User:Jaobar
Jonathan A. Obar is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media at Michigan State University, and Associate Director of the Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law.[1] Dr. Obar also currently holds two fellowship positions, one with the Wikimedia Foundation, and one with the Center for Advanced Microbial Risk Assessment at MSU. His research explores and evaluates the impact that traditional and new/social media technologies have on civic engagement, communication policymaking and the inclusiveness of public culture. His research has been published in the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, Communication Law and Policy, Communication Review, Free Speech Yearbook, Journalism Studies, Academic Exchange Quarterly, the Free Speech Yearbook and Harvard's Program on Information Resources Policy. Dr. Obar holds a Ph.D. from Penn State University (Mass Communications), an M.A. from Syracuse University (Media Studies), and a B.A. from York University (Communication Studies and Humanities).
Current/Recent Projects
- With the Wikimedia Foundation, Dr. Obar currently works as a Public Policy Teaching Fellow as well as a Wikipedia Education Program Coordinator for the Wikipedia Education Program.
Recent papers
- Obar, J.A., Zube, P. & Lampe, C. Advocacy 2.0: An analysis of how advocacy groups in the United States perceive and use social media as tools for facilitating civic engagement and collective action
- Lampe, C., Obar, J.A., Velasquez, A., Yilmaz, E. & Zube, P. (In press). The Wikipedia Public Policy Initiative: Classroom exercises as introductions to peer production. Proceedings of the Computer-Supported Cooperative Work Conference, 2012.
- Obar, J.A. & Roth, A. (In press). The Wikipedia Public Policy Initiative: Exploring the potential benefits of using Wikipedia in the classroom as a tool for innovative e-pedagogy.
Wikipedia's Education Program
Dr. Obar was a Wikipedia Teaching Fellow as a part of the US Public Policy Initiative and was quoted in the State News about his involvement.[2][3] He has also blogged about his experiences working as a Wikipedia Teaching Fellow.[4]
- USPPI Course page: Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Public Policy/Courses/Media and Telecommunication Policy spring 2011 (Obar)
Dr. Obar currently works as an Education Programs Advisor for the Canadian arm of Wikipedia's Global Education Program.
The Canadian portal for the program can be found here.
Sandboxes
References
- ^ "MSU Faculty Profile". http://tc.msu.edu/users/jonathan-obar.
- ^ Gibbons, L. (2011). "Classes allow students to edit, develop material for Wikipedia". State News. http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2011/01/classes_allow_students_to_edit_develop_material_for_wikipedia.
- ^ Khire, K. (2011). "TISM Students Get Wikipedia Attention, Honors". http://tism.msu.edu/news/tism-students-get-wikipedia-attention-honors.
- ^ Obar, Jonathan. "From My Dirty Little Secret to My Favorite Tool for E-Pedagogy: How One University Professor Learned to Love Wikipedia". Wikimedia Blog. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/11/14/from-my-dirty-little-secret-to-my-favorite-tool-for-e-pedagogy-how-one-university-professor-learned-to-love-wikipedia/. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
