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how are you?
by kattie hogan 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

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hey
by kattie hogan 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

http://www.piazzetta.sk/components/com_content/hello.php?mmfv715ljyt \\\\\ No, I'm not an elitist. Why do you ask, peasant?

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PostDoctoral Fellow Position for the CYCLES Project
by Jennifer Stromer-Galley 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

Greetings! I am excited to be posting the following ad for a PostDoc at UAlbany (my former institution) to help with a pretty cool educational game project. Questions: feel free to email me. I hope to see some of you apply. ~JSG Associate Professor | School of Information Studies Syracuse University 220 Hinds Hall Syracuse, New York 13244 t 315.443.1823 f 315.443.5673 e jstromer(a)syr.edu w syr.academia.edu/jenniferstromergalley ischool.syr.edu +++ The Institute for Informatics Logics and Security Studies at the University at Albany is looking for a postdoctoral research fellow to join The Cycles of Your Cognitive Learning, Engagement and Schema (CYCLES) Project. The CYCLES Project is a joint effort of communication, psychology, education, and computer science faculty at the University at Albany, SUNY, Colorado State University, and the University of Arizona. We aim to develop educational games and test game components to identify the optimum game that will teach students about cognitive biases in decision-making and help them learn to make better decisions. We seek a postdoctoral fellow to join our interdisciplinary team. The Fellow must have the following skills and expertise: knowledge of experimental methods; knowledge of multivariate statistics; careful attention to detail and appreciation for the requirements of experimental research; able to work well in a complex, distributed team environment. The Fellow must also have subject-matter expertise in one or more of the following areas: educational games; training and simulation; cognitive biases and decision-making; media engagement and attention; and/or media effects, especially in the area of game studies. Candidates for the Fellow position must have a Ph.D. from an accredited college or university that was granted within the last 3 years. Candidates must be comfortable working in a highly diverse environment. The postdoctoral fellowship appointment review will begin May 15, 2013 and will close once filled. The Fellow will be located in the Institute for Informatics, Logics, and Security Studies at the University at Albany, SUNY. The appointment is for 40 hours a week, for up to 24 months beginning October 1st, 2013, pending continuing funding approval from the Federal Government sponsor. The salary is commensurate with experience. Interested individuals should direct inquiries and submit a cover letter, resume, and three letters of reference to: Ms. Lynne Casper Administrative Director ILS Institute University at Albany lcasper(a)albany.edu<mailto:lcasper@albany.edu> ILS website: www.ils.albany.edu<http://www.ils.albany.edu>

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Journalism in an Era of Big Data - CfP for special issue
by Seth Lewis 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

I'm guest editing a special issue of Digital Journalism on the subject of "journalism in an era of big data." Please see the CfP below or via http://sethlewis.org/call-for-papers-journalism-in-an-era-of-big-data-speci… I'm happy to field questions leading up to the July 1 deadline for extended abstracts: sclewis(a)umn.edu. Thanks! - Seth Lewis, U of Minnesota - - - - *Journalism in an Era of Big Data* Call for papers for a special issue of *Digital Journalism* (Routledge, Taylor & Francis; http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rdij20/current) *Submission deadline:* July 1, 2013 (abstracts) January 1, 2014 (full papers for peer review) June 1, 2014 (revised full papers due) *Guest Editor:* Seth C. Lewis of the University of Minnesota, USA (*Digital Journalism* Editor: Bob Franklin) * * The term “Big Data” is often invoked to describe the overwhelming volume of information produced by and about human activity, made possible by the growing ubiquity of mobile devices, tracking tools, always-on sensors, and cheap computing storage. In combination with technological advances that facilitate the easy organizing, analyzing, and visualizing of such data streams, Big Data represents a social, cultural, and technological phenomenon with potentially major import for public knowledge and news information. How is journalism, like other social institutions, responding to this data abundance? What are the implications of Big Data for journalism’s norms, routines, and ethics? For its modes of production, distribution, and audience reception? For its business models and organizational arrangements? And for the overall sociology and epistemology of news in democratic society? This special issue of the international journal *Digital Journalism*(Routledge, Taylor & Francis) brings together scholarly work that critically examines the evolving nature of journalism in an era of Big Data. This issue aims to explore a range of phenomena at the junction between journalism and the social, computer, and information sciences—including the contexts and practices around news-related algorithms, applications, sophisticated mapping, real-time analytics, automated information services, dynamic visualizations, and other computational approaches that rely on massive data sets and their maintenance. This special issue seeks not simply to describe these tools and their application in journalism, but rather to develop what Anderson (2012) calls a “sociological approach to computational journalism”—a frame of reference that acknowledges the trade-offs, embedded values, and power dynamics associated with technological change. This special issue thus encourages a range of critical engagements with the problems as well as opportunities associated with data and journalism. The special issue welcomes articles drawing on a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, with a preference for empirically driven or conceptually rich accounts. These papers might touch on a range of themes, including but not limited to the following: · The history (or histories) of computational forms of journalism; · The epistemological ramifications of “data” in contemporary newswork; · Norms, routines, and values associated with emerging forms of data-driven journalism, such as data visualizations, news applications, interactives, and alternative forms of storytelling; · The sociology of new actors connected to computational forms of journalism, within and beyond newsrooms (e.g., news application teams, programmer-journalists, tech entrepreneurs, web developers, and hackers); · The social, cultural, and technological roles of algorithms, automation, real-time analytics, and other forms of mechanization in contemporary newswork, and the implications of such for journalistic roles and routines; · The ethics of journalism in the context of Big Data; · The business, managerial, economic, and other labor-related issues associated with data-centric forms of newswork; · Approaches for conceptualizing the distinct nature of emerging journalisms (e.g., computational journalism, data journalism, algorithmic journalism, and programmer journalism); · The blurring boundaries between “news” and other types of information, and the role of Big Data and its related implications in that process Articles should be no more than 8,000 words in length, including references, etc. Please submit an abstract of 600-800 words that clearly spells out the theoretical construct, research questions, and methods that will be used. Also include the names, titles, and contact information for 2-3 suggested reviewers. Abstracts are due by July 1, 2013, to sclewis(a)umn.edu (with “DJ special issue” in the subject line). Providing the abstract meets the criteria for the call, full manuscripts are due by January 1, 2014 (also to sclewis(a)umn.edu) at which point they will be peer-reviewed and considered for acceptance. The proposed date of publication is 2015. Please contact guest editor Seth C. Lewis with questions: sclewis(a)umn.edu. Manuscripts should conform to the guidelines for Digital Journalism<http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=rdij20&page=…> . -- ** Seth C. Lewis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Journalism & Mass Communication University of Minnesota–Twin Cities http://sethlewis.org Guest editor, *Digital Journalism*: "Journalism in an Era of Big Data<http://sethlewis.org/call-for-papers-journalism-in-an-era-of-big-data-speci…> " New in 2013: Content analysis and Big Data<http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08838151.2012.761702> ; Open innovation in digital journalism<http://nms.sagepub.com/content/15/2/314.abstract>; Audience clicks and news placement<http://crx.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/11/19/0093650212467031.abstract>

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Event: Where Do Neoliberals Go After the Market? Calculation, Computation and Crisis
by nathaniel tkacz 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

Please circulate widely. *Where Do Neoliberals Go After the Market? Calculation, computation and crisis* A one-day conference organised by Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/cim/>, University of Warwick *13th June 2013 10am-6.30pm Room S0.21* Neoliberalism is commonly identified as a belief in the self-regulating powers of markets, especially financial markets. Markets, from this perspective, are powerful information-processors, which are uniquely capable of governing complex societies while preserving liberty. In recent decades, financial institutions have added further computational power, which, among other things, has led to the automation of trading and the calculation and simulation of market scenarios to manage risk. The financial crisis has been perceived by some as the outcome of this collision between markets and increasingly ‘performative’ economics. But where does this leave neoliberalism and its technical ideal of freedom? Does it simply require more markets or greater computational power to prevent future crises? Or are we witnessing the emergence of a different neoliberalism, based on different technologies and ideologies of liberty, in appeals to ‘Big Data’ and ‘openness’? Might software and ‘open data’ usurp the primacy of the price system in the neoliberal imagination, as tools of governance in complex modern societies? To what extent are the political desires of the digital elite – from Hackers to Silicon Valley – amenable to the neoliberal project? This one-day conference will address these questions from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including software studies, history of economics, political theory, media theory, international political economy and economic sociology. *Speakers Include* · *Prof Philip Mirowski <http://www3.nd.edu/~pmirowsk/>*, University of Notre Dame · *Prof Shirin Rai<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/people/rai/> *, University of Warwick** · *Dr Richard Barbrook<http://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/directory/barbrook-richard> *, University of Westminster · *Dr Orit Halpern <http://orithalpern.net/>*, New School · *Dr David Berry<http://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/academic/artshumanities/pcs/berryd/> *, Swansea University** *· Dr Johan Soderberg <http://www.johansoderberg.net/>*, Université Paris-Est/Écoles des Ponts** *Conference themes* - Neoliberal responses to financial crisis - The invention and reinvention of 'competition' - The philosophy and techniques of 'openness' - The persistence and reinvention of the market - The intersections between neoliberalism and cybernetics - The significance of data and 'Big Data' to the evolution of neoliberalism - The role of specific devices in visions of freedom - The political lineages of 'hackers' *Attendance* The conference is free to attend, but registration is essential. To register please click here<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/cim/news/signup> . Room S0.21 is in the Social Sciences block. A campus map is available here<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/maps/campusmap/>. All details on how to get to Warwick University are available here<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/> . Please send any enquiries regarding the conference to Will Davies at William.j.davies(a)warwick.ac.uk<https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=William.j.davies@warwick…> Nathaniel Tkacz Assistant Professor Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies The University of Warwick Twitter: http://twitter.com/__nate__

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CFP: MOOCs, Flipping the Classroom, and Transformation of Higher Education: Building Bridges from the Academy (of Management) to the Academy
by June Ahn 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

*MOOCs, Flipping the Classroom, and Transformation of Higher Education: **Building Bridges from the Academy (of Management) to the Academy * Online and August 10, 2013 (prior to the Academy of Management Annual Meeting) Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), FL USA// // /Call for Participation/ Recent innovations have generated considerable discussion about the transformation of higher education. Massively open online courses (MOOCs) run by entrepreneurial startups using social media to provide educational experiences for thousands of students. Open courseware repositories and learning platforms for "flipping the classroom", moving exposition online and experiential, group activities into the classroom. Market and social pressures driving traditional educational institutions to simultaneously increase scale, reduce costs, and continually innovate. Seemingly constant change, presents unknown consequences for the work, practices, positions, and identity of faculty, staff, and students. Waves of technological, pedagogical, and institutional innovation are either fundamental transformations or distracting fads. These forces affect us in many ways.As faculty, changes in higher education directly affect our work, professional identity, and personal well-being. As educators, new technologies and institutional arrangements create new opportunities and constraints for working with students. As leaders, changing competitive environments affect the viability and health of our institutions and the choices we make about regulatory structures, joint-ventures, personnel, and investments. At the same time, researchers have studied exactly the kinds of issues we are observing in higher education, but in other settings. Disruptive technologies; implications and development of knowledge and information repositories; institutional and inter-organizational competitive dynamics; individual, group, organizational, and population learning; the strengths and limitations of virtual teams; the dual nature of structure and routines; tensions between immediate adaptation and long-term viability; and the nature of work practices in knowledge-intensive organizations. These are just a few areas in which we have conducted research relevant for understanding and managing the ongoing transformation of higher education. Although there is an extensive body of relevant knowledge, collectively we rarely make critical connections back to the ongoing discussions about the nature and future of higher education. In spite of this, discussions about higher education transformations are often based on anecdotes, opinion, and isolated experience of commentators, activists, and pundits --leaving faculty, students, administrators, and policymakers even more confused about what they should expect and prepare for in the future. *A2A Workshop Objectives and Deliverables * The purpose of the Academy (of Management) to Academy Workshop (A2A) is to build connections between state-of-the-art management, organization studies, and information systems research and the policy, institutional, and professional discussions prompted by the ongoing transformation of higher education. By making these connections more explicit we seek to: ·Help participants better understand and explain the trends affecting their organizations ·Provide high-value entry points into the management research literature for leaders grappling with organizational, institutional, and technological changes in higher education ·Identify opportunities for advancing the study of institutional, strategic, and technological change in knowledge-intensive environments by highlighting issues in higher education that are not well addressed by existing theory or empirical work To achieve these objectives, the A2A Workshop will focus on the development of a set of 1-2 page briefs that build strategic connections between issues in higher education and current management, organization, and information systems research. Each brief will consider a specific issue or trend (e.g. the implications of online education for faculty work-life balance; the strategic implications of MOOCs for state universities; etc.); identify 3-4 published studies that provide theoretical and empirical bases for understanding and addressing the issue; and provide a short statement of how that work can be used to understand, explain, and respond to the focal issue. The completed briefs and a summary of directions for new research will be made publically available through the website of the Center of the Advanced Study of Communities and Information (CASCI) <http://casci.umd.edu/> at the University of Maryland.Other publication outlets (conference paper, journals, etc.) will be pursued based on the interest workshop participants. *Applying for and Participating in the A2A Workshop * To apply for the A2A Workshop, prepare a short (1-2 page) position paper describing a specific issue in higher education, why it is important, and how management, organizational, and/or information systems scholarship is relevant for that issue.For full consideration please submit your position paper to the A2A co-coordinator by (Brian Butler) at bsbutler(a)umd.edu by May 10th, 2013. All applicants will be invited to participate in the A2A blog. This blog/wiki will contain regular posts that highlight current issues in higher education and relevant management research. Selected applicants will be invited to join a ½ day Professional Development Workshop (PDW) session on August 10^th from 8am -- 12pm (prior to the Academy of Management Annual Meeting <http://aom.org/annualmeeting/>).At this session we will work in groups to refine the focal issue statements, select the relevant theories/concepts/papers, collaboratively create initial drafts, and engage in comment and on-the-spot revision of the briefs. While the specific issues considered will emerge from the submitted position papers and online discussions, possible topics include (but are not limited to): ?Change management and leadership in academic centers and departments ?Mentoring at a distance ?Intrapreneurship and autonomy in publically funded institutions ?Virtual teams and organizations for research ?Design of learning management systems to support learning analytics ?Differential competitive dynamics in heterogeneous/homogeneous organizational fields ?Disruptive technologies in public organizations ?Educational institutions as a site of knowledge work ?Practice theories of technology and innovation ?Organizational and community learning about MOOCs ?Team and individual performance and behavior in turbulent environments ?Learning analytics and continuous improvement ?Identity and innovation in small colleges ?Sociomateriality and educational institutions ?Dynamics of groups and communities in open learning environments ?Professional identity and "alternative" employment arrangements ?Bureaucracy, institutions, innovation and identity in state universities For more information about the A2A Workshop please contact the A2A Workshop Coordinators, Brian Butler (bsbutler(a)umd.edu <mailto:bsbutler@umd.edu>), June Ahn (juneahn(a)umd.edu <mailto:juneahn@umd.edu>), and Susan Winter (sjwinter(a)umd.edu <mailto:sjwinter@umd.edu>) or check out the materials available at: http://casci.umd.edu/a2a2013/. The Academy (of Management) to Academy Workshop is supported by the Center of the Advanced Study of Communities and Information (CASCI) <http://casci.umd.edu/>at the University of Maryland iSchool <http://ischool.umd.edu/>. -- June Ahn Assistant Professor University of Maryland, College Park College of Information Studies and College of Education juneahn(a)umd.edu

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CFP: iConference 2014 | Breaking Down Walls: Culture-Context-Computing
by Toine Bogers 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

*apologies for cross-posting* Call for Participation: iConference 2014 Berlin, Germany 4-7 March, 2014 http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/2014index/ The ninth annual iConference will take place 4-7 March, 2014, in Berlin, Germany. The four days will include peer-reviewed Papers, Notes, Posters, Workshops and Sessions for Interaction and Engagement. Also included are a Doctoral Student Colloquium and an Early Career Colloquium. Keynote addresses will be given by Tony Hey of Microsoft Research and Melissa Terras of the Department of Information Studies, University College London. Presented by the iSchools organization (www.ischools.org) the iConference is an annual gathering of information scholars and researchers from around the world who share a common concern about critical information issues in contemporary society. All are invited to participate; affiliation with the iSchools is not a prerequisite. iConference 2014 is hosted by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; its program is administered by the Royal School of Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen. Microsoft Research is a presenting sponsor. The official proceedings will be published in the IDEALS open repository (Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship). IMPORTANT LINKS * Conference: http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/2014index/ * Past Proceedings: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ * Facebook: IConference * Twitter: @iConf | #iconf14 SUBMISSION INFORMATION The following is a brief overview; please visit our website for complete submissions guidelines. Authors are discouraged from submitting the same research to different conference submission categories. For example, authors should not submit the same research as a Note and a Poster. Duplicate submissions may not be reviewed or accepted. * PAPERS: We invite papers discussing, analysing, and critiquing theories and concepts, or reporting results of completed original research. Submitted papers should be between 5,000 and 6,000 words (not counting references), and should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Each will be refereed in a double-blind process. More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/papers/ Submission deadline: 15 August 2013, 23:00 GMT Papers Chairs: Diane Sonnenwald, Professor, UCD School of Information & Library Studies, Dublin; Dietmar Wolfram, Professor, School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. * NOTES: Reports of early and partial results from original research are invited for submission as a Note. Submitted notes should be between 2,000 and 2,500 words (not counting references). Submissions will be refereed in a double-blind process. More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/notes/ Submission deadline: 18 September 2013, 23:00 GMT Notes Chairs: Diane Sonnenwald, Professor, UCD School of Information & Library Studies, Dublin; Dietmar Wolfram, Professor, School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. * POSTERS We welcome submission of Posters presenting new work, preliminary results and designs, or educational projects. Submitted posters should be around 1,500 words (not including references). These posters will undergo a double-blind review. Posters will be published in the proceedings. More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/posters/ Abstract submission deadline: 18 September 2013, 23:00 GMT Posters Chairs: Toine Bogers, Assistant Professor, Royal School of Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen; Paul D. Clough, Senior Lecturer, Information School of Social Science, University of Sheffield. * WORKSHOPS Workshops can be half- or full day and can focus on any area related to the conference theme (Breaking Down Walls: Culture, Context, Computing) or more broadly to the purview of the iSchools, namely, the relationships among information, people and technology. Please note that workshops should be free of charge to conference participants. More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/workshops/ Submission deadline: 4 September 2013, 23:00 GMT Workshops Chairs: Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC Research; Soo Young Rieh, Associate Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan. * SESSIONS FOR INTERACTION AND ENGAGEMENT Formerly called Alternative Events, these sessions can include panels, fishbowls, performances, storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard sessions, demos/exhibitions, and more. All should be highly participatory, informal, engaging, and pluralistic. More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/sie/ Submission deadline: 4 September 2013, 23:00 GMT Sessions for Interaction and Engagement Chairs: Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC Research; Soo Young Rieh, Associate Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan. OTHER EVENTS SCHEDULED * DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM The Doctoral Colloquium provides doctoral students the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty and engage with one another in a setting that is relatively informal but that allows for the fullest of intellectual exchanges. Students receive feedback on their dissertation, career paths, and other areas from participating faculty and student peers. Participation in the Doctoral Colloquium is restricted to students who have applied for and been accepted into the Colloquium. More at http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/doctoral/ Application deadline: 26 August 2013, 23:00 GMT Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chairs: Karen E. Fisher, Professor, University of Washington; Jens-Erik Mai, Professor, Royal School of Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen; Gloria Mack, Professor, University of California, Irvine * EARLY CAREER COLLOQUIUM This half-day event is intended for assistant professors, post-docs, or others in pre-tenure positions and builds on the tradition of highly successful events at past iConferences. More at http://www.iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/jr_faculty/ Early Career Colloquium Chairs: Jeffrey Pomerantz, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Vivien Petras, Professor, Berlin School of Library and Information Science. ADDITIONAL ORGANIZERS Conference Chairs: Michael Seadle, Director of the School and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Berlin; Per Hasle, Rector, Royal School of Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen. Program Chairs: Jack Andersen, Vice-Rector and Head of Department, Elke Greifeneder, Assistant Professor, and Beth Juncker, Professor, Royal School of Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen. Proceedings Chair: Maxi Kindling, Lecturer, Berlin School of Library and Information Science Program Committee: Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University Nicholas Belkin, Rutgers University John Bertot, University of Maryland College Park Wade Bishop, University of Tennessee Catherine Blake, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Pia Borlund, Copenhagen University Geoffrey C. Bowker, University of California, Irvine Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto Donald Case, University of Kentucky Chuanfu Chen, Wuhan University Andrew Clement, University of Toronto Sheila Corrall, University of Pittsburgh Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University / National Science Foundation Mats Dahlström, University of Borås Kristin Eschenfelder, University of Wisconsin-Madison Melanie Feinberg, The University of Texas at Austin Robert Glushko, University of California, Berkeley Elke Greifeneder, University of Copenhagen Jette Seiden Hyldegaard, University of Copenhagen Anita Komlodi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Christopher Lee, University of North Carolina Ulf Leser, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Dirk Lewandowksi, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Bonnie Mak, University of Illinois Eric Meyers, University of British Columbia Karine Nahon, University of Washington Bonnie Nardi, UC Irvine Harri Oinas-Kukkonen, University of Oulu Gary M.Olson, University of California, Irvine Nils Pharo, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences Andreas Rauber, Vienna University of Technology Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University Kalpana Shankar, University College Dublin Jaime Snyder, Syracuse University Juliane Stiller, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Joseph T. Tennis, University of Washington Robert Villa, University of Sheffield Lihong Zhou, Wuhan University More at http://iconference.ischools.org/iConference14/2014index/

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Fwd: Lecturer in Digital Cultures
by Steve Jones 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

> University of Liverpool: Lecturer in Digital Cultures, salary grade 8, £37,382-£47,314 pa > > > The Department of Communication and Media and The School of Music wish to appoint a Lecturer in Digital Cultures. Applicants with expertise in social media, audio-visual cultures, screen media, and/or video games, are especially welcome, but those with teaching and research expertise in other areas of digital media are also encouraged to apply, so long as their interests relate to the work of both departments. > > > > This is a permanent post in which you are expected to develop your capacities and experience in research leadership and research strategy. The postholder will already have a record of significant research publications and funding activity, and will be expected to make a substantial and sustained contribution to the internationally excellent research profile of the two departments. You will have a clear focus on both the development of your own research and the development of interdisciplinary networks, funding bids and research strengths. Accordingly, the post will carry a lighter teaching load and minimal administrative responsibilities during the first three years; you will teach 50% of a normal load in the first two years, scaling up to 75% in the third year. This is a post in which you are expected to develop your capacities and experience in research leadership and research strategy. For full details, see http://www.liv.ac.uk/working/job_vacancies/academic/ > > > > Informal enquiries: Dr Julia Hallam (Communication and Media) or Dr Giles Hooper (Music). >

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Key readings in Community informatics
by Wallis, Jacob 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

*Apologies for cross-posting* I'm developing a proposal for a community informatics subject to sit within our information studies program here at CSU. I need to pull together some readings that might define the field. I've identified the helpful bibliography on the CIRN Commons wiki at http://cirn.wikispaces.com/Bibliography Do any colleagues on the list care to suggest what they consider key readings in the theory and practice of community informatics? I'm happy to compile responses sent to me off-list and share a full set of suggestions with air-l. Regards, Jake Jake Wallis Lecturer | School of Information Studies Boorooma Street Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650 Australia Tel: +61 2 6933 4397 Fax: +61 2 6933 2733 Email: jwallis(a)csu.edu.au www.csu.edu.au 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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How do you perceive Tweets?
by Isabella Peters 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

***Apologies for cross-posting*** -------------- Participate in our study and find out if you are a lemming or a lonesome wolf: <http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~jhunz/experiment/> http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~jhunz/experiment/ Our experiment is about Twitter. By participating in our experiment, you will find out how you perceive the content of tweets. Do you have a special view on them (= lonesome wolf) or do you perceive them like everyone else (= lemming). At the same time, you will support our research on Twitter. Your effort: ~12 minutes. Benefits: - Play the game and find out how you perceive the contents of tweets!! - Help at better understanding Twitter!! .. try it out at >>> <http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~jhunz/experiment/> http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~jhunz/experiment/ Please note: No personal or sensitive data is collected in this experiment! We are serious researchers and serious about our experiments. We do not spam! Have fun playing our game and learn about your social media behavior! Best, Isabella (on behalf of the Twitter experiment team) Dr. Isabella Peters Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Institut für Sprache und Information Abteilung für Informationswissenschaft Geb. 23.21/ 04.68 Universitätsstraße 1 40225 Düsseldorf Tel.: 0211/ 81-10803 http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/infowiss/mitarbeiter/wissenschaftlich e-mitarbeiter-hilfskraefte/isabella-peters/

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