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Worldwide eParticipation survey on behalf of the European Commission funded DEMO_net (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

fyi Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 You're invited to visit & contribute to the new version of "Updating Cybertimes: It's Time to Bring Our Culture into Cyberspace" http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _____________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:05:59 +0100 From: "Fraser, Colin" <C.Fraser(a)napier.ac.uk> To: "Fraser, Colin" <C.Fraser(a)napier.ac.uk> Subject: Worldwide eParticipation survey on behalf of the European Commission funded DEMO_net Dear Researchers, First of all apologies if you have already responded to this request - many thanks to the many who have already assisted us. We are attempting to get as wide a range of researchers in eParticipation, so please forgive us if this means that you see this message more than once. This is a request from DEMO-Net, the Network of Excellence which has been established by the European Commission to map current research and define future policy in the field of eParticipation. Until now, research in eDemocracy and eParticipation has suffered from fragmentation, often being disparate and unfocused, where many researchers are often unaware of relevant developments in disciplines other than their own. DEMO-Net seeks to rectify this lack of coordination with an unparalleled opportunity for joined-up, multidisciplinary research to advance the state-of-the-art in research technologies and evaluation frameworks for participation. The ultimate aim of such research is to enable broader and more informed participation in the policy making process. This questionnaire has been designed to create a worldwide roadmap of researchers in the area of eParticipation, so that we can discover, amongst other things: * who you are; * what tools and techniques you use, and which academic domains you work in * where you publish and which conferences you attend; * keywords you would use to describe your own work; * other colleagues/fellow researchers you know are working in the same field The questionnaire is fairly short and we would greatly appreciate it if you would take the time to complete it. You may find it here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=961232097503 Professor Ann Macintosh International Teledemocracy Centre Napier University 10 Colinton Road Edinburgh, EH10 5DT Email: A.Macintosh(a)napier.ac.uk URL:http://itc.napier.ac.uk And Professor Stephen Coleman, The Institute of Communications Studies, The University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK Email: s.coleman(a)leeds.ac.uk ----------------------- Colin Fraser Research Associate in eDemocracy International Teledemocracy Centre Napier University Edinburgh EH10 5DT Scotland, UK This message is intended for the addressee(s) only and should not be read, copied or disclosed to anyone else outwith the University without the permission of the sender. It is your responsibility to ensure that this message and any attachments are scanned for viruses or other defects. Napier University does not accept liability for any loss or damage which may result from this email or any attachment, or for errors or omissions arising after it was sent. Email is not a secure medium. Email entering the University's system is subject to routine monitoring and filtering by the University.

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Re: [Air-l] ps on Olympic Voice Recorders
by Drew Ross 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Hi Mark. I've used the Olympus WS-300M and WS-200S models. They both record in WMA format and do full, high quality stereo recording. I've been very pleased with both. I haven't used the DS models you refer to, and honestly, I haven't needed the option to swap out the flash memory, as the WS models record 4-6 hours of stereo, HQ audio & more if you bump the quality down. Hope this helps. Drew Ross Oxford University Visiting Research Fellow, OUDES On 8/30/06, Mark Warschauer <markw(a)uci.edu> wrote: > > ps It appears that only three of these five listed below are digital > voice recorders, and all three use removable media. I am thus > interested in comments on any of the three: DS-4000, DS-3300, > DS-2200. Thanks again -- Mark. > > ----------- > > Olympic has changed its line of voice recorders since I last > purchased any for a research project and I need to buy several new > ones. (I prefer to use Olympic because we are familiar with their > transcription software and foot pedals, etc.) > > Is anybody familiar with any of the models listed under professional > dictation? > http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_vr_transcribers.asp > > These would include the DR-1000 Executive, DR-2000 Executive, > DS-4000, DS-3300, and DS-2200? These would be for in-person > interviews. Probably overkill for what we need, but these are the > models which appear to work with the AS-4000 transcription kits we > will use, and we're not on a tight budget for this. I'm inclined to > get the DS-2200, as it comes with removable media, but would feel > more confident if I knew a researcher or interviewer who had actually > used it. > > I realize this is an Association of Internet Researchers, so many > people reading this are more concerned with issues of using online > data rather than face-to-face interviews, but.... (but what? :-)) > > Thanks-- > Mark > > -- > Mark Warschauer > Associate Professor of Education and Informatics > University of California, Irvine > 2001 Berkeley Place > Irvine, CA 92697-5500 > tel: (949) 824-2526, fax: (949) 824-2965 > markw(a)uci.edu; http://www.gse.uci.edu/faculty/markw > _______________________________________________ > The air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ >

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Audio analysis methodology
by Rowin Young 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Hello all, I wondered if anyone could point to any academic references on methodology to help my colleague with her request: "We are putting together a bid looking at knowledge flows and both money and time are very tight. What we plan to do is carry out some case studies ~6, with 4-6 interviews per case to examine how individuals and firms interact with HE to exchange and develop new knowledge. Interviews will be digitally recorded. Alaysis would be by coding by two researchers, looking for emerging patterns. Cross case comparisons would then be carried out. We do not plan to use discourse analysis, unless you really think we should? My problem is if we first have to transcribe all the interviews it is either too time consumming or to costly to outsource. What I was looking for was some kind of reference to justify audio only analysing the recordings." Many thanks for any advice! Best wishes, Dr Rowin Young University of Strathclyde

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First post
by Mary-Helen Ward 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Hi everyone I have been reading this list for about a month now so I thought it was about time I delurked. I'm doing a PhD at the University of Sydney and my subject is the PhD itself. I am interested in how it has been and is being conceptualised, and how that matches the lived experience. To this end I have a small but growing group of PhD candidates (one of whom is myself!) who are keeping blogs about their experience. As far as I can ascertain this could be the first time anyone's been able to look at the process of becoming a doctor using an ongoing longitudinal study - certainly the first time anyone's used an online method. So I'm not, strictly speaking, researching the internet or any facet of it - rather I'm using an online tool to do an ethnographic study. Looking forward to some more interesting posts. I'm finding this list a great resource for new trains of thought. Mary-Helen

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by Dr. W. Reid Cornwell 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

I am having difficulty posting comments. This is a test ________________________________ Dr. W. Reid Cornwell The Center For Internet Research P.O. Box 6369 Breckenridge, CO 720.212.0719 (phone) 970.485.5109 (mobile) wrc(a)tcfir.org http://tcfir.org

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ps on Olympic Voice Recorders
by Mark Warschauer 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

ps It appears that only three of these five listed below are digital voice recorders, and all three use removable media. I am thus interested in comments on any of the three: DS-4000, DS-3300, DS-2200. Thanks again -- Mark. ----------- Olympic has changed its line of voice recorders since I last purchased any for a research project and I need to buy several new ones. (I prefer to use Olympic because we are familiar with their transcription software and foot pedals, etc.) Is anybody familiar with any of the models listed under professional dictation? http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_vr_transcribers.asp These would include the DR-1000 Executive, DR-2000 Executive, DS-4000, DS-3300, and DS-2200? These would be for in-person interviews. Probably overkill for what we need, but these are the models which appear to work with the AS-4000 transcription kits we will use, and we're not on a tight budget for this. I'm inclined to get the DS-2200, as it comes with removable media, but would feel more confident if I knew a researcher or interviewer who had actually used it. I realize this is an Association of Internet Researchers, so many people reading this are more concerned with issues of using online data rather than face-to-face interviews, but.... (but what? :-)) Thanks-- Mark -- Mark Warschauer Associate Professor of Education and Informatics University of California, Irvine 2001 Berkeley Place Irvine, CA 92697-5500 tel: (949) 824-2526, fax: (949) 824-2965 markw(a)uci.edu; http://www.gse.uci.edu/faculty/markw

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FW: Arpanet History
by Dr. W. Reid Cornwell 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

-----Original Message----- From: Dr. W. Reid Cornwell [mailto:wrc@tcfir.org] Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:17 AM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: FW: Arpanet History -----Original Message----- From: Vint Cerf [mailto:vint@google.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 12:37 PM To: wrc(a)tcfir.org; Vint Cerf Subject: Re: Arpanet History Only 4 were connected initially but this rapidly escalated -----Original Message----- From: Dr. W. Reid Cornwell To: Vint Cerf Sent: Tue Aug 29 10:29:11 2006 Subject: Arpanet History Vint, A colleague posed this question: When ARPAnet connected the four universities in 1969, were there only actually four computers connected to each other? If not, does anyone know how many? A source (not Wikipedia or your personal memory) for this information would be much appreciated. Thanks, Ulla I did not know the answer. Could you help? I think your personal memory would suffice. The center is progressing well but more slowly than my industrial self would like to see. Hope things are well with you. Thanks for your help. Reid ________________________________ Dr. W. Reid Cornwell The Center For Internet Research P.O. Box 6369 Breckenridge, CO 720.212.0719 (phone) 970.485.5109 (mobile) wrc(a)tcfir.org http://tcfir.org

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ethics -- aol data
by 'Gail Taylor 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

AOL has 8 privacy principles and none of them directly addresses how search information might be compiled or distributed to others. As a longtime AOL user, I might take exception with how the 8th principle has been applied in the past and more recently. I have, though, found that principles have been translated into practice consistently for the last 10 years or so. Here are the principles: (1) We do not read your private online communications. (2) We do not use any information about where you personally go on AOL or the Web, and we do not give it out to others. (3) We do not give out your telephone number, credit card information or screen names, unless you authorize us to do so. And we give you the opportunity to correct your personal contact and billing information at any time. (4) We may use information about the kinds of products you buy from AOL to make other marketing offers to you, unless you tell us not to. We do not give out this purchase data to others. (5) We give you choices about how AOL uses your personal information. (6) We take extra steps to protect the safety and privacy of children. (7) We use secure technology, privacy protection controls and restrictions on employee access in order to safeguard your personal information. (8) We will keep you informed, clearly and prominently, about what we do with your personal information, and we will advise you if we change our policy. ***************************** Gail D. Taylor, M.Ed. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Human Resource Education Ph.D. Student Educational Psychology Teaching Assistant "We can't just have mainstream behavior on television in a free society. We have to make sure we see the whole panorama of human behavior." -- Jerry Springer

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Re: [Air-l] First post
by Sarah Stewart 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hi Mary-Helen I am doing my PhD through the University of Queensland. I have been meaning to start a blog but haven't got around to it. I have had a number of challenges along the way (which I am told will make me a much better person!!). So if you need another participant, please let me know. Sarah Sarah Stewart PhD Candidate Senior Lecturer School of Midwifery Otago Polytechnic Forth St Private Bag 1910 Dunedin New Zealand Tel: 0800 762786 sarahs(a)tekotago.ac.nz

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Re: [Air-l] CMC, ICT, digital communication
by dcogburn＠syr.edu 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Dear Betty, Digital Diaspora(s) is a term I have used. Keep well Cheers, Derrick -----Original Message----- From: Betty Hanson <betty.hanson(a)uconn.edu> Subj: Re: [Air-l] CMC, ICT, digital communication Date: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:31 am Size: 2K To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org I am searching for a label for ethnic communities that are created by either the Internet or satellite television. Does anybody have any idea what encompassing term I could use here. Virtual ethnic communities would apply only to the Internet. Betty Hanson At 12:00 PM 7/24/2006, Mark Bell wrote: >Folks, > >As far as I have been told, CMC is an outdated term. One professor told me >it was archaic and vague - asking if we should also refer to "pen mediated >communication". There certainly is a lot of research into how we communicate >in the digital, multi-channel, immersive environment, so we should have a >unifying term. > >It sounds like we need a new term but I agree digital communication and ICT >are far too broad. The work I am doing with Wikipedia is definitely >stigmergic in nature (or at least I hope to prove it is) but that is very >different from IM or email. > >M > > >On 7/24/06, Martin Garthwaite <marting(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Jillana, > > > > I would agree, if you look at a time line, I remember reading about CMC > > over > > 15 years ago, and I'll go out on a limb here and say that quite a lot of > > the > > research on CMC was done pre-mass adoption of Internet. So services like > > CompuServe, CIX and AOL that provided walled gardens that were not > > originally part of the Internet. CMC also referred to mailing lists like > > this one, e-mail, usenet groups, all these systems were pre-html > > technologies. > > > > ICT appears to me to be a catch all term, and I find digital communication > > a > > little ambiguous. > > > > Martin. > > m.k.garthwaite(a)lse.ac.uk > > MSc candidate media@lse > > > > On 7/24/06, Jillana Enteen <jillana(a)jillana.net> wrote: > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > I'm trying to sort out the differences in etymology and meaning > > > between CMC, ICT and digital communication. I'm having a hard time-- > > > other than recognizing the academic/educational basis for ICT and its > > > roots in IT, it seems to me that these terms are used interchangeably. > > > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > best wishes, jillana > > > Jillana Enteen > > > jillana(a)jillana.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > The air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Martin Garthwaite > > > > +447957 764819 > > +4420 7871 9656 (Skypein - call me and wherever in the world I am I'll > > either talk to you or get a voice mail) > > Skype id mgarthwaite1330 > > MS IM marting(a)gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ --- message truncated ---

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