Many teens today who use the Internet are actively involved in participatory cultures -- joining online communities (Facebook, message boards, game clans), producing creative work in new forms (digital sampling, modding, fan videomaking, fan fiction), working in teams to complete tasks and develop new knowledge (as in Wikipedia), and shaping the flow of media (as in blogging or podcasting). A growing body of scholarship suggests potential benefits of these activities, including opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, development of skills useful in the modern workplace, and a more...
Many teens today who use the Internet are actively involved in participatory cultures -- joining online communities (Facebook, message boards, game...
Do prophecies fail? A small group led by spirit mediums, infiltrated by social scientists, and reported on at intervals by the press: Together, these different parties create a sequence of mutual misunderstandings that leads both to a series of missed appointments with flying saucers from distant planets and to success in averting a global catastrophe. This volume proposes a re-reading of Leon Festinger's classic work on cognitive dissonance, offering a different account of the motivations and meanings of a group expecting the arrival of spacemen from another planet and anticipating the End...
Do prophecies fail? A small group led by spirit mediums, infiltrated by social scientists, and reported on at intervals by the press: Together, these ...
Offers an introduction to the influence of nature and biological systems in how things are designed and made, from design paradigms and structural systems to self-healing materials and smart systems and robotics. This title includes applications of bio-systems to robotics and biomedical engineering; and more.
Offers an introduction to the influence of nature and biological systems in how things are designed and made, from design paradigms and structural sys...
