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policies on students and social media platforms
by Holly Kruse 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

I've volunteered to spearhead a department initiative to draft an ethics document. Part of it would involve whether it's okay to require students to have or use online presences on social network sites or blogging platform for class. I have my own complicated feelings about this (which are rather site-specific and related to privacy controls and other factors), but I'm wondering if there are any academic departments out there that have grappled with this issue and have policies about it. Thanks, Holly

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Re: [Air-L] policies on students and social media platforms
by Marj Kibby 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

I just said we had a policy, I didn't say it was exemplary. If you have read it, it is more than I have done. I find it counter-productive to read policy statements of any sort. Marj Associate Professor Marjorie Kibby, B.Ed, M.A, Ph.D, FHERDSA Director, Student Experience FEDUA School of Humanities and Social Science The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Marj.Kibby(a)newcastle.edu.au +61 2 49216604 >>> maxigas <maxigas(a)anargeek.net> 08/11/12 10:48 AM >>> From: Marj Kibby <Marj.Kibby(a)newcastle.edu.au> Subject: Re: [Air-L] policies on students and social media platforms Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:08:10 +1100 > We have an official "Social Media Communication Policy" > > http://www.newcastle.edu.au/policy/000953.html Captain Obvious to the rescue! → "Breaching copyright laws is unlawful." LOL! Thank you Captain Obvious! http://es.memegenerator.net/instance/29825026 The obvious troll is obvious... maxigas, kiberpunk -- ⬢ ⬢ |metatron ⬢ ⬢ |research ⬢ ⬢ |unit FA00 8129 13E9 2617 C614 0901 7879 63BC 287E D166

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Re: [Air-L] policies on students and social media platforms
by Marj Kibby 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Hi Holly, We have an official "Social Media Communication Policy" http://www.newcastle.edu.au/policy/000953.html Regards, Marj Associate Professor Marjorie Kibby, B.Ed, M.A, Ph.D, FHERDSA Director, Student Experience FEDUA School of Humanities and Social Science The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Marj.Kibby(a)newcastle.edu.au +61 2 49216604 >>> Holly Kruse <holly.kruse(a)gmail.com> 08/11/12 8:26 AM >>> I've volunteered to spearhead a department initiative to draft an ethics document. Part of it would involve whether it's okay to require students to have or use online presences on social network sites or blogging platform for class. I have my own complicated feelings about this (which are rather site-specific and related to privacy controls and other factors), but I'm wondering if there are any academic departments out there that have grappled with this issue and have policies about it. Thanks, Holly _______________________________________________ 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/

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Re: [Air-L] policies on students and social media platforms
by Holly Kruse 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

I've just now gotten email from a couple of people interested in responses to my question about social media class requirements, so perhaps if there's widespread interest in the topic, people could respond on air-l. Thanks! Holly

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CfP: Symposium on Urban Informatics
by Unsworth,Kristene 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Symposium on Urban Informatics - Exploring Smarter Cities Drexel University, Philadelphia PA June 11, 2013 Call for Participation Urban informatics work happens at the nexus of complex processes including: Policy | Technology and Design | People | Data We invite submissions that examine these processes with special attention to aspects of * Access and New Literacies * Data in the City * Community and Communication We will accept two kinds of submissions to the Symposium on Urban Informatics: 1. Dec 15, 2012 - Essay Proposals The symposium will be accompanied by a special issue submission to the Journal of Urban Technologies. Authors should email a brief bio and a description of their proposed essay topic and title to the symposium chair, Kris Unsworth (unsworth(at)drexel.edu<mailto:unsworth@drexel.edu>) with the subject: Urban Informatics Essay Submission by December 15th. Proposals should not exceed 400 words. Invitations to submit essays will be made by January 15th. Full essays of approximately 5000 words will be due April 15th, 2013. Invited essay authors will be given an individual panel presentation of 20 minutes to present their work at the symposium. 2. March 1st, 2013 - Panelist Proposals Panelist presenters may submit as an individual presentation (20 minutes) or an entire panel (80 minutes). Individual presenters should email a brief bio and a description of their proposed presentation topic and title to the symposium chair, Kris Unsworth (unsworth(at)drexel.edu) with the subject: Urban Informatics Panel Submission by March 1st, 2013. Full panel proposals (3-4 presenters plus a panel chair) can also be made by submitting the names and bios of the participants, a brief overview of the panel (not to exceed 200 words) and up to 300 words about each of the presenters' topics. For both of the above submission types, we invite proposals that investigate, explain, or reflect on social and cultural aspects of urban technologies as well as proposals that report on the design or deployment of new technologies. Important Dates: * December 15, 2012 - Essay Proposal Submission Deadline * January 15th, 2012 - Notification of Invited Essay Authors * March 1, 2013 - Presentation Proposal Submission Deadline * April 15th, 2013 - JUT Essay Submission * June 11th, 2013 - Symposium Further details can be found on here: http://ischool.drexel.edu/urbaninformatics/index.html# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kristene Unsworth Assistant Professor The iSchool at Drexel College of Information Science and Technology Drexel University 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Office: Rush Building #409 Phone: (215)895-6016 Fax: (215)895-2494 Email: unsworth AT drexel DOT edu

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TENURE-TRACK POSITION IN COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY @ RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
by Craig Scott 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

TENURE-TRACK POSITION(S) IN COMMUNICATION AT THE ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE, OR FULL PROFESSOR RANK THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, seeks applications from scholars who value a climate of cross-departmental collaboration and interdisciplinary commitment to the development of discoveries and new ideas in response to contemporary communication challenges. We are looking for innovative researchers in one or more of the following areas: (1) Communication and Technology: emphasizing the use and impacts of communication technology-including, but not limited to, social media-in health, interpersonal, organizational, and/or community contexts; (2) Communication and Community Health: examining communication processes and structures that enhance community health-with a focus on such topics as community mobilization, health organizations, community health decision making, underserved populations, health literacy, health policy, and/or crisis communication; and/or (3) Interpersonal Communication Processes in Health Contexts: exploring interpersonal communication and social interaction in health contexts-with expertise in such areas as provider-patient interaction, family/relational wellness, health barriers, social support, health practitioner training, and/or end of life decision making. The scholarship of successful candidates will connect to one or more of the four problem-based research foci that have guided our school's hiring in recent years: health and wellness; global media and democracy; organizations, policy, and leadership; and social media interaction & collaboration. We especially seek candidates from under-represented groups who would further our commitment to scholarly excellence and community diversity. For more about the Department of Communication and the Rutgers-School of Communication and Information, including school-wide research interests and active faculty searches in the school's Journalism and Media Studies and Library and Information Science departments, see: <http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/> http://comminfo.rutgers.edu. Qualifications: The ideal candidate will conduct theoretically-based research using qualitative and/or quantitative social scientific methods. All candidates should have completed a Ph.D. in a relevant field no later than May 2013. The ideal applicant's program of research should complement the research foci of current faculty. Applicants should have a demonstrated record or strong likelihood of top-tier peer-reviewed publication as well as evidence of effective teaching. Senior level applicants should provide evidence of integrative leadership in research, instruction, and external funding. Letter of application should address these points, and clearly articulate the candidate's fit to specific departmental and school-wide research interests. Duties of the successful applicant(s) include undergraduate and graduate teaching in the candidate's field of scholarship, an active program of research in the candidate's area of scholarly expertise, and service contributions to the advancement of the academic profession, to the effective operation of the university, and to society at large in accordance with university policy expectations for tenure-track appointments. Submissions: Applications must be received no later than December 1, 2012. Submit to: http://its.scilsnet.rutgers.edu/facultysearch/. Include letter of application, CV, up to three representative publications, and names and contact information of three references (no letters at this time please). Please do not submit applications to more than one department. If you see a potential fit in more than one department please indicate this in your application letter. For more information, contact the search committee chair (Craig Scott at crscott(a)rutgers.edu) Founded in 1766, Rutgers is the eighth oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the elite AAU research universities in North America. The School of Communication and Information is a founding member of the iSchools Caucus. An equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is committed to building a diverse community and encourages the applications of women and minority candidates. As evidence of that, among peer public institutions (public universities in the Association of American Universities), Rutgers is 4th in the nation for full-time female faculty, 14th in the nation for full-time African-American faculty, and 15th in the nation for full-time total minority faculty. Among those same schools Rutgers ranks 2nd in the percentage of degrees earned by African Americans, 8th for Asians, and 11th for Latinos. Craig Craig R. Scott, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Communication Vice Chair, ICA Organizational Communication Division School of Communication & Information Rutgers University 4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Voice: 732-932-7500 x8142; Fax: 732-932-3756 Office in 201 DeWitt (185 College Avenue) Web: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/directory/crscott/index.html Linked in: <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/11/b83/241> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/11/b83/241

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Work on Qualitative internet research
by Nadia Hai 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Hello fellow AOIR members, This is my first post. My Name is Nadia and I am a recent MA graduate from the University of Calgary's Department of Communication and Culture. I am in process of developing my PhD proposals and I was wondering if you could recommend any articles or books on qualitative textual analysis of online texts. My proposed research will focus on online English-Language Jihadist media (mostly pulled from archives). Thanks in advance! Nadia Hai BA, MA

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CFP: Workshop on Social Capital and Entrepreneurship Workshop at CSCW 2013
by Jose Abdelnour-Nocera 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Apologies for the cross posting: We invite you to the workshop on Social Capital and Entrepreneurship Workshop <https://sites.google.com/site/socialcapitalentrepreneurship/> at CSCW 2013 (ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work). The workshop will be held on Sunday 24/2/2012 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. There is a strong relationship between social capital and entrepreneurship. Yet we know little of how groups across cultures and socio-technical configurations interact and collaborate online to transform innovation into commercial and social ventures. This one day workshop will explore, through different perspectives, the challenges for CSCW in supporting the development of social capital for entrepreneurship, highlighting the gaps and opportunities for designers. A key part of the agenda for this workshop is to form understandings of the formation of social capital and entrepreneurship activities in contrasting cultures and socio-technical configurations. We hope to foster dialogue between academics in different disciplines interested in interdisciplinary research in social capital, entrepreneurship and CSCW. URL: https://sites.google.com/site/socialcapitalentrepreneurship/ Registration and venue information can be found at the CSCW 2013 conference website: http://cscw.acm.org/index.html -- Dr. José Abdelnour Nocera Head of Sociotechnical Centre for Internationalisation and User Experience University of West London St Mary¹s Road, Ealing London W5 5RF http://soc.uwl.ac.uk/~jabdelno

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Re: [Air-L] Work on Qualitative internet research
by Kristin Eckert 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Hi Nadia Here are some books that I used recently and I found them useful, McKee is definitely a good start, also Markham & Baym as a good start. Das, M., Ester, P. & Kaczmirek, L. (2011). Social and behavioral research and the internet: advances in applied methods and research strategies. New York: Routledge. Dillman, D. A. Smyth, J. D. & Christian, L. M. (2009). Internet, mail, and mixed-mode surveys: the tailored design method. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons. Herring, S. C. (2004). Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis: An Approach to Researching Online Behavior. In S. A. Barab, S. A, Kling, R. & Gray, J. H. (eds.) Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning. New York: Cambridge University Press, 338-376. Jones, S. (1999). Doing Internet research: critical issues and methods for examining the Net. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Markham, A. N. & Baym, N. K. (2009). Internet inquiry: conversations about method. Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications. Murthy, D. (2008). Digital ethnography: An examination of the use of new technologies for social research. Sociology, 42(5), 837-855. Best, Stine Stine Eckert PhD Candidate Merrill Representative Graduate Student Government Treasuer, Merrill Graduate Student Association (MGSA) http://mgsa.umd.edu/ Philip Merrill College of Journalism | University of Maryland | Knight Hall 2100N College Park, MD 20742 | USA keckert(a)jmail.umd.edu On Tuesday 06/11/2012 at 6:28 pm, Peter Gloviczki wrote: > Hi, Nadia, > > I second Todd's recommendation. You might also enjoy Bonnie Brennan's > recent methods book: Qualitative Research Methods for Media Studies. > > Lindlof & Taylor's book, Qualitative Communication Research Methods, > is my favorite methods text. > > Hope this helps, Peter > > On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Todd Harper <laevantine(a)gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Can't go wrong with Alan McKee's "Textual Analysis: a Beginner's >> Guide." >> There are additional, more specific texts too, but I feel like reading >> and >> grasping Alan's book first will be a godsend for you. >> >> On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Nadia Hai <nshai(a)ucalgary.ca> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hello fellow AOIR members, >>> >>> This is my first post. My Name is Nadia and I am a recent MA graduate >>> from >>> the University of Calgary's Department of Communication and Culture. I >>> am >>> in process of developing my PhD proposals and I was wondering if you >>> could >>> recommend any articles or books on qualitative textual analysis of >>> online >>> texts. My proposed research will focus on online English-Language >>> Jihadist >>> media (mostly pulled from archives). >>> >>> Thanks in advance! >>> >>> Nadia Hai >>> BA, MA >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Todd Harper >> Postdoctoral Researcher, Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab -- >> http://gambit.mit.edu >> laevantine(a)gmail.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ > > > > -- > Peter Joseph Gloviczki, Ph.D. > http://petergloviczki.com > _______________________________________________ > 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/

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Re: [Air-L] Marxist Critiques of Online Advertising?
by Jay Hauben 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Hi Adam, I am not sure what makes something a Marxist critique. But in 2002 this paper was published in Science Studies, Vol. 15(2002) No.1, 61-68: "Commodifying Usenet and the Usenet Archive or Continuing the Online Cooperative Usenet Culture?" by Ronda Hauben http://www.columbia.edu/~rh120/other/usenetstts.pdf Take care. Jay > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > > Anybody know of any Marxist critiques of online advertising? Anything > looking at Pagerank and YouTube advertising through the frames of > monopolisation, commodification, and accumulation? > > Des Freedman has an excellent starting point in Web 2.0 and the Death > of the Blockbuster Economy in Misunderstanding the Internet. Anything > else? > > Thanks. > > Adam Fish, PhD > Lecturer, Media and Cultural Studies > Bowland North, Floor B > Department of Sociology > Lancaster University, UK > LA1 4YT > p. 01524592699 > a.fish2(a)lancaster.ac.uk > @mediacultures, mediacultures.org > http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology/profiles/Adam-Fish/

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