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BILETA 29th Annual Conference - CFP now open
by Karen Mc Cullagh (LAW) 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

The Call for Papers for the 29th BILETA Annual conference<http://bileta.ac.uk/index.php> is now open. The University of East Anglia Law School will host the BILETA Annual Conference 2014 on 14-16 April 2014. The theme of this year's international conference is: Legal regulation & Education: Doing the right thing? Delegates are invited to submit papers relating to law, technology and legal education that examine whether existing laws target the 'right things' and provide adequate protection for rights. If not, what is the right thing to do? Are educationalists doing the right thing in developing moocs, spocs, virtual learning environments etc.? Relevant topics include: Cybercrime & Cyberwarfare, Darknet, Data protection, Domain names, e-Democracy, e-Commerce, e-Government, e-Health, e-Learning and Legal Education, e-money, Human Rights, Intellectual Property, Intermediary Regulation, Net Neutrality, Pornography, Professional Legal Practice and Surveillance. To view the call for papers and information about the conference see the conference website (http://www.uea.ac.uk/law/news-and-events/bileta-conference) The call closes on 14 January 2014. Queries should be directed to Conference Organiser, Dr Karen Mc Cullagh via: bileta2014(a)uea.ac.uk<mailto:bileta2014@uea.ac.uk> --------------------- Dr Karen Mc Cullagh Lecturer UEA Law School University of East Anglia Norwich Research Park Norwich Norfolk NR4 7TJ T: 01603 59 7617 tw. @karenmccullagh<mailto:@karenmccullagh> web: http://karenmccullagh.co.uk<http://karenmccullagh.co.uk/>

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LMS minimum use policy
by AJ Kelton 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Does your institution have an instructor minimum use policy for your learning management system? If its public, can you provide the link here. If its private and your willing to share it with me privately, I, of course, will not share them. thx aj -- ----- AJ Kelton Director of Emerging & Instructional Technology College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Montclair State University Doctoral Candidate Educational Communication and Technology - New York University ---------- Emerging Learning Design 2014 http://eld.montclair.edu Twitter: @ELDConf <http://twitter.com/ELDConf> ---------- http://www.ajkelton.net Twitter: @aj_kelton <http://twitter.com/aj_kelton>

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Have you met unruly (supposedly Brazilian) gamers?
by Suely Fragoso 01 Dec '13

01 Dec '13

This is a call for help from the online gamers in this list. If you have witnessed people who said or appeared to be Brazilian acting inadequately in a game or game-related environment (forum, list, etc.), please spare a few moments to answer our questionnaire. It takes about 5 minutes. You will find it here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BolFzcUtYc75ZQJ3l2ZRGYApUHTwvr_OtlvKGN2FQR… If you know of other lists or forums with potential contributors to this study, please spread the word. An alternative, shortened link is http://goo.gl/WWbr3E Thank you, Suely Prof. Suely Fragoso suelyfragoso(a)ufrgs.br Digital Artifacts Laboratory Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)

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Deadline Extension & Final Call: Designing Futures for Peer-to-Peer Learning @ CSCW '14
by Peyina Lin 01 Dec '13

01 Dec '13

Deadline Extension & CFP: CSCW '14 <http://cscw.acm.org/> (Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing) workshop Designing Futures for Peer-to-Peer Learning <http://p2pl.media.mit.edu/> Sat. Feb. 15, 2014 *Application deadline extended to:* Dec. 3, 2013 *Notifications:* Dec. 16, 2013 *Website:* http://p2pl.media.mit.edu/ *Submission email:* p2pl.cscw(a)gmail.com We welcome submission from diverse disciplinary backgrounds! *About the workshop* Open, online learning environments, such as MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and open learning communities have been promoted as a way to expand equitable access to quality education. Such learning experiences are potentially enriched via extensive networks of peer learners. Even though challenges exist to realize these aspirations, open, online learning environments can serve as a mechanism for how we provide transformative learning experiences. This workshop aims to bring researchers, designers, and practitioners from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to explore how the body of CSCW knowledge can better support the vision of sustaining peer-to-peer learning in online environments. *Themes* We are interested in themes that leverage open and networked settings to engage learners from a diversity of backgrounds. These settings also include systems that enable learners to design learning experiences for other learners and any other emergent learning practices, peer-to-peer or otherwise, enabled by the networked and collaborative systems. The workshop topics and themes will revolve around these and similar topics listed below. We view these example topics as guide-posts: - Design of online learning systems - Peer-to-peer learning systems - Learning analytics - Equitable access and broad participation online - Crowdsourced evaluation and other assessment methods - Creativity - Accreditation - Badges - Mentorship - Peer feedback - Learning webs - Peer interaction and collaboration - Motivation and engagement - Q & A socio-technical systems - *CSCW topics that push the boundaries of peer-to-peer learning* *Plenary speakers*Jonathan Grudin<http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/jgrudin/>(MSR), Andrea Forte <http://www.andreaforte.net/> (Drexel U), Philipp Schmidt <http://web.media.mit.edu/%7Eps1/>(P2PU/MIT Media Lab), Submission Please submit a 2 to 4 page “vision” paper that connects to the workshop themes listed above. In this vision paper (in CHI Extended Abstract Format<http://chi2013.acm.org/authors/format/>), select a setting or specific scenario related to online learning environments. Submissions should address three questions: - What problem space in open, online learning environments are you interested in? - What is your vision for addressing that issue or issues? - How would you plan to carry out that vision? In addition, please provide a 100 to 150 word biography to describe your interests and skill sets you envision contributing to the workshop. We will review all submissions based on the relevance to the workshop themes, supporting a diversity of topics and disciplinary backgrounds. *Main Activities* Using the Futures Workshop approach, participants will generate critiques, co-create visions, and propose implementations for open, online learning environments. In small groups, the implementations will be presented/shared with other workshop participants. Please visit the workshop website for more information (http://p2pl.media.mit.edu/) *Outcomes* In addition to the implementations, we will discuss future steps to sustain a community of researchers and practitioners; e.g., partnerships, designsand implementation projects, plans for research proposals, symposia or panel proposals for conferences, new empirical studies to conduct, or publications to write. *Organizers:* Peyina Lin <http://www.peyina.com>, University of Washington Ricarose Roque <http://www.ricarose.com>, MIT Media Lab Peter Wardrip <http://www.lpc.pitt.edu/personnel/peter-wardrip>, University of Pittsburgh June Ahn <http://ahnjune.com/>, University of Maryland, College Park Ben Shapiro <http://benshapi.ro/>, Tufts University

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Deadline extension - CEPE 2014
by Charles Ess 01 Dec '13

01 Dec '13

Dear AoIRists, Please circulate and distribute widely: In light of a considerable number of requests, we are extending the submission deadline for CEPE 2014 to December 13, 2013. Computer Ethics, Philosophical Enquiry (CEPE) 2014 Well-Being, Flourishing, and ICTs. June 25-27, 2014. Paris, France. In collaboration with Ethicomp, this joint event is hosted by CERNA (Commission de réflexion sur l'Ethique de la Recherche en sciences et technologies du Numérique d'Allistene) and will be held in Les Cordeliers on the campus of Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris, France. Please see the conference website for more details: <http://cepe2014.org> For CEPE¹14 we invite submissions including panels that address the core concerns with well-being and flourishing in an age of ICTs. We encourage research and reflection that approach these thematics from a wide array of viewpoints and with attention to specific foci including: ICTs and development technosecurity and cyber-warfare robots and robot ethics for humans and humane lives; social computing global / cultural perspectives on ICTs and the good life Important Dates 13 December 2013 Latest date to submit abstracts to Easychair 25 January 2014 Authors informed of programme committee decisions by this date 5 April 2014 Last date for receipt of full papers from authors (electronic version) Panels Submission due: December 15th, 2013 Selection/notification: February 15th, 2014 Submissions will be accepted via Easychair: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/submission_new.cgi?a=5138535 Many thanks in advance, and on behalf of the Organizing Committee, Elizabeth Buchanan (University of Wisconsin-Stout, US), Executive Director, INSEIT Charles Ess (University of Oslo), Conference Chair; President, INSEIT Shalini Kesar (Southern Utah University, US), Program Chair Bernd Carsten Stahl (De Montfort University), Chair, ETHICOMP Steering Committee Jean-Gabriel Ganascia (University Pierre et Marie Curie - Sorbonne Universités) Max Dauchet (LIFL - Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale de Lille) - Charles Ess Professor in Media Studies Department of Media and Communication Director, Centre for Research on Media Innovations <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/research/center/media-innovations/> Co-editor, Etikk i praksis / Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics Guest Professor, Philosophy Department, University of Vienna (Fall, 2013) My latest book, Digital Media Ethics, is now available from Polity: http://www.politybooks.com/book.asp?ref=0745656056 University of Oslo P.O. Box 1093 Blindern NO-0317 Oslo Norway email: charles.ess(a)media.uio.no

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Fwd: Call for Book Chapters - Maestros, Musicians, and Multiplayers: Music Video Games
by Michael Austin 30 Nov '13

30 Nov '13

*Call for Book Chapter Proposals* *Edited Collection on Music Games* *Proposal Submission Deadline:* *February 15, 2014* *Working Title:* *Maestros, Musicians, and Multiplayers: Music Video Games* *Editor:* Michael Austin (Howard University) *Potential Publisher:* Bloomsbury Press, in their “Approaches to Digital Game Studies” Series *Series Editors:* Gerald Voorhees (University of Waterloo), Josh Call (Grandview University), Katie Whitlock (California State University, Chico) While music *for* video games is a popular, emerging field within Game Studies, Musicology, and New Media Studies, few have written on the genre of music video games. The gameplay in music games is mostly concentrated around the player's interaction with some element(s) of music (i.e. rhythm, pitch, volume, etc.). The most popular music games fall within the sub-genre of "rhythm games;" game such as "Dance Dance Revolution," "Guitar Hero," and others, require players to perform a particular interaction or task in rhythm with the music provided. Games such as "Karaoke Revolution" test a player's pitch accuracy as they sing along to popular songs. Other games, such as "Wii Music," require players to control the volume of the music through gestural control of the remote, or allow players to create music of their own, functioning as a free-form music game. Further, there are musical games that are modified for artistic purposes or are created to serve as a musical instrument for concert performances or that allow users to perform telematically with players across the globe; other serious music games teach users to play real musical instruments or demonstrate concepts in music theory, aural skills and singing, etc. For this volume, I am looking for approximately 10-15 chapters that examine music video games and their social significance. Possible topics include (but are not limited to): • Rhythm games (such as Guitar Hero or Dance Dance Revolution) • Pitch games (ex. Karaoke-type games) • Volume games (ex. Wii Music) • Music Memory/Eidetic games • Social music games (such as Song Pop or Turntable.fm) • Quest-based music games (such as The Sixty One) • Mobile music games • Collaborative music games (such as JAM with Chrome) • Adapting non-music games for musical purposes (performing concerts in Second Life, for example) • Serious music games Authors are invited to submit their proposal that should include: 1. The names and contact information for all authors (please identify a main contact) 2. A brief abstract (300-500 words) describing your potential chapter (please include a proposed chapter title). 3. Information about the author(s) demonstrating his/her qualifications for writing a chapter; this should be submitted in the form of a brief C.V. or short biographical statement. *Submission Procedure:* Please submit these materials as a Word Document or PDF file by *Feb. 15, 2014.* Authors of accepted proposals will be notified around March 1, 2014. If the book proposal is accepted, each chapter (of around 6,000-8,000 words) will likely be due sometime in mid-to-late 2014. *Inquiries and Submissions can be emailed to:* Michael Austin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Media, Journalism, and Film Howard University, Washington, D.C. michael.austin(a)howard.edu

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Internet statistics
by Johnson, Thomas J 30 Nov '13

30 Nov '13

I need some help with Internet statistics. Every source I see show the percentage of each group that uses the Internet (e.g. 98% of those 18-29). I am looking for statistics that indicate of the total Internet population, what percentage use the Internet (e.g. of the Internet population, what percentage is 18-29 so that, in this case, age figures would add up to 100%). I wonder because we always compare our samples to Census figures when the proper comparison should be the Internet population.

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New Book: Internet and Emotions
by eranfisher . 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

New edited collection of 13 articles in Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society: Internet and Emotions // Tova Benski and Eran Fisher (Eds.) http://www.amazon.com/Internet-Emotions-Routledge-Studies-Technology/dp/041… -- Eran Fisher, PhD Department of Sociology, Political Science, and Communication The Open University 1 University Road, P.O.Box 808, Ra'anana 43537, Israel ד"ר ערן פישר המחלקה לסוציולוגיה, מדעי המדינה ותקשורת האוניברסיטה הפתוחה דרך האוניברסיטה 1, ת.ד. 808, רעננה 43537 New book: Internet and Emotions<http://www.amazon.com/Internet-Emotions-Routledge-Studies-Technology/dp/041…> (Routledge) New in paperback: Media and New Capitalism in the Digital Age<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1137310812/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&p…>(Palgrave)

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what not to do at meetings
by Barry Wellman 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

I just came from a meeting of internet researchers which did not give either e-addresses or twitter handles on badges or on the list of researchers. Oi vey Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ NetLab FRSC INSNA Founder Faculty of Information (iSchool) 611 Bissell Building 140 St. George St. University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 3G6 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NSA/CSEC: Canadian and American citizen NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $20 Kindle $16 Old/NewCyberTimes http://bit.ly/c8N9V8 ________________________________________________________________________

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Pew Internet survey on the future of the internet
by LRainie＠PewInternet.org 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

You might have missed an email invitation earlier this week, so I'm hoping you won't consider this second invitation spam. You are invited to participate in an online survey being conducted by Pew Research Center's Internet Project<http://pewinternet.org/> and Elon University's Imagining the Internet Center<http://www.elon.edu/e-web/imagining/default.xhtml> to assess the likely future impacts of the Internet. This Pew-Elon survey asks important stakeholders like you to reflect upon the most likely evolution of technology and people's uses of it by the year 2025 and the potential impacts this will have on society. We hope you'll take 20-25 minutes to share your thoughts in this new canvassing of experts. To participate in the survey, click on the survey link below and enter the username and password provided. Please note that the survey is easiest to navigate on a laptop, desktop or tablet computer rather than on a mobile phone. https://www.rationalsurvey.com/s/10384 Username: FIHYUEY Password: FIHYUEY By default, all of your responses to this survey are confidential. However, we provide respondents the opportunity to take credit for their remarks by simply typing their name at the beginning of each response. We strongly encourage you to take advantage of this feature as it lends credibility to the results and contributes to a more vibrant public conversation. Again, to have your remarks attributed to you, please type your name at the beginning of each open-ended response you provide. If your name does not appear at the beginning of a response, it will remain anonymous. If you know other thought leaders who would contribute meaningful insights on the questions posed in this survey, please send us their contact details so we can invite them to participate. The Pew Internet Project and Elon University will issue a series of reports based on this survey in 2014. Your answers, attributed or anonymous, will also be added to Imagining the Internet<http://www.elon.edu/e-web/imagining/default.xhtml>. If you have any questions, please contact one of us. Thank you! Lee Rainie, lrainie(a)pewInternet.org<mailto:lrainie@pewinternet.org> Director, Pew Research Center's Internet Project Janna Anderson, andersj(a)elon.edu<mailto:andersj@elon.edu> Director, Imagining the Internet Center, Elon University Kristen Purcell, kpurcell(a)pewInternet.org<mailto:kpurcell@pewInternet.org> Associate Director for Research, Pew Research Center's Internet Project

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