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Summary Sentence: In discussion on the themes of Bruckman's latest book: "Should You Believe Wikipedia? Online Communities and the Construction of Knowledge."
Full Summary: Join Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera and College of Computing Regents' Professor Amy Bruckman in conversation on the themes of Bruckman's latest book: "Should You Believe Wikipedia? Online Communities and the Construction of Knowledge."
Amy BruckmanJoin Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera and College of Computing Regents' Professor Amy Bruckman in conversation on the themes of Bruckman's latest book: "Should You Believe Wikipedia? Online Communities and the Construction of Knowledge." This discussion will be held in the Price Gilbert Library's Scholars Event Network.
To participate in this event remotely, register at c.gatech.edu/bruckman.
The guest:
Bruckman is a Regents' Professor and the Senior Associate Chair in the School of Interactive Computing. She does research on social computing, with interests in collaboration, content moderation, social movements, and internet research ethics.
The book:
As we interact online we are creating new kinds of knowledge and community. How are these communities formed? How do we know whether to trust them as sources of information? In "Should You Believe Wikipedia? Online Communities and the Construction of Knowledge," Bruckman explores what community is, what knowledge is, how the internet facilitates new kinds of community, and how knowledge is shaped through online collaboration and conversation. Along the way the author tackles issues such as how we represent ourselves online and how this shapes how we interact, why there is so much bad behavior online and what we can do about it. And the most important question of all: What can we as internet users and designers do to help the internet to bring out the best in us all?
The series:
Since May 2020, President Cabrera has led candid discussions with leaders across Georgia Tech and beyond. Unearthing leadership’s thinking behind the big ideas taking shape across the Institute and the trends likely to define our future, these conversations focus on topics related to academics and research, as well as campus life and culture.
