Theories Technological determinism · Technology have a given use, acts on society · Vacuum cleaner will liberate from household drudgery Social construction of technology · People give technology a use · Impact on social conditions · Guns don't kill people, people kill people Science of socio technological systems (sts)/ Socio technical approach · Investigate social processes related to technological change · Flexible interpretation of technology · Highlights choices · Technology as a process rather than simple artifact · Technology is interconnected in relation w/ other systems · Empowerment of users *Tool use is fundamental for human condition Week 3 Theories · Dune & Raby o Unusual appropriations of a technology ? Potential for malicious use Memo (memorandum) · Definition o Written message typically in professional setting o Brief and easily understood · Memo as a process/function · Memo as interconnected with other systems · Empowerment of users · How we use it determines how it works Unintended effects of innovation (info technology) · Cell phones · Social media · Learning management technology · Facial recognition · 3-d printers Diffusion of innovation
· Innovators Venturesome ness is almost an obsession · Early adopters o Successful, discrete use of new ideas · Early majority o Adopt new ideas before others but seldom lead · Late majority o Adopt new ideas after avg member if community · Laggards ? Don't want to accept new tech until they know costs and benefits Week 4 Life Logging · Data visualization o Graphic representation of data · Datum ? Item of info obtained by scientific work · Data ? Plural form of datum Authority: constructed & contextual · Academia is W.E.I.R.D o Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic o Highly individualistic, self obsessed, control-oriented, Focus on their own attributes, accomplishments & aspirations · Examples of authoritative forms of info o Books, lectures by those w/ doctorates, journal articles, materials on Canvas · Different kinds of knowledge warrants defined the authority of information Knowledge warrants & justification · Knowledge o Justified true belief · Warrants o How a belief is justified ? Types: · Logical (way of thinking) Semantic (meaning of words) Systematic (words/symbols in certain relationships/ways of operating) Empirical (through our senses) · Cognitive authority o Extent to which users may trust shared information Looking for truth
. The aim of research in this mode is to provide a true answer or best answer to the question · Humanities o Looks for new perspectives to the question · Key Terms ? Evidence ? What you draw upon to substantiate your claim o Warrants · How a belief is justified · Process of justifying claim o Truth claims ? Assertion about knowledge o Knowledge Justified true belief o Cognitive authority The extent to which users may trust shared information Week 5 Misinformation and fake news (disinformation) · Can we spot misinformation o Are we able to evaluate authorship, credibility, authority and trust o Is it the tool's/platforms's fault? Or us (dunning and kruger effect)? · Dunning and