Hello groupmates, Im sorry for this late post but I am going to try to post earlier next time. Well, my topic is e-bay and I am pretty sure that everyone has tried to do some shopping at ebay before or atleast have surfed their webiste. I know its pretty popular here in the US...but not that popular where I come from. Anyway, Im going to be honest and say that Ive never bought anything from ebay or surfed it before hahah. What I did find out about ebay though is that alot of people are complaining about the products that they have bought form the place. In a link that I have found concerning ebay complaints http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/01/ebay_fraud.html, there are alot of issues concerning ebay and how it protects their consumers.
On-line shopping is the wave of the future, I have ordered books from amazon.com and furniture for my apartment here in syracuse at different sites that offer free shipping and other customer relaed promos. Im pretty satisfied with how the products that I did buy from them. But, I am positive that other customers have complaints as well. Customer complaints whether you buy it on-line or you buy it at the store itself, will happen...and I found a link that will help us be protected when choosing an on-line shopping site like ebay.http://http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs23-shopping.htm
Well, happy shopping at ebay or other on-line shopping sites.....hopefully by next week, I will be able to post something really substantial concerning ebay----once I surf it inside and out!
Thanks
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How do you suppose eBay might be applied to a learning situation? There lots of human interaction studies to explore - issues of trust, contract, economics.
ReplyDeleteDo you suppose you could take the eBay model and re-create it as a "learning eBay"? Like classmates auctioning off mentoring or tutoring, something to do diversity, such as language skills.
I think it would be an interesting way for students to examine their impressions of other people, or prejudices. It's a twist on the gym class "choosing sides" thing, except that the teacher defines the "goods" as something cultural rather than physical.
Hi Steve, Nice idea on the "learning e-bay" thing. Ive been thinking of ways to connect the e-bay website to learning, and I always ended up with consumer rights hehe. But your idea is really good. Ebay is really one of the first asynchronus technologies that was developed for the internet. Aside from email, ebay is one of the first and still is the biggest internet shopping arena. Why not develop something that will encourage learning thru ebay as well. I still have to research further on how exactly can e-bay be transformed to a learning engine. Thanks for your suggestion Steve.
ReplyDeleteE-Bay... what an interesting arena to connect to learning! This is going to be very interesting!
ReplyDeleteI love Steve's idea to re-create an e-bay model as an in class language tool. I envision asking my students to choose an artifact from their lives/cultures upon which to place a value and defend that value through written and verbally presented descriptions.
My education professors always stress creating real world audiences for school projects. I wonder if it would be beneficial for art students to place their artwork on e-bay at the close of the project, or at least be exposed to the process of posting it there for future attempts to connect with a real world audience.
Looking forward to hearing more! Jilian.
interesting topic. I am still a bit nervous about on-line buying because I feel that it leaves more room for identity theft. Since college, I have used sites like ebay, overstock, amazon etc. more but I would still much rather go into the store to make my purchase. I am excited to see what you will discuss in the next few weeks.
ReplyDeleteI will confess to being an active online shopper, but have never used Ebay....I think it certainly would be great for lessons in consumer behavior, marketing and economics.... intersting ideas for learning in other areas.
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ReplyDeleteJillian I really like the idea of using eBay or a similar model for the student’s artwork. This could be a project developed further by combining other technology features. For example they could create a virtual museum before putting the art work onto eBay.
ReplyDeleteOr could students set up a similar framework to eBay for an enterprise project within the school and local community. It could be an excellent way for the students to learn the "real world" ways of running such a business.
I love using eBay. Although there are many pitfalls when using this avenue of purchase as opposed to buying directly from the maker or a verified legitamte retailer, there are many advantages as well. I know over the years, I have purchased many learning tools through eBay that I wouldn't have otherwise had. For instance, it is a great place to buy any type of art equipment. From throwing wheels for pottery to enlargers for photography, it brings many more resources to you for an unbelievably low price than you may not have had otherwise. I like buying my textbooks from there as well as half.com because not only do I save a bundle, it's interesting to see notes other people have taken, even if it's just what they found important enough to highlight.
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