October 2008 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

CFP on E-Learning Final Call
by Olaniran, B 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

CALL FOR CASES Proposal Submission Deadline: October 15, 2008 Notification of Proposal Acceptance: October 20, 2008 Cases on Successful E-Learning Practices in the Developed and Developing World: Methods for the Global Information Economy. A book edited by Bolanle A. Olaniran, Texas Tech University, USA The Overall Objective of the Book In the fields of E-Learning, Information systems and Knowledge management, there exists a need for an edited collection of articles and especially case studies. Case studies can point to assessment of e-learning in terms of practical guide and points of good practices, while addressing potential pitfalls to avoid. Therefore, organizations, practitioners, and individuals alike, need to be aware of what constitutes good and effective e-learning practices and how to design them for specific contexts and audiences in the global information economy. At the same time, it would help to address issues of maintaining open access to e-learning architecture platforms in less economically developed countries where computer access is sporadic at best, but mobile device penetration is in the uptrend. Also, the idea of open access while maintaining or not sacrificing privacy and security is a must. Few of us, however, understand all of these nuances of the e-learning and the related communication factors that affect it. However, such an understanding is required for individuals and organizations to better invoke or implement successful e-learning in the global information age and economy. For this reason, collections of case studies in e-learning can reveal communication practices that can significantly benefit learners and vendors in the in the information and global economy. Posible topics: Culture, organizational culture, and society culture Socio-technical challenges Other challenges Practical guides Implications of e-learning in developed and developing worlds Mobile devices and e-learning Security and privacy issues Digital divide Bridging e-learning divide Learning styles Cognitive learning Transformative effects and transformative learning Social networking and learning E-learning and mobile devices Decision processes in e-learning Communication and interactions in e-learning Learners and organization concerns Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before October 15, 2008, a 2-3 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed case. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by October 20, 2008 about the status of their proposals and sent case organizational guidelines. Full cases are expected to be submitted by December 1, 2008. All submitted cases will be reviewed on a double -blind review basis. This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to: Dr. Bolanle A. Olaniran, email: B.Olaniran(a)ttu.edu

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Avant Garde art & Open Source Programming
by Niels Hendriks 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

Dear All on the 17th of October the Croatian activist/programmer/new media artist/curator Nenad Romic (aka Marcell Mars) will give a lecture on Avant garde Art & Open Source programming, the internet as a counter culture, his experiments on setting up a new fysical network structure as a way to question the existing ones,... (bio further in this message). You are all welcome on the 17th of October (as of 14.30h) at Kaai16 (www.kaai16.be) in Hasselt (Belgium). The event is free and will be broadcasted live on our Ustream-channel http://www.ustream.tv/expmed. This is an organisation of the Belgian new media master Communication- & MultimediaDesign (http://www.c-md.be) BIO Nenad Romic (aka Marcell Mars) (http://ki.ber.kom.uni.st) _free software advocate_, _cultural explorer_, _social instigator_... Marcell is one of the founders of Multimedia Institute - mi2 and net.culture club mama in Zagreb. He initiated GNU GPL publishing label EGOBOO.bits, TamTam platform for on-line collaboration, NGODE software for NGOs financial management. He initiated Skills sharing regular informal meetings of enthusiasts in mama + started Skills sharing's satellites g33koskop and 'The Fair of Mean Equipment'. Marcell participated in collborative artistic projects like NRD Kit of NRD Van group of artists, gifoskop (interactive animation) together with Nikolina Pristas & Maja Marjancic, and did programming and technical support for EditThisBanner (by Lina Kovacevic), Flying Carpet (by Lala Rascic) and Telephoning (by Ivan Marusic Klif). He was one of the organizers of summer camps "Otokultivator" on island Vis (together with URK/Močvara & EASA Croatia) and SummerSource (together with TacticalTech). Marcell participated in curating or producing mi2 yearly exhibitions "I'm still alive" (2001), re:Con and Freedom to creativity!" (2005) and in conceptual exhibition "System.hack()" (2006). He is a member of Creative Commons Team Croatia.

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Book Announcement: CAMGIRLS: Celebrity and Community in the Age of Social Networks
by Terri Senft 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

Hi Friends, So, we're all about to head to Copenhagen and I just realized I never announced my book on AIR-L. This is a problem, as I expect people to be buying me beer to celebrate. The title is CAMGIRLS: Celebrity and Community in the Age of Social Networks (Peter Lang Publishers.) If you are teaching or researching in the areas of social networks, visual communications, online ethics, sexuality and/or gender, this may be a book for you. There are a couple of ways to get hold of it: --You can order it from Amazon for about 2/3 the publisher's list price at http://tinyurl.com/3r5pkl --You can get it at the AoIR conference (Lang usually has a table there; yes?) --If you think you'd like to write a review or adopt it for a class, drop me a line and I will GIVE you a copy, for free, even! A description of the book is below, as are links to some downloadable chapters. See you in Copenhagen!! Terri Senft --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION It's 10 a.m. on any given day, and the windows of the Web are wide open. On YouTube, a group of twelve-year-old girls have filmed themselves imitating Destiny's Child. At Stickam.com, an academic is puzzling out his next day's lecture on a live video stream. On LiveJournal, bloggers are reading random strangers' diary entries. And on Facebook, parents are posting updates on their children's lives for the world to see. This self-documentation craze isn't new. Since the 1990s it has been the stock in trade of camgirls: women with web cams who have chosen to broadcast their lives to anyone with an interest in watching. Camgirls: Celebrity and Community in the Age of Social Networks examines the lives of some of the earliest camgirls, beta-testers for technologies and conditions that are now a natural part of our media landscape … and women who cultivated a measure of fame in the process. To their fans, camgirls are honest, refreshing, and even revolutionary. To their detractors, they are annoying, narcissistic, and often obscene. The first camgirls were the pioneers of today's era of 'microcelebrity': a time in which everyone has the potential to be famous—to fifteen people. Camgirls is the result of four years of ethnographic research with more than fifty camgirls and hundreds of viewers. Drawing from writers as diverse as Douglas Holt (on branding) to P. David Marshall (on celebrity) to Donna Haraway (on cyborgs) to Barry Wellman (on networked individualism) to Gayatri Spivak (on strategic essentialism) to David Angelides (on teen sexuality), it offers a fresh historical and contemporary analysis that speaks to the fields of internet, media, film, cultural, and women's studies. Camgirls is an exploration of the construction and presentation of the self in the online era --- of how we establish and maintain ourselves as people and as personae when we live our lives online. It asks why women are encouraged to express themselves through confession, celebrity and sexual display, yet punished with censure and backlash when their representation becomes 'too much' to handle. The book is written in lively, engaging, reader-friendly prose and is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate audiences. LIST OF CHAPTERS --Introduction: The Personal as Political in the Age of the Global Brand (download at www.terrisenft.net/camgirls/chapters/intro.pdf) --Chapter 1: Keeping it Real on the Web: Authenticity, Celebrity, Branding (download at www.terrisenft.net/camgirls/chapters/ch1.pdf) --Chapter 2: I'd Rather be a Camgirl than a Cyborg: The Future of Feminism on the Web --Chapter 3: Being and Acting Online: From Telepresence to Tele-ethicality --Chapter 4: The Public, the Private and the Pornographic (download at www.terrisenft.net/camgirls/chapters/ch4.pdf) --Chapter 5: I am a Network: From 'Friends' to Friends -- Conclusion: Moving from 'Sisters' to Sisters ABOUT THE AUTHOR Theresa M. Senft is a Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of East London, U.K. Her books include History of the Internet, 1843-Present (co-author), and a special issue of Women & Performance devoted to sexuality and cyberspace (co-editor). Terri has published in The New York Times, appeared on U.S. National Public Radio, and been featured in the documentary Webcam Girls. She brings the perspective of a former camgirl to the book as well, having lived with a web camera in her house for a year as a part of her research. -- Dr. Theresa M. Senft Senior Lecturer, Media Studies School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies University of East London Docklands Campus 4-6 University Way London E162RD www.terrisenft.net www.livejournal.com/users/tsenft

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organizing a session at HCII 2009
by Panayiotis Zaphiris 12 Oct '08

12 Oct '08

Dear all I am the chair of the 3rd International Conference on Online Communities and Social Computing to be organized as part of the HCI International conference between 19-24 July 09 in San Diego California. More information about the conference: http://www.hcii2009.org/ I would like to invite AoIR members to consider organizing sessions as part of the conference. If you are interested in organizing a session please email me a title and a short description of the session you would like to organize Responsibilities of Session Organizers Session organizers are responsible for: Inviting 7 prospective authors (academics, researchers and practitioners known in the field for their acknowledged work) to submit paper contributions. Organizing and carrying out the peer-review process on the basis of the full paper or of an extended abstract. Together, the papers in this session should, in a complementary way, cover in breadth and in depth the thematic topic of your choice. This topic should contribute to the overall goals of the conference, and should be compatible with its specific objectives. regards Panayiotis

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Re : CFP - Media in Motion
by Viviane Serfaty 12 Oct '08

12 Oct '08

Lisa e-journal (Maison de la recherche et des sciences de l’homme - Université de Caen - Normandy, France) is seeking contributors to its Spring 2010 issue on media in the U.K. and the U.S. Media In Motion: Changes in Contemporary Media in the U.K. and the U.S. The current shifts in the media industry in the U.K. and the U.S. may be ascribed to a variety of causes – widespread Internet access, the concentration of media ownership as well as the sea-change journalistic practices are now going through. The media industry is in constant motion, and raising increasingly challenging research questions in the process. The theme of movement can be analysed from multiple theoretical and methodological perspectives, which include, but are not limited to, the areas of research suggested below: - Internet and traditional media: print media, radio and television have all turned the Internet into an integral part of their development policies. What are the consequences of the increased complexity of the media environment? - Bloggers and journalists: what is the relationship between political blogs and traditional journalism? Have new forms of writing emerged? - The construction of public opinion: the globalization of information flows has gained increased prominence. What are its causes and its consequences? Is there such a thing as globalized public opinion? Do globalized information flows strengthen hyper-local coverage or more generally media localism? What is the part played by social networks such as YouTube and Daily Motion in disseminating political information? Proposals (200 - 300 words in English or in French) are invited covering either the U.S. or the U.K., or using a comparative approach. Please send them to viviane.serfaty(a)univ-paris-est.fr before 15th January 2009, along with a short bio-bibliographical note. Completed articles will be due by September 15th, 2009. Authors are kindly requested to comply with the submission guidelines on the journal’s site. Please feel free to contact Viviane Serfaty for any additional information.

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AEJMC Midwinter Conference
by Homero Gil de Zuniga 12 Oct '08

12 Oct '08

Hola all ~ Please feel free to distribute widely. This is a fantastic conference to receive useful feedback about "developing-stage-papers" : - ) Best, HGZ Homero Gil de Zuniga Assistant Professor School of Journalism College of Communication University of Texas - Austin www. utexas. edu Voice (512) 471 6323 Fax (512) 471 7979 2009 AEJMC MIDWINTER CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPER ABSTRACTS AND PANEL PROPOSALS March 6-8, 2009 Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Oklahoma (Conference web page: http://www.ou.edu/gaylord) The AEJMC Midwinter Conference is an annual forum for the presentation of research in areas relevant to the 12 AEJMC divisions, interest groups and commissions sponsoring the conference. The conference follows a rather informal structure that allows for presentations and extended discussions in a relaxed setting. This year, 12 AEJMC divisions, interest groups and commissions are participating in the conference, scheduled for March 6-8 at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication (University of Oklahoma) in Norman, Oklahoma. The location offers participants many winter diversions outside the conference activities, including world-class museums and art galleries. Questions about paper proposal submissions to specific divisions, interest groups and commissions can be directed to the appropriate contacts below. General questions about the conference can be sent to Elanie Steyn, Conference Site Host (Elanie(a)ou.edu) and Homero Gil de Zuniga, Communication Technology Division Midwinter Chair (hgz(a)mail.utexas.edu) Paper submissions: Authors should submit research paper proposals consisting of a 300- to 500-word abstract to the relevant division/interest group/commission contact person. Do not submit full papers. The abstracts should give a clear sense of the scope of the research and the method of inquiry used. Conclusions should be highlighted for works that have been completed by the submission deadline. Do not send full research papers for consideration. However, authors of proposals accepted for presentation at the conference must submit complete research papers, not exceeding 30 pages, to their discussant two weeks prior to the conference. PAPERS PRESENTED AT THIS CONFERENCE ALSO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PRESENTATION AT THE NATIONAL AEJMC CONVENTION. Accepted authors are encouraged to use feedback from reviewers at this conference as they improve and finalize works in progress for submission to the national conference. Panel submissions: Panel organizers should submit proposals to the relevant division/interest group/commission contact person indicating the panel title, a description of the sessions focus, the issues to be discussed, and a list of panelists (potential and confirmed), including affiliation. Format: Identify the papers author(s) or panels organizer(s) on the title page only and include the mailing address, telephone number and e-mail address of the person to whom inquiries should be addressed. The title should be on the first page of the text and on running heads on each page of text. Include your abstract or proposal as an attachment in a standard word-processing format (preferably Word or RTF). Also, please ensure that you remove any identifying information from your document (with the exception of the title page). Deadline: All abstracts and panel proposals must be e-mailed to the appropriate division/interest group/commissions midwinter paper chair (see below) by December 13, 2008. Please include an e-mail address so that the midwinter paper chairs can notify you by January 10, 2009. Registration: Details on conference registration, hotel accommodation, and travel information will be available at http://www.ou.edu/gaylord. AEJMC Midwinter Paper Calls by Division/Interest group/Commission Communication Technology Division Homero Gil de Zuniga, University of Texas - Austin (hgz(a)mail.utexas.edu) 512-471-6323 Communication Theory and Methodology Division Michel M. Haigh, The Pennsylvania State University (mmh25(a)psu.edu) 814.863.3850 Commission on the Status of Women Barbara Barnett, University of Kansas (barnettb(a)ku.edu) 785-864-7659 Cultural and Critical Studies Division Jane Marcellus, Middle Tennessee State University (jmarcell(a)mtsu.edu) 615-898-5282 Entertainment Studies Interest Group Brad Yates, University of West Georgia (byates(a)westga.edu) 678 839-4938 Graduate Education Interest Group Jessalynn Strauss, University of Oregon (jstrauss(a)uoregon.edu) 541 346-4169 International Amy Schmitz Weiss, San Diego University (digitalamy.sw(a)gmail.com) 619 594-6301 Mass Communication & Society Janet A. Bridges, Sam Houston State University (JABridges(a)shsu.edu) 936-294-3651 Media Management and Economics Hugh Martin, University of Georgia (hjmartin(a)uga.edu) 706 542-5033 Minorities and Communication Frances Ward-Johnson, Elon University (Fward2(a)elon.edu) 336 278-5738 Religion and Media Interest Group Amanda Sturgill, Baylor University (Amanda_Sturgill(a)baylor.edu) 254 710-6322 Visual Communication Jennifer George-Palilonis, Ball State University (Jageorge2(a)bsu.edu) 765 285-8216

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[CFP] HCII 2009: Usability and Sociability in Computer Games and Virtual Worlds
by Jimmy Ang 12 Oct '08

12 Oct '08

Dear all HCI International Conference 2009 Session invitation on the topic of: Usability and Sociability in Computer Games and Virtual Worlds We are inviting potential presenters to join us in the session, "Usability and Sociability in Computer Games and Virtual Worlds" in HCI International Conference 2009 which will take place in San Diego, USA, 19-21 July 2009. (http://www.hcii2009.org/) Social oriented games such as MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) and 3D virtual worlds (e.g. Second Life) provide a flexible social space for the users to interact as well as an open space that invites the user's imagination and creativity to engage in various types of play and learning activities. One major issue of 3D virtual worlds is the usability obstacle the users have to overcome (the so-called "pain barrier") in order to fully utilise this exciting 3D social technological medium. We believe that this problem, usually due to the interface design, seriously undermines the potential of 3D virtual worlds. Unfortunately not much has been done to address this critical issue as most research in this area is oriented towards the application of 3D virtual worlds, assuming that all users are proficient in this game-like environment. Therefore we firmly believe that there is a great potential in researching these usability issues. The session aims to discuss the latest findings of usability and sociability of 3D virtual worlds. Topics include but not limited to: a) methodologies of studying usability and sociability of games and 3D virtual worlds b) case studies of the application of games and 3D virtual worlds and their usability issues c) empirical studies of user interaction, social interaction and social network within this context If you are interested in joining us, please send the title of the presentation, a 100 word abstract and your contact details to cf559(a)soi.city.ac.uk by 24 October 2008 (Friday). If you have further enquiries please do not hesitate to contact me. Hope to see you there. Jim Ang Research Fellow Centre for HCI Design City University London UK -- Cheers (Jim) Chee Siang Ang Research Fellow Room A210 Centre of Human-computer Interaction Design City University London EC1V 0HB Phone: +44 (0)20 7040 8166 Fax: +44 (0)20 7040 8859 Web: http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~cf559/

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Publishing sessions
by McLaughlin, Lisa M. Dr. 11 Oct '08

11 Oct '08

Dear all, I'm writing to provide an update on the two publishing sessions which are scheduled during the AoIR IR 9.0 conference in Copenhagen. The two sessions to which I refer are the panel titled "Scholarly Publishing in Transition: Issues, Challenges & Initiatives" scheduled on Wednesday, October 15 at 3:15 p.m. and the roundtable titled "Closed, Open or In-between? The Politics, Economics and Pragmatics of Academic Publishing" scheduled on Friday, October 17 at 9 a.m. There have been changes in session participants, and, following wonderful efforts toward cooperation, the two sessions are now linked to one another. For example, Nick Jankowski and Steve Jones (and perhaps other journal editors) will be roundtable participants for the "Closed, Open or In-between" session to be held on Friday morning. We also expect to extend discussion points that arise on Wednesday to the Friday roundtable. Please see below for information regarding each session. Because our "negotiations" have been so last-minute, we don't have available abstracts for Steve Jones' and Nick Jankowski's remarks on Friday. We are delighted that they've agreed to participate. Regards, Lisa Scholarly Publishing in Transition: Issues, Challenges & Initiatives Panel discussion at AoIR IR 9.0, Copenhagen Wednesday, October 15th, 2008, 3:15pm - 5:00pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=28753618322 Traditional venues for scholarly publishing are rapidly changing: established journals are moving online, online-only open access journals are proliferating, alternatives to ISI Impact Factor metrics are emerging, titles are experimenting with multimedia components, pre- print archives are being developed, and data repositories are achieving the status of publications. These and other issues are much in flux, but the rate and degree of change varies considerably between disciplines and scholarly cultures. This panel of journal editors will reflect on these changes: the issues and challenges involved, and the relevance of these developments for new media scholarship. Towards the end, the panel will open up a plenary session to discuss the implications of these developments on AoIR and its members. This discussion may include considering ways to facilitate a set of regular AoIR-themed special issues of journals. Panel members: Elizabeth A. Buchanan, co-editor of the International Journal of Internet Research Ethics Nick Jankowski, co-editor of New Media & Society Steve Jones, co-editor of New Media & Society Brian Loader, co-editor of Information, Communication & Society Mark Lorenzen, executive editor of Industry and Innovation Lisa McLaughlin, editor of Feminist Media Studies Susana Tosca, co-editor of Game Studies Initiated by Nick Jankowski and Steve Jones, this event is hosted by the AoIR IR 9.0 Writing and Publications Workshop. The workshop itself (until 3pm) is only open to registered workshop participants. However, this panel discussion is open to all. Workshop organisers: Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Mia Consalvo, Ohio University, USA Greg Hearn, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Closed, open or in-between? The politics, economics and pragmatics of academic publishing Friday, October 17th, 2008, 9:00 am - 10:15 am Recent demands for a boycott of "closed-access" journals triggered a range of responses on lists (like the AoIR list) and the academic blogosphere. This roundtable discussion will offer a range of perspectives on open and closed publishing, and will try to give more nuance to any simple "closed/open" dichotomy. By including representatives from closed and open access journals, by looking at the economics of academic publishing, the processes involved in bringing journals to publication, and the complex relationship between research communities and different publishing models, the roundtable hopes to inform this discussion that directly concerns Internet researchers - in terms of ethics, professional practice and as a fundamental debate in our expanding field of inquiry. Axel Bruns: M/C Journal (www.media-culture.org.au/) was established in 1997 as an online-only, open-access journal, and since then has been able to develop a strong track record of scholarly publishing which remains accessible to wider audiences. The journal was designed from the start to harness the (then) emerging possibilities of independent online publishing, rather than primarily as a vehicle for boosting publication counts and career prospects, and continues to pursue that aim. Based in Australia but with a thoroughly international range of contributors and readers, M/C Journal may have been better able to operate outside the cut-throat tenure systems of British and American academia than similar projects elsewhere, but today it may also serve as an example for what is possible outside the commercial mainstream of scholarly publishing. Lisa McLaughlin: Within the terms of an either/or debate pitting traditional "locked-down" journals against those which are of the open access, online type, Feminist Media Studies, the Routledge/Taylor and Francis journal of which I am co-founding-editor, falls into the former category and therefore, one might surmise, is part of a publishing regime which actively works against the democratic sharing of ideas. As I support open access journal publishing, it is not my purpose to defend Feminist Media Studies within the terms of this debate but rather to address the too-simple equation of "open access publishing" with "democracy" and "locked-down journals" with "silencing." The stark language of this debate obscures a number of important considerations that associate "open access" and "locked-down" publishing. Neither of these forms of publishing are able to overcome basic circumstances in which "access" requires literacy, English is nearly the official language of publishing, and "online access" is meaningless to most persons in "lesser developed" countries. Additionally, it is necessary to understand the complex mechanisms that distinguish journals from one another, to consider, for example, questions including whether the journal is deemed elite merely because it is aligned with a scholarly association, what is the price to be paid for maintaining independence from associations and not being considered important enough to be cited in elite indexes such as ISI (thus dissuading authors from publishing in the journal), and what are the challenges of publishing out-of-the-mainstream content-for example, feminist and queer theory-regardless of whether the publication mode is open access or more traditional in operation.

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New Blog
by Heather Horst 10 Oct '08

10 Oct '08

Dear AOIR List Members, I wanted to announce the launch of a new blog: http://www.futuresoflearning.org/. Hosted at the University of California Humanities Research Institute at University of California, Irvine, Futures of Learning is a collective blog dedicated to the topic of new media and learning. The blog is part of the Digital Media and Learning Studio, a research network hub in development at UCHRI and funded by the MacArthur Foundation. The members of the blog are part of a project conducting an international survey of research in the field in two areas. One is an international review of research on how people are adopting digital and networked media (mobile phones, gaming, internet use and digital media production) around the world. The second area is a review of learning institutions that are incorporating new media in innovative ways. We will be using this blog as a way to share some of what we are learning, and to solicit feedback on our work in progress. We have already started posting book and article reviews as well as reports from our visits to various sites and conferences. We welcome your comments and discussion on the Futures of Learning blog. Best, Heather Horst (and the Futures of Learning Team) For more information about the Digital Media and Learning Initiative, please go to www.uchri.org. Apologies in advance for any cross-postings. ___________________________________________ Heather A Horst Associate Project Scientist University of California Humanities Research Institute 307 Aldrich Hall Irvine, CA 92697-3350 Email: <mailto:hhorst@uci.edu> hhorst(a)uci.edu DML Blog: <http://futuresoflearning.org/> http://futuresoflearning.org/ The Cell Phone Book: <http://www.amazon.com/Cell-Phone-Anthropology-Communication/dp/1845204018> http://www.amazon.com/Cell-Phone-Anthropology-Communication/dp/1845204018 Journal of Legal Anthropology, Book Reviews Editor: http://anthropologies-in-translation.org/content/view/5/6/

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The Vulnerable Researcher and the IRB
by jeremy hunsinger 10 Oct '08

10 Oct '08

http://www.thehastingscenter.org/Bioethicsforum/Post.aspx?id=2476 a little off topic, but worth the read.

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