March 2007 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

No email Fridays
by Darren Purcell 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2939232&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 I am curious what friends on the list in organizational comm think about this? I can't imagine a day without email...at least a workday. Darren

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Fwd: [WDL] Become a reviewer for Furtherfield.org
by Jeremy Hunsinger 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

Begin forwarded message: > From: marc <marc.garrett(a)FURTHERFIELD.ORG> > Date: March 16, 2007 7:24:29 AM EDT > To: WRITING-AND-THE-DIGITAL-LIFE(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subject: [WDL] Become a reviewer for Furtherfield.org > Reply-To: WRITING-AND-THE-DIGITAL-LIFE(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK > > Become a reviewer for Furtherfield.org > ++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Furtherfield receives regular submissions from artists and groups > from all over the world, inviting us to feature and review their > projects. We have an excellent team of reviewers working with us at > the moment. Yet, because we are receiving more innovative and high > quality media artworks from different cultural contexts, than we > ever have before, we are finding it hard to keep up. So, now we > need even more reviewers. > > We welcome contributions from all kinds of writers - but would > especially value bi-lingual reviewers who are able to introduce > work created by artists in non-English-speaking cultures. > > We are also interested in people who understand and know net art, > software art, social networks, live net art, live Internet tv, open > source, tactical media, art blogs, net films, media art connected- > self institutions, psychogeography, activist games, media art > related exhibitions online and in spaces, and related conferences. > > As a reviewer you will be asked to select from these works and > contribute to the context of what is being created and write about > why it is relevant. You will also have the option of seeking out > and writing about other works that you personally think should be > seen on Furtherfield. > > If you possess knowledge and enthusiasm for any of these subjects, > are able to write and communicate clearly;-) and are interested in > being part of a explorative group, that is growing daily as an > adventurous, networked and mult-platformed community in its own > right. And like us, are passionately and critically engaged in > investigating the constant shifts and reinvention of the creative, > digitally related vista as we know it; we welcome you aboard... > > Furtherfield has been working on a brand new CMS/Interface & design > with new features that enable reviewers to have more control over > their own text, images and different formats when reviews are > submitted. It was supposed to be finished last year, thankfully > after much hard work it will be up within about 4 weeks. > > contact - marc garrett: > marc.garrett(a)furtherfield.org > http://www.furtherfield.org > > Note: Please do not apply unless you are sure that you are > definately interested. > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-|> > > Other projects related to Furtherfield: > http://www.http.uk.net > http://blog.visitorsstudio.org > http://blog.game-play.org.uk > http://www.nodel.org (with many others) > http://netartfilm.furtherfield.org > http://blog.furtherfield.org > http://www.furthernoise.org > > ********** > * Visit the Writing and the Digital Life blog http:// > www.hum.dmu.ac.uk/blogs/wdl/ > * To alter your subscription settings on this list, log on to > Subscriber's Corner at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/writing-and- > the-digital-life.html > * To unsubscribe from the list, email listserv(a)jiscmail.ac.uk with > a blank subject line and the following text in the body of the > message: SIGNOFF WRITING-AND-THE-DIGITAL-LIFE Jeremy Hunsinger () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Association of Internet Researchers http://www.stswiki.org/ stswiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ LI-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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Call for Chapters: Collaborative Learning using Concept Mapping
by Rita Marriott 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

CALL FOR CHAPTERS Proposals Submission Deadline now: 6/30/2007 Full Articles Due: 9/31/2007 Handbook of Research on Collaborative Learning using Concept Mapping For more information please access the website http://www.idea-group.com/requests/details.asp?ID=178 or send an e-mail to rita.marriott(a)yahoo.com. I look forward to hearing from you Best wishes Rita de Cassia Veiga Marriott Editor Birmingham University / UK --------------------------------- TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV.

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OURMedia 06 Conference Sydney April 2007: full program now online
by Tanya Notley 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

The OURMedia 06 International Conference, Sustainable Futures: Roles and Challenges for Community, Alternative and Citizens' Media in the 21st Century will be held in Sydney April 9-13th 2007. The full program and schedule are now online: http://www.ourmedia07.net/ The conference includes 130 presentations and workshops that will be delivered by international and national experts, researchers, funding bodies, policy makers, activists and local community development practitioners from 40 different countries. OURMedia aims to build strategies and collaborations amongst action researchers, engaged academics, community practitioners, artists and advocates for the promotion of communication rights, effective access to ICT, community and citizen participation in the media and community engagements that foster social change, women's participation in the sector and cultural development and revitalisation. The OM6 conference will explore the significance of independent community and alternative media and the major challenges in the decades lying ahead. Keynote panelists & invited speakers . John D.H. Downing (Professor of International Communication; Founding Director, Global Media Research Center, Southern Illinois University, USA) . Sharon Bhagwan Rolls (Founding Director, femLINKPACIFIC: Media Initiatives for Women, Fiji. AMARC Asia-Pacific) . Luis Evaristo dos Santos Soares (Coordinator, Community Radio Center, Timor Leste) . Suman Basnet (World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters [AMARC AP]- Regional Coordinator for Asia and Pacific regions, Nepal) . Stuart Allan (Professor of Cultural Studies, University of the West of England, UK) . Faye Ginsburg (Professor of Anthropology; Director, Centre for Media, Culture & History, New York University, USA) . Helen Molnar (Executive Director, MC Media & Associates) . Clemencia Rodriguez (Oklahoma University; Our Media Network) . Alfonso Gumucio-Dagron (Communication for Social Change Consortium; Our Media Network) . Robert A. Hackett (Simon Fraser University; NewsWatch Canada) . Dorothy Kidd (University of San Francisco; Media Alliance, USA) . Andrew Garton (Association for Progressive Communications, Australia) . Barry Melville (President, Community Broadcasting Association of Australia) . Nalaka Gunawardene (Director and CEO, Television for Education - Asia Pacific [TVEAP]) . Kosala Keerthirathne (Kothmale Community Media Centre - UNESCO Program Coordinator) . Raghu Mainali (Director, Community Radio Support Centre, NEFEJ, Nepal) ************************************* Tanya Notley OM6 Organizing Committee Member PhD Candidate Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology Email: t.notley(a)qut.edu.au ************************************ OURMedia/NUESTROSMedios A network of alternative, community & citizens media research and practice http://Ourmedianet.org ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Subscribe to the mailing list: Send e-mail to clemencia (AT) ou.edu ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 6th Conference: Sydney, April 2007 http://www.ourmedia07.net/

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unesco Community Multimedia Centres programme evaluation
by Jeremy Hunsinger 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

some of you might be interested in this: The UNESCO supported "Community Multimedia Centers" are community- based facilities offering both community radio broadcasting and telecenter services. Radio broadcasts by local people in local languages are now possible at low cost due to the development of small, inexpensive, easy-to-operate broadcast facilities. In Africa and other regions, where languages are spoken and national broadcast networks are weak, community radio provides a new and important medium for communication of news, information, and entertainment. The radio not only informs, educates and entertains, but it also empowers the community by giving a strong public voice to the voiceless, and thus encouraging greater accountability in public affairs. This UNESCO initiative showing the world the power of CMCs is in its fifth year of operation, with 39 pilot CMCs established in communities across Latin America/Caribbean, Africa and South Asia. Read the recent evaluation of the UNESCO program. http:// portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/ 22129/11477736959CMC_Evaluation_Final.pdf/CMC+Evaluation_Final.pdf Jeremy Hunsinger () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Association of Internet Researchers http://www.stswiki.org/ stswiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ LI-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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Re: [Air-l] US city and/or county internet penetration
by Chadwick Andrew 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

@Dominic, thanks - those are good data but don't show the city and county breakdown. I'd already found the other page. @Mary, thanks - some interesting background colour in the Pew report that I recall from when it first appeared. I noticed Scarborough, but I'm reluctant to pay. Maybe I'll have to. @Amelia, thanks. The FCC data seem to be great for state level comparisons and for zip code comparisons of specific technologies (i.e. cable) and ISPs, but not user figures. Oh well! Maybe it's only private market research companies that have these kinds of data. Andy > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org > [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Amelia Kassel > Sent: 14 March 2007 15:43 > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-l] US city and/or county internet penetration > > P.S. My apologies I didn't provide the url, which is > http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/iatd/comp.html > > Amelia > --------------------------------- > Amelia Kassel's Mentor Program for > Independent Information Professionals > Part Time Faculty, San Jose State University > School of Library and Information Science > http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/people/faculty/kassela/kassela.ph > Online Research Training and Market and Internet Research > 707 829-9421;800 544-5924; Fax: 707 823-2713 > http://www.marketingbase.com; mailto:amelia@marketingbase.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org > [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Amelia Kassel > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:33 AM > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-l] US city and/or county internet penetration > > The FCC publishes a number of reports about High-Speed > Services for Internet > Access that provide summary statistics. Perhaps a report at > this site would > provide some useful information One press release dated > January 21, 2007 > [http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-270135A1.pdf] > announced a new report. Two paragraphs below are from a section on > Geographic Coverage: > > "As a nationwide average, we estimate that high-speed DSL > connections were > available to 79% of the households to whom incumbent LECs > could provide > local telephone service as of June 30, 2006, and that > high-speed cable modem > service was available to 93% of the households to whom cable system > operators could provide cable TV service." > > "Providers list the Zip Codes in which they have at least one > high-speed > connection in service to an end user, and 99% of Zip Codes > were listed by at > least one provider. Our analysis indicates that more than 99% of the > nation's population lives in those Zip Codes. The most widely reported > technologies by this measure were satellite (with at least > some presence > reported in 90% of Zip Codes), ADSL (in 82% of Zip Codes), > and cable modem > (in 64% of Zip Codes). ADSL and/or cable modem connections > were reported to > be present in 88% of Zip Codes." > > The press release also says: "The summary statistics...also include > state-by-state information, and population density and > household income > information ranked by Zip Codes. As additional information becomes > available, it will be posted on the Commission's Internet > site. The report > is available for reference in the FCC's Reference Information Center, > Courtyard Level, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC. Copies may be > purchased by calling Best Copy and Printing, Inc. at (800) > 378-3160. The > report can also be downloaded from the Wireline Competition Bureau > Statistical Reports Internet site at www.fcc.gov/wcb/stats. > - FCC -, Wireline Competition Bureau contacts: James Eisner > and Suzanne > Mendez at (202) 418-0940, TTY (202) 418-0484." > > Amelia > --------------------------------- > Amelia Kassel's Mentor Program for > Independent Information Professionals > Part Time Faculty, San Jose State University > School of Library and Information Science > http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/people/faculty/kassela/kassela.ph > Online Research Training and Market and Internet Research > 707 829-9421;800 544-5924; Fax: 707 823-2713 > http://www.marketingbase.com; mailto:amelia@marketingbase.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org > [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Chadwick Andrew > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 6:02 AM > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Air-l] US city and/or county internet penetration > > Hello, > > Do any list members have ideas about where I might find up to date > statistics on Internet penetration at the City and/or County level in > the US. I've found some Netratings stories on broadband adoption from > 2004, but that's all. I've been looking for ages and can't > find anything > else. > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > Andy > > --------------------------------- > Dr Andrew Chadwick, > Senior Lecturer in Political Science, > Head of Department, > Department of Politics & International Relations, > Royal Holloway College, > University of London, > Egham, > Surrey, > United Kingdom, > TW20 0EX > Email: Andrew.Chadwick(a)rhul.ac.uk > Phone: +44 (0)1784 414131 > Fax: +44 (0)1784 434375 > Associate Editor, Journal of Information Technology and Politics: > http://www.jitp.net > Department Pages: > http://www.rhul.ac.uk/politics-and-IR/about-us/chadwick > Book Site: http://www.andrewchadwick.com > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: [Air-l] cultural context please
by Marj Kibby 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

Dr Marjorie Kibby, Senior Lecturer in Communication & Culture Faculty of Education and Arts The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Marj.Kibby(a)newcastle.edu.au +61 2 49216604 >>> Barry Wellman <wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca> 03/15/07 10:13 AM >>> >What universities they have taught at (if any), and/or marked papers at Three Australian Universities >For how many years have they taught? twentyfour >How large their classes are? 200 students. 120 students. 80 Students. >It is hard for me as a reader to evaluate many of the postings >without such contextualization (reader response theory). I'll be interested in reading your evaluation of my postings. Marj

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referencing blogs and other online sources.
by lilly nguyen 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

Hi all- Has there been any kind of consensus on the appropriateness of citing blogs? Is there any kind of resource out there that has guidelines for academic work and referencing online materials? My suspicion is that it's on thing to reference the digital-online reproduction of an article/text that exists offline, but what about other types of online materials? Any information or personal opinion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Lilly Lilly Nguyen, PhD Student Department of Information Studies, UCLA AIM: deuxlits MSN: deuxlits Yahoo: lillyuyen -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.11/721 - Release Date: 3/13/2007 4:51 PM

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cultural context please
by Barry Wellman 14 Mar '07

14 Mar '07

In the fine contextualization tradition of Cultural Studies, I (and I think others) would appreciate it if people discussing Turnitin provide some context on: What universities they have taught at (if any), and/or marked papers at, For how many years have they taught? How large their classes are? It is hard for me as a reader to evaluate many of the postings without such contextualization (reader response theory). Thanks, Barry Wellman _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology NetLab Director Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman for fun: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _____________________________________________________________________

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Plagiarise
by Derek McMillan 14 Mar '07

14 Mar '07

We sought to formulate a policy on plagiarism recently. I suggested perhaps we could copy one from somebody :) Vivas and the examination system are supposed to detect whether the student has understood the subject matter and surely that is the real issue. In many cases essays will contain other people's ideas. If they have *understood* those ideas surely that was the point. Plagiarise Let no-one else's work evade your eyes Don't shade your eyes but plagiarise, plagiarise, plagiarise and be certain always please to call it "research". (copied shamelessly from Tom Lehrer) ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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