Posted by Racer on January 24, 2004, at 17:04:39
In reply to Re: learning from Shadows, posted by Dr. Bob on January 24, 2004, at 14:35:19
> > Maybe the Shadow on this site is a valid learning tool for many of us, but maybe this isn't the best possible context for learning from Shadows?
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> Just to be clear, I wasn't proposing that more incivility be allowed for the sake of learning. But there may some way to learn more from what does happen...
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> BobNaw, I never thought you were advocating more tolerance for incivility on your boards. I was just offering more babbling on the subject.
What would different ways of learning from the interactions on these boards look like to you? Maybe an analysis of interactions and where the break through of incivility begins? That would require a lot of time and a lot of attention, which would probably require a number of contributors to accomplish. Maybe something similar to Rounds, a thread which warrants a PBC is presented, with comments analysing the escalating steps or offering suggestions for alternative along each of those steps?
That's only the first idea that came into my head on reading some of this thread over. It's not a suggestion along the lines of "Oh, let's do this, this way." I am curious, though, about what sorts of ideas you can come up with of how Shadow Learning might look.
(Just as an aside, I'm not thinking clearly these days, and am quite sensitive to the fact that my ability to communicate is -- well, shall we say "Not Good". All of this is meant, sincerely, to engage with you in a question which interests me. I do not mean to confront you in any way, nor to imply anything beyond what I try to make explicit. I'm sorry if my lack of ability in communicating in writing makes it seem as if I'm attacking rather than engaging. That's part of what makes the process of online dialogue so difficult, of course, but I hope you don't take any of my babbling as any sort of criticism of you.)
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