{"id":12,"date":"2020-06-23T16:30:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T15:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2020-11-09T09:22:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T09:22:48","slug":"theme-3-technology-and-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/theme-3-technology-and-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme 3 &#8211; Technology and the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Welcome to our THIRD theme!<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">In this theme, we will explore the relationship between technology and the workplace, as well as how it has evolved over time, paying particular attention to power and control.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Theme 3 introduction\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N5qLNfCxyLE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dtu-panopto.lancs.ac.uk\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=8373f7ae-ade9-4488-9f58-ac4b00e09525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(alternative non-youtube link)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Here&#8217;s what you have to do for Theme 3:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/theme-3-technology-and-the-workplace\/#a1\">Complete a short introductory activity with Mural (1h) before your meeting<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/theme-3-technology-and-the-workplace\/#a2\">Watch a couple of videos and do the short test at the end<\/a>\u00a0(2h)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/theme-3-technology-and-the-workplace\/#a3\">Read an article, and complete a task in preparation of your group session<\/a>\u00a0(2h)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/theme-3-technology-and-the-workplace\/#a4\">Write a 500 word short essay due end of Week 7<\/a>\u00a0(10h MAX)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-416\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/files\/2020\/09\/theme-3-illustration.png?resize=660%2C219\" alt=\"visual representation of the to do list explained below\" width=\"660\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/files\/2020\/09\/theme-3-illustration.png?resize=1024%2C340&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/files\/2020\/09\/theme-3-illustration.png?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/files\/2020\/09\/theme-3-illustration.png?resize=768%2C255&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/files\/2020\/09\/theme-3-illustration.png?resize=1536%2C510&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/files\/2020\/09\/theme-3-illustration.png?w=1784&amp;ssl=1 1784w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/files\/2020\/09\/theme-3-illustration.png?w=1320 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Don&#8217;t forget to prepare your <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/owt326\/theme-3-technology-and-the-workplace\/theme-3-seminar\/\">Week 7 seminar (1h)<\/a>\u00a0and to join in on the 2nd Q&amp;A session!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Let&#8217;s dive in!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong><a id=\"a1\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">First, play this &#8216;guessing game&#8217;<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Can you guess which technological innovations and visions of &#8216;the workplace&#8217; correspond to each industrial revolution? Click on the question marks to reveal the answers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-2\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"2\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Technological and workplace changes through industrial revolution\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Once you&#8217;ve verified all your guess, open the &#8216;Theme 3 activity&#8221; Mural and for each\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">example of workplace, add comments to explain:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">how control of the worker is enforced, and the role technology plays in it<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">who is included and excluded in this type of workplace &#8211; what role does technology \/ design of the workplace play here?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">More instructions can be found on the Mural. As usual, if answers have already been added by a groupmate, comment instead on their answers, stating whether you agree or disagree and why.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a id=\"a2\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Then, watch the following two recorded powerpoints<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Your first powerpoint on automation and power looks back at the first industrial revolutions and how the birth of management in Ford factories conceived of the worker&#8217;s body in specific relations to technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dtu-panopto.lancs.ac.uk\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=c79dea56-e55a-46ce-92d2-ac4900d1c7b7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Technology and the workplace throughout the ages<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/dtu-panopto.lancs.ac.uk\/Panopto\/Podcast\/StreamInBrowser\/c79dea56-e55a-46ce-92d2-ac4900d1c7b7.mp4?mediaTargetType=videoPodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">low bandwidth alternative<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">In the second video, we jump to the present to explore new forms of control on the worker through new technologies (artefacts and knowledge), as well as problematising the concept of &#8216;body hacking&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dtu-panopto.lancs.ac.uk\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=771e1ad0-725b-48a4-9e9e-ac4900de5dad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">New tools of disciplinary power<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/dtu-panopto.lancs.ac.uk\/Panopto\/Podcast\/StreamInBrowser\/771e1ad0-725b-48a4-9e9e-ac4900de5dad.mp4?mediaTargetType=videoPodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">low bandwidth alternative<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">check your understanding of these theories by <a href=\"https:\/\/modules.lancaster.ac.uk\/mod\/quiz\/view.php?id=1405694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">completing this quiz<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a id=\"a3\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Read this theme&#8217;s annotated key reading by Bloomfield and Dale (2015).<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/modules.lancaster.ac.uk\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=1387696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Redefining &#8216;normal&#8217; and &#8216;extreme&#8217; through human enhancement technologies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">During and after the reading, identify the key examples used by Bloomfield and Dale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Thinking beyond the article<\/em>: what other forms of (self)&#8217;control&#8217; of the body have emerged over time to maximise performance? What future forms might you imagine? For example, what forms of control have emerged as people moved to home-working during the Covid-19 pandemic? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">You can use examples from science-fiction to help you think beyond the examples already used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">G<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">o back to your group Theme 3 mural and add these new examples.\u00a0Use the comment feature to explain your choice. If a group mate has already placed the example you located, add instead a comment explaining whether you agree or not, and why.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Try to engage as much as possible with the content explored since the beginning of the module: at this stage, it is key for you to start making links between the themes and build up on your knowledge to produce more complex arguments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a id=\"a4\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Finally, write a 500 word paragraph with the following prompt:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Watch the following short clip from Charlie Chaplin&#8217;s\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Modern Times<\/span> (1936)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chaplin Modern Times-Factory Scene (late afternoon)\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HPSK4zZtzLI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/estream.lancaster.ac.uk\/View.aspx?id=20792~5h~zCbCwW8XBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">(non-youtube alternative)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Critically examine the relationship between technology, work and bodies portrayed in the clip.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">You may want to think about the following things:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1600697542969_2667\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">How are workers bodies controlled in it?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1600697542969_2688\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Where is agency located (in the machine? in people? somewhere else?)?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1600697542969_2690\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">What assumptions are made about the worker&#8217;s body in this &#8220;workplace&#8221;?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Support your arguments with references. See the link below for more details on the assessment, including criteria.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/modules.lancaster.ac.uk\/mod\/workshop\/view.php?id=1386491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Post your short essay here on Moodle by the end of Week 7<\/a>. (You will assess each other&#8217;s essays in Weeks 8\/9).<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Confused about a concept, or wanting to engage? Drop a comment below!\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our THIRD theme! 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