Week 5 Reflection

Week 5 Reflection!

Dr. Kinghorn is back this week! My favorite thing we discussed this week was probably the concept of "slacktivism". It's awesome to have a class on social media being taught by someone who is actively involved in social media. One thing that I really like is that this class is always changing and evolving. If a student mentions something that they noticed, such a a video that went viral, or a site that promotes slacktivism, we will just go there straight in the class! This really allows the class to be dynamic. It is also good because each of the students are at a certain age where they are all probably very involved in social media, and consequently have much to contribute.

http://www.briankinghorn.com/examining-slacktivism-on-the-anniversary-of-bringbackourgirls/ (Links to an external site.) 

So, above is our instructor's own website, which contains an article he wrote about slacktivism. This is helpful because it teaches us how we should start to process our own thoughts, and also gives an example of how we as students might begin to express ourselves online.

I think slacktivism is a really good thing. I think that if we can't fly to a location or pay to support a certain orginazation, if we raise awareness, other people who do have the means to help will be more likely to do so.