downfall of wikipedia?

This article from MIT technology review makes some great points. They are right there is no free information hub quite like Wikipedia. With all the good that Wikipedia does there are some downfalls like the articles mentions such as vandalism, hoaxes and manipulation. I have never regarded as Wikipedia as a high quality source of information because if its editing abilities although that is what makes it great in some aspects. Overall, this article goes into an in-depth look into the ongoing problems, such as how to verify true information, how to monitor the posts, the virtual editor, and Wikipedia's bureaucracy that Wikipedia is facing and how they are planning to or failing at fixing them.

A statistics that comes up a lot and is even mentioned in Ron's blog post that 90% of the editors are male. What does this mean to you in terms of content?




http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/520446/the-decline-of-wikipedia/

Live Person

I have been involved in creating a new tool for Psychology FSU students this summer. I am very excited about it because it is something that we have never tried before and I was able to pioneer something that I believe in and can relater to this class.

Live person is an online advising tool where students can go to our website and click the live chat features and talk to an advsior live to answer general questions. No longer do students have to drive to campus and be denied help because the office is packed. Now they can ask their general questions online and leave the in person advising for more serious and needed time such as major changes or missed requirements.

The system is not perfect but it is a step into the social media world. Not all questions can be answered via online advising due to federal laws and information that cannot be given over the internet but it can help student who have general questions get their questions answered from the comfort of their couch.

We have a twitter account and a active Facebook like page where we post a lot of information hoping that this is a better way to engage students. Using the social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook for education purpose I think makes us a a forerunner in getting information to our students in a way that is convenient for them.

Goodyear

I think they come up with a great research. Using social media to facilitate learning is what we try to do everyday in this class. Using several tools, although in Goodyear case they focused on Facebook and Twitter. I think if they had incorporated slideshare they would have seen even better results in teacher cooperation and sharing. I am a huge fan of slideshare as an educational tool because it is a professional site for people to post their original content and have it be known that this is what they are teaching us. I do believe that social media should change their practices as like they state provide an outside location to do so. Social media is a great learning, teaching and collaborative tool that can be used to work on great things and share ideas. I agree with their concluding statement that social media in teaching setting should not be a requirement but voluntary if they would find it helpful.

Goodyear, V., Casey, A., & Kirk, D. (2014). Tweet me, message me, like me: Using social media to facilitate pedagogical change within an emerging community of practice. Sport, Education and Society, 927-943.

Vlog 5

Here is a Link to my produsage project if anyone is interested, I would love feedback on my project!

http://nreid12221runforfun.blogspot.com/

Quora

Quora

This is a perfect example of how many interesting and helpful websites are out there that I have never heard about before. The web is so vast even when I were to Google questions, I usually get wikianswers or some random blog site. I had never heard of Quora before this class but it has unique features I enjoy.

I like that you can choose topics and follow questions that are based on what you like to do. Also, you can see whats trending now as well as write your own question and add your input to others. It reminds me a Google search for a specific topic of interest.

What do you think?

Social Media and Psychology

My background is in Psychology and linking the two worlds is very easy. Psychology is all about human behavior and how we interact with one another which is exactly what social media allows us to do.
 The first article goes through general questions about social media and how it effects our relationships. I know we have all explored a lot with communication online and what I have found form our communities is that online interaction can be personal and in depth and have that experience as if you are getting to know someone in person. It allows for that more convenient interaction. I think the articles gives some simple basic answers to the questions people pose about social media.

 The next article is from Psychology Today and it goes into more depth of the experience using social media and how that translates to interaction. Something they address that I think is a major issue is social cues. I know that when I read a text there are about 100 ways it can be interpreted. They suggest that punctuation and emoticons can mimic some the social and facial expression cues that are missing when interacting through social media, but so you really get the full picture?



 What do you think?
 







 http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/technology/social-media-psychology

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/behind-online-behavior/201408/the-psychology-behind-social-media-interactions

Vlog Week 4

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