In Part One of The Other Side of Lurking, I wrote about the #HEdigID #OEP discussion (13/07/18) on Twitter. Every day this week something new has been added to the debate. It’s good to talk. Lurking risks being side-lined by the rhetoric of innovation and transformation. Let’s face it – digital shyness or resistance are usually less attention grabbing headlines.
Conclusions validate lurking as learning. It’s a valid strategy. So lurking’s not a problem, right?
…but if it’s your virtual environment and you’re dealing with silence, it can’t be ignored. Lurking flies in the face of everything we’re told 21st century education should be, namely active. We’re well versed in communities of practice and inquiry, zones of proximal development, social, cognitive and teaching presences, and so on – and they all require interaction.
Tags: #HEdigID • academic practice • digital capablities • Digital Imposter Syndrome • digital literacies as socially situated practices • Digital scholarship • imposter syndrome • learning and teaching enhancement • Learning design • lurking • phd • Self-Efficacy • vle