Comments on: Controlled Connectedness http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/controlled-connectedness/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Full Circle Associates » Slow Community from the individual perspective http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/controlled-connectedness/comment-page-1/#comment-57542 Full Circle Associates » Slow Community from the individual perspective Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:01:31 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=2895#comment-57542 [...] Controlled Connectedness Went for a couple of days to Virginia Beach to visit with Sheryl and her family and we spent a lot of time in a boat on the bay fishing and reading and chatting. In talking with her son Noah about how connected we all seem to be (text messages in between casts, etc.) one of us hit on the phrase above, and it bounced around in my brain for a bit. It seemed to fit the place I’m in right now, attempting, with pretty good success, actually, to control my connectedness, and to let the conversations happen elsewhere, jumping in when I feel compelled. Connecting, (ironically) to Nancy White’s idea of slow communities (like slow food) and wondering some more about the process of network participation and how much pull is too much pull, etc. [...] [...] Controlled Connectedness Went for a couple of days to Virginia Beach to visit with Sheryl and her family and we spent a lot of time in a boat on the bay fishing and reading and chatting. In talking with her son Noah about how connected we all seem to be (text messages in between casts, etc.) one of us hit on the phrase above, and it bounced around in my brain for a bit. It seemed to fit the place I’m in right now, attempting, with pretty good success, actually, to control my connectedness, and to let the conversations happen elsewhere, jumping in when I feel compelled. Connecting, (ironically) to Nancy White’s idea of slow communities (like slow food) and wondering some more about the process of network participation and how much pull is too much pull, etc. [...]

]]> By: susan http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/controlled-connectedness/comment-page-1/#comment-57495 susan Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:38:27 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=2895#comment-57495 I've been struggling with the same pull and talking it out over on my blog. I can't imagine what it must be like for you. I've done a great push this past week with blogging and although I love the connectedness to others, it takes me away from connecting with those right in front of me, and no matter what I give up in learning from my online community, connecting with those around me is what's important. So, I'll be lurking online occasionally, reflecting in writing a bit and even commenting and questioning others at times. I feel fortunate that in my NWP world all my work is connecting with others and collaboratively sharing and questioning and pushing each other's thinking. Lucky us. Thanks. Susan I’ve been struggling with the same pull and talking it out over on my blog. I can’t imagine what it must be like for you. I’ve done a great push this past week with blogging and although I love the connectedness to others, it takes me away from connecting with those right in front of me, and no matter what I give up in learning from my online community, connecting with those around me is what’s important. So, I’ll be lurking online occasionally, reflecting in writing a bit and even commenting and questioning others at times. I feel fortunate that in my NWP world all my work is connecting with others and collaboratively sharing and questioning and pushing each other’s thinking. Lucky us.
Thanks.
Susan

]]> By: Pennsylvania » Slowing Down http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/controlled-connectedness/comment-page-1/#comment-57436 Pennsylvania » Slowing Down Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:45:45 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=2895#comment-57436 [...] where I had been, and even perhaps why. Will Richardson’s July 25 Tweet led me to his post on Controlled Connectedness, which made me realize that “network separation anxiety” was my ailment. [...] [...] where I had been, and even perhaps why. Will Richardson’s July 25 Tweet led me to his post on Controlled Connectedness, which made me realize that “network separation anxiety” was my ailment. [...]

]]> By: Why RSS? | The Bubbly Librarian http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/controlled-connectedness/comment-page-1/#comment-57401 Why RSS? | The Bubbly Librarian Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:12:38 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=2895#comment-57401 [...] rss at 10:12 pm by Molly Clark I was just reading Will Richardson’s blog post on “Controlled Connectedness” which is something I need to work on given my previous post.  I noticed that he also had a [...] [...] rss at 10:12 pm by Molly Clark I was just reading Will Richardson’s blog post on “Controlled Connectedness” which is something I need to work on given my previous post.  I noticed that he also had a [...]

]]> By: Travis Warren http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/controlled-connectedness/comment-page-1/#comment-57392 Travis Warren Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:19:46 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=2895#comment-57392 Makes me think about Carl Honore and the Slow Movement. <a href="http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/carl_honore_praises_slowness.html" rel="nofollow">Here's a link to Carl speaking at TED</A> Makes me think about Carl Honore and the Slow Movement.
Here’s a link to Carl speaking at TED

]]> By: Gary Stager http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/controlled-connectedness/comment-page-1/#comment-57391 Gary Stager Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:10:10 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=2895#comment-57391 Thanks for the link to the Dan Meyer videos. Does this guy have a crew? I can't find the time or bandwidth to point a tripod at my keynotes. If I do, I can't find the time to edit the video and put it online. I marvel at the output of people like Meyer, but am not sure that I find the content particularly compelling. Questions such as the following pop into mind: Who is HIS audience? Why should we care about his day? Is the content interesting or the production values enviable? etc... I'm grappling with another problem that may be related, but is causing me mental paralysis. I have too much I want to say, write and blog. This leaves me obsessing about what to do first and I don't get around to doing any of it. I also face the questions of: Who is MY audience? Why should people care what I think? Shouldn't I spend my time writing my book or magazine articles? Isn't writing a book a lousy return on investment? Why won't magazine editors leave my jokes and personal "voice" in my articles? Will I be "the mean guy" because I don't follow the herd? Why don't people understand that just because I debunk the BS in edtech that I am an unapologetic advocate for its (largely unrealized) potential and that I get up every day to make the world a better place for kids? I wrote a bit more on this subject, including a nifty graphic blast from the past, for my own blog. http://www.stager.org/blog/2008/07/thinking-out-loud.html I'm now off to New Hampshire to run my own conference, http://www.constructingmodernknowledge.com This is the culmination of months worth of work. Thanks for the link to the Dan Meyer videos. Does this guy have a crew? I can’t find the time or bandwidth to point a tripod at my keynotes. If I do, I can’t find the time to edit the video and put it online.

I marvel at the output of people like Meyer, but am not sure that I find the content particularly compelling. Questions such as the following pop into mind:

Who is HIS audience? Why should we care about his day? Is the content interesting or the production values enviable? etc…

I’m grappling with another problem that may be related, but is causing me mental paralysis. I have too much I want to say, write and blog. This leaves me obsessing about what to do first and I don’t get around to doing any of it.

I also face the questions of:

Who is MY audience?

Why should people care what I think?

Shouldn’t I spend my time writing my book or magazine articles?
Isn’t writing a book a lousy return on investment?

Why won’t magazine editors leave my jokes and personal “voice” in my articles?

Will I be “the mean guy” because I don’t follow the herd?

Why don’t people understand that just because I debunk the BS in edtech that I am an unapologetic advocate for its (largely unrealized) potential and that I get up every day to make the world a better place for kids?

I wrote a bit more on this subject, including a nifty graphic blast from the past, for my own blog. http://www.stager.org/blog/2008/07/thinking-out-loud.html

I’m now off to New Hampshire to run my own conference, http://www.constructingmodernknowledge.com This is the culmination of months worth of work.

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