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IRGO (New Zealand) unConference2.0
by Erika Pearson 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

[for those on the list who might be in New Zealand in January! -e.] The Internet Research Group of Otago, with the support of InternetNZ, is proud to present unConference2.0: resistance&control. The internet has become a contested site: issues as diverse as censorship, connectivity, digital divides, hacking and hactivism, grass-root resistance in virtual worlds and even what apps you can buy from an online store all affect how people as individuals, as consumers, and as citizens engage both with and on the internet. You are invited you to join us in a conversation about the internet, and how it is used both as a site of resistance and as a tool of control; how laws, norms, policies, technology and the marketplace all affect what happens online, and how pressures for both centralization and dispersion are shaping the new media landscape. What: IRGO unConference 2.0: Resistance and Control Where:Centre for Innovation, the University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand When: 26th January, 2010-- pre-Conference workshops and events 27-28th January, 2010-- unConference2.0 Who: This event is open to everyone, academics, students, professionals, industry, and interested persons. Registration is FREE but places are strictly limited. To be involved: Submit topics (http://irgo.ideascale.com/) or register (http://irgo.eventbrite.com/) to attend by December 31, 2010. The unConference format draws on topic submissions from participants prior to the event, and means that the participants will be able to engage in a comprehensive and crowd‐sourced dialogue covering all aspects of the internet, from the technological infrastructure to its social and political effects. For the first time, IRGO is also excited to announce a series of pre- unConference workshops and roundtable events that will be held on Jan 26. further details and registration instructions will be announced shortly on the website, but provisional topics include SNS and disaster recovery in NZ; resistance to technology in higher education; critiquing legislative control of the NZ internet; and a postgraduate workshop on doing digital research. For further information: http://irgo.otago.ac.nz (including registration, topic submission and more details about the unConference format and venue) We look forward to seeing you in January, and look forward to see your topic submission ideas! the IRGO unConference committee irgo(a)otago.ac.nz @IRGOTweets

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education researcher to assess video game and STEM (or STEAM) learning
by Sheryl Grant 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

Greetings colleagues, I offered to help Josh Hughes, a HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media & Learning Competition winner in the Game Changer category, to connect with an education researcher who has experience assessing games for learning, specifically STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math). Please see Josh's invitation below: Hello! My name is Josh Hughes, my team (Team KAIZEN www.teamkaizengames.com) is one of the 2010 Digital Media Learning Competition LittleBigPlanet winners. We have been contacted by the Department of Education and asked to develop the concept for a game that could teach the S.T.E.A.M. initiative, and we will be filling out the application later this month. As part of our application, we will need a person who is an Education Researcher (preferably someone who has published works in a peer-reviewed journal) who can help asses if our new game would be helping people learn. We'd also be interested in talking with potential content experts in the fields of business math, physics and lesson plans involving video games. If you are interested (or know someone who is) please email me at zookey(a)teamkaizengames.com, thank you for your time! Josh Hughes Sheryl Grant Director, Social Networking HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media & Learning Competition http://www.hastac.org http://www.dmlcompetition.net http://www.twitter.com/hastac

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3 positions in Communication/New Media Studies
by Paul Booth 08 Nov '10

08 Nov '10

FYI for those interested... I'm excited to announce that the University of South Florida Polytechnic is advertising for three new faculty members. Learn all about us here: http://poly.usf.edu/x1919.xml Full job ad below; please share this information with anyone who may be interested. ~Shaun Shaun Slattery Assistant Professor, English, Professional & Technical Writing University of South Florida Polytechnic Division of Applied Arts & New Media 3433 Winter Lake Rd, Lakeland, FL 33803 slatterys(a)poly.usf.edu http://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunslattery ________________________________ USF Polytechnic, College of Applied Arts & New Media Posting Title: Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, or Instructor, Communication/New Media Studies- 3 positions Duties: Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and/or master's level courses; engaging in applied research and efforts to secure external funding; participating in programmatic, college and university committees/councils as appropriate; engaging in professional and community service. Minimum Qualifications (Education & Experience): Earned doctorate or appropriate terminal degree from a regionally accredited institution in Communication, Media Studies, Digital/New Media or in a closely related discipline with at least 18 graduate credit hours in primary teaching area; qualified for appointment at instructor, assistant professor or associate professor level according to USF Polytechnic standards; academic coursework and experience necessary for credentialing in primary teaching area; at least two years teaching experience in higher education; established record of published research and grant activities at the Associate Professor level, or an emerging published research record or participation in research and grant activities with potential for publication at the Assistant Professor level. Preferred Qualifications (Education & Experience): Academic degree from, or experience working at, a polytechnic university; knowledge and experience in the use of innovative teaching techniques and significant incorporation of instructional technology into classroom and online teaching; knowledge and experience in working with diverse populations of learners; knowledge and experience with applied and problem-based learning; experience in guiding students in applied research activities or projects; evidence of interdisciplinary pedagogy and research; evidence of grant development and/or management; knowledge and experience in authentic, competency- and/or eportfolio-based assessment; knowledge and experience in capstone and internship experiences development and supervision. Research and teaching interests might include one or more of the following areas: organizational; interpersonal; new media and media convergence; health or environmental; integrated marketing communication (IMC); culture/intercultural/international; digital journalism. Additional Information for Applicants: Letter of application, including a statement of teaching philosophy and practice, and a statement of research focus and interests (if applying for Assistant or Associate Professor position); current vita; evidence of tenured status if tenured and requesting tenure as a condition of employment; transcripts of all graduate-level coursework; contact information for five (5) references. ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKETS WILL BE CONSIDERED. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; official transcripts will be required if hired. ABD Conditions: ABDs may apply; all degree requirements must be completed by the position start date of August 7, 2011. Contact Information: Vicky Burke 863-667-7700 vkyburke(a)poly.usf.edu -- Paul Booth, PhD Assistant Professor of New Media and Technology College of Communication DePaul University 14 E. Jackson Chicago, IL 60604

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Job posting: assistant professor at Lake Forest College
by Park, David 08 Nov '10

08 Nov '10

Hello, all: My department is hiring this year. I could easily foresee this position being filled by someone who studies new media. thanks, dave Lake Forest College Position: Assistant Professor of Communication (Media Studies), Tenure-track. The Department of Communication at Lake Forest College seeks applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position at Assistant Professor rank, to commence in August 2011. Ph.D. in communication expected by the time of the appointment. The person hired to this position will be expected to teach courses related to media studies, including one course dedicated to quantitative and qualitative research methods, in addition to courses with any or all of the following emphases: communication history, journalism, new media, social theory, critical theory, ethnography, and political economy of the media. The successful candidate will be expected to teach beyond any single specialty and will also have an active research program. The Department of Communication at Lake Forest College is dedicated to two distinct areas in the field of communication: media studies and rhetoric. All teaching in the department is performed with these emphases (and their potential connections) in mind. A highly selective liberal arts college located in a suburb of Chicago, Lake Forest College enrolls approximately 1,400 students from over 45 states and 65 countries. At Lake Forest College, the quality of a faculty member’s teaching is the most important criterion for evaluation. The College also expects peer-reviewed publication or creative works and active participation in the College community. Lake Forest College embraces diversity throughout all of its constituencies and encourages applications from women and members of historically underrepresented groups. Send a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching excellence, and three letters of recommendation by December 15, 2010, to: Linda Horwitz, Chair of the Department of Communication, Box L7, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL, 60045. Digital applications should be sent to doud(a)lakeforest.edu with the subject heading: Application for Assistant Professor of Communication

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High school students' use of ICT for communication about schoolwork
by Van Cleemput Katrien 08 Nov '10

08 Nov '10

Dear AIR members, A small part of my Phd research will be about high school students' 'spontaneous'* use of ICT to talk to other students about school (e.g. compare assignments through e-mail, work on group tasks through IM, send text messages to provide emotional support etc..). I am however experiencing some difficulties with finding literature on this specific topic. It seems like quite some research has been done on teacher-teacher use of ICT and teacher-student use of ICT, but less on student-student use of ICT? It would be very helpful if someone could suggest some interesting articles/books to get me started. Thank you Katrien Van Cleemput University of Antwerp * Not through 'official' ICT provided by the school (like Blackboard)

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Lecturer positions at Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia
by Karen Farquharson 07 Nov '10

07 Nov '10

We are advertising for two Lecturer positions (Levels A and C) in Games and Interactivity, and one position in Digital Media (Level B). The closing date for application is soon: Thursday November 18. Information is available at www.swinburne.edu.au/jobs, and if you have further questions you can contact me directly. Regards, Karen ____________________________________ Assoc. Prof. Karen Farquharson, PhD Head, Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Co-Editor, International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society http://www.swin.edu.au/ijets Faculty of Life and Social Sciences Swinburne University of Technology 1 John St. Hawthorn, VIC 3122 Australia ph: +61-(0)3-9214-5889 email: kfarquharson(a)swin.edu.au

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Steve Eskow wants to stay in touch on LinkedIn
by Steve Eskow 07 Nov '10

07 Nov '10

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Steve Eskow wants to stay in touch on LinkedIn
by Steve Eskow 07 Nov '10

07 Nov '10

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Steve Eskow wants to stay in touch on LinkedIn
by Steve Eskow via LinkedIn 07 Nov '10

07 Nov '10

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Fwd: 'Contained Memory Conference 2010' – register online now
by jeremy hunsinger 06 Nov '10

06 Nov '10

> > > *** apologies for cross posting*** > > I thought many of you would be interested in the ‘Contained Memory Conference’ happening in Wellington New Zealand on 9-11 December 2010. > http://www.containedmemory.org.nz/ > > Contained Memory is a project of international significance that will connect interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives in a discourse on memory. It has attracted leading thinkers and practitioners from around the world who are responding to the theme. > > Cultural, theoretical and disciplinary orientations represented in the conference include: anthropology, archeology, architecture, art history and criticism, communication studies, cultural studies, customary knowledge, ethnography, film/video studies, fine/visual art, geography, history, landscape architecture, literary theory, material culture studies, memory studies, museum studies, musicology, neuroscience, neuropsychology, performance/ theatre, philosophy, photography, psychoanalysis, psychology, rhetorical studies, sociology, and visual culture studies. > > For the Full Conference Programme (draft) & Conference Sessions Summary (draft): > http://www.containedmemory.org.nz/programme-information/ > > NEW: Announcing Organisation passes > The conference registration is $399. Registration passes can be purchased and shared by individuals within your organization. For example, one person might attend the conference on Friday and another on Saturday for the total cost of $399. If you're interested in this option please contact Heike Ulrich at: H.Ulrich(a)massey.ac.nz > > Just register online by following the following payment instructions: > http://www.containedmemory.org.nz/registration/ > For more information contact Kingsley Baird at K.W.Baird(a)massey.ac.nz > > Follow the Conference on Twitter #CoMem2010 http://twitter.com/CoMem2010 > > *********************************************** > > Mark Bradford > Senior Lecturer > > Massey University > College of Creative Arts > Toi Rauwharangi > School of Design > Institute of Communication Design > PO Box 756 > Wellington 6140 > New Zealand > T: +64 4 8015799 (extn. 62390) > http://creative.massey.ac.nz > http://twitter.com/cocamassey jeremy hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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