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Heather Groen

D #8 HW #1 Groupthink - 0 views

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TWC 301 Team Writing Part 2 groupthink

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  • Heather Groen on 27 Feb 12
     
    This website offers more information on the phenomenon of "Groupthink," how to spot it, and how to avoid it. This is mainly intended for the workplace, but a lot of it is relevant for school groups, too. The term "Groupthink" was coined by Irving Janis, who pointed out that Groupthink occurs when there is one strong, persuasive group leader, a high level of group cohesion, and intense pressure from an outside source to make a good decision. This site suggests that when a group is in the decision-making process, in order to avoid Groupthink, they should make a point to explore objectives and alternatives, as well as to encourage members to challenge each others' ideas. The "Team Writing" text mentioned using brainstorming as a tactic, in which ideas are allowed to flow freely without any form of evaluation from the group. This site mentions such a tactic, as well as spreading out contribution to include everyone and giving each member a different perspective so that someone will always be playing the "Devil's Advocate."
gabrielle begay

Constructive conflict is essential for creating commitment to decisions - The Practice ... - 0 views

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conflict commitment decisions leadership practice TWC301

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  • gabrielle begay on 28 Feb 12
     
    To keep every one interested in a project and keep them on their toes this article tell us why constructive conflict is important, how to keep te conflicts from going beyond constructive and how to keep everything fair within a group. 
Merlyn Reyna

D#7 HW#4 Working in Groups - 1 views

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groupwork D#7 collaboration groups TWC301

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  • Clear goals:
  • Getting Started
  • know each others' names
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  • include everyone
  • select a leader early on
  • discuss and clarify the goals
  • Break up big jobs into smaller pieces.
  • Making a decision
  • Including Everyone and Their Ideas
  • Encouraging Idea
  • Understanding and Managing Group Processes
  • Talking in groups can help overcome the anonymity and passivity of a large class or a class meeting in a poorly designed room. Students who expect to participate actively prepare better for class.
  • Ways to break down the task into smaller units
  • Encouraging Ideas
  • Observing
  • natalie arellano on 22 Feb 12
     
    This site speaks about how to work in teams, importance of a leader, how to break down assignment and many other stuff.
  • Merlyn Reyna on 23 Feb 12
     
    This source is very helpful, it provides  skills in how to get started, show group leadership, and how to focus on your work.  Gives tips on how to notice dynamics of the group, how to collaborate, and how to share ideas in order to participate and interact with the group. 
Hector Garcia

How TV is handling the new media revolution | In-depth | Broadcast - 0 views

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      Hector Garcia on 29 Feb 12
       
      This is an example on how the internet has revolutionized modern media, that before had been thought to be the most innovative, have been impacted by digital media.
  • Social media is the buzzword of the moment. It has even overtaken porn as the most popular activity on the web, and the term is being bandied about as a catch-all phrase to sum up everything broadcasters do online.
  • For me, social media is about collaboration, participation and storytelling.
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  • For us, social media is an editorial tool. It is a great source of tip-offs.
  • We haven’t segregated social media by having a person/team dedicated to it as, for example, The Sun does, because the most important thing is that everybody realises that every single person in our newsroom has to be social media savvy
  • You don’t necessarily want to put everybody’s opinion on air, but you can see trends and it helps with your impartiality and openness.
  • Social media is at the heart of everything MTV does. We now test talent and programming on social media audiences before we make commissioning decisions. We see it as a form of marketing, providing social currency for our brands.
  • James Kirkham Five years ago, it was about building a fanbase early doors, so by the time the show came on, everyone knew about it. But now social media has become an awful lot more. It still facilitates conversation but, at its best, it takes that conversation and allows viewers to have an impact on a show.
  • Suddenly everyone, from marketing to PR to digital, has to work together and recognise each other’s disciplines, which is quite difficult.
  • people are constructing their own storylines. Programme-makers are no longer such strict storytellers.
  • My worry is that because we can see social media and it’s cheap for research, we will stop trying to have those conversations face to face. We need to always remember that some people don’t want to use social media to talk.
  • So you have to bear in mind that social media can be amazingly superficial and sometimes, ultimately, meaningless.
  • Social media might be fine for certain demographics, but it’s not going to be your whole audience.
Tana Ingram

Weighing the Pros and Cons of IM: Instant Messaging Offers Instant Conveniences, Instan... - 1 views

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Chapter 12 instant messaging

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  • According to America Online’s most recent survey, 26 percent of its users use IM at work. Of that 26 percent, 58 percent use IM to communicate with colleagues, and 49 percent use it to get answers and make business decisions.1
  • IM allows users to transfer files and images, which can be dangerous. IM was originally designed for entertainment purposes. The software did not take into account the possible transfer of sensitive data such as electronic personal health information.
  • IM software has a very basic technology structure, which creates many security issues.
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  • Managing records of IM chats is tricky and exists in a gray area legally. Are IM chats part of daily business records and thus the patient’s record? Depending on the content of the discussion, certain messages may need to be kept. Activity that contains electronic personal health information or involves a patient and that’s passed between users should be logged and audited.
  • The reality for many organizations is that IM is already in use, regardless of the threats involved
  • To IM or not to IM, that is the question. IM has its advantages and disadvantages. Do the risks outweigh the benefits or do the benefits outweigh the risks? Every organization should carefully consider both when deciding whether or not to use IM.
  • Tana Ingram on 01 Oct 10
     
    This is an interesting article about the pros and cons of IM's in the health care industry. It's funny how everything seems to come back to legal issues these days.
Brooke Iggie

Digital Web Magazine - Design Decisions vs. Audience Considerations - 1 views

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ASU TWC301 Design-audience

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  • Brooke Iggie on 25 Aug 11
     
    D#1 HW# 13 This website discusses how to best consider who the audience is for a design piece. The information is easy to read and is written rather informally, much as one would talk. The information is broken down into understandable pieces and shows real world examples.
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