Learning Outcome 2: Be able to integrate their ideas with those of others using summary, paraphrase, quotation, analysis, and synthesis of relevant sources.

Introduction

This outcome is delving into my approach to an annotated bibliography used for my research essay. I’ve included three examples of sources/quotes used. In the third example I outlined specifically a claim I used in my article and how it relates to the quote and support from an article I found. The claim has been colored in red and the direct quote is colored in blue.

1. Qureshi, I. A., Raza, H., & Whitty, M. (2014). Facebook as e-learning tool for higher education institutes. Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 6(4), 440. Retrieved from https://une.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.une.idm.oclc.org/docview/1955097515?accountid=12756

Article about using social media for education. It focuses mainly on the idea of a “smart city”, but mentions the parts I need about social media being an outreach. I would use this article to express the point I’m trying to make about social media being able to influence and educate. It has the strong power of attracting people to one spot. 

“The take of social media is increasing in an informal way in our homes, and communities have provided us the opportunity to introduce e-learning through social media (Dabbagh & Kitsantas, 2012).”

2. Schlaile, M. P., Knausberg, T., Mueller, M., & Zeman, J. (2018). Viral ice buckets: A memetic perspective on the ALS ice bucket challenge’s diffusion.Cognitive Systems Research, 52, 947-969. doi:10.1016/j.cogsys.2018.09.012

Article about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. It delves into how the ice bucket challenge came into fruition and how it rose in popularity. Unlike others it dives into meme culture which plays a decent role in the formation of popularity. I would use this article to introduce meme culture (humor) into the basis of why it worked. 

“it is reasonable to argue that a memetic perspective can generate insights that are useful also for viral marketing campaigns, be it for commercial or charitable reasons”

3. Pressgrove, G,  McKeever, BW,  Jang, SM.  What is Contagious? Exploring why content goes viral on Twitter: A case study of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Int J Nonprofit Volunt Sect Mark.  2018; 23:e1586. https://doi-org.une.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/nvsm.1586

Article that asks the question of why things go viral. Specifically it looks in the ALS ice bucket challenge. I used this section to deliver a studied fact on the statistics of the ALS ice bucket challenge. 

Claim: The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge sent the internet into a frozen frenzy.

Support: “Within about 2 weeks of the challenge starting on social media, the ALSA reported 146,000 new donors”