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Re: [Air-l] Sources for characteristics of online students
by Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts 03 Jan '02

03 Jan '02

Brian, You may find the American Association of University Women's new report (2001) on women learning online useful. Here is the webpage: http://www.aauw.org/2000/3rdshift.html joy roberts ------------------ At 11:13 AM 1/3/2002 -0600, you wrote: >Greetings fellow list members. I'm searching for any studies that describe >characteristics of online students. Some questions that I am pondering: > >Are students who take online classes self-selecting the online experience >because of some characteristic they share? If so, does the success of these >students in the current models of online learning lead to a greater >replication of the established models of learning online and reduce >exploration into new models that would better server students who are >currently self-selecting out of online learning? > >Are there students who don't like online classes because of a learning style >or personality characteristic? If so, are there ways to alter the online >class experience to better fit these people's needs/desires? > >Do designers of online classes need to alter online classes to better suit >an existing or perhaps a target population? > > >Thanks in advance! > >Brian > >--- >Brian Newberry >University of Kansas >785-864-0735 >--- > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l > Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts Doctoral Candidate School of Library & Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 N. Park St. Madison, WI 53706 U.S.A. E-mail: apanigab(a)students.wisc.edu Tel. (H) (608)233-9316 (O) (608)263-2900

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Call for reviewers
by Klaus Bruhn Jensen 02 Jan '02

02 Jan '02

As program chair for the AoIR 3.0 conference, I would appreciate your service as a reviewer of the papers that have started to come in. Below, I indicate the categories in which papers are being submitted, as well as the volunteers so far (thanks!). Bold indicates categories in which we have only one reviewer; the minimum for the review process will be two reviewers for each paper. Please get in touch with me OFF LIST and indicate your preferred category(-ies). Thanks, Klaus. ***** Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Internet Research *Michel Menou <Michel.Menou(a)wanadoo.fr> * XXXXX Internet Access, Use, and Effects *Ulla Bunz <ulla(a)ukans.edu> *Leslie Shade <shade(a)aix1.uottawa.ca> Psychology and the Internet *Laura Gurak <gurakl(a)umn.edu> *Greg Monaco <greg(a)greatplains.net> Individuals, Groups, and Communities Online *Caroline Haythornthwaite <haythorn(a)uiuc.edu> *Lori Kendall <Lori.Kendall(a)purchase.edu> Privacy, Surveillance, and Security on the Internet *Ellis Godard <ellisgodard(a)starband.net> *Nilz Zurawski <zurawsk(a)uni-muenster.de> Internet Policy, Law, Ethics, and Politics *Jeremy Hunsinger <jhuns(a)vt.edu> *Wendy Sutherland-Smith <wsutherlandsmith(a)bigpond.com.au> Teaching and Learning on the Internet *Robin Cheesman <robin(a)ruc.dk> *Simon Heilesen <simonhei(a)ruc.dk> The Internet in Writing and Publishing *Radhika Gajjala <radhika(a)cyberdiva.org> * XXXXX Ethnicity, Race, Identity, Gender, and Sexuality Online *Sue Cranmer <sue(a)jcranmer.freeserve.co.uk> *Greg Monaco <greg(a)greatplains.net> The Internet in Cultural Contexts *Lori Kendall <Lori.Kendall(a)purchase.edu> *David Silver <dsilver(a)u.washington.edu> The Internet in History *David Silver <dsilver(a)u.washington.edu> * XXXXX Digital Art and Aesthetics *Ira Nayman <ira(a)ecommons.net> * XXXXX Gaming on the Internet *Gitte Stald <stald(a)hum.ku.dk> * XXXXX E-Commerce, E-Business, and the Value of Digital Content *Mattia Miani <katanankes(a)yahoo.com> * XXXXX New Technologies and New Media *Nicole Ellison <nellison(a)usc.edu> * XXXXX E-Sectors (e-health, e-entertainments, e-other...) *Nancy Baym <nbaym(a)ku.edu> *Monica Murero <Monica.Murero(a)MERIT.UNIMAAS.NL> -- ____________________________________ Klaus Bruhn Jensen Associate Professor, dr.phil. Department of Film and Media Studies University of Copenhagen Njalsgade 80 DK-2300 Copenhagen S Denmark kbj(a)hum.ku.dk http://www.ifm.ku.dk ____________________________________

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some links perhaps of interest
by eszterlists＠netscape.net 02 Jan '02

02 Jan '02

Dear AoIR Crowd, I've started an announcement (i.e. not discussion) list with mostly Web site recommendations (and anything else I may find of interest to distribute) in large part focusing on the social and policy implications of info tech. Today's issue has several links that I thought may be of interest to the air-l readership so I thought I'd post a copy here. I won't bother the list with future issues. If you're interested, you can sign up at http://www.eszter.com/elist . A Healthy and Good New Year to All! Eszter *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* This message was sent via Eszter's List. Please feel free to forward to others, but please include this introduction. For more information about Eszter's List, including instructions for (un)subscribing, see http://www.eszter.com/elist *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* In this issue: About E-LIST content Web site recommendations: Info.tech/Year in review/Women&Afghanistan First, a few words on what I will and will not post on this list. I have nothing against posting commercial sites as long as they come highly recommended. In fact, I'm quite interested in improving informed consumer choice so I'm very curious to hear about good experiences with online retailers. What I will not post are sites that require plug-ins or programs that are painful to deal with. Example: I will not post anything that only works with RealOne/RealPlayer as that program is intrusive and annoying beyond belief and I am not willing to reinstall it on my machine (it was hard enough to get rid of it completely in the first place) nor do I want to encourage others to have it. If your site has audio content, please make it available in multiple formats or choose one that can be run on multiple players (e.g. .avi). Thanks. Hope the New Year's starting off well for everyone. -- Eszter 20 Yr Usenet Archive - first mention of Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Mac, AOL, IRC, Tim Berners-Lee's announcement of the World Wide Web project, etc. http://www.google.com/googlegroups/archive_announce_20.html 2001 on the Internet: The Year in Review http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/features/2001review/2001review1.shtml The Year in Internet Law http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/28/technology/28CYBERLAW.html (requires free registration) Number of Web Pages by Language http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/demographics/print/0,,5901_40852… Is Google moving in on Amazon's turf? http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5100863,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_nb… How to kill your spam http://www.jcphome.com/nospam.html Example of problems with email filters (AOL filters Harvard's admissions decision emails) http://www.nandotimes.com/nation/story/209047p-2015925c.html ACM Computer Supported Cooperative Work 2002 (CFP deadline: March 22) http://www.acm.org/cscw2002 A Frustrated ACLU Tries to Guide Consulates Through a Thicket http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/02/national/02ACLU.html Kabul's Lost Women, Many Abducted by Taliban Still Missing http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A62604-2001Dec18 Humanity Denied: Systematic Violations of Women's Rights in Afghanistan http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/afghan3/ Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan http://www.rawa.org Today's quote: History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. -- Abba Eban -- __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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cfp: Internet Research 3.0: NET / WORK / THEORY
by jeremy hunsinger 02 Jan '02

02 Jan '02

apologies if you receive multiple copies from a variety of lists, please distribute: CALL FOR PAPERS Internet Research 3.0: NET / WORK / THEORY International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) International Institute of INFONOMICS and University of Maastricht Maastricht, The Netherlands October 13-16 2002 Conference Website: http://www.aoir.org/2002 Deadline for submissions: February 15, 2002. Submissions: http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/confman/ The Internet has become an integral, ubiquitous part of everyday life in many social domains and international contexts. Yet, most of the public attention on cyberspace remains fueled by utopian or dystopian visions, rather than being informed by the growing body of research on the Internet as a complex fact of modern life. Internet Research (IR) 3.0, an international and interdisciplinary conference, will feature a variety of perspectives on Internet research, in order to develop a better theoretical and pragmatic understanding of the Internet. Building on the previous well-attended international conferences, the IR 3.0 will bring together prominent scholars, researchers, and practitioners from many disciplines, fields and countries for a program of presentations, panel discussions, and informal exchanges. This year's theme is Net/Work/Theory. Contributors are called to reflect on how to theorize what we know about the Internet and on how to apply what we know theoretically in practice. The conference will be held for the first time in Europe, whose intellectual environments have traditionally been a source of social and cultural theory. IR 3.0 will be hosted by the International Institute of Infonomics in the beautiful city of Maastricht in the Netherlands. As the city in which one of the key treaties of the European Union was signed, Maastricht also symbolizes a changing Europe in a changing international setting. The conference will provide opportunities to network, learn from other researchers, hear from leading players in Internet development, and enjoy the "art of fine living" of Maastricht, in the south of the Netherlands. The Association of Internet Researchers invites paper, presentation, and panel proposals from AoIR members and non-members on topics that address social, cultural, political, economic, and aesthetic aspects of the Internet. We welcome interdisciplinary submissions as well as submissions from any discipline. Panel presentations that establish connections across disciplines, institutions, and/or continents are especially encouraged. We also seek presentations that will make creative use of Internet technologies and techniques. SUGGESTED TOPICS: Theoretical and Methodological approaches to Internet Research Internet Access, Use and Effects Psychology and the Internet Individuals, Groups, and Communities Online Privacy, Surveillance, and Security on the Internet Internet Policy, Ethics, Law, and Politics Teaching, Learning and the Internet The Internet in Writing and Publishing Ethnicity, Race, Identity, Gender, and Sexuality Online The Internet in Cultural Contexts The Internet in History Digital Arts and Aesthetics Gaming on the Internet E-commerce, E-Business, or Value of Digital Content New Technologies and New Media E-Sectors (e-health, e-games, e-entertainment, e-other...) This list is not meant to be exclusive, but to trigger ideas and encourage submissions from a range of disciplines. The organizers will take an active role in generating and joining the various interests in appropriate formats FORMAT OF PROPOSALS Proposals can be of three types - papers, presentations, and panels. Each person is entitled to submit 1 paper, 1 presentation, and/or 1 panel proposal. PAPERS Proposals for papers: 150-250 word abstract. CREATIVE PRESENTATIONS/DEMONSTRATIONS Creative presentations (surprise us!) and Internet-related project demonstrations (including digital arts) are encouraged. The format for these proposals is the same as those for regular papers (150-250 word abstract). PANELS Panels will generally include three to four papers or presentations. The session organizer should submit a 250-500 word statement describing the session topic, include abstracts of up to 250 words for each paper or presentation, and indicate that each author is willing to participate in the session. WORKSHOP We also invite proposals for pre-conference workshop. These proposals should be submitted as soon as possible (no later than January 15, 2002) so that the workshops can be publicized. GRADUATE STUDENTS Graduate students are highly encouraged to submit proposals. They should note their student status with submission for consideration of a special Student Award. If you intend to be a candidate for the Student Award you must also send a final version of your proposal (final paper) by 15th September 2002. FORMAT OF SUBMISSIONS Submission will be accepted from 15th December until 15th February 2002. All proposals should be submitted electronically at: http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/confman/ It is preferred that you use HTML to minimally format your paper. Average time allotted for a paper or presentation will be 15 minutes. Average time allotted for a panel will be 1 hour and 30 minutes, including discussion time. If these time constraints are not appropriate for your panel/presentation, please include that in your abstract. Please include any equipment or special considerations that might affect your presentation. DEADLINES Proposal submission: 15th December, 2001- February 15, 2002 Author notification: April 1, 2002 Presenter's Registration to the conference: September 15, 2002 Student Award: Final paper due September 15, 2002 CONTACT INFORMATION If you have questions about the conference, program, or AoIR, please contact: Conference Coordinator: Monica Murero, Infonomics and University of Maastricht, Monica.Murero(a)infonomics.nl Program Chair: Klaus Bruhn Jensen, University of Copenhagen: kbj(a)hum.ku.dk A(o)IR President: Steve Jones, sjones(a)uic.edu More Information about IR 3.0 can be found on the Conference Website: http://www.aoir.org/2002 For more information about the Association of Internet Researchers, including information on joining the Association, visit AoIR' s website at http://aoir.org For more information about the International Institute of Infonomics visit our website at http://www.infonomics.nl -- jeremy hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy cddc/political science http://www.cddc.vt.edu 526 major williams hall 0130 http://www.dromocracy.com virginia tech -under construction blacksburg, va 24061 540-231-7614

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RE: [Air-l] buying socks online
by Bunz, Ulla K 02 Jan '02

02 Jan '02

"If this website had been like, about shopping, at least, it would have been about something important." This is a direct quote from one of my subjects from the usability research I've been conducting this fall. And yes, the subject was female, and no, she was not the only one to voice similar opinions. I don't know if there is research on demographic groups' (gender, age, cultural background, etc.) attitudes toward shopping in general. I assume there must be, and I'd be interested in hearing about it. Some of the Pew research and other research has shown that women and men do not do the same things online. Women: - seek health information - seek religious information - research jobs/employment - seek travel information - play games Men: - seek news information - purchase items (AKA shopping) - seek financial information/stock trading - participate in auctions (AKA shopping) - access government websites - seek sports news/information Now, the study David is quoting shows a shift in this use, a shift showing women outdo men in online shopping now. Whether that's good or not, it's certainly not a bad thing. I assume that much of this shift also simply derives from Christmas shopping traditionally being the mother's responsibility. So, maybe we should see if this trend holds up after Christmas before we draw conclusions. Also, David's subject line (buying socks online) brings up an excellent point. What is it that these women and men are buying online? And, can we rank online purchases as to their "seriousness?" And who would define those criteria? Some kind of Intellectual Internet Elite? That alone is problematic, I think. So, finally, to David's question: "Does the quote suggest that women are thinking of the Internet in a more serious way *because* they use it to shop?" IF the quote implied that all women think of ALL shopping as serious, and IF the quote implied that they ONLY think of the Internet as a valuable tool BECAUSE you can shop there, and IF this only applied to women (and to ALL of them at that), and not to men, THEN I'd think it very problematic. However, maybe this one single, reported on trend is just one of many indicators that women are a) using the Internet more, and b) are thinking of the Internet in a positive way, assessing it useful in a variety of ways? More comments? Ulla Bunz

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buying socks online
by david silver 02 Jan '02

02 Jan '02

Folks, A very interesting article in the Washington Post today covering an equally interesting new research report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The article is entitled "Women Take Lead in Web Shopping: 58% of Holiday Buyers Online Were Female" and can be found here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49305-2002Jan1.html I'm still unsure about the rules of posting/reposting articles but I think I'll test my luck and cut and paste the first four paragraphs. If you have *any* interest in the thread that has been going down, please read: *** Women outshopped men on the Internet during the holidays for the first time ever, infiltrating a retail realm once dominated by young, wealthy white males, according to a national survey released yesterday by a nonprofit research group. Of the 29 million Internet users who bought gifts online between Thanksgiving and Christmas, about 58 percent were women, up from 50 percent last year, the Pew Internet & American Life Project found after polling more than 2,000 adults with Internet access. The research group's findings suggest women have crossed a major threshold in cyberspace, where the gender mix is becoming more consistent with the traditional retail world. "It's a vote of confidence for the online environment," said Lee Rainie, the group's director. "It means women think of the Internet in a much more serious way." *** Now, I'm a fan of the Pew project and have learned alot from their research projects. But I think Lee Rainie's quote sums up all the problems I had/have with the conflation of commerce and (that word again) community. Does the quote suggest that women are thinking of the Internet in a more serious way *because* they use it to shop? Am I the only one who finds this incredibly problematic? Comments, please. david silver http://faculty.washington.edu/dsilver

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Re: [Air-l] In One Year and Out the Other
by noci 01 Jan '02

01 Jan '02

did that.... i got to know the people online, symptomatical for my generation, isn't it? ;P nee 82. best wishes for 02-- maxD

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