Bruce Hope of Connectedness is teaching at Boston University this semester and from the looks of it he is off to a great start. He posts a few screen-shots of live social networking as the class began. By initiating conversations Bruce stressed network connections and then activated network extensions through group activity.He has a view of his class after a few hours and I would love to see a monthly view as the connectivity grows and the class network becomes more dense.
This is a great exercise to watch human social interaction create and destroy bonds of connectivity. This is something we all experience but Bruce is quantifying it with his willing students. What would be even more interesting ti to use the connectivity maps and follow information flow trends - maybe start a crazy rumor, or even devise a specific test question to examine the flow.
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