YOUmedia online: a closed social networking site with Remix dollar incentives and feedback systems¶

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Description¶

YOUmedia online is a closed social networking site built on the Remix World platform, accessible 24 hours a day, where teens create personal pages, join groups, post and comment on multimedia, and message peers. Unlike other social networks, it was designed with explicit pedagogical and motivational purposes, intentionally using "culture, context, and expectations" to promote learning. Teens earn virtual currency called Remix dollars as rewards for posting original content and feedback, redeemable for items such as flash drives, gift cards, iPods, and synthesizers.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Teens must complete a registration form to participate online; the incentive system depends on rewards for posting original content and feedback on others' work.

Constraints¶

• In Year 1 the research team had limited access to log-in data from the online site, and the online space was not well utilized.

Target Learners¶

• High school-aged teens

Target Learning Goals¶

• Media production
• Peer critique
• Collaboration

Claims¶

• The online space intended to motivate production and critique was not well utilized in Year 1 [-W]

Related Elements¶

• YOUmedia Chicago: a teen digital media learning space at the Harold Washington Library

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Kimberly Austin, Stacy B. Ehrlich, Cassidy Puckett, and Judi Singleton. (2011). Reimagining Learning, Literacies, and Libraries: A Snapshot of Year 1. Consortium on Chicago School Research, University of Chicago Urban Education Institute. https://youmediachicago.org