Welcome to Online Communities & Crowds! Online Communities & Crowds Welcome to Online Communities & Crowds! Please pick up a syllabus and a notecard. 2014-09-24 On one side of the notecard write: ◮ Your name. ◮ If applicable, what you prefer to be called (pronoun preferences, etc.). Welcome to Online Communities & Crowds! ◮ Year in school. ◮ Major(s) or interests. ◮ Registered (or not registered)? ◮ Something you value and/or are proud of that happened over the Summer. Once you’re done, hold tight (quietly) and start reading the syllabus. We’ll start in a moment. Please pick up a syllabus and a notecard. On one side of the notecard write: ◮ Your name. ◮ If applicable, what you prefer to be called (pronoun preferences, etc.). ◮ Year in school. ◮ Major(s) or interests. ◮ Registered (or not registered)? ◮ Something you value and/or are proud of that happened over the Summer. Once you’re done, hold tight (quietly) and start reading the syllabus. We’ll start in a moment. 1 / 34
Online Communities & Crowds Online Communities & Crowds 2014-09-24 [occ] Aaron Shaw aaronshaw@northwestern.edu Northwestern University Communication Studies 378 September 24, 2014 Online Communities & Crowds [occ] Aaron Shaw aaronshaw@northwestern.edu Northwestern University Communication Studies 378 September 24, 2014
Online Communities & Crowds The teaching team 2014-09-24 Aaron Shaw Sneha Narayan aaronshaw@northwestern.edu snehanarayan@gmail.com Frances Searle 2-142 Frances Searle 2-419 OH: M/W 3:30-5:30pm (or by appt.) OH: Th 2-4pm (or by appt.) Please put “[occ]” in the subject line of emails you send us about the course. The teaching team Aaron Shaw Sneha Narayan aaronshaw@northwestern.edu snehanarayan@gmail.com Frances Searle 2-142 Frances Searle 2-419 OH: M/W 3:30-5:30pm (or by appt.) OH: Th 2-4pm (or by appt.) Please put “[occ]” in the subject line of emails you send us about the course.
Online Communities & Crowds 2014-09-24 The in-class device policy The in-class device policy
The (gold)fishing game! Online Communities & Crowds The (gold)fishing game! 2014-09-24 ◮ Please silence & put away your devices. ◮ Get into a group of 4 people. ◮ Try to be in a group with people you do not already know. ◮ Sneha & I will pass out bowls (“lakes”) of goldfish. The (gold)fishing game! ◮ Make sure you have 4x as many fish as people in your group (e.g., 4 people should have 16 fish). ◮ Please do not do anything else with the fish yet. ◮ Please silence & put away your devices. ◮ Get into a group of 4 people. ◮ Try to be in a group with people you do not already know. ◮ Sneha & I will pass out bowls (“lakes”) of goldfish. ◮ Make sure you have 4x as many fish as people in your group (e.g., 4 people should have 16 fish). ◮ Please do not do anything else with the fish yet. 5 / 34
The (gold)fishing game! Online Communities & Crowds The (gold)fishing game! Congratulations! You are the legitimately elected leader of a small fishing community... 2014-09-24 Each group of you shares access to a decent size lake (let’s say somewhere in the mid-western United States), which you all use to catch fish that sustain your individual communities. The (gold)fishing game! Congratulations! You are the legitimately elected leader of a small fishing community... Each group of you shares access to a decent size lake (let’s say somewhere in the mid-western United States), which you all use to catch fish that sustain your individual communities. 6 / 34
The (gold)fishing game! Online Communities & Crowds The (gold)fishing game! Congratulations! You are the legitimately elected leader of a small fishing community... 2014-09-24 Each group of you shares access to a decent size lake (let’s say somewhere in the mid-western United States), which you all use to catch fish that sustain your individual communities. The (gold)fishing game! ◮ Individually: make up a name and some attributes of your community. Be sure they reflect your (real) experience and/or identity in some way. Write the name & attributes down on the blank side of your notecard. (1 minute) Congratulations! You are the legitimately elected leader of a small fishing community... Each group of you shares access to a decent size lake (let’s say somewhere in the mid-western United States), which you all use to catch fish that sustain your individual communities. ◮ Individually: make up a name and some attributes of your community. Be sure they reflect your (real) experience and/or identity in some way. Write the name & attributes down on the blank side of your notecard. (1 minute) 6 / 34
The (gold)fishing game! Online Communities & Crowds The (gold)fishing game! Congratulations! You are the legitimately elected leader of a small fishing community... 2014-09-24 Each group of you shares access to a decent size lake (let’s say somewhere in the mid-western United States), which you all use to catch fish that sustain your individual communities. The (gold)fishing game! ◮ Individually: make up a name and some attributes of your community. Be sure they reflect your (real) experience and/or identity in some way. Write the name & attributes down on the blank side of your notecard. (1 minute) ◮ Now, introduce your (actual) self and your (made up) fishing community to your fellow leaders. Make sure to explain the meaning of the community name and/or attributes. (5 minutes) Congratulations! You are the legitimately elected leader of a small fishing community... Each group of you shares access to a decent size lake (let’s say somewhere in the mid-western United States), which you all use to catch fish that sustain your individual communities. ◮ Individually: make up a name and some attributes of your community. Be sure they reflect your (real) experience and/or identity in some way. Write the name & attributes down on the blank side of your notecard. (1 minute) ◮ Now, introduce your (actual) self and your (made up) fishing community to your fellow leaders. Make sure to explain the meaning of the community name and/or attributes. (5 minutes) 6 / 34
The (gold)fishing game! Online Communities & Crowds How to play: The (gold)fishing game! ◮ Each round you may draw up to 4 fish from the “lake” to feed your community. 2014-09-24 The (gold)fishing game! How to play: ◮ Each round you may draw up to 4 fish from the “lake” to feed your community. 7 / 34
The (gold)fishing game! Online Communities & Crowds How to play: The (gold)fishing game! ◮ Each round you may draw up to 4 fish from the “lake” to feed your community. ◮ When we say so, write down the number of fish you would like to draw. Do not let the 2014-09-24 other community leaders see your number. Coordinating with other community leaders is not allowed. The (gold)fishing game! How to play: ◮ Each round you may draw up to 4 fish from the “lake” to feed your community. ◮ When we say so, write down the number of fish you would like to draw. Do not let the other community leaders see your number. Coordinating with other community leaders is not allowed. 7 / 34
The (gold)fishing game! Online Communities & Crowds How to play: The (gold)fishing game! ◮ Each round you may draw up to 4 fish from the “lake” to feed your community. ◮ When we say so, write down the number of fish you would like to draw. Do not let the 2014-09-24 other community leaders see your number. Coordinating with other community leaders is not allowed. ◮ Once everyone has written a number, you may reveal your numbers and draw the number of fish your wrote down from the lake. The (gold)fishing game! How to play: ◮ Each round you may draw up to 4 fish from the “lake” to feed your community. ◮ When we say so, write down the number of fish you would like to draw. Do not let the other community leaders see your number. Coordinating with other community leaders is not allowed. ◮ Once everyone has written a number, you may reveal your numbers and draw the number of fish your wrote down from the lake. 7 / 34
The (gold)fishing game! Online Communities & Crowds How to play: The (gold)fishing game! ◮ Each round you may draw up to 4 fish from the “lake” to feed your community. ◮ When we say so, write down the number of fish you would like to draw. Do not let the 2014-09-24 other community leaders see your number. Coordinating with other community leaders is not allowed. ◮ Once everyone has written a number, you may reveal your numbers and draw the number of fish your wrote down from the lake. The (gold)fishing game! ◮ After you have drawn your fish from the lake, your individual community must “eat” 2 How to play: of the fish you possess in order to survive. You may store any extra fish in your possession for the future. ◮ Each round you may draw up to 4 fish from the “lake” to feed your community. ◮ When we say so, write down the number of fish you would like to draw. Do not let the other community leaders see your number. Coordinating with other community leaders is not allowed. ◮ Once everyone has written a number, you may reveal your numbers and draw the number of fish your wrote down from the lake. ◮ After you have drawn your fish from the lake, your individual community must “eat” 2 of the fish you possess in order to survive. You may store any extra fish in your possession for the future. 7 / 34
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