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Places on Offer and Fellowships: PhD Information and Knowledge Society at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
by Ana Waksberg Guerrini 31 Jul '08

31 Jul '08

As a research centre, the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) plays home and offers support to the *PhD on the Information and Knowledge Society Programme*, the only PhD offered by the *UOC* (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya). Offered for the first time in 2000, this programme was one of the first PhDs created in this field of research and, indeed, the first to be offered in its entirety over the internet. The links between the different social, economic, political and cultural systems mean that the traditional disciplinary barriers have to be overcome so as to be able to conduct a thorough and in-depth analysis. Thus, this PhD programme is based on an *interdisciplinary perspective* that involves different theoretical standpoints and different methodological tools. The PhD programme for 2009 offers a total of 33 places linked to research groups or researchers on offer. Each of them gives the specific research lines of the PhD theses offered by each research group, the teaching staff in charge, as well as the possible requirements for each place: - Computer Science and Networking Technologies <http://in3.uoc.edu/index.php/in3web_eng/doctorat__1/oferta_de_places/comput…> - Community and Social Action <http://in3.uoc.edu/index.php/in3web_eng/doctorat__1/oferta_de_places/comuni…> - Law and ICT <http://in3.uoc.edu/index.php/in3web_eng/doctorat__1/oferta_de_places/dret_i…> - eGovernance <http://in3.uoc.edu/index.php/in3web_eng/doctorat__1/oferta_de_places/egover…> - eLearning <http://in3.uoc.edu/index.php/in3web_eng/doctorat__1/oferta_de_places/elearn…> - Information Systems <http://in3.uoc.edu/index.php/in3web_eng/doctorat__1/oferta_de_places/inform…> - New Economy <http://in3.uoc.edu/index.php/in3web_eng/doctorat__1/oferta_de_places/nova_e…> - Technology and health <http://in3.uoc.edu/index.php/in3web_eng/doctorat__1/oferta_de_places/tecnol…> - Technology and Education System <http://in3.uoc.edu/index.php/in3web_eng/doctorat__1/oferta_de_places/tecnol…> - Research Programmes <http://in3.uoc.edu/index.php/in3web_eng/doctorat__1/oferta_de_places/progra…> - Risk Negotiation research programme. NEGRISC<http://in3.uoc.edu/index.php/in3web_eng/doctorat__1/oferta_de_places/progra…> - Gender and the Information Society research programme<http://in3.uoc.edu/index.php/in3web_eng/doctorat__1/oferta_de_places/progra…> The UOC's research institute, the IN3, offers *10 grants for full-time *PhDs that are carried out physically in its headquarters in Castelldefels's Mediterranean Technology Park. It carries a stipend and access to travel funds. For detailed information about the PhD programme, the places on offer, and the fellowships, please visit: http://in3.uoc.edu/index.php/in3web_eng/doctorat__1/presentacio best, -- Ana Waksberg Guerrini PhD Candidate - Information and Knowledge Society Internet Interdisciplinary Institute Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain awaksberg(a)uoc.edu ana.guerrini(a)gmail.com

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cfp: Expanding Literacy Studies - Grad Student Conference
by Lauren M. Squires 31 Jul '08

31 Jul '08

It would be great to have some new media/internet scholars doing literacy-related (broadly defined) work at this conference happening at OSU in the spring - please forward to interested grad students you might know! -LS CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Expanding Literacy Studies is an International, Interdisciplinary Conference for Graduate Students to be held April 3-5, 2009, at The Ohio State University. Literacy Studies is a recent construct. At the same time, it addresses long-standing questions and concerns within and across disciplines. But what is literacy? Who is studying it? And how is it being studied? Literacy is traditionally defined as reading and writing. Contemporary constructs, however, include everything from cyber and health literacy to mathematical and visual literacy. The potential advance this broadened view might represent is complicated by historical myths about literacy, persistent fears about declines in literacy, and failure to connect literacy research across disciplines. Addressing the need for an expanded conversation about literacy that exceeds disciplinary boundaries, this conference is a space for graduate and professional students from all fields to ask questions, consider directions, examine representations, make connections, and share investigations of literacy, broadly defined. This conference aims to expand the dialogue and explore the landscape and intersections of literacy studies as a framework of critical investigation. This approach is meant to do the double work of expanding the field while critiquing the expansion. To that end, we invite proposals from graduate and professional students in ALL fields. POSSIBLE TOPICS AND POINTS OF ENTRY: * health literacy * literacy and technology * visual literacy * representations of literacy * definitions of literacy * law and literacy * art literacy * uses and abuses of literacy * motivations for literacy * symbol systems * the sociology of literacy * the teaching of literacy * reading and writing * literacy and science * performances of literacy * literacy and popular culture * the future of literacy * histories of literacy * intersections of literacy * production and consumption of texts * multiple literacies * the literacy myth * literacy and social change * sites of literacy * literacy in communities * work literacy WAYS TO PARTICIPATE: * Facilitate a Roundtable Conversation * Lead an Interactive Workshop * Present a Creative Performance or Work of Art * Participate on a Panel (present a paper or discuss a poster) * Serve as a Discussant on a Panel of Presentations * Share and Discuss Your Research in a Dissertation Workshop WAYS TO COLLABORATE: To facilitate cross-discipline and cross-institutional collaboration on proposals, we will begin posting requests for collaborators on the conference website immediately. Visit the site to connect with people who have submitted requests and/or submit your own request for collaborators. Please include a description of the topic and format (presentation, performance, workshop, etc.) you are interested in collaborating on, along with your contact information. CONFERENCE SPECIAL FEATURES: Keynote Panel with Harvey J. Graff: "Responses to The Literacy Myth: 30 Years Later" In honor of the 30th Anniversary of the publication of The Literacy Myth: Literacy and Social Structure in the Nineteenth Century, author Harvey J. Graff will respond to a panel of graduate students from various disciplines speaking about "the literacy myth." Harvey J. Graff is currently Ohio Eminent Scholar in Literacy Studies and Professor of English and History at The Ohio State University. Interactive Workshop by Participatory Design pioneer Liz Sanders Senior Lecturer in the Department of Design at Ohio State and President of MakeTools (a design research firm), Liz Sanders is a pioneer in the use of participatory research methods for the design of products, systems, services, and spaces. Sanders speaks about and teaches human-centered design to students, clients, and colleagues around the world. She will lead conference participants in an interactive workshop about the future of literacy, as a reflection of and closure for the conference. Plenary Presentation by Shirley Brice Heath, author of Ways with Words Heath is a sociolinguist and anthropologist whose primary interests are oral and written language, youth development, racial relations, organizational learning, and the relationships among aesthetics, cognition, and human development. At the heart of Heath's research are the organizational structures and cultural values and behaviors that surround the learning and use of language. She is the author of the prize-winning book Ways with Words: Language, Life, and Work in Communities and Classrooms (1983) and co-editor of Identity and Inner-city Youth: Beyond Ethnicity and Gender (1993), as well as several other books and over 100 articles and book chapters. Heath is Professor at Large for the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University and Margery Bailey Professor Emerita at Stanford University. DEADLINE: We will begin reviewing conference proposals September 1, 2008. Proposals will not be accepted after October 15, 2008. To learn more about the conference and to submit proposals, please go to http://literacystudies.osu.edu/conference. This conference is sponsored by LiteracyStudies@TheOhioStateUniversity (http://literacystudies.osu.edu)

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by Chienfei Chen 31 Jul '08

31 Jul '08

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Research participants needed for a study of e-commerce Website
by QIAN XU 31 Jul '08

31 Jul '08

Dear all, A media-use study in the College of Communications at the Pennsylvania State Univeristy is seeking participants to browse a product Webpage and complete an online questionnaire. The study explores users' information processing and attitudes toward e-commerce Websites. Participation, which is entirely online, should take no more 15 minutes to complete. People who are over the age of 18 are eligible to participate. You may contact S. Shyam Sundar at <mailto:sss12@psu.edu>, Qian Xu at <mailto:qux100@psu.edu>, or Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch at <mailto:anneo@psu.edu> for more details or go directly to the study at <http://test.scripts.psu.edu/auo115/amazon/study2/> Thank you very much for your help. Qian Xu PhD Candidate College of Communications 115 Carnegie Building Penn State University State College PA 16802

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Internet Research 9.0: last chance for early bird discount
by Lisbeth Klastrup 30 Jul '08

30 Jul '08

//apologies for spamming those of you already registrered// Hello all, LAST CHANCE TO GET THE EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT FOR THE INTERNET RESEARCH 9.0 CONFERENCE I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that if you register and pay no later than tomorrow July 31st, you can still attend "Internet Research 9.0 : Rethinking Community, Rethinking Place" at the price of $275 (faculty) or $150 (student, phd.student). Paying before Friday will mean that you save $50! - And while you're at it, don't forget to sign-up for the conference banquet which at the price of $45 will give you a nice meal, academic entertainment and participation in what we hope will be a long and merry post-conference party. IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING REGISTRATION&PAYMENT Because of problems with the OCS-system, we are using for registrations, you need to _register AND pay in the same session_.Please follow these instructions: At the bottom of the registration form there is a button called "Register". Please be aware that after clicking the "Register"-button it is not possible to go back and make any changes to your registration. Also be aware that it is not possible to pick up payment at a later time. Therefore, please don't click on the "Register"-button before you have checked that your registration information is correct and when you are ready to complete the registration with payment through PayPal. To register and pay: go to http://conferences.aoir.org/, click on the "Registration" item in the menu on the LEFT and proceed from here. WHAT ABOUT THE PROGRAM? Scheduling and securing the participation of more than 260 presenters is a time-consuming process, which has therefore not been fully completed yet. Program chair Brian Loader is currently away on a much deserved holiday, but we expect the program to be online ultimo August after confirmation of the last presenters. Meanwhile, we will shortly update the program page with more general information about the schedule. This includes examples of some of the many interesting presentations, you can experience at the conference - so don't forget to check in on http://conferences.aoir.org/program.htm on a regular basis! greetings Lisbeth Klastrup your friendly neighbourhood conference chair Internet Research 9.0: Rethinking Community, Rethinking Place

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 48, Issue 25
by Kathy Mancuso 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '08

Stefania, you may wish to network with some of the folks in Georgia Tech's college of computing social computing group -- I am thinking particularly of Sarita Yardi who I believe does some work on blogs . . . there is rather a dearth of people at Emory who do computing in the way you do, but I would recommend you check with Debra Spitulnik in linguistic anthropology. I used to study blogs and would be happy to talk with you further about your specific project to see if I can help you off list: I am not familiar with frame analysis so I would like to know more about your analytical approach before suggesting resources for method. Kathy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Katherine Mancuso: leotarded crusader of community art, technology, & disability Ethnographer, Creative Collaboration in Virtual Worlds, NSF SGER project Member, Experimental Gaming Lab/Emergent Gaming Group (http://egl.gatech.edu ) MA Student, Human Computer Interaction-Digital Media (http://dm.gatech.edu) Technology Workgroup Co-Chair, Alternate ROOTS: http://www.alternateroots.org Spitzer Dance Company: http://spitzerdancecompany.org Gimp Girl Community Liaison: http://www.gimpgirl.com blog: http://museumfreak.livejournal.com linked-in: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kathymancuso SL: Muse Carmona; There.com: Muse_Carmona; twitter: museumfreak ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [Air-L] blog analysis
by Fenwick Mckelvey 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

Hi, I am a research associate with the Infoscape Lab (http://www.infoscapelab.ca) We have been studying Canadian political blogs for the past two years as part of a few different projects. We had coded posts for tone, issue, and source of discussion. We'd be happy to help you off-list with any questions about project design or methods. We have published some of our findings here: Election bloggers: Methods for determining political influence by Greg Elmer, Peter Malachy Ryan, Zach Devereaux, Ganaele Langlois, Joanna Redden, and Fenwick McKelvey First Monday, volume 12, number 4 (April 2007), URL: http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue12_4/elmer/index.html Our website also contains weekly research reports with our blog research findings: Canadian Federal Politics 2008 http://www.infoscapelab.ca/taxonomy/term/32 Our most recent research determines the most popular links in the blogosphere Liberal Leadership Race http://www.infoscapelab.ca/gritrace Our project coded blog posts for opinion toward leader and also compared blog posts to the news media. Hope this information is helpful and I look forward to talking to you soon. Sincerely, Fenwick McKelvey -- Fenwick McKelvey M.A. Candidate in Communication and Culture Ryerson / York Universities Lead Research Associate Infoscape Research Lab http://www.infoscapelab.ca Research Associate VideoCom Research Initiative http://videocom.knet.ca

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EDem 2008 Conference for Electronic Democracy 29-30 September 2008 Danube University Krems
by Noella Edelmann 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

EDem 2008 E-Democracy Conference Danube University Krems, Austria 29-30 September 2008 www.donau-uni.ac.at/edem We would like to invite you, your students, co-workers and readers to the EDem 2008 Conference: Keynote Speakers: *Steven Clift (E-Democracy.org, USA) *Ann Macintosh (Professor Digital Governance, University of Leeds, UK) *Jeremy Millard (Danish Insitute of Technology, DK) *Peter Parycek (Head of the Centre for E-Government, Danube University Krems, AT) *Matt Poelmans (Director Burgerlink, NL) *Alexander Prosser (University of Economics Vienna, AT) Workshops: *Making International Recommendations on e-Democracy - Thomas Buchsbaum (CAHDE) *Case Studies and State of the Art in eParticipation - Ann Macintosh and Jeremy Millard *MOMENTUM - Daniel van Lerberge (European Center of Political Technologies, POLITECH Institute, BE ) *Open Source and e-Democracy - Lasse Berntzen (Vestfold University College, NOR) Conference Aims: *To what extent can E-Democracy support and enrich our democracy? *What and where are the interfaces, what methods can be used to integrate E-participation in present politics public administration processes? *How can we ensure that the greatest number of people are reached and are able to use the means of participation? *How can the modern media support political education? *How can the Internet increase participation in political discussion? *What are the limitations and the risks of E-Democracy? The EDem2008 conference presents the opportunity to look into these questions and discuss the answers. During the conference experiences will be collected, examples and good / bad practice analysed, State-of-the-Art and future scenarios will be presented and discussed. More information about the conference, programme and registration: www.donau-uni.ac.at/edem I look forward to meeting you there! Noella Edelmann Noella Edelmann BA, MSc, MAS E-Democracy 2008 Conference www.donau-uni.ac.at/edem Academic Staff Research Course Director Executive MBA in ICT Centre for E-Government Danube University Krems Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Strasse 30, 3500 Krems Austria Tel.: +43 2732 893 2303 http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/egov E-Mail: noella.edelmann(a)donau-uni.ac.at

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Upcoming Conference Notice - 20th Oct 2008: Young People, Mobile and Internet Technologies 2008 - Maximising Opportunities, Addressing Challenges
by Sangeet Bhullar 27 Jul '08

27 Jul '08

Apologies for cross-posting. *Diary Marker Text* Dear Colleagues, WISE KIDS are in the process of organising a National Conference in Wales together with the Wales Internet Safety Partnership (WISP), entitled: Young People, Mobile and Internet Technologies 2008 - Maximising Opportunities, Addressing Challenges The conference will be held at the Richard Ley Development Centre in Swansea on the 20th of October 2008. The conference will focus on raising awareness of young people's use of Internet and mobile technologies, and will examine what issues educators, youth professionals and policy makers need to address to ensure that young people have the necessary skills and knowledge to use these media confidently, and explore the opportunities these present. Challenges and risks associated with these media will also be discussed, and the conference will explore the legal and safeguarding issues that schools and other organisations need to address to minimise risk caused by misuse of these media. The key strands will be around innovative use of technology in education, children's experiences in virtual worlds, digital literacy, e-safety - legal and good practice guidelines. It is hoped that this conference will stimulate discussion, ideas and concrete action points that can help the sector move forward as a whole, in a way that truly supports young people, and those who work with them. To register an interest in attending this conference, please visit: http://www.wisekids.org.uk/conf and complete the form. We will send you a notice when registration for this conference opens officially. This is anticipated to be the end of August 2008. It is anticipated that the conference registration fee will be approximately £87.00. Also, please feel free to circulate this notice to any of your colleagues who may be interested to attend. Best wishes, Sangeet Sangeet Bhullar, PhD. Executive Director WISE KIDS Company No. 4572181 WISE KIDS: Promoting Innovative, Positive and Safe Internet Use Tel: 44 (0)1633-673339/ 44 (0)7900911940 email: sangeet(a)wisekids.org.uk skype id: sangeetbhullar http://www.wisekids.org.uk This email and any file attachments sent with it may have confidential or privileged information. These are intended solely for the individual(s) to whom the email is addressed. If you have received this in error, you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of it. Instead, please delete it and all copies of it from your system and notify Sangeet Bhullar immediately by sending an email to sangeet(a)wisekids.org.uk or calling +44 (0)7900 911940. Thank you. This email has been scanned for viruses by Norton AntiVirus. ============================================================================ = Ymddiheuriadau am anfon 'Dyddiadur' ddwywaith Annwyl Gydweithwyr, Mae WISE KIDS wrthin trefnu cynhadledd genedlaethol yng Nghymru ar y cyd â Phartneriaeth Diogelwch Rhyngwyd Cymru (WISP), o dan y teitl: Pobl Ifanc, Technolegau Symudol a Rhyngrwyd 2008 - Uchafu Cyfleoedd, Taclo Heriau Cynhelir y gynhadledd ar 20 Hydref 2008, lleoliad Canolfan Ddatblygu Richard Ley, Abertawe. Bydd y gynhadledd yn canolbwyntio ar wella ymwybyddiaeth o ddefnydd pobl ifanc or rhyngrwyd a thechnolegau symudol. Bwriedir trafod pa faterion sydd angen eu taclo gan addysgwyr, gweithwyr ieuenctid a llunwyr polisïau er mwyn sicrhau bydd y sgiliau a gwybodaeth angenrheidiol gan bobl ifanc iw defnyddion hyderus, ac ymchwilior cyfleoedd maent yn cynnig. Bydd hefyd yn trafod heriau a risgiaur cyfryngau hyn, ynghyd âr materion cyfreithiol a diogelwch yn wynebu ysgolion a chyrff eraill. Bydd elfennau allweddol y gynhadledd yn trafod defnydd o dechnoleg yn addysg, profiadau plant o feysydd rhithwir, llythrennedd digidol, e-ddiogelwch canllawiau cyfreithiol ac arferion da. Y gobaith yw bydd yn symbylu trafodaeth, syniadau a mesurau ymarferol i helpur sector i symud ymlaen, wrth gefnogi pobl ifanc ar rhai syn cydweithio â nhw. Gallwch gofrestru diddordeb yn y gynhadledd wrth lenwir ffurflen yn: http://www.wisekids.org.uk/conf Byddwn yn cysylltu â chi pan fyddwn yn dechrau cofrestru swyddogol ar gyfer y gynhadledd. Rhagwelir bydd hynny tua diwedd Awst 2008. Rhagwelwn bydd ffi gofrestrur gynhadledd tua £87.00. Cofiwch ddosbarthur hysbysiad hwn i unrhyw gydweithwyr a allai fod â diddordeb mewn dod ir gynhadledd. Cofion gorau, Sangeet Bhullar Sangeet Bhullar, PhD. Executive Director WISE KIDS Company No. 4572181 WISE KIDS: Promoting Innovative, Positive and Safe Internet Use Tel: 44 (0)1633-673339/ 44 (0)7900911940 email: sangeet(a)wisekids.org.uk skype id: sangeetbhullar http://www.wisekids.org.uk Mae'n bosibl fod yn y neges e-bost hon ac unrhyw atodiadau ffeil a anfonir gyda hi wybodaeth gyfrinachol neu freintiedig. Ar gyfer yr unigolyn / unigolion y cyfeiriwyd yr e-bost ato / atynt yn unig y bwriadwyd hi. Os ydych wedi ei derbyn trwy amryfusedd, ni chewch gopïo, anfon ymlaen, datgelu na defnyddio unrhyw ran ohoni. Yn hytrach, a wnewch chi ei dileu hi a phob copi ohoni o'ch system a hysbysu Sangeet Bhullar ar unwaith trwy anfon e-bost at sangeet(a)wisekids.org.uk neu ffonio +44 (0)7900 911940. Diolch. Sganiwyd yr e-bost hwn am firysau gan Norton AntiVirus.

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etiquette for reusing or reposting blog posts
by Lokman Tsui 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

Hi all, I have been wondering about what the social online norms are for reusing or reposting blog posts across different blogs. Let's say you have a personal blog and also contribute to a group blog - under what circumstance would it be okay to reuse a post you wrote for one blog for the other blog, assuming the post is relevant for both blogs? When do you integrally copy the post, and when do you write a summary linking to the original post? Are there other ways to deal with this? Is this something considered not done at all? What are people's experiences and feelings on this? Thanks! Best, Lokman

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