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Book release - Telecom Policy in Canada]]
by lshade＠alcor.concordia.ca 26 Mar '08

26 Mar '08

March 14, 2008 Dear friends, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) is pleased to announce the release of For Sale to the Highest Bidder: Telecom Policy in Canada, edited by Marita Moll and Leslie Regan Shade. Copies of the book are available for $14.95 (plus shipping and GST) from the CCPA:http://www.policyalternatives.ca Order page: http://www.policyalternatives.ca/Reports/2008/03/ForSale/index.cfm?pa=BB736… About the book: More than ever before, we depend on telecommunications services to conduct our economic, cultural and social lives. But, after 100 years of managing and controlling this industry to safeguard the interests of all Canadians, recent government decisions are leading us to a communications future that doesn't include us all. Canadian interests in this vital sector are being traded off in the name of deregulation and harmonization. Whether it is about access or affordability, security or sovereignty, the essays in this book will be a wake-up call to anyone wondering how telecommunications policy affects our daily lives. Contributors include: Maude Barlow, Genevieve Bonin, Bruce Campbell, Andrew Clement, Michael Geist, Phillipa Lawson, Graham Longford, Marita Moll, Amelia Bryne Potter, Marc Raboy, Leslie Regan Shade, Ben Scott, Mel Watkins, and Julie White. "Leslie Regan Shade and Marita Moll have assembled a formidable team to tell a story every Canadian should know. To control the corporate ownership of the media is to control its content. Take heed. This is an important book," says Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives 410-75 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7 tel: 613-563-1341 fax: 613-233-1458 email: info(a)policyalternatives.ca Leslie Regan Shade Associate Professor and Dir., MA in Media Studies Concordia Univ., Dept. of Communication Studies

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The Human Dimension of Sustainable Development
by Luis Gutierrez 25 Mar '08

25 Mar '08

FYI ... The following have been posted: Solidarity, Sustainability, and Nonviolence V4 N3 March 2008 Theme: The Human Dimension of Sustainable Development http://pelicanweb.org/solisustv04n03.html Hope this is useful to you; not by providing definitive answers, but by suggesting significant questions. In preparation: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Solidarity, Sustainability, and Nonviolence V4 N4 April 2008 Theme: The Gender Dimension of Sustainable Development ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any questions you might want to suggest for the April issue? Sincerely, Luis Luis T. Gutierrez, PhD Editor, SSNV Research Newsletter http://pelicanweb.org/solisust.html

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CFP: eRulemaking at the Crossroads, v2.0 - A dg.o2008 Pre-Conference Workshop
by Stuart Shulman 25 Mar '08

25 Mar '08

eRulemaking at the Crossroads, v2.0 - A dg.o2008 Pre-Conference Workshop http://tiny.cc/F0a6X Sunday May 18, 2008 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Overview The topic of eRulemaking has gained prominence in the Digital Government research community as well as the federal government. In 2006, a dg.oworkshop examined "eRulemaking at a Crossroads". Over the past seven years, spurred by funding from the NSF's Digital Government program and other US agencies, government officials, citizens, activists, business leaders, and a wide range of scholars at Pitt , CMU , USC-ISI , and Cornell , have converged around the specific problem of building tools to manage the flow of public comments into the U.S. federal government. At the same time, the Office of Management and Budget has overseen the development of government-wide eRulemaking Initiative, now 5 years old, which created Regulations.Gov , a portal for reviewing all open rulemakings, and a Federal Docket Management System (FDMS). Meanwhile, a special committee of the American Bar Association is preparing a report on the "Status & Future of Federal e-Rulemaking". A vigorous debate still continues about the utility of mass public comment campaigns and alternate means for promoting citizen engagement. As a result, despite considerable scholarly and practitioner interest, eRulemaking is once again at the crossroads. The target audience for this workshop is a mix of government officials, as well as researchers from law, public administration, political science, computer science and other related disciplines. We anticipate presentations or system demonstrations by the individuals or groups with accepted white papers. Much of the workshop will be devoted to discussion. Call for Participation All presenters at dg.o2008 international research workshops are required to submit a 2-page white paper to the workshop organizer by April 15, 2008. White papers must adopt the ACM's 'proceedings' templates that are being used by all participants in dg.o2008. The ACM's proceedings templates are for use in Microsoft Word and LaTeX2e. Strict adherence to SIGS style is expected. The template can be downloaded at: http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html. Anyone can register to attend the workshop without having to prepare a paper or presentation. Organizers * Dr. Stuart W. Shulman, University of Pittsburgh shulman(a)pitt.eduThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it * Tom Bruce, Cornell University tom.bruce(a)cornell.edu For more information on the dg.o 2008 conference, please visit: http://www.dgo2008.org/ -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman Director, Sara Fine Institute School of Information Sciences Director, Qualitative Data Analysis Program University Center for Social and Urban Research http://qdap.ucsur.pitt.edu University of Pittsburgh 121 University Place, Suite 600 Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412.624.3776 (v) 412.624.4810 (f) http://shulman.ucsur.pitt.edu Editor, Journal of Information Technology and Politics http://www.jitp.net

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Teaching Anthropology 2.0 - Session at the 2008 AAA Conference
by Marc Hebert 25 Mar '08

25 Mar '08

*Teaching Anthropology 2.0: Innovative Strategies for Incorporating Visual Technologies into Teaching and Learning* *SEEKING Roundtable Discussion Participants (including Graduate Instructors) for a session at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) November 2008 Annual Conference in San Francisco, California. * *One paper will be submitted for the panel. Individual participants are not required to offer a paper. It is your teaching experiences articulated in a semi-structured roundtable discussion that is requested, allowing fellow panelists and the audience to share their best practices and lessons learned. * ABSTRACT Laptops are almost ubiquitous among students on college campuses today. If students do not have laptops, then chances are they have a cell phone not far out of reach. These technologies present exciting pedagogical opportunities for instructors and students alike. This panel will share ideas and lessons learned from incorporating new visual and internet technologies in the classroom. We will explore ideas for student collaboration and co-publishing online, the use of photography and video in the classroom, social networking sites used for teaching the history of anthropology and service-learning, wikis, blogs and other technologies. We will also discuss the limitations of these technologies, including the "Google effect" whereby undergraduate students appear eager to type one word into a journal or library database and choose whatever appears first for their research. Additionally, we will discuss other factors that affect students use of learning technology such as access and their level of web/technology "literacy." The panel will present ideas for adapting these tools for course learning objectives while increasing student engagement and learning. The panel will also focus on user-friendly applications for any level of instructor, and audience members will be encouraged to share their ideas with the group. Please contact Jason Miller of the University of South Florida for more information: jemille3(a)mail.usf.edu -- Marc Hebert Instructor & PhD Student, Anthropology University of South Florida 4202 East Fowler Avenue, SOC 107 Tampa, Florida 33620-7200 U.S.A. e-mail: mkh(a)mail.usf.edu

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Announcement - New Media & Society forum
by Steve Jones 25 Mar '08

25 Mar '08

[With apologies for cross-posting] We are pleased to announce an online forum for New Media & Society authors, reviewers and readers. The forum is operational at http://forum.newmediaandsociety.com . It is possible for anyone to comment on any article or review that has been published in NM&S since its inception. As each new issue is published a space for comments will be made available to coincide with each article and with reviews. RSS feeds are available as well (the forum essentially runs on top of a WordPress implementation) that will alert users to new articles and to comments. We hope that the forum encourages further discussion, insight and understanding of the research and ideas NM&S publishes. It is our goal to foster dialogue and learning among our readers and authors, but we can only reach that goal with your aid. We would like to acknowledge the assistance of Dan O'Brien, a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, for his assistance with setting up the forum. Should you have any questions about using the forum or encounter any problems using it please contact Steve Jones at sjones(a)uic.edu. Yours, Nick Jankowski & Steve Jones, co-editors David Park, reviews editor New Media & Society - http://newmediaandsociety.com New Media & Society forum - http://forum.newmediaandsociety.com New Media & Society 10th anniversary ICA pre-conference workshop - ten.newmediaandsociety.com/

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Does MySpace have a drug-talk policy?
by Monica Barratt 25 Mar '08

25 Mar '08

Just wondered if anyone researching SNS's had come across policies that deal with drug discussion in their travels? I've only just started exploring MySpace and haven't had any luck finding any documentation about any rules or policies, if they exist. I've also not noticed anything on Facebook. In my PhD research with online forums, most of the ones in Australia where drug discussion occurs have developed guidelines or rules to manage this - so I'm wondering if this has also happened on social networking sites thanks in advance monica Monica Barratt PhD Student National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne, AU) +61 407 778 938 http://db.ndri.curtin.edu.au/staff.asp?persid=650 http://www.ndri.curtin.edu.au/drugsonforums/

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Lessons in Second LIfe
by jeremy hunsinger 24 Mar '08

24 Mar '08

distribute as appropriate -jh Every Week on Monday (1:00-2:30pm SLT) join us for Lessons in Second Life, an open table forum centering on what can be learned in sl in both formal and informal settings. The forum is open to faculty, students, and interested parties of all kinds. We meet at the _blacklibrary hyperborea 91, 30, 26 im buridan simon for more information. Come share your ideas for learning in Second Life http://slurl.com/secondlife/hyperborea/92/30/26/ this week's Lessons in Second Life is brought to you by: Wasn't Philip's World about Screwdrivers? next week's Lessons in Second Life is brought to you by: De-debating Learning jeremy hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu ) wiki.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ Learning Inquiry-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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Not Just Facebook: OnLine Social NetWorks Are EveryWhere
by Gerry Mckiernan 24 Mar '08

24 Mar '08

Friends/ While Bebo, Facebook, Bebo, hi5, MySpace, and Orkut, are among the better known general online social networks, there is an ever-increasing number of online networks that have emerged for and within a wide variety of communities. I am greatly interested in learning of Online Social Networks in These And/Or Other Communities BTW: I Am Aware Of Many Other Communities With Online Social Networks But Am Asking The Web Communities For Their Suggestions. ACADEME AND EDUCATION academici Classroom 2.0 EduSpaces OpenAcademic AFRICAN-AMERICANS BlackPlanet BOOMERS Boomj Eons Second Prime Time BUSINESS LinkedIn Ryze Spoke XING GAY/LESBIAN/TRANS-GENDER OUTeverywhere RELIGION MeeJew MyChurch Muslim Spaces RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS 2collab Nature Network Pronetos: The Social Network For Scholars I am also interested in Major Web Sites That Have Compiled A Listing of Online Social Network Sites/Services As Well As Any/All Associated Literature. BTW: I am aware of Social Networking Services Meta List made available on thesocialsoftwareweblog (but it's dated) and of course List of Social Networking Websites from Wikipedia. I am also aware of the Ning-based online social networks ***PLEASE POST YOUR NOMINATIONS AS A COMMENT ON THIS BLOG*** AT [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/03/not-just-facebook-online-s… ] OR [ http://tinyurl.com/2hkdyq ] Thanks! Happy Monday! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]

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Pronetos: The Social Network For Scholars
by Gerry Mckiernan 24 Mar '08

24 Mar '08

Colleagues/ An Interesting Saturday Morning Discovery /Gerry Pronetos is a home to communities and scholars of every academic discipline: a global think-tank of the leaders in your field. Share a paper with colleagues Find scholars in your field Post course materials Network and collaborate Find research in your field Post an announcement to your colleagues See the message board in your discipline Pronetos is a social network for scholars and an Open Access publisher. It provides an intuitively designed, real-time, web based community platform that facilitates mass collaboration and democratizes content for global distribution among academics with the ability to archive and search that content. With Pronetos, ideas are shared at the speed of thought, and those who create them control them. Pronetos is home to communities of every academic discipline - a global think-tank of the leaders in every field. Pronetos makes it easy for scholars to stay connected with thier colleagues, wherever they may be. Pronetos is a place for scholars to network, and build and share ideas with the greatest minds in their field [MORE] Links Available At [ http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/2008/03/pronetos-social-network-for-scholars… ] Happy Spring! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]

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Internet Use in Public Universities
by Shrwan Khanal 21 Mar '08

21 Mar '08

Hello all, I am researching on "Internet Use among the students in Public Universities: A case study of University of Zambia". I am basically looking at the factors affecting internet use, purpose and knowledge of internet (at the moment two major factors Gender and School-hard science vs. art and science). Could any one give me some suggestion or information about similar studies done in other universities. Situation in other developing countries would be appreciable. Looking for your cooperation. -- Shrwan Khanal Development and International Cooperation University of Jyvaskyla Finland cell:358442733433

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