Terms??

In a small group, identify three key terms in the reading and provide a definition (e.g., recursive public).

Use intensional, extensional, ostensive, genus-differentia, operational, or consequential.

intensional/coactive

necessary & sufficient conditions (bachelor: unmarried man)

extensional/denotative

enumerate every object in a set (primary colors: RGB)

ostensive

listing examples (red: apples, stop sign, roses)

genus-differentia

difference within a class (▭: quadrilateral with 4 ⦜)

operational

constitutive process (PB&J sandwich: add PB&J between two slices of bread)

consequential

likely outcome (humor: laughter)

QIC on GFC?

1. assuming the best of others
2. demonstrating patience
3. civility
4. humor

Can knowledge be neutral?

Gloss ZhuEtal2013epf??

1. What is the research question?
2. Types of feedback?
3. Method?
4. Finding?
5. Ethics?

Types of feedback

Positive

energize through acknowledgment and rewards: “I’m so impressed. This is a very fine article!”

Negative

regulate through warnings and reprimands: “If you continue in this manner you will be blocked from editing without further warning.”

Directive

direct via assignments, instructions, and goals: “Please read the instructions at… Using one of the template…”

Social

maintain relationships: “Drop me a line on my talk page sometime, we’ll get a coffee…”

Finding

• newcomers
  • negative and directive feedback
    • benefit focal task performance
    • no effects on general work motivation
  • positive and social feedback
    • benefit general work motivation
    • no effects on focal tasks
• experience members: little effect (Zhu et al. 2013, p. 2261)

Ethics?

. . .

• feedback messages are natural and appropriate;
• negative feedback was milder than often seen in the wild;
• did not indicate it was part of an experiment nor were subjects asked to sign consent forms;
• experimenters research affiliation were not hidden;
• approved by the Carnegie Mellon IRB and Wikipedia research committee. (Zhu et al. 2013, p. 2257)

Wrap up

You are starting an online community of collaborators; what is your community and what would your three foundational principles be?

Good faith feedback

You are starting an online community of collaborators; what is your community and what would your three foundational principles be?

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