Purpose:           to assimilate and discuss this journal article

Task 1:            in order to assimilate the article, add to the map to build a collaborative overview of its content.  You can sign up for a map password if you don't already have one.  Please could each of you restrict yourselves to adding 3 branches only at a time in the first instance so that everyone gets a chance to chip in.

Task 2:            to discuss the article, add comments here that relate the content of the article to your own developing understanding of interactivity.  Note the date of the paper is 2000.  Have things moved on since then?  

Respond:          feel free to respond to the comments made by others and ask for clarification or to take up and discuss particular points.

Timescale:        this e-tivity will run until 21st December 07 (Bah, Humbug!)

Which all makes it v. difficult to summarise the discussion - it's been such a wide ranging and complex one.  I thought a map of the ideas would help to delineate the main points made.  Now, to be truly interactive, this map would need to allow you to add your own branches and move things around.  For example, I've just realised that I've not included the points made about Web 2.0 technologies.  I wonder if anyone's had a stab at making a Web 2.0 version of mindmapping software - one that would work like a wiki in allowing anyone to alter it - we could call it a miki : ) 

 Anyway, I'd be really interested in any comments on this map - does it make sense to you and accord with your perception of the debate so far?  Have I missed things out or put them in the wrong place? Would you add anything or take anything away...?

We'll now begin the more academic business of discussing theories of interactivity with a short e-tivity: 

 Purpose:           to share definitions of interactivity

Task:               reflect on  your own experiences of using multimedia resources , both as a student and as a teacher or trainer and give a  short, succinct definition of what interactivity means to you.  Please provide references if you quote from any theories so that interested parties can follow them up.

Respond:          feel free to respond to the definitions given by others and to ask for clarification or to take up and discuss particular points.

Timescale:        this e-tivity will run for one week before a follow up activity is posted on 4th December

Welcome to this discussion on interactivity. 

 Before we get stuck into the discussion properly, please post a message to say 'hello' and tell us one thing about yourself that we don't already know.  This'll signal that we're all present and correct and you never know, it could also get interesting : )  

To get the ball rolling, one thing you don't already know about me is, urm... this is harder than I thought... oh, I know, when I'm poorly, marmite on toast makes me feel better.

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