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# Citizen Science
# Citizen Science
# Peer review, feedback, constructive criticism
# Peer review, feedback, constructive criticism
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# Test drive - Wikis and blogs are used by many people to share their ideas (publishing) and to pass along interesting information from other online sources (curation). Look through some wikis - [http://www.wikispaces.com/ WikiSpaces], [http://schools-wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia for Schools], and blogs - [https://www.tumblr.com/ Tumblr], WordPress. What subjects were covered? Are these reliable sources of information? How would you evaluate these resources? Is this the work of one person or many? In the '''Wikis and blogs''' discussion, post a link to a wiki or blog and provide an overview of the content and an evaluation of the information provided.<br />Review the suggestions of 3 others.<br /><br />
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# Test drive - Wikis and blogs are used by many people to share their ideas (publishing) and to pass along interesting information from other online sources (curation). Look through some wikis - [http://www.wikispaces.com/ WikiSpaces], [http://schools-wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia for Schools], and blogs - [https://www.tumblr.com/ Tumblr], WordPress
. Look for the search box and entered a word or 2 about a subject. This will being up a number of examples for you to review
. What subjects were covered? Are these reliable sources of information? How would you evaluate these resources? Is this the work of one person or many? In the '''Wikis and blogs''' discussion, post a link to a wiki or blog and provide an overview of the content and an evaluation of the information provided.<br />Review the suggestions of 3 others.<br /><br />
# Collaboration - Many jobs today require people to work together, even though they are only connected by web technology. For this course, there isn't enough time to have everyone work on a group project. However, working as part of an online group is important. The discussion throughout the course are really part of a group project! Now that you have had this online group experience, review the guidelines for group work. Did you use some of the activities suggested? Do you have any suggestions for successful online group work that weren't covered in the guide? How is working in a group online different from working in-person? How can this information be applied to this course and to other courses you are taking? In the discussion '''Group Work''', write a brief description of a couple important things you learned about participating in an online group? <br />Comment on the post of 2 other students? Is there experience different from yours? <br /><br />
# Collaboration - Many jobs today require people to work together, even though they are only connected by web technology. For this course, there isn't enough time to have everyone work on a group project. However, working as part of an online group is important. The discussion throughout the course are really part of a group project! Now that you have had this online group experience, review the guidelines for group work. Did you use some of the activities suggested? Do you have any suggestions for successful online group work that weren't covered in the guide? How is working in a group online different from working in-person? How can this information be applied to this course and to other courses you are taking? In the discussion '''Group Work''', write a brief description of a couple important things you learned about participating in an online group? <br />Comment on the post of 2 other students? Is there experience different from yours? <br /><br />