Connectivity-Theoretical Work

SO I am looking at the practices and how they emerge in a social spatial sense. I have also been thinking about how the overlapping spaces and trajectories of practice are important. In the back of my mind has been tickling this idea that there is an aspect of the connections here that is key. That is to understand the web of meaning (Geertz) as an essential aspect to all of this. So how is meaning being made across these social spaces which utilize newer tools. What are the practices that help and shape the meaning making process BUT ALSO what are the connections (or networks) which inform these practices? SO bear with me here as I go through the logic:

• Social spaces are always emerging from the negotiated and shared practices being enacted
• Practices emerge from the trajectories of practice of the individuals (so both a bistorical element and future expectation are seen here)
• Trajectories of practice cross multiple spaces in which these practices are impacted by the practices of those spaces AND the negotiation taken place as a part of those spaces
• Thus, the trajectories are tied up and connected to the other spaces, people and practices, not just as a past interactional resource, but also as a future or potential practice. The trajectory thus is impacted by these connections.

And so returning full circle to the dieas that April mentioned regarding needing to look at practices across social spaces both as part of school but outside as well.
By the way, when the connectivity piece really hit home was when I quickly played with TouchGraph which was mentioned in an article by Mortensen (Of Divided Mind: Weblog Literacy).