Amanda's+Final+Project+Proposal

Final Project Proposal: I am working on this final project by myself, although my idea came from reading a former participant’s page. This will be a personal/community project, as I plan on creating a wiki book club for my family. Every member of my family loves reading, and I think this would be a perfect format for us to talk about things that we might not always talk about in person. I am particularly hoping to strengthen the relationship between my sister and me. There are a lot of quiet people in my family, and I think a wiki environment would allow everyone to have an equal opportunity to voice their ideas and feelings. I would like to start with a faith based text while in this class, and see where it goes from there.

The media I will be using will either be wikipages or possibly a blogging website. I am going to try designing both and see which I believe will be easiest for my family to access and use.

The course objectives that my project supports are: **1. Investigate the technological tools that enable the networked world.** a. Investigating the use of a wikipage for a book club. **2. Describe and analyze the cultural and spiritual implications of electronic networks.** a. The first book will be for a faith-based study. **3. Analyze, time, space and identity in online environments.** a. I will be spending time designing a wikipage, developing book study questions, and creating dialogue with my family online. **4. Describe and apply approaches to living with integrity in the networked world.** a. I believe this online book study will display integrity in the networked world. **5. Participate in the "Networked Culture".** a. My family and I will all be participating in the “Networked Culture” for this project.