or building on it alike. The limited structure
of blackboard discussions to students of the same course, and twitter’s main
flow of content being people who you follow, is comparable to the limited
environment of just your classmates. Although these seem like three very
different platforms, they all operate in a manner which is very alike.
Hi Christopher,
ReplyDeleteYou made an interesting comparison between Blackboard and Twitter that I didn't catch when writing my post. Conversing using Twitter and Blackboard definitely does have similarities, i.e. referencing others posts, exposure to who you want/need to be exposed to, and I'm glad you were able to pick up on it. You're absolutely correct in saying these three different platforms all have some similarities- after all we are using them all as a form of communicating with others.
Christopher,
ReplyDeleteI see a lot of similarities between our posts on this topic. Twitter definitely is a more "lax" version of BlackBoard.. the only difference about Twitter is that we aren't graded about what we post :) This allows for individuals to be a bit more free-spirited in their writing