Three lenses on lurking by Caroline Kuhn https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp These are our initial thoughts about a framework for thinking about lurking en-us 2019-04-07 15:38:05 UTC 2019-04-11 13:22:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Lurking as ordinary caroline_kuhn13 https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/349259957 This lens challenges the othering of ‘the lurker’, the use of this term to identify a category of persons, the privileging of the visible and measurable over the invisible and the non-measurable. It obscures the potential value of reading, reflecting, and other solitary, often unseen learning activities. What if we understand lurking as a normal, mundane and necessary behaviour that any learner or participant engages in online spaces, part of the time?]]> 2019-04-07 15:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/349259957 Lurking as political caroline_kuhn13 https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/349259976 What if we further problematise lurking, thinking of it as a voluntary act, as an act of resistance, as an answer to some kind of transgression? Understanding lurking from a political lens forces us to look at (uneven/unbalanced) social structures and relations in education. But is it a deliberate and conscious act of resistance? Is lurking an action or a reaction that has not yet been internalised in all its magnitude? What are learners resisting? Do they know, critically, what is bothering them? ]]> 2019-04-07 15:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/349259976 Lurking as troublesome caroline_kuhn13 https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/349259998 The ones who lurk  are maybe doing it as a conscious act of resistance, but maybe they are in such a position that they do not have the capabilities or the will to participate.
Digital literacies as troublesome knowledge, lurkers in a liminal space, moving towards the capabilities they need to participate proactively.
]]> 2019-04-07 15:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/349259998 https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/350699746 2019-04-11 10:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/350699746 Yes ditch the idea of lurking as troublesome. If lurking is part of teaching and learning and predetermined outcomes then lurking is a pejorative term because it is a label bestowed by the teacher ... yes does the teacher need to demonstrate that you have learned and what it is https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/350700572 2019-04-11 10:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/350700572 https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/350732391 Agree with lurking as listening. It’s a time for reflection, and integration. Conscious lurking in SM is akin to active listening in f2f. The longer I lurk in a thread or a space without interacting visibly, the deeper I come to value the complexity of an issue. Now I am wondering... why did I move out of my normal lurker space to interact here. ]]> 2019-04-11 12:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/350732391 New terminology please! https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/350756800 Must find new term to replace lurking! As someone who learns a great deal from reading many online posts without actively commenting or networking I find the term offensive. ]]> 2019-04-11 13:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kuhn13/lurkingexp/wish/350756800