Saturday, January 10, 2009

Session 1--Intro and overview

Welcome to ICS 691: Social Computing, for the Spring 2009 semester. This is an online, asynchronous course, and this space will be our main hub of information exchange. The course will be conducted in a series of two-week sessions--details can be found in the course syllabus, but understand that it is subject to change. Read the syllabus now, then return to this page.

Still interested? Good ;). This course was initially designed for 6-10 students, but we may have as many as 30, so there will be lots of opportunity for productive exchange of ideas.

Session 1, Week 1 (Mon Jan 12-Sun Jan 18)

1) Read the syllabus
2) Create a blog specific to this course, and post a link to it as a comment to this post. You may blog under a handle or pseudonym, but you must use it consistently throughout the course, and email me so I know the name of the student behind it.
3) Choose an RSS feed aggregator to track updates to this blog, and those of the other students.
4) Complete the Session 1 readings
5) By 11:59 pm Sunday Jan 18, post your response to this first assignment on *your* blog, following the guidelines found in the syllabus:

The first sentence of the syllabus contains my thumbnail definition of social computing:

Social computing is an umbrella term for technologies and virtual spaces that allow users to create, describe and share content, and for the communities that arise around them.

Challenge this definition by making reference to the Session 1 readings. How does the term relate to others, such as social software, social networks, online community and Web 2.0? Conclude by crafting your own definition of social computing, and how it relates to topics you hope to explore in this course.

Your blog is also the place for open discussion about the readings--you are not just encouraged, but expected to comment freely on whatever you find interesting.

Session 1, Week 2 (Mon Jan 19-Sun Jan 25)

1) Subscribe to the other students' blogs.
2) Read as many of them as you like, but comment substantively on at least five.
3) Respond to comments on your blog, and those of other students, as appropriate.
4) Toward the end of the session, skim the other students' blogs and see if you can identify any common characteristics of the most engaging and informative blog posts. Use these characteristics as a set of guidelines for your future posts.

That's it for Session 1. Please post any questions about the course as a comment to this blog so all students can view them, but questions about individual situations send to me at (gazan@hawaii.edu).
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34 comments:

  1. sheryl_takahashiJanuary 12, 2009 at 1:38 AM

    Hi Professor Gazan!

    My name is Sheryl Takahashi and my blog can be found at...

    http://takahashi-ics691.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  2. Dave K.January 12, 2009 at 6:02 PM

    Hi all,

    Sorry about the earlier deleted post. I'm still getting used to this interface and had a critical typo in my earlier post. My name is David Kamigaki, and my course blog can be found at: http://kamigaki-ics691s09.blogspot.com.

    David

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  3. BJ Peter DeLaCruzJanuary 12, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    Aloha, everyone.

    My name is BJ Peter DeLaCruz. I recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science last semester. My blog can be found at http://bjpeterics691.blogspot.com.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Mike ClaveriaJanuary 12, 2009 at 10:00 PM

    Hi,

    My name is Michael Claveria and I'm a second year student in the ICS program. I've never taken an interactive online course before so I'm looking forward to see how this class turns out. My blog is at
    http://mikesocialcomputing.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  5. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2009 at 6:59 AM

    Hello folks,

    My name is Jeff McNeill and I will use a dormant blog of mine at http://jeffmcneill.wordpress.com/. My regular personal blog is at http://jeffmcneill.com/.

    Currently I am in Chiang Mai, Thailand, about 17 hours ahead of HST.

    ReplyDelete
  6. MollyJanuary 13, 2009 at 1:24 PM

    Hello,

    My name is Molly Due and I am in the LIS program. My blog address is: http://ics691due.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  7. mandaJanuary 13, 2009 at 4:57 PM

    Hiya,

    This is LIS program student Amanda Hahn.

    I'm at http://lone-shoebox.blogspot.com/.

    ReplyDelete
  8. j_mastinJanuary 13, 2009 at 7:32 PM

    Aloha. My name is Jo Ann Mastin and I am an LIS student.

    My responses to our class assignments can be found on: http://ics691-mastin.blogspot.com/

    Have a great evening.

    ReplyDelete
  9. tomjenniJanuary 14, 2009 at 12:18 AM

    Hello,

    My name is Jennifer Tom, and I am an MS-ICS distance learning student on Maui.

    My blog is at
    http://ics691spring2009-tomjenni.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  10. LeJennaJanuary 14, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    Aloha,

    This is Jenna checking in. I'm a dual masters (History and LIS) student.

    My blog is at http://lejenna.blogspot.com/

    Happy tappity tap tap!

    ReplyDelete
  11. DeanJanuary 14, 2009 at 10:08 AM

    Hi,

    My name is Dean Kim. I'm in the ICS MS program.
    Here's the link to my course blog.

    ics691s09dkim.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  12. ICS 691January 14, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    Hi everyone,

    Sorry about removed post above, typo in it. My name is Michelle Monsees. My course blog is located at:

    http://monsees-ics691.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  13. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2009 at 4:41 PM

    Hi all,

    I'm Joyce Tokuda, an LIS student

    http://thechickenbus.wordpress.com

    ReplyDelete
  14. TomJanuary 14, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    Hello everyone. My name is Tom Harder. I am a Programmer Analyst for the State of California. my site is http://tharder-ics691.blogspot.com .

    ReplyDelete
  15. yiliJanuary 14, 2009 at 9:18 PM

    Hello everyone:

    My name is Yili Wang. I am a graduate student in ICS. My course blog is:

    http://yili-ics691socialcomputing.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  16. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2009 at 10:20 PM

    Hi,

    I'm George Lee, a graduate student in ICS. I'll be using a blog I signed up for a while ago and will be categorizing posts for this class as social-computing. The URL is:

    http://keokilee.wordpress.com/category/social-computing/

    I believe you can access the RSS feed of the category by using:

    http://keokilee.wordpress.com/category/social-computing/feed

    ReplyDelete
  17. DNIJanuary 15, 2009 at 12:23 AM

    Hi,

    I'm Dongyun Ni, a graduate student in ICS. My blog for this class is http://dni-ics691.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  18. LinneaJanuary 15, 2009 at 1:02 AM

    Hello:

    I am Linnea Heimerdinger, an LIS student.
    My blog is: http://lthics691s09.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  19. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2009 at 2:15 AM

    Hi all,

    I'm Kar-Hai Chu, a PhD student in the CIS program. I'm cheating off George because I like WordPress categories. The URL is:

    http://karhai.wordpress.com/category/social-computing

    and the RSS feed is similarly:

    http://karhai.wordpress.com/category/social-computer/feed

    ReplyDelete
  20. stacyJanuary 15, 2009 at 12:54 PM

    Aloha all,

    Stacy Naipo here. I'm in the MLISc program. My blog can be found at:
    http://stacysics691.blogspot.com/

    Ciao

    ReplyDelete
  21. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2009 at 7:04 PM

    whoops.. made a on my RSS feed.. it should be computing instead of computer!

    http://karhai.wordpress.com/category/social-computing/feed

    ReplyDelete
  22. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2009 at 7:06 PM

    Seriously, I can't type. "..made a mistake.."

    If there are any mistakes in this post, I give up.

    ReplyDelete
  23. AlannaJanuary 15, 2009 at 8:11 PM

    Hello Everyone,

    My name is Alanna. I'm an LIS student.

    My Blog is at:
    http://ics691.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  24. DeniseJanuary 16, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    Hello Everyone,
    I'm Denise Guerin and I'm in my second semester in the educational administration master's program.

    My Blog is at:
    http://deniseguerin.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  25. CarrieJanuary 16, 2009 at 12:28 PM

    Hello all...
    This is Carrie Consalvi. I'm a student in the MLIS program (special libraries).

    My blog can be found at:
    http://consalvi691.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  26. songJanuary 17, 2009 at 5:03 PM

    Hello
    My name is Song Hyun Lee and I'm in the LIS program.
    My blog is at:
    http://ics691-song.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  27. jencalebhJanuary 17, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    and yet another student from the lis department with yet another blog.

    http://lisjennifer.blogspot.com/

    the person behind the blog is jennifer crowther.

    ReplyDelete
  28. as_ics691January 18, 2009 at 2:45 AM

    Hello,

    My name is Akiko Sugiyama. I'm in the LIS program.

    My blog is at: http://akikoics691.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  29. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2009 at 4:29 AM

    Hey everybody, I'm Krystal Chakroff, LIS person and Wordpress bandwagon-jumper ('cause it's shiny and new to me).

    My blog is over at http://chakroff.wordpress.com/

    Have a good night.

    ReplyDelete
  30. GTJanuary 18, 2009 at 5:45 AM

    This is Georgina. My blog is at
    http://gt-ics691.blogspot.com/
    GT

    ReplyDelete
  31. LL-ics691January 18, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    Aloha,

    this is Lance Larsen my blog is at http://larsenlics691.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  32. KatJanuary 18, 2009 at 1:31 PM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  33. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    Hi, this is Junie Hayashi. You can find my blog at http://junie12e.wordpress.com/

    ReplyDelete
  34. MobiusJune 6, 2012 at 3:03 PM

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