By looking at the Social Psychology WIB
site, one could argue that it was not a successful project. Yes, the
sites were brilliantly planned, completed by the students, and they
functioned well. The problem lies in the responses from others. Each
site contained only a few responses, which was basically the ideas of
their friends. The WIB was supposed to be a site with numerous responses.
A Word to G5 Concerning the Continuation of the WIB
It was evident that the
Social Psychology WIB was dysfunctional due to the lack of responses. The
solution to this problem may be solved with increased advertising. There
could be a possibility that no one, besides Generation Three, knew that
the site existed. Increased advertising on the Internet may educate more
people about this site, and may spark an interest in a few. For example,
a good idea would be to enter the WIB into more search engines. This
would create more access to the WIB. Another good idea would be to post
information about the WIB throughout campus. Orient students about the
site. Hopefully it's popularity would expand outside the University of
Hawaii by word; hopefully it would expand throughout the world.
Another
problem may lie in the topics available on the WIB. People might have
disregarded the Social Psychology WIB because they were not interested in
the topics. According to some of the students in G3 a particular topic
was imposed on them. This might have limited the information and the interest
the students provided. I
believe that the students themselves might have been able to create topics
that appeal to others. In creating their own topics, I also think that
the students would have been more motivated in building and advertising
their WIB pages.
So there it is, my marvelous solutions. I hope you
have better luck than G3.
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