Crowdsouring in Education : Is Community the Answer? : Crowdsouring in Education : Is Community the Answer?
Crowdsourcing : Crowdsourcing Distributed Problem Solving or Production
Broadcast the problem to a crowd
The crowd submits solutions/ ideas
The crowd finds the best solution/ idea
The best solution/ idea is generally the property of the crowd-sourcer
The winning individuals in the crowd are sometimes rewarded
Community : Community Group of interacting organisms “sharing an environment”
McMillan and Chavis identify four elements of "sense of community":
membership,
influence,
integration and fulfillment of needs, and
shared emotional connection.
True community: the process of deep respect and true listening for the needs of the other people in a community.
Community & Crowdsourcing : Community & Crowdsourcing Community might not lead to Crowdsourcing in strictest sense
Crowdsourcing might be achieved without a community
Is Community the Ultimate Answer? : Is Community the Ultimate Answer? Lots of community success stories
All social networks
YouTube,
authorSTREAM
Ning
iStock
Non-Community Crowdsourcing Examples : Non-Community Crowdsourcing Examples Google Search
Wikipedia
Affiliates
GetAFreelancer.com
eBay
Is Crowdsourcing for Internet Age? : Is Crowdsourcing for Internet Age? Franchisee Model
Quality Circles
DELL
Car Makers
eBay
Amazon
Search Engines
Recognizes the need for quantity of content
Problems with filtering of the quality
Problems with Crowdsourcing : Problems with Crowdsourcing Student Side:
Which content is right for me?
Where am I going to rank among other test takers?
Teacher:
As a teacher, how do I reach out to students without hiring a marketing team?
Quality or Quantity : Quality or Quantity Probably Both
Listing of the content
Ratings/ Reviews
Judgement of the Crowd
Select Moderators