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Crowdsourcing my way to IR13.
by Peter Timusk 09 Aug '12

09 Aug '12

I guess this may upset some folks apologies in advance if this is the case. There is a travel restriction at my job. Also my main work is not Internet Studies. I think I may still have time to submit an ignite talk on successful crowdsourceing of funds for school. Just laugh it off please if you find this offensive. If you find it unethical please let me know why. http://igg.me/p/200440?a=1003243 Short Summary Funding to attend Internet Research 13. I worked very hard as an undergraduate and eventually earned two degrees. One in mathematics that allows me the skills and knowledge to do my job in statistics. A second honours BA in legal studies was earned, where I focused on the Internet and law and developed my knowledge in Internet Research I did this by studying the members of the Association of Internet Researcher's books and ideas. I would like to meet these wonderful smart interesting people that I study face to face. So I am asking you to fund a trip to Manchester, UK from Ottawa Canada, and an inexpensive hotel, meals and conference registration. http://igg.me/p/200440?a=1003243

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Fwd: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Board of Trustees Expresses Concern about the Potential Impact of the World Conference on International Telecommunications on the Internet
by gene loeb 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

*This is very interesting. Maybe we can help in some way. Gene Gene Loeb, Ph.D. * ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <cover(a)isoc.org> Date: Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 8:40 AM Subject: [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Board of Trustees Expresses Concern about the Potential Impact of the World Conference on International Telecommunications on the Internet To: isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org Internet Society Board of Trustees Expresses Concern about the Potential Impact of the World Conference on International Telecommunications on the Internet [Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland – 07 August 2012] – The Internet Society Board of Trustees, during its recent meeting in Vancouver, Canada, discussed the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and expressed concern that some proposed changes to the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) Treaty could have a negative impact on the Internet. Eva Frölich, Chair of the Internet Society Board of Trustees, remarked, “The Internet Society believes that the International Telecommunication Regulations should contain high level principles and that revisions should focus on things that have clearly worked in the field of global communications: competition, privatization, and transparent and independent regulation. It is our sincere hope that revisions to the ITRs will not interfere with the continued innovation and evolution of telecommunications networks and the Internet.” The Board noted that the success of the Internet has been driven by open, consensus-based standards processes embodied in organizations such as the Internet Engineering Task Force and other critical parts of the Internet ecosystem that rely on openness and transparency. The Internet Society Board of Trustees highlighted concerns about certain changes to the ITRs, which it found troubling. Among other things, these proposals would: * Make ITU-T standards mandatory; * Create a new model for Internet interconnection via the ITRs; * Adversely impact Internet naming, numbering, and addressing; * Regulate network aspects that have never been part of telecommunications, including IP routing; and, * Extend the scope and application of the ITRs to the Internet and Internet providers. The Board is of the view that these types of provisions, if adopted, could jeopardize global connectivity and the future growth of the Internet, particularly in developing countries; impact the architecture, security, and global interoperability of the Internet; and impose detrimental burdens on the free and open Internet that billions of people around the world depend upon today. Recognizing that developing countries face challenges in building Internet infrastructure and in bringing down connectivity costs, the Board of Trustees emphasized the Internet Society’s commitment to helping these countries overcome those challenges in ways that support global interoperability and the free flow of information, such as via the development of Internet Exchange Points to improve Internet performance and drive down Internet connectivity costs. The Internet Society is a strong proponent of the open, consensus-based, multistakeholder model for standards setting and Internet policy development. “Transparency and the multistakeholder model are essential to developing sustainable and effective Internet public policy,” said Internet Society President and Chief Executive Officer, Lynn St. Amour. The Internet Society Board of Trustees called on governments not to adopt changes to the ITRs that would undermine the security, stability, and innovative potential of networks worldwide. In preparing for the WCIT, the Board urged all governments to engage in an open and participatory national dialogue, and encouraged Internet Society members to contribute actively to these national discussions that have a global impact. For more information on WCIT, visit http://internetsociety.org/wcit. Link: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-board-trustees-express… _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- With Sincerest Best Wishes , Gene Gene Loeb, Ph.D.

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UW Communication tenure-track faculty job
by Amanda N. Weber 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

The Department of Communication at the University of Washington seeks a full-time tenuretrack Assistant Professor to develop communication scholarship with "big data" computational approaches. Applicants' substantive areas of research and teaching must contribute to areas of strength in the Department: communication and culture; communication technology and society; global communication; journalism; media organization; political communication; rhetoric and critical/cultural studies; and social interaction. Position requires experience in curation and analysis of large-scale datasets related to one or more of these areas of study. Relevant research skills include social network analysis, web and mobile analytics, data aggregation and data mining, data visualization, and/or text and natural-language processing.Joining a growing multidisciplinary community of social scientists, computer scientists, and humanities scholars at the University of Washington with new analytical tools, the successful applicant will enrich the field by developing theories and designing methods, techniques or applications to answer important questions about communication. The start date for this position is September 16, 2013. Candidates must have earned or be close to completion of a Ph.D. in communication or closely related discipline by then. Applicants with eXpertise in computational social science or digital humanities are welcome to apply. University of Washington faculty members engage in teaching, research, and service. Candidates are expected to conduct research, teach four courses during a three-quarter academic year, and supervise graduate students at the master's and doctoral levels. The position involves teaching in the Department of Communication's undergraduate and graduate programs. Candidates must submit: (1) a letter of application that addresses research and teaching interests (on the latter please indicate fit with current courses and/or suggestions for potential new ones); (2) a curriculum vitae; and (3) three letters of recommendation. Application materials are to be submitted online at http://com.uw.edu/facultysearch. Review of applications will begin September 15, 2012. Inquiries should be directed to the search committee chair, Professor Patricia Moy, at pmoy(a)uw.edu. The University of Washington is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

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CFP Big Data, Big Questions, or, Accounting for Big Data
by qCentral 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

Hi all, please circulate to your networks! -------------------- Call for Papers “Big Data, Big Questions, or, Accounting for Big Data” International Journal of Communication http://ijoc.org Guest Editors: Kate Crawford Microsoft Research University of New South Wales Mary L. Gray Microsoft Research Indiana University Editor: Larry Gross University of Southern California Previously isolated data sets, from social media and demographic surveys to city maps and urban planning documents, are now routinely interlinked. Combining separate, often disparate, multi-terabyte sets of information reframes our capacity to see into the behaviors of — and relationships between — people, institutions and things. Researchers in fields as varied as computer science, geography, sociology, marketing, biology, economics, among many others, use the term “big data” to capture a wide range of activities revolving around accessing and analyzing these vast quantities of information. What are the implications of big data as a cultural, technological and analytic phenomenon? What are the practices of big data, the underlying assumptions, and ways of modeling the world? Who gets access to it, and what effects does this produce? This special section will offer a range of critical engagements with the issues surrounding big data and its related models of knowledge. We seek scholarly articles from diverse fields, and a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches: including media studies, communication, anthropology, digital humanities, computational and social sciences, cultural geography, history, and critical cultural studies. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: What is the history (or histories) of big data and its related practices? What are the epistemological ramifications of big data? How can computational and social sciences use big data in cross-disciplinary work? What are the strengths and pitfalls of new hybrids? What are the ethics of big data use, be it in city management, social media research, or political campaigning? Who gets access to big data? What are the issues of class, race, gender, sexuality, religion and geography? What are the labour politics of big data research? The International Journal of Communication is an open access journal (http://ijoc.org) All accepted articles will be published online. The anticipated publication date for this Special Section is August 2013. Manuscripts should conform to the IJoC author guidelines. See http://ijoc.org/ojs/index.php/ijoc/about/submissions#authorGuidelines Send your abstract, title of your paper and a list of five potential reviewers with their titles and e-mail addresses by October 1, 2012 to IJOCbigdata(a)gmail.com. Your suggested reviewers will help streamline the peer-review process. If you have any questions, please contact Kate Crawford at kate(a)microsoft.com or Mary Gray at mlg(a)microsoft.com.

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Fwd: [IAMCR] IAMCR 2013 - "Crises, 'Creative Destruction' and the Global Power and Communication Orders"
by jeremy hunsinger 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

Begin forwarded message: > From: Bruce Girard <bgirard(a)comunica.org> > Subject: [IAMCR] IAMCR 2013 - "Crises, 'Creative Destruction' and the Global Power and Communication Orders" > Date: August 8, 2012 3:18:28 PM EDT > To: IAMCR Announcements <announcements(a)iamcr.org> > > From http://iamcr.org/congress/dublin2013/919-2013 > > We are pleased to announce that IAMCR's 2013 conference will take place in Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland from 25-29 June, 2013. The overarching theme of the conference is "Crises, 'Creative Destruction' and the Global Power and Communication Orders". > > The conference theme engages with the concepts of crisis and "creative destruction", associated with historically-rare periods of intensified flux, change and all-round, multi-dimensional processes of innovation. > The theme invites reflections on whether or how the current deep economic/financial crisis and its attendant gales of "creative destruction" may promote deep, fundamental or multiple shifts in the geo-political and communication orders globally. Examples of specific sub-themes here include considerations of whether and how the current crisis may serve to: > > Reshape the roles, operations and key features of mediated communication, not least the enhanced role of social media forms and practices; > Amplify tendencies or shifts towards new geo-political configurations, including an expanded role for the media and cultural services in the operation of global power and hegemony; > Accelerate change in the inter-play between "new" and "mature" media institutions and their typical practices, cultural forms, and policy frameworks; > Amplify the search for new and more globally attuned theories and concepts within the expanding and rapidly diffusing field of media communication studies. > For further information on this conference theme, please see the Call for Papers at on the IAMCR 2013 conference website. > > KEY DATES: > 28 Jan. 2013: Deadline for submission of Abstracts > 28 Feb. 2013: Results of Abstract Review process > 21 March 2013: "Early Bird" Registration closes. > 15 May 2013: Closing date for Registration. > > WEBSITE: Version 1.0 of the special website for the IAMCR 2013 conference is now available at www.iamcr2013dublin.com. The website will be regularly updated with information over the coming months. > > If you have any special queries, please contact the local organising team via email at: info (at) iamcr2013dublin.com > > Paschal Preston, > Chair of the Local organising team, > School of Communication, > Dublin City University > > -- > | Bruce Girard | www.comunica.org | > | tel: +598 2410.2979 | mobile: +598 99 189.652 | > | Dr. Pablo de María 1036 | Montevideo, Uruguay | > -- > International Association for Media and Communication Research | http://iamcr.org > > Join IAMCR | http://iamcr.org/join > IAMCR 2013 | http://iamcr2013dublin.com/ > IAMCR on Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/iamcr.org > @IAMCRtweets on Twitter | http://twitter.com/IAMCRtweets > > Announcements mailing list information and policies: http://iamcr.org/mailman/listinfo/announcements_iamcr.org > Unsubscribe: http://iamcr.org/mailman/options/announcements_iamcr.org Jeremy Hunsinger Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.tmttlt.com You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. --Mark Twain

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research of technology use among people with intellectual disabilities
by Eija Luhtasela 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

Hi, I have been seeking research of technology use among people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Especially those research which concern where, how much and for which purpose people with ID use computers and Interent. I have found a couple of research (Parette & VanBiervliet 1992; Wehmeyer's 1998 &1999; Carey, Friedman, Bryen 2005). I would appreciate if someone could tell me if there are another relevant research. Thanks, Eija ////

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Webology: Volume 9, Number 1, 2012
by Alireza Noruzi 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

Dear All, apologies for cross-posting. We are pleased to inform you that Vol. 9, No. 2 of Webology is published and available online now. ------------------ Webology: Volume 9, Number 1, 2012 TOC: http://www.webology.org/2012/v9n1/toc.html This issue contains: ----------------------------------------- Articles - Application of social media in marketing of library and information services: A case study from Pakistan -- Shakeel Ahmad Khan, & Rubina Bhatti -- Keywords: Social media; Library marketing; Online marketing; World Wide Web; Web 2.0 -- http://www.webology.org/2012/v9n1/a93.html - Impact of the Internet surfing on reading practices and choices -- Fayaz Ahmad Loan -- Keywords: Reading; Online reading; Reading practices; Reading choices; Internet surfing; College students -- http://www.webology.org/2012/v9n1/a94.html - Webometric analysis of Nigerian university web sites -- Andrey A. Pechnikov, & Anthony M. Nwohiri -- Keywords: University web site; Nigeria; Hyperlinks; Webgraph; Webometrics; World Wide Web -- http://www.webology.org/2012/v9n1/a95.html - Bibliometric analysis of output and visibility of science and technology in Singapore during 2000-2009 -- Shushan Rana -- Keywords: Science; Technology; Bibliometric analysis; Scientific publication; Collaboration; Citation analysis; Authorship; Singapore -- http://www.webology.org/2012/v9n1/a96.html ----------------------------------------- Book Review - Digital preservation of cultural heritage collection: Among libraries of India and Iran: A comparative study / Leili Seifi, & C.P. Ramasesh -- Mohamed Taher -- Keywords: Cultural heritage; Digitization; Digital preservation; Iran; India -- http://www.webology.org/2012/v9n1/bookreview21.html ----------------------------------------- Call for Papers -- http://www.webology.org/callforpapers.html ========================================= Best regards, Alireza Noruzi, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief of Webology Website: http://www.webology.org ~ The great aim of Open Access journals is knowledge sharing. ~ ~ Scientific knowledge is the result of the knowledge sharing and exchange of experiences. ~

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Re: [Air-L] trolls and Aspergian "sufferers"
by Stefania Muca 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

Hello, I haven't found the initial post so I'm not sure I understand the point of view of the one who started this topic. From previous posts, I understood that he supports Calcanis' article, which I have read and agree with. I didn't know about Calcanis before, I guess he made and said some questionable things in his life, but that shouldn't be the point. It's not like we're quoting Hitler here. As I see, some persons on Air-l found Calcanis' ideas very controversial. First of all, I didn't read it in the "he compared awful people with disabled people and that's offensive to the ones with disabilities" key. If someone has a child with Aspergers I see how sensitive this issue is, but I also think we shouldn't get our personal feelings in the way of (any kind of) research idea. And like it has been said, research is not the exclusive appanage of academia. One shouldn't look down on someone else who has an interesting hypothesis, simply because that person doesn't belong to a "select club" of university graduates. Call me ignorant, but I don't think I need to study any disabilty from a medical point of view in order to make a simple harmless comparison. My perspective on the issue is that everyone of us is somewhere on a scale from autism to "normality", so very few of us can claim to be completely non-autistic. ICTs are supposed to make us more sociable and emphatic, however its features can lead to seeing the one you discuss with online not a human being, but some sort of a game opponent who you can take down with psychological weapons. Someone pointed out that this ideas not being - yet - accepted (?) by the group, it's safer not to point it out or, god forbid, support them. That may be true in a pragmatical way, but for me it's very intriguing that someone should bring arguments like: - you're a privilegedwhite man; minorities have been discouraged to express their opinions; so didn't give me that "free speech" BS, you don't know a damn thing, boy - what you say here is very aggressive (which part, btw?!) - if I met you offline I'd show you - nobody supports you, hence - you're wrong! and you won't find a job anywhere with this attidude The list can go on with examples of classic cyberbullying which I was dissapointed to find on this list. I'm not a person who's afraid of conflicts, I might even enjoy some of them, but there are things that leave a bitter taste in my mouth. ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:58:15 -0700 From: Michael Scarce <scarce(a)mac.com> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] (What have I started?) Re: trolls and Aspergian "sufferers" Message-ID: <F2BB32A7-46C7-44A7-85EB-EF099462F017(a)mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Hi everyone, I began the initial thread of this ongoing and surprisingly long-lived conversation. As a new member to the Association, I felt compelled to challenge statements that I found offensive, inappropriate, disrespectful, and unprofessional on the listserv. Even academic freedom has certain boundaries and constraints. It had a chilling effect on me. Rather than simply disengage and abandon the group, which seems largely self-moderated, I took a significant risk. I have not continued to weigh in since my original post, but I have carefully observed the group's dynamics, including how far and wide the discussion has traversed, individuals' highly personal and impressive disclosures in relation to their work, and passionate struggles surrounding ethical relativism and interdisciplinary pluralism. I have received many personal emails of encouragement, gratitude, organizational apology, and even outrage. The messages included far more than compassionate outreach, empathy and care-taking, however. Interestingly, I did not receive any emails of disagreement, healthy (or unhealthy) criticism, debate, and so on. This signifies something to me, which I have yet to sort out. My original post was meant to convey: "You've got to be kidding me. Suffferers? Wow. Really?" Forgoing traditional scientific use of third-person claim-staking, for me, it boils down to: * the notion that science can and should be held accountable for the ways in which it influences society (conceding an artificial distinction between the two as mutually exclusive). I was taken aback by some of the absolutist and elitist entrenchment, and most especially the cautionary tale of "Tread lightly in your disagreement with me, young Jedi. What you express could render you jobless." * certain forms of 'disability' or others forms of 'difference" as constituting cultures deserving of the kind of respect described by this organization's own Internet ethics document (even if it is ten years old) * and an awareness of how the research subjects of which we speak are also researchers themselves, as evidenced by a few members' thinly veiled descriptions of each other as trolls within a context of conducting research on trolls. I'm aware the focus of the listserv is not about organizational recruitment and retention. However, the abundance of self-irony alone is enough to keep me coming back. Michael Scarce ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:14:46 -0700 From: Michael Scarce <scarce(a)mac.com> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] Phone Hacking Articles? (Re: Air-L Digest, Vol 97, Issue 4) Message-ID: <7C625167-3438-4754-9B86-1AF8A9E002E0(a)mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Hi Adam, This is not exactly what you requested, but have you considered readings other than the non-journalist scholarship and peer review publications you mentioned? Specifically, what about well-written, thoughtful analysis from hackers themselves, of which there is a breadth and diversity of discourse? I understand this might fall under "non-journalistic," but I see it as being different in the sense of hackers' voices, in their own words, rather than filtered through a lens of stereotyping, sensationalism, or oversimplification. Michael Scarce On Aug 5, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Patricia Jeter wrote: > Hi Adam (and everyone else) > > I know that Media Culture Society had a couple of articles earlier this year on the topic. > > Patti Moore-Jeter > > > Read about my thoughts on how we connect with each other on line @ > http://virtuallifeconcreteworld.wordpress.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > >> Date: Sun Aug 05 18:01:17 EDT 2012 >> From: air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org >> Subject: Air-L Digest, Vol 97, Issue 4 >> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org >> >> Send Air-L mailing list submissions to >> air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org >> > > >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 13:10:00 -0700 >> From: Adam Fish >> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org, medianthro(a)easaonline.org >> Subject: [Air-L] Phone Hacking Articles? >> Message-ID: >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Dear List, >> >> I am putting together a syllabus and want to include a week on media >> reform in light of the phone hacking scandals. >> >> Has any non-journalistic scholarship been written and published in >> peer-reviewed journals regarding the News Corp/phone hacking scandals. >> >> Thank you. >> >> -- >> Adam Fish, PhD >> Lecturer, Media and Cultural Studies >> Sociology Department, Lancaster University >> 310.745.6976 >> mediacultures.org >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 23:15:38 +0300 >> From: Burcu Baykurt >> To: Adam Fish >> Cc: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org, medianthro(a)easaonline.org >> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Phone Hacking Articles? >> Message-ID: >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Hi Adam, >> >> Television & New Media had a special section on Murdoch and phone hacking, >> published in last January: http://tvn.sagepub.com/content/13/1.toc >> >> Would love to see the list of articles on that issue once you put them >> together. >> >> All the best, >> B. >> >> On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 11:10 PM, Adam Fish wrote: >> >>> Dear List, >>> >>> I am putting together a syllabus and want to include a week on media >>> reform in light of the phone hacking scandals. >>> >>> Has any non-journalistic scholarship been written and published in >>> peer-reviewed journals regarding the News Corp/phone hacking scandals. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> -- >>> Adam Fish, PhD >>> Lecturer, Media and Cultural Studies >>> Sociology Department, Lancaster University >>> 310.745.6976 >>> mediacultures.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/ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> B. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 16:59:00 -0500 >> From: Elijah Wright >> To: Thomas Jones >> Cc: "Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org" >> Subject: Re: [Air-L] trolls and Aspergian "sufferers" >> Message-ID: >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Clearly I should have paid attention to this thread a while ago! >> >>> That being said, I'm going to [safely] assume that neither of the two previous respondents have heard of what Jason Calcanis coined as "Internet Asperger's Syndrome"? While it is still an ongoing, vibrant discussion of diverse perspectives, its underlying premise is certainly feasible. >>> >>> This should get you started: >>> http://calacanis.com/2009/01/29/we-live-in-public-and-the-end-of-empathy/ >>> http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=59a_1247115195 >> >> Calcanis doesn't pass muster as "research" , in my honest opinion. >> He's in the venture capital, startup, yell-loudly-at-people and get a >> story posted on TechCrunch-or-whatever, scene. >> >> Having one person with a loud-ish voice compare internet behavior to >> Asperger's syndrome is highly obnoxious. Having people who should >> know better repeat the statement is just unconscionable and bordering >> on 'vile'. >> >> >>> Thomas Jones | Graduate Student | School of Information Studies >>> http://about.me/othertomjones >> >> I think you should take a straw poll of the faculty at Syracuse and >> see how many of them will agree that it's okay to flatten / construe >> internet trolling down as being Aspergers-driven. This is one of >> those things where even *asking the question* is likely to get you a >> very hostile reaction from many folks... >> >> The results should be entertaining. >> >> --elijah >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ >> >> End of Air-L Digest, Vol 97, Issue 4 >> ************************************ > _______________________________________________ > 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/ ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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/ End of Air-L Digest, Vol 97, Issue 7 ************************************

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CFP: Badging and Badge Systems Development Research Competition
by Sheryl Grant 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

**********PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY******** A DIGITAL MEDIA AND LEARNING RESEARCH COMPETITION ON BADGING AND BADGE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT [View the call for proposals at http://dmlcompetition.net] In March 2012, the Digital Media and Learning Competition on Badges for Lifelong Learning (supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) awarded 30 development grants to support the creation of digital badges and badge systems that contribute to, identify, recognize, measure, and account for new skills, competencies, knowledge, and achievements for 21st century learners wherever and whenever learning takes place. We seek research proposals that support and inform the design, development, and deployment of the digital badges and badge systems in any of these categories: 1. The Digital Media and Learning Badges for Lifelong Learning general category, which supported the development of badges and badge systems across a diverse range of content, institutions, and approaches. 2. Project Mastery awards focusing on the efficacy of badging systems for learning at Gates Foundation supported Project Mastery sites (School District of Philadelphia, Adams County School District 50, Asia Society). Project Mastery projects promote learning that is mastery based and Common Core aligned. The aim is to support new learning and knowledge, real-world outcomes like jobs, credit for new skills and achievements, and whole new ways to level up in their life and work. 3. Teacher Mastery badge projects that track and promote feedback regarding the competencies, skills programs and subjects over which teachers acquire expertise. These include systems for recognizing and rewarding some of the capacities, skills and content needed to effectively teach math, literacy, or digital literacy skills and/or to effectively teach to the Common Core State Standards. RESEARCH QUESTIONS The Badge Development Research Competition seeks empirical and theoretical research focusing on one or more of the following questions: How have ranking, badging, reputations and achievement systems been used in games, clubs, competitions, and other forms of interest-driven activities? What design principles and guidelines might we glean from past and existing cases that can inform the development of badges for learning? What role have accreditation and certificates played inside and outside of formal degree programs, including areas such as core curriculum, work skills training, arts, crafts, and other trades? More specifically, how might badging help to address some of the challenges currently facing teacher assessment and credentialing? How have learning institutions, groups, and individuals produced, utilized, and exploited various credentialing and reputation systems? How has such credentialing been changing with the shifts to a digital and networked society? How do badge creators define mastery? To what degrees are the competencies represented by the badging system and individual badges clear to the learners? In what ways is mastery assessed? Are learners given productive opportunities to demonstrate mastery (in their application, in producing and not solely consuming knowledge, and in their participating in learning and knowledge production)? How do badging systems conceptualize and operationalize learning pathways/trajectories? Do badging systems offer opportunities for learning connections and interactions with others, as well as for feedback? For leveling up along the learning trajectory? How or to what extent are novice to expert trajectories made available? How is the badging system conceiving and operationalizing validation or legitimacy of the learning taking place, and so too of the badges being issued? Proposed projects would need to consider these questions in ways that directly address the needs and concerns of the DML Badge Competition winners. The nature of the relationship to the Badge Development Competition can take a variety of forms, including: Collaborative design research with Badge Competition winners, where researchers would be involved in the prototyping, testing, and iteration of badge or badge platform development. Proposals of this nature would need to include a letter of support from the collaborating project or projects. Research with using the design, development, and deployment process of one or more of the Badge Competition winners, to examine the general effectiveness of badges and badging systems to motivate, recognize, and assess learning. This can include analysis of designs, or conducting interview or survey work with competition winners. Proposals of this nature would need to include a letter of support from the collaborating project or projects. Research that studies or synthesizes research on existing or historical badging, reputation, assessment, or credentialing system in ways that can inform the design, development, and deployment of the Digital Media and Learning Competition winners. This can include developing theoretical insights, design principles, or conceptual frameworks. View the winning projects in the Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition and Teacher Mastery and Feedback Competition. AWARDS RANGING BETWEEN $75,000 AND $250,000 WILL BE MADE. EXPECTATIONS Proposals must include an account of how your research plans to focus on, illuminate, or give context to the Badge Competition grantees (collectively or by looking at one or more of the projects) or define the larger ecosystem and the role of the Digital Media and Learning Competition within that ecosystem. Proposals choosing to focus on Project Mastery or Teacher Mastery Badge projects should pay particular attention to how the Common Core are integrated and assessed within the respective badging systems. Proposals choosing to focus on Project Mastery projects will be expected to collaborate and coordinate with related research efforts led by RAND. Access to the latter will be arranged for relevant qualifying proposals. Awarded funds may be used for salary replacement, for travel in support of data collection, for modest graduate research assistance in support of the project (no more than one-third of final budget), or for modest technological support for the project. Proposals should include in their budgets any incentives for research subjects, including Digital Media and Learning Badge Competition winners, to participate in the research design and/or research. Awarded research projects may have to complete IRB review, and if so should include in their budgets any associated costs. The grantee will also be responsible for organizing a public forum to disseminate the findings of the research. The grantee is required to produce one publication, which could be a book, a MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Report, literature review, or white paper. Support for both the public forum and activities resulting in publication are to be included in the grant budget. Research award winners are expected to attend two meetings: Digital Media and Learning Competition workshop to be held for awardees at UC Irvine on January 24-25, 2013; The Digital Media and Learning Conference in Chicago, March 14-16, 2013. Registration and travel costs for both are to be included in the awarded budgets. Participation at the events is a requirement of the award. APPLICATION The application process occurs in two stages, requiring an initial submission of a Letter of Intent and, with authorization, a Final Application that will be submitted for judging. Letter of Intent The Letter of Intent will be used to determine whether your proposed research project meets the parameters of the call. Please include an abstract of your proposal (250 word limit) briefly explaining your choice of potential research partners (where relevant) to help us get a sense of the scope and goals of your project. If determined that your proposed research is in line with the CFP and goals of the Badge Development Research Competition, the DML Competition Team will contact your requested research partner on your behalf (where relevant). Please do not attempt to contact potential research partners on your own. Each research partner has the discretion to determine which projects they want to work with. If your project is chosen as a partner or seeks funding for research on badging and badge development systems more generally, you will be contacted to follow up and provide additional information and to complete a final application. Please note that a letter of support from your research partner (where relevant) is a requirement of the final application. Final Application If your Letter of Intent is accepted, you will be invited to submit a Final Application which must include: Proposal outline, including rationale and work plan, no more than 1500 words Public forum outline, no more than 250 words Budget and budget narrative for proposal Budget and budget narrative for public forum Letter of support from your prospective DML Competition grantee research partner (if applicable) DEADLINE Letters of Intent are now being accepted. They should be submitted in FASTAPPS by 5:00 PM PDT on August 27, 2012 for priority consideration. While Letters of Intent will continue to be accepted after the priority deadline on a rolling basis, we encourage you to submit as early as possible to allow ample time to connect with potential research partners. We can not guarantee that those applicants that submit after the August 27th priority deadline will have sufficient time to connect with and secure letters of support from potential research partners. Research applications that seek funding to pursue more theoretical projects on badging will not be required to partner with a Badge Competition project, and will not require a letter of support. After completing the Letter of Intent, applicants will receive an email with a link to the Final Application. All Final Applications are to be completed at FASTAPPS by 5:00PM PDT on October 1, 2012. Please note: you can save your application by clicking the "submit" button at the bottom of the application form. All applications can be saved and edited up until the deadline at 5:00PM on October 1, 2012. No proposals will be reviewed before this time. This Research Competition on Badging and Badge System Development is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It is part of the larger HASTAC Competition on Digital Media and Learning supported by grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as well as from the Gates Foundation to the University of California, in collaboration with Duke University and the Mozilla Foundation. The University of California Humanities Research Institute and Duke University's John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute are the principal administering bodies of the DML Competition on behalf of HASTAC. Sheryl Grant Director of Social Networking HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition Duke University 114 South Buchanan Blvd. Smith Warehouse Durham, NC 27708 sheryl.grant(a)duke.edu www.hastac.org/competitions www.dmlcompetition.net www.twitter.com/dmlComp www.twitter.com/hastac

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Phone Hacking Articles? (Re: Air-L Digest, Vol 97, Issue 4)
by Patricia Jeter 07 Aug '12

07 Aug '12

Hi Adam (and everyone else) I know that Media Culture Society had a couple of articles earlier this year on the topic. Patti Moore-Jeter Read about my thoughts on how we connect with each other on line @ http://virtuallifeconcreteworld.wordpress.com/ -----Original Message----- > Date: Sun Aug 05 18:01:17 EDT 2012 > From: air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: Air-L Digest, Vol 97, Issue 4 > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > > Send Air-L mailing list submissions to > air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org > > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 13:10:00 -0700 > From: Adam Fish > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org, medianthro(a)easaonline.org > Subject: [Air-L] Phone Hacking Articles? > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear List, > > I am putting together a syllabus and want to include a week on media > reform in light of the phone hacking scandals. > > Has any non-journalistic scholarship been written and published in > peer-reviewed journals regarding the News Corp/phone hacking scandals. > > Thank you. > > -- > Adam Fish, PhD > Lecturer, Media and Cultural Studies > Sociology Department, Lancaster University > 310.745.6976 > mediacultures.org > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 23:15:38 +0300 > From: Burcu Baykurt > To: Adam Fish > Cc: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org, medianthro(a)easaonline.org > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Phone Hacking Articles? > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi Adam, > > Television & New Media had a special section on Murdoch and phone hacking, > published in last January: http://tvn.sagepub.com/content/13/1.toc > > Would love to see the list of articles on that issue once you put them > together. > > All the best, > B. > > On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 11:10 PM, Adam Fish wrote: > > > Dear List, > > > > I am putting together a syllabus and want to include a week on media > > reform in light of the phone hacking scandals. > > > > Has any non-journalistic scholarship been written and published in > > peer-reviewed journals regarding the News Corp/phone hacking scandals. > > > > Thank you. > > > > -- > > Adam Fish, PhD > > Lecturer, Media and Cultural Studies > > Sociology Department, Lancaster University > > 310.745.6976 > > mediacultures.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/ > > > > > > -- > B. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 16:59:00 -0500 > From: Elijah Wright > To: Thomas Jones > Cc: "Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org" > Subject: Re: [Air-L] trolls and Aspergian "sufferers" > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Clearly I should have paid attention to this thread a while ago! > > > That being said, I'm going to [safely] assume that neither of the two previous respondents have heard of what Jason Calcanis coined as "Internet Asperger's Syndrome"? While it is still an ongoing, vibrant discussion of diverse perspectives, its underlying premise is certainly feasible. > > > > This should get you started: > > http://calacanis.com/2009/01/29/we-live-in-public-and-the-end-of-empathy/ > > http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=59a_1247115195 > > Calcanis doesn't pass muster as "research" , in my honest opinion. > He's in the venture capital, startup, yell-loudly-at-people and get a > story posted on TechCrunch-or-whatever, scene. > > Having one person with a loud-ish voice compare internet behavior to > Asperger's syndrome is highly obnoxious. Having people who should > know better repeat the statement is just unconscionable and bordering > on 'vile'. > > > > Thomas Jones | Graduate Student | School of Information Studies > > http://about.me/othertomjones > > I think you should take a straw poll of the faculty at Syracuse and > see how many of them will agree that it's okay to flatten / construe > internet trolling down as being Aspergers-driven. This is one of > those things where even *asking the question* is likely to get you a > very hostile reaction from many folks... > > The results should be entertaining. > > --elijah > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > End of Air-L Digest, Vol 97, Issue 4 > ************************************

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