Hello, please respond 2 of your colleagues' postings in one or more of the following ways: · Ask a probing question. · Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting. · Offer and support an opinion. · Validate an idea with your own experience. · Make a suggestion. · Expand on your colleague’s posting. · 200 words in each respond Don’t forget the reference! Student #1 Networked computers and communications systems are now part of the daily life of a significant percentage of the public all over the world because we are in a new era of computerization. Arguably, the most crucial importance to the development of the public policy choice that fueled this increase in networked computing was the introduction of public access to the Internet. The Internet, as described by Kurose & Ross (2013) is a worldwide computer network which provides a host of communication and information capabilities, that is made up of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols. The Clinton–Gore White House showed a high level of symbolic support for “information superhighways” which contributed to the popularization of the interest in the public access to the Internet, as well as the enthusiasm of Technology Journalists, business, and entertainment. The possibilities of the widespread public access to the Internet enabled significant developments in many applications, including electronic commerce (eCommerce), Electronic Publishing, distance learning like the Walden DIT program, virtual communities, and digital libraries. According to Noam (1995), the evolution of these new applications raised a lot of important questions and arguments about the social changes that could arise as a result of the widespread public use of the internet. Most of the arguments centered around whether electronic commerce, as portrayed by eBay and Amazon.com could gradually drive away the markets of physical stores. Noam (1995), further noted that many people also wondered whether widespread distance learning such as the programs in online Universities could provide new opportunities for an inexpensive and convenient home education that could become attractive enough to reduce the enthusiasm for place-based colleges and universities rapidly. Harnad (1991) and Fuller (1995) were concerned about the rapid development of electronic journals serving as a low-cost alternative to the increasingly expensive print journals. Furthermore, they pondered whether digital libraries would reduce the need for “brick and mortar” libraries and also the threat to community life if most social activities were to move from face-to-face, place-based settings to online forums. For the last 25 years, the relationships between social change and information and communication technologies (ICTs) has been substantially analyzed and empirically researched with the help of all these discussions and questions. According to Kling (2000), Social Informatics is the research body that examines ...

1. Hello, please respond 2 of your colleagues' postings in one or
more of the following ways:
· Ask a probing question.
· Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
· Offer and support an opinion.
· Validate an idea with your own experience.
· Make a suggestion.
· Expand on your colleague’s posting.
· 200 words in each respond
Don’t forget the reference!
Student #1
Networked computers and communications systems are now
part of the daily life of a significant percentage of the public all
over the world because we are in a new era of computerization.
Arguably, the most crucial importance to the development of the
public policy choice that fueled this increase in networked
computing was the introduction of public access to the Internet.
The Internet, as described by Kurose & Ross (2013) is a
worldwide computer network which provides a host of
communication and information capabilities, that is made up of
interconnected networks using standardized communication
protocols. The Clinton–Gore White House showed a high level
of symbolic support for “information superhighways” which
contributed to the popularization of the interest in the public
access to the Internet, as well as the enthusiasm of Technology
Journalists, business, and entertainment. The possibilities of the
widespread public access to the Internet enabled significant
developments in many applications, including electronic
commerce (eCommerce), Electronic Publishing, distance
learning like the Walden DIT program, virtual communities, and
digital libraries. According to Noam (1995), the evolution of
these new applications raised a lot of important questions and
arguments about the social changes that could arise as a result
of the widespread public use of the internet. Most of the

2. arguments centered around whether electronic commerce, as
portrayed by eBay and Amazon.com could gradually drive away
the markets of physical stores. Noam (1995), further noted that
many people also wondered whether widespread distance
learning such as the programs in online Universities could
provide new opportunities for an inexpensive and convenient
home education that could become attractive enough to reduce
the enthusiasm for place-based colleges and universities
rapidly. Harnad (1991) and Fuller (1995) were concerned about
the rapid development of electronic journals serving as a low-
cost alternative to the increasingly expensive print journals.
Furthermore, they pondered whether digital libraries would
reduce the need for “brick and mortar” libraries and also the
threat to community life if most social activities were to move
from face-to-face, place-based settings to online forums.
For the last 25 years, the relationships between social change
and information and communication technologies (ICTs) has
been substantially analyzed and empirically researched with the
help of all these discussions and questions. According to Kling
(2000), Social Informatics is the research body that examines
the uses, design, and consequences of ICTs in ways that take
into consideration their interaction with cultural and
institutional contexts. Kling (2000), further noted that the key
themes of their research included the importance of social
contexts and work processes, sociotechnical networks, public
access to information, and social infrastructure for computing
support.
The discussions and assessments from the past seven weeks
course will enable me to apply social change and illustrate some
of the key ideas from the social informatics research. For
example, creating reliable, secure, fast, and safe computer
networks in my workplace and customer sites because the
number one priority in any organization should be to monitor its
systems for potential unauthorized access and various other
attacks to safeguard sensitive information. The provision of
scientific or electronic communication via electronic journals,

3. brochures, and articles on our corporate website educates
visitors to our website on information such as the vast
prevalence of Ransomware, how to avoid Ransomware and the
importance of not paying the Ransome. My organization offers
complimentary WiFi access to the Internet to visitors to our
offices. By providing this free WiFi, my company found that the
time customers spent on our premises significantly increased
and it, in turn, increased the business relationships, which then
translated to a rise in the amount customers spent on our
products and services. According to a WBDG report by
Heerwagen, Kelly, & Kampschroer (2016), as collaboration and
cooperative activity becomes more prevalent, workers need
well-developed social skills or "emotional labor" as their report
called it. Heerwagen, Kelly, & Kampschroer (2016), found that
good social skills are necessary for teamwork, collaboration,
relationship development, networking, learning, and growth. As
a result, with internet accessibility, my organization developed
a virtual community on the intranet which is a private network
based on TCP/IP protocols where employees can resolve
conflicts, improve negotiation skills, share relevant information
and learn not only through formal training but relationships
with coworkers.
References
Fuller, S. (1995). Cyberplatonism: An Inadequate Constitution
for the Republic of Science. The Information Society, 11(4),
293–303.
Harnad, S. (1991). Post-Gutenberg Galaxy: The Fourth
Revolution in the Means of Production of
Knowledge. Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 2(1), 39–
53.
Student #2
Technology has changed the way we all conduct or daily
business at work and are away from work. Rather it be,
you telework from home or check that important email from
work while home off hours. The Internet has changed how

4. business are done from the private sector to the federal
government. The Internet makes it possible for people who
thought a degree was out of the question possible now. I took
my first web base course while pursuing my Bachelors Degree
from University of Maryland in 1999. The Internet has changed
the ways we communicate where a phone call seems the thing of
the past when I can instance message the person. The Twenty
First Century requires a new breed of leaders who understand
this social change. For the federal government, folks get into
these position and cannot adapt to them, but they do not try to
learn, or move along within the organization by getting
promoted and it bottle necks the higher positions, by stopping
someone who is trying to make it to the highest possible rank
before retiring.
I work for Department of Treasury Information Technology
Department. Provide support to executive department, Internal
Revenue Service (IRS), Secret Service, and other Departmental
Office throughout the United States and CONUS. The federal
government believes in four organizational units of learning:
Individual, Team, Organizational, and Inter-Organizational.
The organizational learning within the federal government
differs between agencies. For this agency, the process of
change is dependent upon experience of the individuals. An
individual learning new technology that increases their skills
brings it back to share with other team members (Gratton &
Erickson, 2007). In my opinion, everyone should be afforded
the opportunity of learning the technology as long as it falls in
line with the work that you are doing.
Individual learning is what can be done online through
CBT, Skill Port, etc. . Someone can possibly learn something
from these training aids, but for me On-The-Job (OTJ) is more
efficient than sitting behind a computer and clicking next to a
PowerPoint slide . If you have a person who has all the
knowledge of a project and does not share that information or
have it documented, this is a one-stop shop for disaster because
if that person leaves or is out of work, the project fails (Moley,

5. Furco, & Reed, 2008). If you keep everyone informed and
involved, you have a higher return rate of employees looking
forward to coming to work.
Another learning done is group learning. Today
technology, the group does not have to be in the same building,
city, or state. Different types of technology allow this to
happen. For instance, you have Cisco WebEx, Adobe Connect,
etc. allow group to acquire, share, and combine knowledge
through experience with one another. For instance, agency I
work for group leaning is big for my shop. We have new
equipment that needs to deploy that involves configure a new
switch, router, firewall, etc. Someone assigned the job and
soon as they are finished, sent to the next team member to
verify the configurations are correct and nothing missing.
Working together as a team allows for sharing their knowledge
and learning from others.
Organizational learning happens in all agencies. The
speed at which it happens varies. Agency seems to move at a
snail pace and when the Intelligence Agencies that I have
worked for in the past, moves a much faster pace. The key here
is to adapt to changing environments.
Inter Organizational Learning is working with different
agencies departments, sharing knowledge, and gaining
knowledge (Ammons & Roenigk, 2014). An example of this
would be working for the Intelligence Agency (CIA) and
resolving a network issue of gaining access to information on
another intelligence agency network (NSA). By working with
their IT Department and gaining knowledge they are sharing
along with the knowledge you are providing, both are learning
about the different networks. For instance, at Department of
Treasury because they have issues with webcasting to the IRS
due to firewall rules in place at the IRS. Instead of working
with IRS IT Department to fix the issue, the answer I receive is
it’s their problem do not work with them. For me, that is the
wrong solution.
Social change that I have learned from this course that I

6. can apply to the organization I work for is, everyone opinion
matters as long as you have the facts to back it up. Not
everyone knows everything. When it comes to how a network is
setup and how it is running, I feel that I can bring benefit on
how it can be improved. I came here after working on
intelligence agency networks for 15 years. The experienced I
learned from working with routers, switches, routing protocols,
firewalls, Taclanes, Video Teleconference Networks, etc., feel
that I have the knowledge to share with others as long as they
are willing to listing. For me though, I do not believe they are
keen on social change. They feel as long as it working do not
bother it instead of looking for ways to improve the network.
References
Ammons, D. N., & Roenigk, D. J. (2014). Benchmarking and
Interorganizational Learning in Local Government.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093
Gratton, L., & Erickson, T. J. (2007). Eight Ways to Build
Collaborative Teams. Retrieved from
https://hbr.org/2007/11/eight-ways-to-build-collaborative-teams