tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post3791283159355192056..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: State An Opinion, Lose Official RecognitionDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-57111234381258651172007-04-27T16:21:00.000-07:002007-04-27T16:21:00.000-07:00Last year at about this time, a previous iteration...Last year at about this time, a previous iteration of this class visited this website as part of a research project involving the effect of blogs on communication and discussion. The project received positive reviews for the group's analysis, but the group was given an "incomplete" and was required to try another field because of research ethics violations. Namely, the researchers failed to inform the subjects that they were being monitored and then interacted with the website posing as disinterested parties.<BR/>We are going to attempt to continue their research, but this time we are informing all parties of our presence. Additionally, we will only passively monitor this site for the next two weeks -- no one from this class or group will contribute to the discussion or participate in any way.<BR/>We are only looking for one thing: evidence that web logs contribute to understanding and that the communication flow here is or is not unidirectional.<BR/>We will post again in four weeks to let you know that we are finished, and will contact you in approximately eight weeks to see if you are interested in the results.<BR/>Thank you in advance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-36940704701461256782007-04-19T15:21:00.000-07:002007-04-19T15:21:00.000-07:00Anonymous, please don't say asinine things and thi...Anonymous, please don't say asinine things and think I'll post them.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-58730605334410276772007-04-19T14:48:00.000-07:002007-04-19T14:48:00.000-07:00Heh - that scholarship idea was pretty funny.Heh - that scholarship idea was pretty funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-64185097683334883092007-04-19T14:15:00.000-07:002007-04-19T14:15:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-82371770605942252242007-04-19T12:34:00.000-07:002007-04-19T12:34:00.000-07:00As cynical as I am, I was pretty amazed by this, a...As cynical as I am, I was pretty amazed by this, after the President of the university told them they couldn't do it.rightwingprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419372059353408855noreply@blogger.com