Online Community Presentation
Hello again!
I’m so sorry I haven’t made a post for so long, Easter came around and so did a 3000 word take home exam for Media Audiences which was absolutely life changing (can you sense the sarcasm here). Anyway, onto more exciting news, today I presented my group online community proposal. To be frank, I think the other students in our class judged our idea of having a social community for QUT online, entitled 'QUT Socialite', rather harshly. As QUT is an academic institution, it would be near impossible for students to communicate on a level completely external from what they have in common – their academic studies! Therefore, it is important to acknowledge that whilst ‘QUT Socialite’ proposed to foster relationships between QUT staff and students, QUT policies and procedures like the End User Licence Agreement apply to members. Within the confines of these regulations, we were criticised for creating the community less social and more academic. However, I believe that these regulations are necessary for social relationships and networks to evolve, because they protect member privacy.
My tutor, John Banks also suggested that perhaps for 'QUT Socialite' to work more effectively, it should operate on separate website, external from the QUT enterprise. However, for this website to maintain any affiliation with the QUT brand and the student guild, one assumes that students or staff that publish defamatory comments about members will be dealt with according to a similar set of community rules as 'QUT Socialite'. Overall, I just wanted to reinforce the idea that our group suggested 'QUT Socialite' as a welcoming place for students and staff to hang out, chat and become actual friends. The idea did not evolve as a place where QUT staff and students could criticise each other and pay out their uni degrees. It was really disappointing to realise that people in our class wouldn’t be supportive of the community, particularly because I believe there is a real opportunity for its development! Until next time, have a great weekend! I promise to blog soon :)
Em x
I’m so sorry I haven’t made a post for so long, Easter came around and so did a 3000 word take home exam for Media Audiences which was absolutely life changing (can you sense the sarcasm here). Anyway, onto more exciting news, today I presented my group online community proposal. To be frank, I think the other students in our class judged our idea of having a social community for QUT online, entitled 'QUT Socialite', rather harshly. As QUT is an academic institution, it would be near impossible for students to communicate on a level completely external from what they have in common – their academic studies! Therefore, it is important to acknowledge that whilst ‘QUT Socialite’ proposed to foster relationships between QUT staff and students, QUT policies and procedures like the End User Licence Agreement apply to members. Within the confines of these regulations, we were criticised for creating the community less social and more academic. However, I believe that these regulations are necessary for social relationships and networks to evolve, because they protect member privacy.
My tutor, John Banks also suggested that perhaps for 'QUT Socialite' to work more effectively, it should operate on separate website, external from the QUT enterprise. However, for this website to maintain any affiliation with the QUT brand and the student guild, one assumes that students or staff that publish defamatory comments about members will be dealt with according to a similar set of community rules as 'QUT Socialite'. Overall, I just wanted to reinforce the idea that our group suggested 'QUT Socialite' as a welcoming place for students and staff to hang out, chat and become actual friends. The idea did not evolve as a place where QUT staff and students could criticise each other and pay out their uni degrees. It was really disappointing to realise that people in our class wouldn’t be supportive of the community, particularly because I believe there is a real opportunity for its development! Until next time, have a great weekend! I promise to blog soon :)
Em x
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