Teaching
I’ve developed and taught the following courses at UNC’s School of Information and Library Science.
Spring 2010 – Online Social Networks
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- Syllabus – PDF
- Description: This course is a primer on the study of online social networks. By taking this class, you will learn about social network sites – what they are, who uses them and how they are used, and how they affect our lives. We will explore the theory, methods and findings of a growing literature on the study of online social networks. General issues, such as the historical lineage of online social networks, as well as major themes like privacy and technological adoption are covered. We will also explore applications and use cases, particularly with regards to international adoption of online social networks, social action through online social networks, and other emergent themes in the area. This course should provide you a strong set of fundamentals for exploring the multiple facets of our pervasive online sociality.
Fall 2009 – Online Social Networks
- Course Website
- Syllabus – Web
- Syllabus – PDF
- Description: This course is a primer on the study of online social networks. By taking this class, you will learn about social network sites – what they are, who uses them and how they are used, and how they affect our lives. We will explore the theory, methods and findings of a growing literature on the study of online social networks. General issues, such as the historical lineage of online social networks, as well as major themes like privacy and technological adoption are covered. We will also explore applications and use cases, particularly with regards to international adoption of online social networks, social action through online social networks, and other emergent themes in the area. This course should provide you a strong set of fundamentals for exploring the multiple facets of our pervasive online sociality.
Spring 2009 – Online Social Networks
- Course Website
- Syllabus – Web
- Syllabus – PDF
- Description: This course is a primer on the study of online social networks. We explore the theory, methods and findings of a growing literature on the topic. We also explore applications and use cases, particularly in the context of education and library/information services. While online social networks are but a subset of social software, this course provides strong fundamentals for exploring the multiple facets of our pervasive online sociality.
Fall 2008 – Computer-Mediated Communication
- Course Website
- Syllabus – Web
- Syllabus – PDF
- Description: This course is an exploration of the tools and practices of technologically mediated relationships; that is, why and how do we use network tools to start, build and sustain interpersonal relationships.
Spring 2008 – Online Social Networks
- Course Website
- Syllabus – Web
- Syllabus – PDF
- Description: This is a course about our networked selves. Social network sites, Web 2.0 tools and the participatory turn in digital information production/consumption cycles have made the individual centric in modern social information processing and retrieval. Leveraging emergent technologies of interaction, this course will explore fundamental social/informational questions: how/why does one construct and enact a digital identity, how/why do we communicate in technologically mediated social space, what are the social impacts of this ubiquitous mediation?
Fall 2007 – Online Social Networks
- Course Website
- Syllabus – Web
- Syllabus – PDF
- Description: This is a course about our relationship with our networked selves. As online social networks become ubiquitous, the role of one’s digital identity gains a unique prominence. In this course, we will explore digital identity, self-representation in online worlds, and the new information questions being raised as we embrace these new technologies. Indeed, networks surround us – be they social or informational networks, and they have a robust impact on our everyday life.
