July 2004 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Re: first post (An Internet Without Space)
by Michele White 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

Dear Colleagues, Thanks for the interesting posts on space. One of my concerns is the ways that the concept of Internet space often leads to the idea that there are people on the screen or inside the interface. While there are certainly people engaging through varied technologies and they are very invested in their connections, the mediated aspects of engagement and the deeply constructed interfaces and identity representations are sometimes not addressed. This mediation significantly shapes what we see and experience. With increasing computer processing speed and connectivity, ubiquitous computing, and more detailed simulations it becomes easier and we are often encouraged to forget the technologies and representations. My hope is that we can address both user interests and the ways that traditional ideas of age, class, gender, race, and sexuality (which are conveyed through visual and textual representations) are reinscribed through technologies, practices, and depictions. I know that Ulla has asked me about alternative terminology and I often try to model this in my writing. I employ such terms as "setting" instead of space. Admittedly, sometimes thinking through our ways of speaking the Internet removes further words from my vocabulary and leads to a spluttering or form of unspeaking. As I researcher, I believe that one of my responsibilities is to consider the ways that individuals view and speak about Internet settings, contemporary technologies, and other social experiences and to suggest the problems, promises, and (as Ulla prompts) the other ways that individuals and societies can represent and produce these technologies and cultural practices. I sometimes rework a vocabulary from the humanitiesparticularly film and media studies, photography theory, literary studies, and art history to write about such depictions as the rectangular or body-shaped images of synchronous graphical settings or the photo-like images of webcams. We might also look to writings about past technologies to understand our representations of the Internet. Television and other media have been understood as live, alive, and a space. Thomas Hutchinson indicated, that with television "the outside world can be brought into the home" (ix) and Charles Siepmann argued that television was a way of "'going places' without even the expenditure of movement" (340). More recently, Rhona J. Berenstein has noted that television also had the reputation of "being a medium of immediacy: an apparatus that, more than film, offers its viewers live access to the world around them and hence it was assumed, to reality " and that television resonates "in spatial terms, suggesting a physical proximity between the viewer and the performance rendered" (26). In any case, it seems to me that each vocabulary and way of understanding the Internet produces a set of cultural perceptions that shape our understanding of these technologies and social practices, what they are, and what they can be. All my best, Michele Rhona J. Berenstein, "Acting Live: TV Performance, Intimacy, and Immediacy," Reality Squared: Televisual Discourse on the Real, ed. James Friedman. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2002. Thomas H Hutchinson, Here Is Television, Your Window on the World. New York: Hastings House, 1948. Charles Siepmann, Radio, Television, and Society. New York: Oxford University Press, 1950.

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Reminder Workshop on information society metrics at AoIR5
by Michel J. Menou 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

Dear colleagues Some time ago a CfP was posted for the pre-conference workshop MEASURING THE INFORMATION SOCIETY : WHAT, HOW, FOR WHOM AND WHAT ? Co-Sponsored by the European Chapter of the American Society for Information Science & Technology - ASIS&T/EC. Thorough descriptions can be found on the conference section on the AoIR5 web site http://aoir.org/2004 and at http://www.asis.org/Chapters/europe/announcements/Measuring-eng.htm , in English, French and Spanish. Abstracts of the proposed position papers are due June 26. They should be sent to the undersigned. An online discussion will allow to prepare for the F2F event and broaden participation to colleagues who won't be able to attend. it will take place on the listserv of the Monitoring and evlauation section of the ICT4Dev site of the Development Gateway http://www.developmentgateway.com/evaluation We look forward to your contributions. Yourself, your behaviour, your society are being measured. This is an unique opportunity for you to tell what all these measures and indicators mean to you. Cordially Michel Menou mailto:Michel.Menou@wanadoo.fr

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AoIR conference registration and order of papers
by Kathleen O'Riordan 20 Aug '04

20 Aug '04

Dear Colleagues A reminder that the early bird period for registration will shortly be closing. I also enclose a draft order of accepted papers at the URL below. Please note that this is not a full programme and does not include keynote and other sessions, although we hope to keep broadly to this draft, panels may be subject to change. http://rafaeli.net/AOIR5ProgramScheduleJuly21Draft.xls Regards Kate O'Riordan

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digital media courses
by Lee Humphreys 04 Aug '04

04 Aug '04

I am wondering if anyone has (or could point me in a direction to find) some kind of estimate of how many graduate or advanced undergrad courses in the U.S. or abroad are taught in the area of digital media. Thanks for your help, Lee *************** Lee Humphreys PhD Candidate Annenberg School for Communication University of Pennsylvania 3620 Walnut St Philadelphia, PA 19104 lhumphreys(a)asc.upenn.edu www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/lhumphreys

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quoting Internet sources: reproducing errors and typos?
by Alexandra Samuel 01 Aug '04

01 Aug '04

Now that I am arriving at the final edit stage of my dissertation on hacktivism, I find myself struggling with an aesthetic and scholarly dilemma. Since so much of my interview material comes from e-mail and IRC exchanges, and much of my additional material comes from site defacements, bulletin boards, etc, the direct quotations in my dissertation are just jammed with typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors. I feel that it would be irritating and condescending to insert a "sic" after every error. But in correcting them I lose some relevant information (like a sense of whether the respondent is a native English speaker) and compromise the accuracy of the quotation. My current compromise is to leave all the errors intact, but to acknowledge the problem in an early footnote. But this seems a bit problematic, too, since all the errors are a bit distracting, and maybe do a disservice to my research subjects. After all, who among us would want our IRC typos preserved for eternity? I'd love to know how others have handled this. I haven't been able to find any standard for how this should be handled in Internet research. Thanks, -- Alexandra Samuel samuel(a)fas.harvard.edu http://www.alexandrasamuel.com

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Fw: [Air-l] aoir conference question
by Monica Murero 30 Jul '04

30 Jul '04

Jan, I forward you a reply from the "local experts". Monica Murero, AoIR- Executive Committe AoIR - Conference Organization Management > Monica, > > Linda is currently away. However, in response to the questions raised I can advise: > > -The University has used the Brighton Thistle Hotel in the past (this is situated along the seafront). > -The hotel is about 15/20 minute drive from the campus (but this depends on the time of day that you travel). > - Regarding bus routes - there is a bus no. 86 which one will have to > catch opposite St Peters Church in Brighton. It would be a lot easier > to get a taxi (which costs approx £12.00). > >Hope this helps. > > Lorraine On 30 Jul 2004, at 15:00, Monica Murero wrote: > Dear Kate and Linda, > > Would you please be so kind to answer to this (flagged as urgent) > message appeared in air-l yesterday (or send me the > reply , in case you can not access air-l) ? > Many Thanks! > Monica > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jan Fernback" <fernback(a)temple.edu> > To: "Association of Internet Researchers" <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:16 PM > Subject: [Air-l] aoir conference question > > >> Dear Kate, >> Sorry to trouble you, but I have a question regarding the >> conference accomodations. I see on the registration form >> that campus accomodations are presented to us. My husband >> will be travelling with me and we do not want to stay on >> campus. Can you suggest some hotels in Brighton? Also, how >> far is Brighton from the campus? Is there a bus that I can >> take to get to the conference events? >> >> Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated! >> Thanks in advance, >> Jan >> >> ________________________________________________________ >> Jan Fernback, Ph.D. >> Assistant Professor >> Dept. of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media >> Temple University >> 2020 N. 13th Street >> Philadelphia, PA 19122 >> 215-204-3041 >> fernback(a)temple.edu >> ________________________________________________________ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Air-l mailing list >> Air-l(a)aoir.org >> http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l >

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aoir conference question
by Jan Fernback 29 Jul '04

29 Jul '04

Dear Kate, Sorry to trouble you, but I have a question regarding the conference accomodations. I see on the registration form that campus accomodations are presented to us. My husband will be travelling with me and we do not want to stay on campus. Can you suggest some hotels in Brighton? Also, how far is Brighton from the campus? Is there a bus that I can take to get to the conference events? Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance, Jan ________________________________________________________ Jan Fernback, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept. of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media Temple University 2020 N. 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 215-204-3041 fernback(a)temple.edu ________________________________________________________

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percentage online surveys
by Ec.Deutskens＠MW.unimaas.nl 28 Jul '04

28 Jul '04

Hallo everybody, I am looking for statistics that reveal which percentage of market research is conducted via online surveys, or alternatively, how much is spend on online market research If have been looking on the web but could not find good sources. It would be great if anyone would have some figures or know where to find them. THANKS! Lisa -------------------------------------------------- Drs. Elisabeth Deutskens PhD Student Universiteit Maastricht Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Department of Marketing Tel: +31 (-43) -3883716 Fax: +31 (-43) -3884918 E-mail: ec.deutskens(a)mw.unimaas.nl website: http://www.personeel.unimaas.nl/ec.deutskens/ <http://www.personeel.unimaas.nl/ec.deutskens/>

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CSCW 2004 Registration Open
by Reddy, Madhu 28 Jul '04

28 Jul '04

[Apologies for Cross-posting] Dear Colleague, The on-line registration page for the ACM 2004 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (http://www.regmaster.com/cscw2004.html) is now open. The deadline for early advanced registration is Wednesday, October 13. The conference will be held at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, IL between November 6-10. You can make reservations on-line at our conference hotel by visiting http://www.acm.org/cscw2004/accommodations.html. We invite you to register soon, to take advantage of discounted rates and to ensure a spot in our most popular tutorials which have limited numbers of seats (http://www.acm.org/cscw2004/prog_tutorials.html) We also invite you to take a look at the rest of our conference program. We have an exciting mix of technical papers, demonstrations, workshops, and plenary speakers (http://www.acm.org/cscw2004) If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us at cscw2004-info(a)acm.org. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago! CSCW 2004 Co-Chairs Gary Olson and Jim Herbsleb CSCW 2004 Publicity Chair Madhu Reddy

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Call for Book Chapters: "User-Centered Computer Aided Language Learning" - reminder
by Panayiotis Zaphiris 28 Jul '04

28 Jul '04

CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~zaphiri/Announcements/call-book.html Submission Deadline: August 10, 2004 User-Centered Computer Aided Language Learning A book edited by: Dr. Panayiotis Zaphiris, Centre for HCI Design, City University, London, UK Giorgos Zacharia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Open Ratings Inc., USA Overall Objectives of the Book ------------------------------ The objective of this book is to look at the topic of Computer Aided Language Learning (CALL) in a new direction. We will focus on the human-computer interaction elements of learning a language online. The general goal of the book is to discuss the basis of a broad framework for the development and management of CALL environments, enriched with contributions from domains as diverse as education, information systems, psychology, sociology, linguistics, artificial intelligence, e-learning and many others. The book will put the emphasis on the user (learner) and propose methodologies, strategies and design approaches for designing interfaces that facilitate a user-centered design approach and focus to CALL The target audience ------------------- University educators and educators in general; university administrators; researchers; librarians, teachers of foreign languages, e learning and CALL system managers and designers. Recommended Topics ------------------ Recommended topics include but are not limited to the following * Introduction: Introductory chapters to the topic of user-centred design of CALL * Analysis: Ethnographic (virtual, phase-to-phase) studies of CALL courses; Requirement solicitation for CALL courses; Analysis of Social and Cultural Perspectives of CALL; Development or use of novel analysis methodologies for CALL; Analysing the social structure of CALL learning communities. * Design: Learning Theories for CALL (e.g. constructivism, behaviourism, social constructionism) and how these can be linked to the design of specific learning objects; Examples of successful user-centered designed CALL courses; How to develop interfaces to facilitate different learning styles for online CALL; Design of Educational Computer Platforms for CALL; Design Scenarios for CALL * Evaluation: Student support and assessment mechanism in the era of networked CALL; Human Factors, Usability/Accessibility evaluation of CALL; Evaluating the effect of design elements (e.g. multimedia) as motivation factors in learning a foreign language online SUBMISSION PROCEDURE -------------------- Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before August 10, 2004, a 2-5 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by August 31, 2004 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by November 15, 2004. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group, Inc., publisher of the “Idea Group Publishing,” “Information Science Publishing,” and “IRM Press” imprints in 2005. Inquiries and Submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to: Dr. Panayiotis Zaphiris Centre for HCI Design City University London, EC1V 0HB UK e-mail: zaphiri(a)soi.city.ac.uk Phone: +44 (0)20 7040 8168 Fax: +44 (0)20 7040 8859 -- Dr. Panayiotis Zaphiris Center for Human-Computer Interaction Design City University London, EC1V 0HB Tel: +44-(0)-20-7040-8168 Fax: +44-(0)-20-7040-8859 zaphiri(a)soi.city.ac.uk http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~zaphiri

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