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Science 2.0 / The-New-Networking-Nexus
by Gerry Mckiernan 16 Mar '08

16 Mar '08

***Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings*** Colleagues/ This weekend I posted profiles of Two Great Articles That I Hope Will Be Of Interest /Gerry SciAm: Science 2.0: Great New Tool, or Great Risk? Wikis, blogs and other collaborative web technologies could usher in a new era of science. Or not / M. Mitchell Waldrop The explosively growing World Wide Web has rapidly transformed retailing, publishing, personal communication and much more. Innovations such as e-commerce, blogging, downloading and open-source software have forced old-line institutions to adopt whole new ways of thinking, working and doing business. Science could be next. A small but growing number of researchers--and not just the younger ones--have begun to carry out their work via the wide-open blogs, wikis and social networks of Web 2.0. And although their efforts are still too scattered to be called a movement--yet--their experiences to date suggest that this kind of Web-based "Science 2.0" is not only more collegial than the traditional variety, but considerably more productive. [MORE] Links and Links Available At [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2008/03/science-20.html ] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< The-New-Networking-Nexus Nature: The New Networking Nexus / Virginia Gewin A crop of websites is making networking among scientists easier than ever Compared with crafting computational expertise or sharpening gene-splicing skills, networking is one talent many scientists are slow to hone. Luckily, a crop of new websites is encouraging even the most reclusive researchers to rendezvous with colleagues without leaving the lab. The success of social-networking websites such as MySpace, Facebook and LinkedIn shows the power of the Internet not only to cultivate, but to capitalize on, friendships. Although online networks may seem impersonal, they can do something for scientists that a handshake cannot: highlight common research interests without leaving the comfort of your desk. Say goodbye to name tags and awkward introductions - say hello to profiles and blogs. In the search for jobs, mentors, collaborators or data, these cyber-social mixers are revealing new ways to gain career advice, create collaborations and share resources [MORE] Links and Links Available At [ http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-networking-nexus.html ] >BTW: I Would Much Appreciate Learning of Other Science 2.0 Initiatives As Well As SciTech Online Social Networks< Thanks! And Happy St. Patrick's Day From A True Irishman [:-) [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick ] /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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Re: [Air-L] LivePresentation: Using Wikipedia to Reenvision theTerm Paper | March 18th | Tuesday |
by Gerry Mckiernan 16 Mar '08

16 Mar '08

Emma and List Denver, Colorado is a typical Mountain Zone Daylight Savings Time place See [http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/mdt.html ] BTW: Chihuahua is in Mexico /Gerry >>> "Emma Duke-Williams" <emma.dukewilliams(a)gmail.com> 3/16/2008 1:05 PM >>> Now I am confused ... on that Time & Date site, it has "Chihuahua - summer" as the example for "Mountain Daylight Time" & Chihuahua - winter / Phoenix all year as the e.g for Mountain Standard. However, both of them seem to map onto the same time in London ... What's a place name I should search for? (And where is Chihuahua anyway?) Emma On 16/03/2008, Gerry Mckiernan <gerrymck(a)iastate.edu> wrote: > Nicole/ > > Oopppsss. > > I meant DayLight Savings Time .... [:-) > > /Gerry > > c: emma > > >>> "English, Nicole" <englishn(a)umkc.edu> 3/16/2008 12:28 PM >>> > > US is on Standard Time...?? > :S > Thought the US just went to Daylight Savings Time last week or so....? > > Are you talking about just your state being on Standard Time...?? > :S > NE... > > Nicole English > Interdisciplinary PhD Program, Sociology/Psychology > Instructor, Program for Adult College Education (PACE) > University of Missouri--Kansas City (UMKC) > EnglishN(a)umkc.edu > > ________________________________ > > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org on behalf of Gerry Mckiernan > Sent: Sun 3/16/2008 12:26 PM > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-L] LivePresentation: Using Wikipedia to Reenvision theTerm Paper | March 18th | Tuesday | > > > > Emma/ > > Thanks for your interest! > > We are now on Standard Time here in the US. > > /Gerry > > >>> "Emma Duke-Williams" <emma.dukewilliams(a)gmail.com> 3/16/2008 12:21 PM >>> > On 15/03/2008, Gerry Mckiernan <gerrymck(a)iastate.edu> wrote: > > > *Students learn how to do things by doing them* / Russ Edgerton > > > > I have learned that Andreas Brockhaus and Martha Groom will give > > another presentation on "Using Wikipedia to Reenvision the Term Paper" > > this coming Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.(>>Mountain > > Time<<) at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2008 Online Spring Focus > > Session: Real-World and Technology-Rich: Learning by Doing, Learning in > > Context > > Can I check that I worked out the time correctly - > http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=18&month=3&year=20… > You'd said "Mountain time", but not if it was "Daylight" or "Standard" > .. (I've linked to the version that has the comparisons for the rest > of the world, rather than just the UK, as I guess it's useful to > others that way!) > > Thanks. > > Emma > > -- > Emma Duke-Williams: > School of Computing/ Faculty eLearning Co-ordinator. > Blog: http://userweb.port.ac.uk/~duke-wie/blog/ > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org <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 <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/ > > -- Emma Duke-Williams: School of Computing/ Faculty eLearning Co-ordinator. Blog: http://userweb.port.ac.uk/~duke-wie/blog/

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LivePresentation: Using Wikipedia to Reenvision the Term Paper | March 18th | Tuesday |
by Gerry Mckiernan 16 Mar '08

16 Mar '08

***Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings*** Colleagues/ *Students learn how to do things by doing them* / Russ Edgerton I have learned that Andreas Brockhaus and Martha Groom will give another presentation on "Using Wikipedia to Reenvision the Term Paper" this coming Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.(>>Mountain Time<<) at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2008 Online Spring Focus Session: Real-World and Technology-Rich: Learning by Doing, Learning in Context BTW: Use the The World Clock - Time Zone Converter [ http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html ] To Find Your Day and Time] **Using Wikipedia to Reenvision the Term Paper** _Speaker(s)_ Andreas Brockhaus, Manager, Learning Technologies, University of Washington Bothell Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington Bothell _Abstract_ To enhance the learning experience of a term paper, students were required to publish their papers in Wikipedia. Publishing for a large audience provided authentic feedback and encouraged students to do their best work. Using Wikipedia also allowed students to connect with a vibrant community and share their knowledge by making their papers publicly accessible. The 2008 ELI Spring Focus Session is now being conducted as an Online Event. The program and registration for the event are now live **Please note** that registration for this online focus session will CLOSE THIS SUNDAY, March 16. The Program and More Details and Links Are Available at [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2008/03/spring-2008-eli-conference-using.… ] NOTE-1: As of March 2008, ELI is using Adobe Connect to host our web events. [ http://www.educause.edu/TechnicalInformation/15513 ] Whether you*ve participated in an ELI web event before or you*re joining us for the first time, please run the Adobe Acrobat Connect Connection Test before the event. The test takes approximately 30 seconds and will verify that your computer meets hardware and software requirements to use Adobe Connect, and will provide instructions for installing Adobe Flash, if needed NOTE-2 This is a Live Event And Registrants Can Virtually Participate [ http://www.educause.edu/CampusGuidetotheOnlineFocusSession/15514 ] This appears to be a Spring 2008 version of a presentation of the same title given at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences last Fall (10/23/2007) ***Don't Forget That Registration For This Online Focus Session Will CLOSE TOMORROW, March 16*** Enjoy! /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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First Call for HICSS: Mini-Track on E-Policy, Law, and Governance
by Stuart Shulman 16 Mar '08

16 Mar '08

*{Strongly recommended}* *E-Policy, Law, and Governance* http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_42/minitracks/eg-elg.htm E-Policy, Law, and Governance focuses on the development, utilization, and expansion of information and communications technologies (ICT). We are especially interested in papers examining the creation and implementation of public policies and laws, as well as how these technologies impact and influence governance systems and public institutions. While ICTs offer a means to increased efficiency and effectiveness, these technologies must be tempered by concerns of equity, privacy, and access. *Topics and research areas include, but are not limited to:* * *Public policy/e-policies issues and their analysis* associated with digital divide; ICT standards; diffusion and adoption of ICT; and the role of ICT in public administration at the local, state, and national level. * *E-governance* associated with legal and policy implications of inter-organizational and public-private sector systems for government service delivery and includes transparency, trust and legitimacy concerns, as well as issues of accountability, responsiveness, and authority. *Co-chairs:* Rowena Cullen (Primary Contact) School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington PO Box 600 Wellington 6024, New Zealand Phone: +64-4-463-5788 Email: rowena.cullen(a)vuw.ac.nz Jay Kesan College of Law University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 504 E. Pennsylvania Ave. Champaign, Ill 61820, USA Phone +1-217-333-7887 Email: kesan(a)uiuc.edu Stuart W. Shulman School of Information Sciences University Center for Social and Urban Research University of Pittsburgh 121 University Place, Ste 600 Pittsburgh PA 15260, USA Phone: +1-412-624-3776 Fax: +1-412-624-4810 Email: Shulman(a)pitt.edu (ps. HICSS is quite fun; great biking and snorkeling) http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=891DFFEB19D3A640 -- 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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CFP: mSociety 2008: The First International Conference on Mobile Society
by i k 16 Mar '08

16 Mar '08

----- Apologies for X postings .. Please distribute widely ----- Call for Papers, Panels, Special Sessions, Tutorials, Exhibitions and Demos mSOCIETY 2008 ------------------------ The 1st International Conference on Mobile Society 18-19 September 2008, Sheraton Voyager, Antalya, Turkey SPONSORS, ORGANIZERS and SUPPORTERS: --- TURKCELL (Diamond Sponsor), TurkSat (Gold Sponsor) --- Mobile Government Consortium International, UK, AykeyNet, UK --- Dept. of Computer Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey, --- Center for Information and Society, University of Washington, USA. Mobile Society refers to the emerging trends of the collective life on earth driven by the technology of networked mobile phones and other mobile devices. These technologies and their fast and wide adoption are influencing the way we live in society, the way we run businesses and the way we are as an individual. The First International Conference on Mobile Society (mSociety 2008) aims to be a platform for the presentation, exchange and dissemination of the latest developments, ideas, applications and services involving all aspects of practice and research in mSociety. The mSociety 2008 organization invites all professionals with an interest in how mobility influences society in both positive and negative ways. Possible perspectives may include, but are not limited to, the diffusion and adoption of technology; the dissemination of mobile content, applications and services for business and entertainment; the economical, sociological and psychological impact of mobility on society. How to participate? -------------------------- Please visit the conference web site for submissions, review policy and further info at www.mgovernment.org/events/ --- Researchers: send a maximum of 10 pages of a paper presenting your research and its results. --- Members of Civil Society Organizations and Private sector professionals: send a page long proposal for a talk presenting, for example, an implementation, application or services deployed, cases studied and experiences gained. Who will attend? --- Researchers economists, technologists, sociologists and psychologists from academic institutions and other research organizations. --- Private Sector professionals from, for example, mobile telco`s, infrastructure, hardware, content, applications and service providers to _ individuals and organizations. --- Members of Public Sector, Donors and Civil Society Organizations. Please get in touch for further information... mSociety 2008 – msociety2008(a)mgovernment.org www.mgovernment.org/events/ Mobile Government Consortium International - info(a)mgovernment.org Other mGCI events – www.mgovernment.org/events/

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Research/Eval Fellow: Univ. of MN, Digital Media Center
by Aimee Whiteside 15 Mar '08

15 Mar '08

Greetings, colleagues: **Apologies for cross posts** We have a position open in our office for a Research and Evaluation Fellow at the Univ. of Minnesota's Digital Media Center (See below and attached doc). Would you or someone you know be interested? Please feel free to spread the word to any qualified individuals and to any applicable lists. If you have any questions, please contact the Research and Evaluation Services Coordinator, J.D. Walker, at jdwalker(a)umn.edu. For more information about the University of Minnesota's Digital Media Center, please see our website at http://dmc.umn.edu. Thank you! --Aimee Aimee L. Whiteside, Ph.D. Research and Evaluation Consultant Digital Media Center, Office of Information Technology University of Minnesota aimee(a)umn.edu --- ** *Educational Technology*** *Research and Evaluation Fellow* *Req #154044* *$55,000+ DOQ* The University of Minnesota's Digital Media Center (DMC) seeks a research and evaluation professional to work with our team to explore the impact of emerging technologies on teaching and learning in higher education. Our mission is to support student learning through a scholarly approach to the design and implementation of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) environments, and through evidence-based development and support of the faculty and staff we serve. As a member of the evaluation team, you will consult with faculty to support their activities in scholarly teaching with technology, assist in the evaluation of DMC faculty development programs and services, pursue research projects in TEL, and share your expertise in workshops within our faculty development programs. The ideal candidate will have experience and training in educational research and evaluation with an emphasis on quantitative research methodology and data analysis, and will have some familiarity with the use of digital technology to enhance post-secondary education. We seek candidates with the following skills: · Master's degree in educational psychology, curriculum and instructional design, program evaluation, learning/educational technologies, assessment and measurement, or a related field. · Two years of documented educational research and evaluation experience. · Familiarity with research and evaluation questions current in the educational technology field. · Experience with both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies (e.g., experimental, quasi-experimental, and correlational designs; ethnography, grounded theory, case studies). · Specialization in and deeper knowledge of quantitative research methods and data analysis techniques, including multivariate analysis. · Mac, IBM, and internet experience. · Proven project management skills, including strong multi-tasking abilities and the ability to set and adhere to project timelines. To learn more about this challenging opportunity and to apply, please visit our web site at http://employment.umn.edu, click "Search Postings" and enter requisition number 154044. Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer ============= -- Aimee L. Whiteside, Ph.D. Research and Evaluation Consultant Digital Media Center Office of Information Technology University of Minnesota 212 Walter Library 117 Pleasant Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 aimee(a)umn.edu 612.625.2124

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two instructor positions in film studies at the university of san francisco
by David M Silver 14 Mar '08

14 Mar '08

folks, i know there's plenty of people studying and teaching film on this list so i'm sending along this job announcement. there are two instructor positions in film studies (housed within the department of media studies) for fall 2008 at the university of san francisco. if you're qualified, please consider applying. if you know someone who's qualified, please consider passing this along. [1] Instructor for Experimental Cinema Production The University of San Francisco's Media Studies Department is currently seeking an instructor to teach Experimental Cinema starting fall 2008. This is a production oriented upper division course that is meant to introduce students to 16mm. filmmaking and experimental techniques related to both film and video production and the fusion of the two. The Experimental Cinema Production course is one of several electives students pursuing a film minor at USF can take. This course is the only 16mm. film course offered in the department. The class is limited to 12 students. Qualified candidates need to have teaching experience in the area of experimental filmmaking and 16 mm film production, demonstrating proficiency with Bolex cameras, flatbed editing, and hand processing film. M.F.A. preferred, however, candidates with years of filmmaking experience plus teaching experience will also be considered. Please send letter of interest, resume and example of experimental film syllabus by April 10 to: Lydia Fedulow Media Studies 2130 Fulton Street SF, CA 94117 [2] Instructor for LGBT Cinema USF's Media Studies Department is currently seeking an instructor to teach LGBT Cinema starting fall 2008. This course traces Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender film from the pre-Motion Picture Code era to the "New Queer Cinema" of the 1990s and beyond. This course is an elective course for Media Studies majors, Sociology Majors, Film Studies minors, and Gender and Sexuality Studies minors. It is limited to 40 students. Qualified candidates need to have teaching experience in the area of LGBT Cinema. An M.F.A. or Ph.D. is preferred, however candidates with years of professional experience in the field, plus teaching experience will also be considered. Please send letter of interest, resume and example of LGBT Cinema syllabus by April 10 to: Lydia Fedulow Media Studies 2130 Fulton Street SF, CA 94117 If you have any questions please contact Lydia Fedulow (fedulow [ at ] usfca.edu) USF's Film Studies minor is directed by Melinda Stone ( http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/fac_staff/S/stone_melinda.html ) david silver http://silverinsf.blogspot.com

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FW: Call for Papers: ICTs & SD
by Christian Fuchs 14 Mar '08

14 Mar '08

I have been asked to forward the reminder for an open CfP. with kind regards, christian fuchs > > > *Call for Papers for > > a Special Issue of the > /Journal of Information, Communication & Society > /*_http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713699183~db=all > <http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Econtent=t713699183%7Edb=all> > _* > on > **ICTs & SD > Information and Communication Technologies and Sustainable Development > > Guest Editors: Gunilla Bradley, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm > Wolfgang Hofkirchner, Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg > Assistant Editor: Robert Bichler, Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg > * > Deadline for Submission: April 15, 2008 > Tentative Publication Date: November, 2008 > > The objective of this special issue is to discuss current developments > in the field of ICTs and Sustainable Development (SD) by providing a > forum for both academic researchers and practitioners interested in > broadening and deepening the understanding of the sustainability concept. > In the discourse on sustainability there has been a shift from a focus > on ecological issues towards the inclusion of broader societal issues. > The so called ´Agenda 21´ (1992) in the Rio ´Earth Summit´ stated four > mutually independent dimensions of sustainability: ecological, > economic, social, and cultural. Such a perspective becomes especially > important if one wants to formulate indicators for sustainability. How > did so far, can in principle, and could in future, a more > comprehensive approach like this influence the understanding of how > ICTs can help foster SD? > Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished work, not under > consideration for publication elsewhere, with a theory, research or > practice focus on the relationship of ICTs and SD. > Authors may submit articles up to 7,000 words in length by sending an > electronic version preferably in Word to the following address only: > _robert.bichler(a)sbg.ac.at_ > Additional details about the submission guidelines can be found on: > _http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713699183~tab=submi… > <http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Edb=all%7Econtent=t713699183%7Etab=…>_ > . > > > _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > __________________________________________________ > > Mag. Robert Bichler, Research and Teaching Assistant > > Internet and Society Unit > > ICT&S Center, University of Salzburg > Center for Advanced Studies and Research > in Information and Communication Technologies & Society > > Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse 18 > 5020 Salzburg, Austria > > Phone +43 662 8044 4822 > Fax +43 662 6389 4800 > Mail _robert.bichler(a)sbg.ac.at > _ > www.icts.uni-salzburg.at/bichler > __________________________________________________ >

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New on ICT Guides
by Craig Bellamy 14 Mar '08

14 Mar '08

Dear AIR, ICT Guides is a service offered by the Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS) at King's College, London (soon to be the Centre for eResearch CeRch). It seeks to promote the use of ICTs in research and learning through cataloging digital arts and humanities projects along with the tools and methods they employed. A number of new projects have been added to ICT Guides: http://ahds.ac.uk/ictguides/projects/allProjects.jsp Highlight: Proceedings of the Central Criminal Court 1834 - 1913, Online " The Central Criminal Court Online is digitising and posting in a searchable form 70 million words of transcripts of trials held at the Old Bailey between 1834 and 1913. It forms an extension to the NOF and AHRB funded project 'The Old Bailey Online', and forms a seamless body of text detailing all trials held between 1674 and 1834. In total approximately 125 million words of text is available. By tagging the rekeyed and OCRd text in XML for names, offences, trial outcomes, punishments, etc., the site allows comprehensive statistical information to be generated. " See: http://ahds.ac.uk/ictguides/projects/project.jsp?projectId=791 ** Suggestions for new projects most welcome. -- Dr Craig Bellamy Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS) King's College, London http://ahds.ac.uk/ictguides/ ----- 26 - 29 Drury Lane 3rd Floor King's College London LONDON, WC2B 5RL Phone: 020 7848 1976 ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________

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video and audio material of video vortex 2 (amsterdam) now online
by geert lovink 14 Mar '08

14 Mar '08

Video and Audio Documentation for all presentations held at the Video Vortex Conference in Amsterdam are now available at the Video Vortex website. Videos can be watched as flash video, and the presentations can be listened to in your web browser, or can be downloaded as mp3 files. Topics of the conference were online video aesthetics, alternative platforms, the role of curators and the relation to film and video art. A reader is now in the making and soon we will be in a position to announce when and where Video Vortex 3 and 4 will take place. (Geert) Please visit: Video: http://www.networkcultures.org/videovortex/documentation/video/ Audio: http://www.networkcultures.org/videovortex/documentation/audio/

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