Right on Kain & Wardle!

When beginning to read this article, my initial reaction was my realization of my lack in understanding what the difference between ethnography and activity theory is. However this article did a really great job breaking down activity theory clearly which, by the end of it, made it really easy for me to see the difference between the two. The consistency of the university example made the different aspects of the concept easy to understand. 

I'm also a big fan of diagrams - but a diagram you can use for your own attempt at analysis?! That's awesome. Not only is this article well written with a clear writing style (for the reader) but there is an opportunity for the reader to take in this information, see it being used, and give a try themselves. Right on Kain and Wardle! 

Not only did I learn a lot about activity theory from this article, but it gave me the chance to consider it's differences and similarities from ethnography. Differences obviously being that the AT dives deeply into all levels of humans coming together to accomplish something; while ethnography looks more at how a certain culture functions and becomes what it is. But how often do these two analysis's overlap? When do the lines become blurred between them?