post-class reflection

I really enjoyed yesterday's discussions. One thing that stood out for me was our consideration of the notion of affordances and constraints. This morning, I've been re-reading Gibson, Greeno and others who have talked about these constructs. I'm struck how little writing exists around these concepts in relation to technology and the qualitative research process. Perhaps, this speaks to the idea of varied fields/disciplines having conversations, while rarely talking to one another. Nonetheless, as we progress this semester, I hope that we can begin to evaluate digital tools within the framework of "affordances and constraints" -- something that is perhaps more commonly applied other contexts/fields (http://www.newschooltechnology.org/2011/08/tpack-and-systemic-integration-affordances-and-constraints/).