Comments on: Coming up: Total chaos? http://prconnections.net/coming-up-total-chaos/ Dr. Mihaela Vorvoreanu Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:33:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephen Woodall http://prconnections.net/coming-up-total-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-1721 Stephen Woodall Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:20:40 +0000 http://prconnections.net/?p=433#comment-1721 Is it possible that my life became more "chaotic" once I established an online identity, as well as my offline? I ask in reflectance to the coursework, and I fear that the largest concern with integrating social media technology into our lives is that simply some will adapt better than others. The thought that some people possess the ability and skills necessary to catch on is truly visible with social media. It is like every other skill in the world, where some people will work harder to reach a level of understanding that others attain naturally. How do we prepare for that as educators? There are going to be students who find trouble and frustrations when creating and maintaining online identities on top of their offline. This overload could lead to overwhelming feelings of doubt and uncertainty, possible creating psychological effects that hurt rather than help develop the mind. Are services like Twitter the solution, offering a blend of social and professional identities available online? Will that open mentality be the key to ensuring that students are not alone, and can ask for any sort of help? Or will we see a development of fake online identities, where students are pretending to be someone important, pretending to be fully capable contributing useful information, and afraid to ask for help online at risk of losing their online image and social context with their reference groups? I have a feeling that these thoughts need to be expressed better through my blog... Is it possible that my life became more “chaotic” once I established an online identity, as well as my offline? I ask in reflectance to the coursework, and I fear that the largest concern with integrating social media technology into our lives is that simply some will adapt better than others.

The thought that some people possess the ability and skills necessary to catch on is truly visible with social media. It is like every other skill in the world, where some people will work harder to reach a level of understanding that others attain naturally.

How do we prepare for that as educators? There are going to be students who find trouble and frustrations when creating and maintaining online identities on top of their offline. This overload could lead to overwhelming feelings of doubt and uncertainty, possible creating psychological effects that hurt rather than help develop the mind.

Are services like Twitter the solution, offering a blend of social and professional identities available online? Will that open mentality be the key to ensuring that students are not alone, and can ask for any sort of help? Or will we see a development of fake online identities, where students are pretending to be someone important, pretending to be fully capable contributing useful information, and afraid to ask for help online at risk of losing their online image and social context with their reference groups?

I have a feeling that these thoughts need to be expressed better through my blog…

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