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Digital Activism Panel for AoIR 2020
by Mathias Klang 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

Hi all, Nora Madison and I are putting together a panel submission on digital activism (which can include digital resistance) for AoIR 2020. We are organizing around the theme of power, justice, and inequality in digitally mediated lives. We are open to a wide exploration of the theme and are therefore interested in topics such as technological support of activism, online forms of protest, resistance to technology, anti-platform activism and much more. The ultimate goal is to engage with the multitude of ways in which technology supports or deters activism. If you are interested in this panel, please email Nora directly (noramadison(a)gmail.com <mailto:noramadison@gmail.com>) and send me a 200-250 word description of your project by February 14th. If invited we will ask you to submit an extended abstract (1200 words) by Feb 23. Looking forward to hearing from you! Mathias -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr Mathias Klang Associate Professor & Associate Chair Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University Faculty Memorial Hall #438, Phone: 718-817-4870 http://klangable.com <http://klangable.com/> ~ @klangable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <https://www.postbox-inc.com>

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Professorships in “Digital Technology in Culture and Society” and “Critical Digital Practice” at King's College London
by Gray, Jonathan 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

The Department of Digital Humanities<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/ddh> at King’s College London is looking for two full professors to join us. One opening is for “Professor of Digital Technology in Culture and Society” and the other is for “Professor of Critical Digital Practice”. They will contribute to developing research, teaching and collaborations to facilitate “critical inquiry with and about the digital”. We particularly welcome applications from women and black and minority ethnic candidates. The closing date is 3rd March 2020. Further details are available here<https://my.corehr.com/pls/kingrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_…> (Professor of Digital Technology in Culture and Society) and here<https://my.corehr.com/pls/kingrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_…> (Professor of Critical Digital Practice). Some further context can be found in this blog post: https://blogs.kcl.ac.uk/ddh/2020/01/30/new-professorships/ Please do share with those who might be interested in applying! Professor of Digital Technology in Culture and Society The post holder will deliver world-leading research, research-informed teaching, and research mentoring and supervision. Applicants will be able to demonstrate an international profile with an excellent publication record and a track record of achieving grant funding. The post holder will build and expand upon the Department’s research, extending into new directions and significant emergent areas. They will be expected to provide inspiring and innovative teaching and research that explores the social, cultural and intellectual role of computing within contemporary society, in ways that expand and enrich the digital humanities as more conventionally understood. They will teach across the Department’s existing range of options and create new modules of broad interest at both BA and MA level. Applications from all areas of the digital humanities and culture will be considered but we particularly welcome applications from candidates whose research provokes new thinking and crosses disciplinary and domain boundaries. The post holder will join a vibrant and energetic research community in which the Faculty is investing heavily. Job pack available here<https://my.corehr.com/pls/kingrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_…>. Professor of Critical Digital Practice The post holder will have a strong background as a critical practitioner in a field of the digital humanities, broadly defined. They will deliver world-leading research, including, where appropriate, practice-ed research, research-informed teaching, and research mentoring and supervision. Applicants will be able to demonstrate an international profile with an excellent publication record commensurate with their expertise, and a track record of achieving grant funding. The post holder will build and expand upon the Department’s research, extending into new directions and significant emergent areas. They will be expected to provide inspiring and innovative teaching and research grounded in a field of critical digital practice, such as coding, visualization, design or creative methods. They will offer teaching across the Department’s existing range of options, and create new modules of broad interest at both BA and MA level. They will seek out new and emerging student markets and contribute to the development of new programmes to meet student demand, including distance learning. They will also contribute significantly to the Department and College’s vision for practice-led PhD supervision. Applications from all areas of the digital humanities and culture will be considered but we particularly welcome applications from candidates whose research provokes new thinking and crosses disciplinary and domain boundaries, and which engages with practice-based research. The post holder will join a vibrant and energetic research community in which the Faculty is investing heavily. Job pack available here<https://my.corehr.com/pls/kingrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_…>. -- Jonathan Gray | jonathangray.org<http://jonathangray.org/> | @jwyg<http://twitter.com/jwyg> Lecturer in Critical Infrastructure Studies Department of Digital Humanities King’s College London Recent publications and projects: * Gray, J., Bounegru, L. & Venturini, T. (2020) ‘Fake news’ as infrastructural uncanny<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1461444819856912>. New Media & Society. * Gray, J. (2019). Data Witnessing: Attending to Injustice with Data in Amnesty International’s Decoders Project<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2019.1573915>. Information, Communication & Society. * Gray, J. & Bounegru, L. (eds.) (forthcoming) The Data Journalism Handbook: Towards a Critical Data Practice<http://bit.ly/ddjbook-aup-toc-preview>. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. * Gray, J., Gerlitz, C., & Bounegru, L. (2018) Data Infrastructure Literacy<https://doi.org/10.1177/2053951718786316>. Big Data & Society. * Gray, J. (2018). Three Aspects of Data Worlds<http://krisis.eu/three-aspects-of-data-worlds>. Krisis: Journal for Contemporary Philosophy.

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WEBCAST TODAY: 7th Columbia University Digital Finance Summit – Decentralized Finance, Payments, and Financial Inclusion
by Joly MacFie 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

This is under way. Note updated hashtag #cudfs20 <https://bit.ly/cudfs20> ISOC Live posted: "On Friday February 7 2020 the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information DFSO hosts the 7th Digital Finance Summit at Columbia Business School in NYC. This conference brings together some of the world's leading experts and regulators to discuss the impact of" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/dfsny20>On *Friday February 7 2020* the *Columbia Institute for Tele-Information DFSO <https://dfsobservatory.com/>* hosts the *7th Digital Finance Summit <https://summit.dfsobservatory.com/>* at Columbia Business School in NYC. This conference brings together some of the world's leading experts and regulators to discuss the impact of blockchain technology,crypto-currencies, and fintech on payments, banking, and compliance. Fintech investors and innovators will provide insight into what they see as the trending focus areas. Expert panels will discuss the implications of new cybersecurity threats, the needs for new types of regulations, new identity systems, as well as emerging technologies such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence. The event will be webcast live via a partnership with the* Internet Society New York Chapter* <https://isoc-ny.org>. *LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/dfsny20 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/dfsny20>* *AGENDA: http://summit.dfsobservatory.com/agenda/ <http://summit.dfsobservatory.com/agenda/>* *SPEAKERS: http://summit.dfsobservatory.com/speakers/ <http://summit.dfsobservatory.com/speakers/>* *TWITTER: #cudfs20 <https://bit.ly/cudfs20> @ColumbiaDFSO* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/11758/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Computer Security lectureship (assistant professor) at University of Strathclyde (permanent post)
by Daniel Thomas 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

The Computer & Information Sciences department of the University of Strathclyde is recruiting a lecturer (assistant professor) in computer security. Come join our growing cross departmental security group: https://www.strath.ac.uk/research/strathclydesecurityresearchgroup/ Our department includes both computer and information sciences researchers and we are enthusiastic about interdisciplinary work. Promising candidates from all areas of computer security including IoT, Fintech, Privacy and Anonymity, Machine Learning, Security Economics, and Robotics are encouraged to apply. For an informal chat about the post contact either myself (d.thomas(a)strath.ac.uk) Shishir Nagaraja (shishir.nagaraja(a)strath.ac.uk) group coordinator or Prof. Neil Ghani (neil.ghani(a)strath.ac.uk) head of department. Full details and application link here: https://strathvacancies.engageats.co.uk/ViewVacancyV2.aspx?enc=mEgrBL4XQK0+… Best wishes, Daniel -- Dr Daniel Thomas, Chancellor's Fellow (lecturer/assistant professor) Room LT14.03, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde. Tel: 0141-548-3524 Good University Guide Scottish University of the Year 2020 The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC015263.

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Survey on culture and identity documents
by Ketan Modh 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

Hello all, My name is Ketan Modh. I am a PhD student at the University of Malta and part of the ESSENTIAL Project, funded under the EU's Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. (https://www.essentialresearch.eu/) As part of my research on digital identity management, I am conducting an anonymous survey on the link between differences in national culture and one's attitudes towards national identity documents. Please consider responding, and if possible, sharing the link. While there are no restrictions on who can participate, you must be 18 years or older. The survey is voluntary. It will take no more than 10-15 minutes/./ Please answer the questions to your comfort level. The results will be reported for the group of respondents as a whole. Please click HERE <https://maltapsycho.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5iQm7kkKMTeDvM1> to view the survey. Alternately, copy the following link in your browser: https://maltapsycho.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5iQm7kkKMTeDvM1 Thank you for your consideration! Best, Ketan -- Ketan Modh PhD Candidate, MSCA Grant No.722482 Marie Curie European Research Officer Department of Information Policy and Governance Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences Room 417 MaKS Building University of Malta Msida "The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it."

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Webinar Invitation: "Researching socially shared regulation in learning", Prof. Sanna Järvelä on Feb 18, 2020
by Vitomir Kovanovic 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

[apologies for multiple copies] Hi all, I have a pleasure to invite you to SoLAR's Webinar with Professor Sanna Järvelä from University of Oulu, Finland, a world-renowned expert in Self-Regulated Learning and Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning research. The title of Prof Järvelä's talk is "Researching socially shared regulation in learning." See the details of the talk below. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/researching-socially-shared-regulation-in-l… Time and date: Thursday 18 February 2020, 6:00 pm-7:00 pm Central European Time (12:00 pm-1:00 pm US Eastern Time, 9:00 am-10:00 am US Pacific Time) Location: Zoom (meeting URL provided in the registration email) (Also, make sure you follow SoLAR's Eventbrite page<https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/society-for-learning-analytics-research-sol…> to get updates for the future events). We are looking forward to seeing you at the webinar! Kind regards, Vita Researching socially shared regulation in learning Abstract: Advanced learning technologies have contributed to progress in learning sciences research. There is growing interest in methodological developments using technological tools and multimodal methods for understanding learning processes (e.g. physiological measures). My research group has been working on collecting multimodal and multichannel data for understanding the complex process of collaborative learning. We have been especially interested in how groups, and individuals in groups, can be supported to engage in, sustain, and productively regulate collaborative processes for better learning. In this presentation, I will introduce the theoretical progress in understanding socially shared regulation (SSRL) in learning and review how we have been collecting, analyzing and triangulating data about the regulation in collaborative learning. I will discuss the current methodological challenges and opportunities learning analytics has helped us trace and model SSRL processes. Biography: Sanna Järvelä is a professor in learning sciences and head of the Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit (LET) and director of the LeaF research infrastructure in the University of Oulu, Finland. Her main research interests deal with self-regulated learning, computer-supported collaborative learning and on-line learning processes. Järvelä and her research group are internationally recognized in theoretical and methodological advancement of social aspects of self-regulated learning (socially shared regulation in learning) and processes oriented and multimodal research methods. She has published more than 150 scientific papers in international refereed journals and about 50 book chapters and three edited books, and her Google Scholar h-index is 55. She has been editor in many journals (e.g. Learning and Instruction) and currently Chief Editor in the International Journal of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. Järvelä is the member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, the past EARLI (European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction) president and invited member of the expert group of the OECD's PISA 2024 'Learning in the Digital World'.

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Final Call for Book Chapter
by Hakikur Rahman 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

Call for Book Chapters: Greetings! This is the final call for book chapters, for the following book: *Human-Computer Interaction and Technology Integration in Modern Society.* The human condition is affected by numerous factors in the modern society. At this modern time, technology is so integrated into culture and life that it has become necessary to perform even daily functions. *Human-Computer Interaction and Technology Integration in Modern Society *is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the widespread integration of technological innovations around the globe and examines how human-computer interaction affects various aspects of people’s lives. Featuring emergent research from theoretical perspectives and case studies, this book is ideally designed for professionals, students, practitioners, and academicians. *Topics Covered* - ICTs and citizen participation - ICTs and commerce - ICTs and culture - ICTs and education - ICTs and ethics - ICTs and gender equality - ICTs and governance - ICTs and health - ICTs and human empowerment - ICTs and human rights - ICTs and international cooperation - ICTs and political development - ICTs and poverty alleviation - ICTs and rural development - ICTs and social change - ICTs and social media - ICTs and social networks - ICTs and socio-economic development - ICTs and the environment - ICTs and urban development - Knowledge for human development - Policy making with regard to ICTs for development Please submit your full book chapter by March 31, 2020 for the review process. You may limit the word count to 10000 words for a full book chapter. The book will be published by the IGI Global, USA ( www.igi-global.com) . For any other questions or queries, please contact me. Thanking you, Hakikur Rahman Editor, *Human-Computer Interaction and Technology Integration in Modern Society.* Email: email(a)hakik.org

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New Connected Learning Report Released - The Connected Learning Research Network: Reflections on a Decade of Engaged Scholarship
by Jamieson L Pond 06 Feb '20

06 Feb '20

New connected learning report now available for download - The Connected Learning Research Network: Reflections on a Decade of Engaged Scholarship. The Connected Learning Research Network Report: https://connectedlearning.news/CLreportAIR Blog post about the report (by Mimi Ito): https://connectedlearning.news/CLreportblog Report authors include Mimi Ito, Richard Arum, Dalton Conley, Kris Guttierez, Sonia Livingstone, Vera Michalchik, William Penuel, Kylie Peppler, Nichole Pinkard, Jean Rhodes, Katie Salen, Juliet Schor, Julian Sefton-Green, S. Craig Watkins. And contributions from Alicia Blum-Ross, Lindsey Carfagna, Crystle Martin, R. Mishael Sedas, Nat Soti. *About the report:* This report presents a vision for understanding and revitalizing the ways in which we support learning during these changing times. Responding to the interests and needs of young people, researchers, educational practitioners, and policy and technology makers, this report synthesizes a varied set of content and perspectives: empirical research on the changing landscape of new media and learning, design principles, evaluation approaches, learner and case studies oriented to identifying and spreading positive innovations. The authors were part of the Connected Learning Research Network (CLRN), an interdisciplinary group of scholars, designers, and educational practitioners, who collaborated between 2011 and 2019 to study and develop new modes of learning with digital media with the support of the MacArthur Foundation. Our guiding framework is the connected learning approach, first described in a report authored by the CLRN in 2013 (Ito et al. 2013). This report expands and revises key elements of this initial framework and report. *From the report:* “The focus of our research and design agenda is to understand under what conditions new media can expand the reach of connected learning experiences and environments and advance educational and social equity.” “The connected learning approach is part of a growing movement in educational research to integrate research, design, and practice in order to advance scholarship as well as transform educational practice and policy to be more equitable and just.” “...connected learning experiences are qualitatively different and impactful because they are tied to learners’ deeply felt affinities and meaningful relationships. These kinds of experiences are the most likely to guide young people toward developing interests, purpose, and self-determination.” Respectfully, *Jamieson Pond, Communications Manager* Connected Learning Lab University of California, Irvine CLAlliance.org <https://clalliance.org/> | ConnectedLearning.uci.edu <http://connectedlearning.uci.edu/> Twitter: @TheCLAlliance <https://twitter.com/TheCLAlliance> | @TheCLSummit <https://twitter.com/TheCLSummit> Fb.com/ConnectedLearningAlliance <https://www.facebook.com/ConnectedLearningAlliance/> Connected Learning Newsletter <https://clalliance.org/newsletter> ------------------------------ *Connected Learning Summit 2020 <https://connectedlearningsummit.org>* July 29-31, 2020 | Cambridge, MA

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WEBCAST TODAY: Tech Worker Resistance w/ Lizzie O' Shea #WhoOwnsTheWorld
by Joly MacFie 05 Feb '20

05 Feb '20

Coders are revolting! But, seriously! ISOC Live posted: "On Wednesday February 5 2020, at 6pm EST (23:00 UTC), ISOC.LIVE will webcast Tech Worker Resistance, the third in a series of 14 guest lectures in the Who Owns the World course at the New School in NYC. This course aims to introduce students at The New Sc" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/whoownstheworld>On *Wednesday February 5 2020*, at *6pm EST* (23:00 UTC), *ISOC.LIVE* <https://isoc.live/> will webcast *Tech Worker Resistance <https://www.whoownstheworld.org/feb-05/>*, the third in a series of 14 guest lectures in the *Who Owns the World <https://www.whoownstheworld.org>* course at the New School in NYC. This course aims to introduce students at The New School, and members of the public, to the cooperative digital economy as a global movement. In Wednesday's lecture *Lizzie O’Shea <https://lizzieoshea.com/>*, author of '*Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us about Digital Technology <https://www.versobooks.com/books/2960-future-histories>*' will examine how tech workers - from Silicon Valley to India to Brazil - are using coop principles to organize for the benefit of not just themselves but society as a whole. This webcast is made possible via a partnership between the *Internet Society New York Chapter <https://isoc-ny.org>* (ISOC-NY) and the *Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy <https://platform.coop/who-we-are/icde/>* (ICDE). *LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/whoownstheworld <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/whoownstheworld>* *TWITTER: #WhoOwnsTheWorld <http://bit.ly/36ZUchb> #PlatformCoop <http://bit.ly/2R0eUIj>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/11767/

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call for additional members on the selection committee, Teresa Award for the Advancement of Feminist Scholarship
by Rybas, Natalia 05 Feb '20

05 Feb '20

This is a call for additional members on the selection committee for the Teresa Award for the Advancement of Feminist Scholarship. The group considers nominations for the Teresa Award in 2020. The work includes reading the nominations and discussing them with other committee members, and all these discussions happen via email in March-April. This is an extremely rewarding and exciting process. If you would like to join this group, let me know about your interest via email natrybas(a)gmail.com<mailto:natrybas@gmail.com>. Please see the full call<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-VzwFagSatU-0jFzqMhijkxMUHTSxpe3jCYfn_B…> for more details. Natalia Rybas, PhD Co-Trustee, Teresa Award for the Advancement of Feminist Scholarship Feminist Scholarship Division, International Communication Association Director of Graduate Programs, IU East Associate Professor, Communication Studies Indiana University East ? Natalia Rybas, Ph.D. Director of Graduate Programs, IU East Associate Professor, Communication Studies Coordinator, Bachelor of General Studies program School of Humanities & Social Sciences Indiana University East

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