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SAMLA Visual Rhetoric Regular Session CFP
by Shawn Apostel 19 Apr '13

19 Apr '13

The South Atlantic Modern Language Association’s (SAMLA) focus this year is Cultures, Contexts, Images, and Texts: Making Meaning in Print, Digital, and Networked Worlds, and this Call for Papers invites submissions that explore and examine the ways that images are used to make meaning in print and online. In keeping with the rhetorical focus of this session, we are interested in papers that inquire how visual artifacts make meaning by persuading using one or more of Aristotle’s appeals: ethos, logos, and/or pathos. Papers may examine how visuals persuade in print, digital, and networked worlds through moving images such as videos and movies, artwork, static online or printed images, and video games. The Visual Rhetoric session is a regular session of SAMLA, and we invite submissions that engage with the theme of this year's conference as well as engaging with other issues and topics that represent the field of visual rhetoric. Please send abstracts of 500 words or less to the session’s chair, Shawn Apostel, sapostel(a)bellarmine.edu, no later than May 24, 2013, and include with your abstract any audio / visual needs you have. All presenters must be members of SAMLA at the time of presentation. Please be sure to include your contact information and any other special needs you may have. SAMLA will be held in Atlanta, GA on November 8-10, 2013. For more information about the conference, visit http://samla.memberclicks.net/. Best regards, Shawn -- Shawn Apostel, Ph.D -- Instructional Technology Specialist Bellarmine University -- @apostels shawn.apostel(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: 5 year post-doctoral position at Fraunhofer ISI
by Seda Guerses 19 Apr '13

19 Apr '13

fyi, s. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Friedewald, Michael" <Michael.Friedewald(a)isi.fraunhofer.de> > Date: April 19, 2013 9:53:12 AM GMT+02:00 > To: "Friedewald, Michael" <Michael.Friedewald(a)isi.fraunhofer.de> > Subject: 5 year post-doctoral position at Fraunhofer ISI > > sorry for cross-posting. please distribute widely! > --- > The Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI) in Karlsruhe, Germany (http://www.isi.fraunhofer.de<http://www.isi.fraunhofer.de/>) is seeking a > Post-Doctoral Researcher/Senior Analyst for Innovation Research and Technology Assessment in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (Reference No. ISI-2013-39) > The position will be in the "Emerging Technologies" department and will commence on 01.07.2013 (or earlier). The researcher will work on research projects focussing mainly on the analysis of scientific-technological, economic, societal and policy aspects of the development and utilisation of information and communications technologies. > You will be working in both German and international projects, focussing on topics such as security, reliability, and societal compatibility of ICT applications. Recent FP7 projects include PRESCIENT (SiS, 2010-13), SAPIENT (Security, 2011-14), PRISMS (Security, 2012-15) and IRISS (SSH, 2012-15). > You are an engineer or natural scientist with good knowledge of information and communications technologies and experience in analysing the socio-economic aspects of ICT, or an economist or social scientist with experience in analysing all aspects of innovation in information and communications technology. > You should have good knowledge in IT security research and privacy. You should also have an interest in current ICT trends such as ’Big Data’ or ‘Cloud Computing’. > You should have experience/interest in interdisciplinary research in the fields of policy, industry and technology. > Applications are welcomed from experienced scientists who will be able, after a short training period, to acquire projects independently and to further develop their main work focuses both conceptually and methodologically. Professional experience in the information and communications branch, as well as a doctorate, would be desirable. > You should have very good knowledge of English. German language skills are desirable. If the applicant does not have German language skills, he/she will be expected to acquire them. You should have good computer skills and the willingness and ability to work in interdisciplinary teams. > You can expect interesting projects, contact with leading international research institutions, a well equipped infrastructure and communicative and friendly colleagues. The results of your work will form part of the strategic consultations for decision-makers in politics and industry. > Employment terms, remuneration and social security benefits are in accordance with the TVöD (collective wage agreement for German public sector employees). The employment contract is limited to five years. > Please send your application until 5 May 2013 to Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, attn. Ms. Julia Roth, Breslauer Straße 48, 76139 Karlsruhe, Germany, mailto: julia.roth(a)isi.fraunhofer.de<mailto:julia.roth@isi.fraunhofer.de> > http://www.academics.de/jobs/wissenschaftlerin_wissenschaftler_87255.html > > -- > Dr. Michael Friedewald > Coordinator ICT Research > Competence Center Emerging Technologies > Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI > Breslauer Straße 48 | 76139 Karlsruhe > fon: +49 721 6809-146 | fax: +49 721 6809-77-146 > assistent: +49 (0) 721/6809-189 (Silke Just) > mailto: michael.friedewald(a)isi.fraunhofer.de<mailto:michael.friedewald@isi.fraunhofer.de> > http://www.isi.fraunhofer.de<http://www.isi.fraunhofer.de/> > http://works.bepress.com/michael_friedewald/ > >

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:: INTERACT 2013 Workshop || (Re)Creating Lively Cities through Ambient Media Technologies: Arts, Culture, and Gastronomic Experiences || 12th May 2013 deadline || South Africa::
by artur.lugmayr＠tut.fi 19 Apr '13

19 Apr '13

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND POSTERS IN CONJUCTION WITH INTERACT 2013, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - 6th-9th September 2013 2ND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON (RE)CREATING LIVELY CITIES THROUGH AMBIENT TECHNOLOGIES: ARTS, CULTURE AND GASTRONOMIC EXPERIENCES (CLCAT) http://www.tut.fi/emmi/WWW/ameamain/relci2013 Deadline for 2-5 pages position papers: 12th May 2013 (strict deadline) Artur Lugmayr (Tampere Univ. of Technology), Tampere, Finland, lartur(a)acm.org Jaz Hee-jeong Choi, Urban Informatics Research Lab, QUT, Brisbane Australia, h.choi(a)qut.edu.au Kirralie Houghton, Urban Informatics Research Lab, QUT, Brisbane Australia, kirralie.houghton(a)qut.edu.au --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digital and interactive technologies are becoming increasingly embedded in everyday lives of people around the world. Application of technologies such as real-time, context-aware, and interactive technologies; augmented and immersive realities;, social media; and location-based services has been particularly evident in urban environments where technological and sociocultural infrastructures enable easier deployment and adoption as compared to non-urban areas. There has been growing consumer demand for new forms of experiences and services enabled through these emerging technologies. We call this ambient media, as the media is embedded in the natural human living environment. This workshop focuses on ambient media services, applications, and technologies that promote people?s engagement in creating and re-creating liveliness in urban environments, particularly through arts, culture, and gastronomic experiences. The workshop takes a multidisciplinary and future oriented approach, and welcomes participants from diverse disciplinary domains for open discussions about technological, sociocultural, and content-related aspects of ambient media services that support people?s engagement in (re)creating their urban environments into a livelier place through art, cultural, and gastronomic experiences. Within this context, we welcome submissions relating to (but not limited to) the following: ? case-studies (successful, and especially unsuccessful ones); ? speculative and innovative concepts or design; ? demonstrations of services and applications; ? user-experience studies and evaluations; ? artistic installations and contents; ? social and/or economic studies, businesses models, and marketing ? technological novelties, evaluations, and solutions; The following topics fit within the scope of the workshop: ? Analysis of videos related to art, culture, and gastronomy ? Ubiquitous environments and interfaces in lively city environments ? Intelligent appliances and gadgets supporting art, culture and gastronomy ? Multimedia learning for activities around smart city environments ? Locative media and context sensor technologies ? Artistic, cultural, and gastronomic services and applications; ? Socio-economic studies, business models, advertising, and marketing; ? Applied ambient media technologies in city environments (e.g. P2P, 3D, augmented reality, QoE, protocols, networks, security, and privacy); ? Engagement and persuasion in smart environments; ? QoE and for ambient urban city applications. PUBLICATIONS ? Submit your contribution by using the INTERACT template: [--> http://www.interact2013.org/Interact2013/media/Store/documents/Paper%20form…] ? To the following submission system: [--> http://webhotel2.tut.fi/emmi/Conferences/2012same/ (!!!) NOTE (!!!): PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO TICK RELCI 2013 AS SUBMISSION TYPE!!! SUBMISSION DEADLINE 12th May 2013 MORE INFORMATION http://www.ambientmediaassociation.org/relci2012

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IEEE VIS 2013 Arts Program // Art+Experiment Atlanta, GA // October 13th-18th, 2013
by Lorna Gonzalez 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

Please give widest distribution: Overview There is a reciprocal relationship between art and visualization research — New media artists redefine the way that we view science and information, while experts in science, medicine, informatics, and visualization impact art practice through new ideas, technologies, and collaborations. The IEEE VIS 2013 Arts Program showcases high-quality artwork and research that demonstrates and investigates the exciting and increasingly prominent intersections between art and visualization. Through an *art show* that runs concurrently with the IEEE 2013 VIS conference and a dedicated *papers track*, the Arts Program aims to foster new thinking, discussion, and collaboration between artists, designers, technologists, visualization scientists, and others working at the intersection of these fields. The theme for this year's arts program is *Art+Experiment*. Visualization research encompasses not only data representation, but also the development of interaction techniques, explorations of display aesthetics, and examinations of applied perception. Increasingly, empirical justification for new visualization techniques is derived through well-designed experiments. And in fact, much recent research is concerned with the creation, implementation, replication, and evaluation of user studies in order to propel the fields of information and scientific visualization. At the same time, the new media arts community is interested in the creative possibilities offered by new technologies and new techniques, but also in developing new methods and presentations to explore and question their cultural meaning and impact. What does it mean for an art installation to produce experimental results? Can an artwork be expressive, challenging, and conceptual, yet simultaneously rigorous, practical, and empirical? We invite artists and researchers to think about the connections and chasms between art and research, and to explore the nature of experimental design and creative experimentation. Papers Track For this year's Arts Program we are including a papers track. Artists, reseachers, and scholars are invited to submit papers related to the theme of *Art+Experiment*. There is no fixed minimum or maximum length for the papers, but they are generally expected to be between 5 and 10 pages. Papers could discuss any of the following topics: - the influence of information visualization techniques on art practice - the influence of contemporary art practice on visualization techniques - exploration of the history of visualization - art and information - data visualization art - database aesthetics - creative visualization techniques - experimental interaction techniques - design and information aesthetics - infographics and art - cybernetic art and visualization - telematic art and visualization - aesthetics of experiment Accepted authors will present their papers at the Arts Program session during the conference. Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE VIS 2013 Arts Program proceedings. Detailed submission instructions can be found below. There is also an art show track. For more information, visit: http://w3.sista.arizona.edu/VISAP2013/ or contact *Angus Forbes*: angus.forbes(at)sista.arizona.edu *Lauren Thorson*: lauren-thorson(at)uiowa.edu Best, Lorna Gonzalez Doctoral Student Language, Literacy, and Composition Studies Technology & Society University of California, Santa Barbara

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by kattie hogan 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

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by kattie hogan 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

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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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