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CFP Experts Workshop "Theory of Broadband"
by Richard Taylor 12 Jan '13

12 Jan '13

Call for Paper Proposals "Theory of Broadband: Regulation, Networks and Applications" A by-invitation Experts' Workshop to be held at The Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia University New York, NY, May 30-June 1, 2013 As broadband becomes the dominant technology over which all media and telecommunications services are delivered, the traditional differences between content and conduit, mass media and interpersonal communications, and mobile and fixed uses made of technology are blurred. This has been observed and discussed for a while but theoretical dimensions on how technology changes regulatory, societal and economic structures have lagged. As we are moving to an entirely new generation of media, new academic approaches are needed to guide networks, users, content providers, and policy makers, This calls for analysis and new conceptual and methodological models. The Institute for Information Policy at Penn State University (IIP), and the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) are pleased to announce this call for paper proposals in which "Theory of Broadband: Regulation, Networks and Applications" serves as the main theme. Authors of selected papers will be invited to present them during a two day by-invitation workshop designed to bring together up to a dozen experts and to be held at Columbia University in New York, NY. This Workshop is one of a series of events on "Making Policy Research Accessible," organized by the IIP, with the support of the Ford Foundation and the Media Democracy Fund. Presenters at the workshop will be invited to submit their completed papers for review by the Journal of Information Policy (www.jip-online.org) We seek papers that focus on the next generation of issues. All disciplines are welcome. Invited topics include, but are not limited to: . Theories of broadband networking and/or regulation and regulatory principles . Models of transition to the new broadband marketplace . The role of the FCC and other regulatory agencies in consumer protection, competition policy and merger oversight in the broadband economy . Valuation and regulation of spectrum in the broadband environment . Impacts of technological trends on the fundamental economics of information . Investor approaches and risk in the broadband environment . Access as a social and economic goal in a converged technological environment . Concepts of privacies in the broadband environment . Comparisons of alternative national models of broadband regulatory oversight and their track records . Next generation media and next generation content genres . Understanding audiences in the broadband environment Abstracts of up to 500 words and a short bio of the author(s) should be submitted to pennstateiip(a)psu.edu by February 22, 2013. Please write IIPCITITOB: YOUR NAME in the subject line. Accepted presenters will be notified by March 17, 2013. Prof. Richard Taylor Co-Director, Institute for Information Policy Penn State University

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Stanford: Learning Analytics Summer Institute
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 12 Jan '13

12 Jan '13

SoLAR -- the Society for Learning Analytics Research -- is organizing a summer institute on learning analytics at Stanford July 1-5, 2013. Please see this site for details of the institute, plus info on live-streaming and some regional Institutes and local events that will run in parallel. http://www.solaresearch.org/events/lasi/ For more on SoLAR and learning analytics, see: http://www.solaresearch.org/ /Caroline Haythornthwaite

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Ada Lovelace Conference (18 October 2013, Stevens Inst. of Tech.)
by rhammerm 12 Jan '13

12 Jan '13

Dear Colleagues: Kindly share the CFP below with your colleagues and friends. *************** CALL FOR PAPERS Celebrating the Achievements and Legacies of Ada Lovelace 18 October 2013 Stevens Institute of Technology, College of Arts and Letters An interdisciplinary conference celebrating the achievements and legacies of the poet Lord Byron's only known legitimate child, Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), will take place at Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, New Jersey) on 18 October 2013. This conference will coincide with the week celebrating Ada Lovelace Day, a global event for women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). All aspects of the achievements and legacies of Ada Lovelace will be considered, including but not limited to: -Lovelace as Translator and/or Collaborator -Technology in the Long Nineteenth Century -Women in Computing: Past/Present/Future -Women in STEM- Past/Present/Future -Ada Lovelace and her Circle -Please submit proposals or abstracts of 250-500 words by 14 May 2013 to: Robin Hammerman (rhammerm(a)stevens.edu)

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Stanford: Learning Analytics Summer Institute (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 12 Jan '13

12 Jan '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:22:26 -0700 From: George Siemens <gsiemens(a)gmail.com> SoLAR is involved in organizing a summer institute on learning analytics at Stanford July 1-5, 2013. Can you please broadcast the call to your community/listservs/networks? http://www.solaresearch.org/events/lasi/ Can you either reply to this email to let me/us know where you've submitted or add the listserv community to this gdoc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JFsvPul-VFPWLxIgJivVQ1gCED0zIuMxHeRzG-N… . We'd like to track which communities the call has been shared with so we avoid duplication... Some regional events are being planned as well (run simultaneous with Stanford event, sessions will be streamed/recorded - if you're interested in running an event, contact Simon Buckingham Shum (s.buckingham.shum(a)gmail.com)) Thanks! George

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Which Wiki software has a good per user contribution summary to be used for student assessment?
by Dennis Wollersheim 12 Jan '13

12 Jan '13

Hi Aoir people I am teaching a subject, and I want the students to create a wiki textbook. Does anyone know which wiki software has a good per-user contribution summary page, to faciltate for assessment of student wiki contribution? Thanks Dennis -- Dennis Wollersheim, PhD Health Information Management Public Health | La Trobe University | Bundoora T: 03 9479 1763 | M: 0414 529 454 Apppointments: http://dewoller.youcanbook.me CRICOS Provider 00115M

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Tribes
by Reid, David 12 Jan '13

12 Jan '13

Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > > > air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > > Hello > In 1871 Charles Darwin mentioned the notion of tribes in his book > 'Descent of Man'. > I am conducting some preliminary secondary research into the nature and > activities of online, primarily social media based 'tribes'. I am > looking for: > 1. sources of literature from a general Social Sciences / Humanities > perspective > 2. any research or case studies that exist (preferably qualitative) > Please note my interest and future focus is Australasian in nature, > however any sources would be helpful. > I am also particularly interested in any data on youth based (or managed > social media) tribal activity. > Any assistance / guidance at this very preliminary stage would be > greatly appreciated. > Regards > David W Reid > Lecturer, Advertising > SCCI, Faculty of Arts > Charles Sturt University > Australia > dareid(a)csu.edu.au > http://au.linkedin.com/in/dwreid Charles Sturt University | ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | MELBOURNE | ONTARIO | ORANGE | PORT MACQUARIE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA | LEGAL NOTICE This email (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute, take any action in reliance on it or disclose it to anyone. Any confidentiality is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken delivery. Email should be checked for viruses and defects before opening. Charles Sturt University (CSU) does not accept liability for viruses or any consequence which arise as a result of this email transmission. Email communications with CSU may be subject to automated email filtering, which could result in the delay or deletion of a legitimate email before it is read at CSU. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of CSU. Charles Sturt University in Australia http://www.csu.edu.au The Grange Chancellery, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst NSW Australia 2795 (ABN: 83 878 708 551; CRICOS Provider Numbers: 00005F (NSW), 01947G (VIC), 02960B (ACT)). TEQSA Provider Number: PV12018 Charles Sturt University in Ontario http://www.charlessturt.ca 860 Harrington Court, Burlington Ontario Canada L7N 3N4 Registration: www.peqab.ca Consider the environment before printing this email. Disclaimer added by CodeTwo Exchange Rules 2007 http://www.codetwo.com

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Re: [Air-L] Looking for syllabi for "communication: technology, culture, society"
by Jacqueline Vickery 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

Hi Eran, Here's a syllabus I used for a Communication, Technology, & Society class I used to teach. It was a large (100+) lower division undergrad course. Hope it's helpful: http://www.scribd.com/doc/104132789/RTF-309-Comm-Tech-Society-Syllabus. Best, - jacqueline ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Jacqueline Vickery, Ph.D. Assistant Professor College of Arts & Sciences Department of Radio, Television, & Film University of North Texas -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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my syllabus
by Barry Wellman 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

Dr Fisher, I am sending you my undergrad syllabus as a separate attachment. It's built around Rainie-Wellman Networked book. Either Lee Rainie or I will skype in to lecture to classes that order it. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:@barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $19; Kindle $16 Old/newCybertimes http://bit.ly/c8N9V8 It's still rock & roll to me ________________________________________________________________________

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in Germany: BarCamp mobile User eXperience mUXCamp
by Steffen Schilke 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

Dear *, we will run a BarCamp in Germany (27.4.2013) - the city is called Worms (really ;-) and our topic is mobile User eXperience, hence the name mUXCamp. Usability, UI, UX, Mobile, Smartphone, Tablet, App's and mobile web. Information: http://www.muxcamp-wo.de We are on Twitter @muxcamp, Facebook, Xing, Google+ Kind regards sws

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Looking for syllabi for "communication: technology, culture, society"
by Eran Fisher 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

Dear colleagues, I am beginning work on an undergraduate course entitled Communication: Technology, Culture, Society for the Open University of Israel. The course will be comprised of a 600 pages textbook + a 200 pages reader, I've been able to find a handful of relevant syllabi but I'm sure there's many more out there. If you have any relevant syllabus of your own I would appreciate very much if your could share it with me. Thank you all, Eran Fisher -- Eran Fisher, PhD Department of Sociology, Political Science, and Communication The Open University of Israel ד"ר ערן פישר המחלקה לסוציולוגיה, מדעי המדינה ותקשורת האוניברסיטה הפתוחה Internet and Emotions<http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415819442/>(with Tova Benski), Routledge 2013 (forthcoming) Media and New Capitalism in the Digital Age<http://www.amazon.com/Media-New-Capitalism-Digital-Age/dp/0230616070/ref=sr…>, Palgrave 2010

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