To Web 2.0 and Beyond

Throughout my learning, I have been introduced to various users and participation practices within networks and communities. As I just just completed a knowledge sharing and tracking experience, I think it's important to be aware of the types of users that exist and also to reflect on the various user types to improve my awareness of my own engagement and participation practices and patterns.  Communities:  Lurker- reading posts regularly, but never posting or having an active presence in the community. Lurking is a passive role, where the user does not engage with members or like their posts or comments.  Active Contributor- a user that  posts, comments, asks questions regularly and actively contributes to the content and discussions with other community members.  Knowledge Practices:  Expertise locating- users "search for and retrieve codified knowledge without having to contact the person who originally developed it" Expertise locating involves knowledge...

This week, I explored Trello for the first time and I am excited!  It reminds me of Notion , an app that I intended to use, but lost interest because of how complicated I found it. In contrast, I grasped the basics of Trello in a few minutes and created my own board this morning, which I  am excited  to share with everyone.  I created a board, chose a template, changed the background to match the aesthetic I was aiming for and began changing and renaming the lists and cards. I added cover photos to both my lists and each card (which is like a post) and placed any links in the description along with a brief annotation. I added a description of the board, so first time visitors would know what they stumbled on. I then made the board "public." You can also change your board to a "workspace," which means that everyone in your workspace can edit and add (like a collaborate project). If you haven't checked out our EME6414 Summer 2021 board, it's awesome, check it...

As I struggle to focus and do my coursework in the heat, in front of a fan, between misting myself, I thought... what a perfect time to reflect on a historical time for BC and how it relates to social media.  On Monday, British Columbia set multiple temperature records and reached record high temperatures for June. In some areas in BC, the temperatures were 90 ° F- 114.8° F. In my area, the temperature high on Monday was 90 ° F.   For those that may not know, it is uncommon to have air conditioning in homes, townhouses and apartments in BC. Few homes have built in AC because, it never gets hot enough to need it (until this June).  Fans and air conditioners are sold out or out of stock across BC. Any place that has AC like community centres, malls, larger restaurants, have been packed with people and hotels are sold out. People have been bringing towels and blankets and 'setting up camp' on mall floors across BC. Designated cooling centres have been advertis...