Informing the Design of Next Generation Social Media Tools to Facilitate Crisis-related Grassroots Heritage Principal Investigator (PI) Sophia B. Liu PARTICIPANT INFORMED CONSENT FORM February 23, 2010 Please read the following material that explains this research study. Signing this form will indicate that you have been informed about the study and that you want to participate. We want you to understand what you are being asked to do and what risks and benefits—if any—are associated with the study. This should help you decide whether or not you want to participate in the study. You are being asked to take part in a research project conducted by Sophia B. Liu, a graduate student in the Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society (ATLAS) Institute located at University of Colorado at Boulder, 320 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0320, This project is being conducted under the direction of Professor Leysia Palen, Department of Computer Science, 430 UCB. Sophia B. Liu can be reached by cell phone at (630) 729-4216 and by email at Sophia.Liu@colorado.edu. Project Description: This dissertation research project investigates the emerging heritage practices forming from the use of social media technology around crisis situations by members of the public, The goal of this project is to rethink the notion of heritage through the development of a grassroots heritage conceptual framework. This project uses a method called social media probes to gather inspirational ideas for designing next generation social media tools that support what I call socially distributed curation of public-generated content. Participation in this study is entirely voluntary. Approximately 100 participants will be invited to participate in this research study. Procedures: If you agree to take part in this study, you will be asked to participate in @ 30-minute informal interview. Based on your level of interest and availability, the investigator will specifically design a “probe packet” ‘which will contain questions and design tasks about your social media use and how it relates to heritage practices especially around crises. You will be asked to generate “design artifacts” and document this process using paper or web-based documentation tools. The time commitment to participate in this study will vary depending on your availability. Participation may take place remotely or in-person at convenient or relevant locations. You have the right to withdraw your consent or stop participating at any time, You also have the right to refuse to answer any question(s) or to participate in any procedure for any reason. Participation in this research may include different forms of recording (¢.g,, audio, video, photo, screenshots, screencasts) but itis not a requirement for participation You may indicate any type of recording device you do NOT want to have on during your participation. These recordings will be password protected and will only be seen by the Principal Investigator and Professor Palen, unless you state otherwise, Digital documents will be deleted, and physical documents will be destroyed at the end of this research (around December 2010), unless you state otherwise s and Benefits: Although the investigator does not foresee any associated risks by taking part in this study, the participant may find that she or he could be uncomfortable re-visiting memories or seeing photos from a major crisis or focusing event. There are no direct benefits for taking part in this study; however, there may be instances where | will offer you a small gift for your participation, Source of Funding: The National Science Foundation is the source of funding for this research project. This is, funded by a federal agency that requires that data be collected in a form that permits for differences between men and women and races or ethnic groups to be analyzed. Confidentiality: | will maintain the privacy of your data, unless you state otherwise. For each “design artifact” you create, you can share it privately with me or publicly on the Internet, Also, you can choose to use your real name, a pseudonym or stay anonymous. For research presentations and publications in meetings and at conferences, you can choose to have your artifact presented with your name, a pseudonym, no name, or not have it presented at ali, An Addendum will be given to you for each design artifact you create (see page 2 for an example of the Addendum). Version 3.0 Page | of 2 InitialsYour voice and other sensitive identification information may be recognizable in audio and video recordings; therefore, I will usc digital techniques to obscure this information and addiess any other concerns you may have. If this is not acceptable, then we will NOT use the excerpt Data will be kept secured. If you object to any of these stipulations or require further specifications, please detail this below and we will follow your request. Other than Sophia B. Liu and Professor Leysia Palen, only regulatory agencies such as the Office of Human Research Protections and the University of Colorado Human Research Committee may see your individual data as part of routine audits Invitation for Questions: If you have any questions regarding your participation in this research, you should ask the investigator before signing this consent form. If you have questions regarding your rights as a participant, any ‘concems regarding this project or any dissatisfaction with any aspect of this study, you may report them— confidentially, if you wish—to the Executive Secretary, Human Research Committee, 26 UCB, Regent Administrative Center 308, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0026 or at (303) 492-7401 Please ma frecording devic rmit me to use during the research study: > Lagree tobe audio-recorded, __ to be video-recorded, or __ to be photographed > IdoNOT agree ___to be audio-recorded, ___ to be video-recorded, or __to be photographed. (Ifyou wish, the Investigator will edit these recordings so that your identity will not be revealed.) The following are choices that will appear in the Addendum for each design artifact vou create: > Iwill send the design artifact: __Privately Only to the Investigator ___Publicly Online > L will permit the following identification information for this design artifact: Anonymous. Pscudonym, Real Name > For research publications/presentations, I will permit the following identification information: ‘Anonymous: Pseudonym: Real Name Do NOT Publish > Please indicate any other specific requests you may have for this design artifact, Authorization: I have read this paper about the study or it was read to me, I know the possible risks and benefits. 1 know that being in this study is voluntary. I choose to be in this study. I know that I can withdraw at any time. 1 have received, on the date signed, a copy of this document containing 2 pages. Name of Participant (printed) Signature of Participant Date (Also initial all previous pages of the consent form) (Note: If you received this form electronically, you can either provide an electronic signature or request a waiver of documentation by replying back via electronic mail confirming that you have read this document and agree to Participate in the study. Please also indicate your answers to the above choices | For HRC Use Only This consent form is approved for use from __02/26/2010__ through __02/25/2011. Panel Coordinator, Human Research Committee igmarare) Version 3.0 Page 2 of 2 Initials