Do It On Your Own!

I think it is interesting how Will basically says how a degree in Social Computing is pointless! He takes a major and simply says that people can start doing this on their own, for free. Makes one wonder how many other courses, having Will's outlook, can be abolished in this very same way!

In relation to the whole idea of Social Computing, I like how beneficial it can be for students alone: "Students pursuing a specialization in Social Computing learn to analyze online social interactions, both in online communities and in more diffuse social networks. They learn about features of social computing technologies so they can recognize opportunities to put them to use in new settings and make good choices about alternative implementations."

Once again, this really relates to my whole take of letting students explore in order to benefit themselves. It is also such a positive feeling to figure things out on your own (i.e. "more diffuse social networks," "make good choices about alternative implementations,"). It seems as though Social Computing does not necessarily need to be a major, but maybe even a class taught in high schools? What do you guys think about that? Or is that happening already and I may not be aware of it?