Web 3.0 is the next generation to the internet as the internet began it was know as web 1.0 this was the first in the stages in internet technology. Next came web 2.0 which deals with social interaction such as social networking websites like Facebook,MSN messenger, youtube etc etc.
It is thought that Semantic Web will become part of web 3.0 but the strong difference between them is that web 3.0 is in a league of its own and will so advanced that it will have improved significantly that search engines will produce more thorough answers as well as perhaps being able to respond to a whole question asked. With web 3.0 you are looking at more mature and intelligent world wide web.
It has also been suggested that the web because of web 3.0 will become far more immersive and mutli dimensional.
Useful URLS
1-http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article2726190.ece
2-http://www.androidtech.com/knowledge-blog/2006/11/web-30-you-aint-seen-nothing-yet.html
3-http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2102852,00.asp
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Week 10 semantic web
What is semantic web?
The semantic web is a web which changes web data so it is understood by computers when searching and combining information. It is almost like an equation which can be understood by computers so there is no need for human operation of machines.It is the language of computers on a global scale.
Some URLS which were useful for understanding Semantic web:
http://www.w3schools.com/semweb/default.asp
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2007/Semantic_Web.asp
http://infomesh.net/2001/swintro/
The semantic web is a web which changes web data so it is understood by computers when searching and combining information. It is almost like an equation which can be understood by computers so there is no need for human operation of machines.It is the language of computers on a global scale.
Some URLS which were useful for understanding Semantic web:
http://www.w3schools.com/semweb/default.asp
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2007/Semantic_Web.asp
http://infomesh.net/2001/swintro/
Week 10 - Problem for education?
Is there a potential problem being stored up for people if 'education' is tailored to fit into their cultural and personal preferences?
If you look at education culturally it is easy to see how it is tailored as each culture is very different and has a different work ethic altogether. However it is important to see whether these cultural values have a positive or negative effect on people's education. If anything people's culture should shape their education to the aspirations and hopes of that culture so that the best achievements ca be made.
I believe personal preferences are ok to an extent for instance if somebody works better in a classroom on their own and one is available then they should be given that option rather than having to put up with a noisy classroom. Or perhaps some people would benefit from one on one tutoring rather than being in mainstream education. As these points boil down to the working environment which may be better for different types of people. This I think can be applied to people with learning disabilities of all kinds you have to accomodate people's needs in education in order for them to achieve.
However I do believe it is important that eduaction is not tailored to meet people's personal preferences to any greater extent unless personal circumstances change which means there will be added pressure so therefore might need extensions for hand ins as it means they may not attend lectures, meetings etc which will only aid them in completing their work better. Then i see the need to tailor fit for personal circumstances.
But if it means tailor fitting so because people dont like the course structure or don't want to complete work because they cannot be bothered then thats where the line must be drawn.
Could you imagine the up roar if eduaction was upto the individual?I believe if this was so eduaction would have no boundaries or any kind of structure and at the end of the day all though everybodys educational career changes through the different stages (Primary, secondary, college and University) and gets harder everybody needs some regimenting so they know where they stand with their education as much as we loath some subjects rather than other, i think it gives everybody a good lesson in life; that you might not like everything you do but the rewards at the end are far better.
If you look at education culturally it is easy to see how it is tailored as each culture is very different and has a different work ethic altogether. However it is important to see whether these cultural values have a positive or negative effect on people's education. If anything people's culture should shape their education to the aspirations and hopes of that culture so that the best achievements ca be made.
I believe personal preferences are ok to an extent for instance if somebody works better in a classroom on their own and one is available then they should be given that option rather than having to put up with a noisy classroom. Or perhaps some people would benefit from one on one tutoring rather than being in mainstream education. As these points boil down to the working environment which may be better for different types of people. This I think can be applied to people with learning disabilities of all kinds you have to accomodate people's needs in education in order for them to achieve.
However I do believe it is important that eduaction is not tailored to meet people's personal preferences to any greater extent unless personal circumstances change which means there will be added pressure so therefore might need extensions for hand ins as it means they may not attend lectures, meetings etc which will only aid them in completing their work better. Then i see the need to tailor fit for personal circumstances.
But if it means tailor fitting so because people dont like the course structure or don't want to complete work because they cannot be bothered then thats where the line must be drawn.
Could you imagine the up roar if eduaction was upto the individual?I believe if this was so eduaction would have no boundaries or any kind of structure and at the end of the day all though everybodys educational career changes through the different stages (Primary, secondary, college and University) and gets harder everybody needs some regimenting so they know where they stand with their education as much as we loath some subjects rather than other, i think it gives everybody a good lesson in life; that you might not like everything you do but the rewards at the end are far better.
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Week 10 What difference to all this might the 'digital divide' make?
What difference to all this might the 'digital divide' make?
a) To socioeconomically related access issues within a society? b) To global access issues across countries and regions? (COMBINED ANSWER)
"The term "digital divide" refers to multi-dimensional inequalities in Internet access and use, ranging from the global level, to nation states, to communities, and to individuals. The divide is here for some time to come. "
It is not so much about access that you have to these technolgies but the benefits you gain from this access. It is also important to understand that there is not just one logical divide to do with new media but many ranging from physical access to political access.
It is a social divide as well as a technological one it relates to who uses the internet, for what purposes and under what circumstances these factors play a crucial role into the effects of socioeconomics.
Culturally this digital divide will depend greatly on economic status those who are, as it were digitally rich or poor and therefore will have access to this digital technology ranging from the computer to television. Due to being either cuturally rich or poor this the alters the need or reason for using the technolgy in the first place. In developed countries such as America or the UK technology will be part of people's jobs and lifestyles whilst it is argued that in developing countries such as Africa digital technology is used to consume rather than to produce.
Socially i believe that socioeconomics will differ from group to group of people and depend naturally on their cultural backgorund. For some groups of people they rely heavily on technology to communicate for instance between one another for various different reasons. Where as another group of people wouldind other ways of communicatinng. Similarly students may vary in their research for assignments some may use the internet for articles and journals wreas other will e more traditional means like going to the library and reading books and old newspaper articles too.It also relates to classrrom activity in some schools computers, televisons and calculors may be accesible whereas in another county/region the accessiblity of thiese resources may differ.
Within society i believe there are various issues which can create more of a divide.
Due to socioeconimics I believe that Prensky's notion of 'digital immigrants and natives' can only relate to those who are of higher socioeconomic status and therefore more likely to be found in developed countries. I believe this is so because 'digital immigrants and natives' are found amongst technology either way whether they are young or old as they have the access for whatever reason they choose.
What do you think??
Some useful URLS
1- http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/FINAL_REPORT_CHARTING_DIGI_DIVIDES.pdf
2-http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00036/en/text/sindex.html
3-http://www.digitaldivide.org/dd/digitaldivide.html
a) To socioeconomically related access issues within a society? b) To global access issues across countries and regions? (COMBINED ANSWER)
"The term "digital divide" refers to multi-dimensional inequalities in Internet access and use, ranging from the global level, to nation states, to communities, and to individuals. The divide is here for some time to come. "
It is not so much about access that you have to these technolgies but the benefits you gain from this access. It is also important to understand that there is not just one logical divide to do with new media but many ranging from physical access to political access.
It is a social divide as well as a technological one it relates to who uses the internet, for what purposes and under what circumstances these factors play a crucial role into the effects of socioeconomics.
Culturally this digital divide will depend greatly on economic status those who are, as it were digitally rich or poor and therefore will have access to this digital technology ranging from the computer to television. Due to being either cuturally rich or poor this the alters the need or reason for using the technolgy in the first place. In developed countries such as America or the UK technology will be part of people's jobs and lifestyles whilst it is argued that in developing countries such as Africa digital technology is used to consume rather than to produce.
Socially i believe that socioeconomics will differ from group to group of people and depend naturally on their cultural backgorund. For some groups of people they rely heavily on technology to communicate for instance between one another for various different reasons. Where as another group of people wouldind other ways of communicatinng. Similarly students may vary in their research for assignments some may use the internet for articles and journals wreas other will e more traditional means like going to the library and reading books and old newspaper articles too.It also relates to classrrom activity in some schools computers, televisons and calculors may be accesible whereas in another county/region the accessiblity of thiese resources may differ.
Within society i believe there are various issues which can create more of a divide.
Due to socioeconimics I believe that Prensky's notion of 'digital immigrants and natives' can only relate to those who are of higher socioeconomic status and therefore more likely to be found in developed countries. I believe this is so because 'digital immigrants and natives' are found amongst technology either way whether they are young or old as they have the access for whatever reason they choose.
What do you think??
Some useful URLS
1- http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/FINAL_REPORT_CHARTING_DIGI_DIVIDES.pdf
2-http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00036/en/text/sindex.html
3-http://www.digitaldivide.org/dd/digitaldivide.html
Week 10 Wenger and Prensky
1) How might Wenger's notions on practice communities relate to Prensky's on education?
Wenger's notion of COPs deals with education online and Prensky's ideas relates to the new technologies within education so to an extent they both relate to one another.
Wenger's model relates to education as a shared community online this would beneficial i think to the countries which can either not afford to have schools in every village or are too widespread for students to get to.
It would also mean that digital immigrants may become extinct beacuse if education did take on the idea that digital immigrants have to learn the language of the digital natives with the eductaion system introducing the idea of COPs this would have to be done either way.
To collaborate both of the ideas together would introduce a completely radical way to educating people and one that would have its advantages as well as strong disadvantages. For instance to what extent would these technologies be introduced in the classroom?would it just be in the classroom or would the technologies be available in the home?where does the teachers role come in to this?or would this new technology only make them assessors?
Wenger's notion of COPs deals with education online and Prensky's ideas relates to the new technologies within education so to an extent they both relate to one another.
Wenger's model relates to education as a shared community online this would beneficial i think to the countries which can either not afford to have schools in every village or are too widespread for students to get to.
It would also mean that digital immigrants may become extinct beacuse if education did take on the idea that digital immigrants have to learn the language of the digital natives with the eductaion system introducing the idea of COPs this would have to be done either way.
To collaborate both of the ideas together would introduce a completely radical way to educating people and one that would have its advantages as well as strong disadvantages. For instance to what extent would these technologies be introduced in the classroom?would it just be in the classroom or would the technologies be available in the home?where does the teachers role come in to this?or would this new technology only make them assessors?
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Week 9 Technophile
e) Describe the experience of a fictional technophile student in 2020.
I think the experience of being a technophile student in 2020 will be very similar to the world portrayed in the film "I-Robot" where we rely heavily on digital technology not necessarily on world which is dominated by robots. But I do believe that technology can only advance more and more if we look at the mobile phone for instance which our generation has seen from the very beginning it has only improved and developed more by the year. Now in 2009 you have a mobile phone which you can access the internet on, take photographs with and also use as a music player, this we never thought was possible and to alot of us this is not a big deal. But if you look back a few decades the digita world no where near what is today.
I think with anything it will take time but it wouldnt surprise me especially with the economic crisis we are suffering at the moment that a new system of education online will expand especially if it is cheaper and means you can get a degree within the comfort of your own home for half the price that many people will start doing that. In the end i don't think there won't be anything technology can do.
I think the experience of being a technophile student in 2020 will be very similar to the world portrayed in the film "I-Robot" where we rely heavily on digital technology not necessarily on world which is dominated by robots. But I do believe that technology can only advance more and more if we look at the mobile phone for instance which our generation has seen from the very beginning it has only improved and developed more by the year. Now in 2009 you have a mobile phone which you can access the internet on, take photographs with and also use as a music player, this we never thought was possible and to alot of us this is not a big deal. But if you look back a few decades the digita world no where near what is today.
I think with anything it will take time but it wouldnt surprise me especially with the economic crisis we are suffering at the moment that a new system of education online will expand especially if it is cheaper and means you can get a degree within the comfort of your own home for half the price that many people will start doing that. In the end i don't think there won't be anything technology can do.
Week 9- Neo luddite
d) Describe the daily frustrations of a fictional neo-luddite at university now in the UK.
" Dear Diary,
Oh dear lord what a day!!I woke up this morning and my alarm hadnt gone off it had ran out of blooming batteries. Got up and got changed and went off to my lecture apparently an email had been sent out this morning and seeing as I don't have a laptop in my room nor do I check my emails account everyday (I still don't know how to access it properly),I was none the wiser so off I went to my lecture to eventually work out after half an hour that it was cancelled as nobody turned up.All you need at nine o'clock in the morning!
Later on I went to a seminar and Francesca said she would of given me a text message if I had a phone and i said text message whats that?The look on her face!It was like someone had slapped her round the face with a wet fish. I just don't see the need if i am honest and i wouldn't have a clue on how to work it if i had a phone anyway. Francesca then suggested i joined Facebook as everybody is on it.Praise the lord our tutor came in just at the right time.Facebook?what is that?
Having just been set work in the seminar which is due in for tomorrow, I went straight to the library as i needed to use the internet. After an hour of really struggling to find the website and sources i was meant to, I then asked the I.T man to help and he basically gave me a tutorial (just what he needed at the end of long day). In the end it took me ages to understand what I was doing with the whole tasks we had been set and now I am in bed at mid night what an annoying day!! "
This is just a small example of what being a neo luddite may be like if they were trying to survive without the new media world.
" Dear Diary,
Oh dear lord what a day!!I woke up this morning and my alarm hadnt gone off it had ran out of blooming batteries. Got up and got changed and went off to my lecture apparently an email had been sent out this morning and seeing as I don't have a laptop in my room nor do I check my emails account everyday (I still don't know how to access it properly),I was none the wiser so off I went to my lecture to eventually work out after half an hour that it was cancelled as nobody turned up.All you need at nine o'clock in the morning!
Later on I went to a seminar and Francesca said she would of given me a text message if I had a phone and i said text message whats that?The look on her face!It was like someone had slapped her round the face with a wet fish. I just don't see the need if i am honest and i wouldn't have a clue on how to work it if i had a phone anyway. Francesca then suggested i joined Facebook as everybody is on it.Praise the lord our tutor came in just at the right time.Facebook?what is that?
Having just been set work in the seminar which is due in for tomorrow, I went straight to the library as i needed to use the internet. After an hour of really struggling to find the website and sources i was meant to, I then asked the I.T man to help and he basically gave me a tutorial (just what he needed at the end of long day). In the end it took me ages to understand what I was doing with the whole tasks we had been set and now I am in bed at mid night what an annoying day!! "
This is just a small example of what being a neo luddite may be like if they were trying to survive without the new media world.
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