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CFP. DIS 2012 WORKSHOP. Food for Thought: Designing for Critical Reflection on Food Practices
by Jaz Choi 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

Apologies for cross-posting. CFP. DIS 2012 WORKSHOP. Food for Thought: Designing for Critical Reflection on Food Practices Newcastle, UK June 11, 2012 http://www.urbaninformatics.net/workshop/ffthought This workshop is a continuation and extension to the successful past workshops including 2011 Communities and Technologies Food(ing): Between Human-Computer and Human-Food-Experience; 2009 [4]; OZCHI workshop, Hungry 24/7? HCI Design for Sustainable Food Culture and Sustainable Interaction with Food, Technology, and the City [3], and Food and Interaction Design: Designing for Food in Everyday Life [5]. The workshop addresses the opportunities and challenges for the design of digital interactive systems that engage individuals in critical reflection on their everyday food practices – including designing for engagement in more environmentally aware, socially inclusive, and healthier behaviour. These three themes represent the focus of much recent HCI work related to food. The proposed workshop aims to further the conversation on these themes through understanding specifically how the process of critical reflection can be encouraged by interactive technology. While the focus will be on food as an application area, the intention is to also explore, more generally, how the process of critical reflection can be facilitated through interactive technology. The workshop will include a design session, where participants will be asked to respond to the challenging local issue of alcohol and fast food consumption, to create innovative design solutions that facilitate people’s engagement in critical reflection on their food consumption, ultimately leading to broader socio-cultural transformation of Newcastle-upon-Tyne’s foodscape. The workshop will provide a unique forum to discuss existing theoretical and pragmatic approaches, and to envision novel ways to design technology that encourages sustained critical reflection. Interested participants should submit position papers to Jaz Hee-jeong Choi (h.choi [at] qut.edu.au<http://qut.edu.au>, outlining their work, brief biographies, and what they would like to gain from the workshop. Submissions should be no longer than 2 pages, in PDF Format, and styled using the DIS paper format (http://dis2012.org/dis2012format.doc) Participants will be selected based on their expertise and to ensure overall disciplinary and geo-cultural diversity. Deadline for submissions: March 16, 2012 Notification of acceptance: April 16, 2012 Workshop: June 11, 2012 We look forward to hearing from you! Jaz, Rob, Conor, and John Workshop Organisers ---- dr. jaz hee-jeong choi urban informatics lab institute for creative industries and innovation // e: h.choi(a)qut.edu.au<applewebdata://59C14C6D-7E95-41A5-AE1A-09F34D318230/h.choi@qut.edu.au> // w: www.nicemustard.com<http://www.nicemustard.com> // p: +617 3138 8190 // m: +61 433 167 151

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Reminder: CCI Winter School, June 2012, closing 7 Feb
by Jean Burgess 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

We are delighted to announce the inaugural CCI Winter School <http://www.cciwinterschool.org/> to be held in Brisbane, Australia from 21-27 June 2012, and hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation <http://www.cci.edu.au/> (CCI). The Winter School will offer selected doctoral students and early career researchers a week-long program of interdisciplinary study, collaboration and social interaction in the broad area of creative industries and innovation research, drawing on the Centre's expertise in media, cultural and communication studies, economics, policy, education and law, in relation to the creative economy. Approximately 30 participants will be selected via a competitive process. Successful applicants will work with leading international researchers, engage in intensive workshop activities and receive direct feedback and individual mentoring on their own work. Social activities will provide additional opportunities for participants to get to know each other and form collaborative relationships that will benefit them for years to come. Applications close on 7 February 2012. We welcome applications from emerging scholars working on related topics in the social sciences and humanities, including but not limited to: * Cultural, media and creative industries policy * Digital society * Community arts and media * New business models in the creative economy * Innovation studies * Economics of the creative industries * The creative industries in Asia * Transmedia * Internet studies * Copyright and intellectual property * The challenges of 'big data' * Creative workforce careers For further details please visit http://cciwinterschool.org <http://cciwinterschool.org/>. -- -- -- Dr Jean Burgess Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries & Innovation http://cci.edu.au Creative Industries Faculty Queensland University of Technology http://creativeindustries.qut.edu.au Phone: +61 3138 8253 Twitter: @jeanburgess http://twitter.com/jeanburgess Personal blog: http://creativitymachine.net Mapping Online Publics project website: http://mappingonlinepublics.net Digital Storytelling at QUT http://digitalstorytelling.ci.qut.edu.au

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Two Lecture positions in Digital Anthropology at University College London
by Heather Horst 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

Dear AoIR List, Please see below the Call for Applications for two lectureships in Digital Anthropology at University College London. ____________________________ I am delighted to announce that we have two new lectureships to support our flourishing program in Digital Anthropology at University College London. Daniel Miller d.miller(a)ucl.ac.uk 1) Lecturer in Digital Anthropology UCL Department / Division Anthropology Grade 7 Hours Full Time Salary (inclusive of London allowance) £35,707- £38,744 per annum The expected start date for this post is 01/09/2012. Duties and Responsibilities The postholder will be based in the Material Culture section of the Department of Anthropology, and, while contributing to core teaching in Digital Anthropology will be expected to participate and contribute to Anthropology and Material Culture teaching more generally. They will have a specific responsibility to teach, administer and develop the MSc in Digital Anthropology. They will also help establish a new research centre in Digital Anthropology, including liaising with commercial and other institutions involved in digital technologies, where students may be placed for internships and which may collaborate with our centre. They will also carry out, supervise and develop new research in Digital Anthropology. Key Requirements The successful candidate will be a professional anthropologist fully qualified in the discipline and with experience in ethnographic research. They will also have carried out research and published in the specific field of digital anthropology, though this may include any relevant domain, such as new media, digital infrastructures, open-source, gaming or cultural distinction. They will be a promising researcher also able to carry out teaching and administration in Digital Anthropology. Closing Date26 Feb 20125pm Interview date Week commencing 19th March 2012 For further details and to apply see: https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?owner=5041178&ownertype=fair… 2) Lecturer in Digital Anthropology and Material Culture UCL Department / Division Anthropology Grade 8 Hours Full Time Salary (inclusive of London allowance) £39,818- £43,236 per annum The expected start date for this post is 01/09/2012. Duties and Responsibilities The postholder will be based in the Material Culture section of the Department of Anthropology, and, while contributing to core research in Digital Anthropology and Material Culture will be expected to participate and contribute to Anthropology more generally. They will have a specific responsibility to teach, administer and support the MSc in Digital Anthropology and help develop a wider centre in Digital Anthropology. Key Requirements The successful candidate will be a promising researcher able to carry out teaching and administration in Digital Anthropology and some other area within Material Culture studies which could include consumption, media, museums, art and visual culture, materials or a particular genre of material and visual culture. They should have evident experience as an ethnographer. They should also have teaching experience and publications in both the fields of Digital Anthropology and Material Culture studies. Closing Date 17 Feb 20125pm Interview date Week commencing 27th February 2012 For further details and to apply see:- https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?owner=5041178&ownertype=fair… _______________________________________ Heather A Horst Vice Chancellors Senior Research Fellow School of Media and Communication RMIT University Melbourne, VIC 3001 Australia

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Benefits & Drawbacks of teaching in Second Life
by CarrieLynn Reinhard 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

I'm putting together a presentation for my university next week on the use of virtual worlds as virtual classrooms. One thing I want to touch upon are the drawbacks and benefits of using Second Life for teaching. I have the following, and I would like to know if you think there are others I should discuss. Benefits: audio visual & kinetic learning styles, collaboration, anonymity encourages experimentation, geographics no longer restrict participation, new ways to experience old knowledge. Drawbacks: interface learning curve, anonymity encourages disengagement, technological divides and issues, reduction of socializing, applicability of knowledge gained. CarrieLynn D. Reinhard, PhD Dominican University

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tenure track positions at NJIT
by Michael Bieber 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

TENURED/TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS, NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. The NJIT College of Computing Sciences invites candidates for the following assistant/associate/full professor positions starting in August 2012. To apply, go to ccs.njit.edu/hiring. Address questions about these positions to ccs(a)njit.edu. 1. Computer Science Department, Cloud Computing and Big Data. The candidate must have a PhD in computer science or related field, with a background in high performance computing, large scale storage, cyber security, pattern recognition, natural language processing, web analytics, or information mining and with experience building software for large-scale computer systems. (Posting Number 0600800) 2. Information Systems Department, Business Applications of Big Data and Cloud Computing. The candidate should have completed a PhD in business, computing or a related analytical field; related work experience is desirable. The candidate should have a relevant research background, strong analytical skills, programming expertise and innovative approaches to the application of cloud computing and big data analytics to business. (Posting Number 0600795) 3. Computer Science Department, Electronic Medical Records and their applications. The candidate's research should focus on producing software that is rooted in theory and processes "big data." The candidate must be grounded in both relevant fields -- Medical Informatics and Medicine. An MD/PhD in Medical Informatics or an MD with an internship (post doc) in Healthcare Informatics is preferred, but related degree profiles will be considered. (Posting Number 0600802) 4. Computer Science Department, Sensor Technology. The candidate must have a PhD in computer science or a related field. An applicant should be in the field of sensor technology, systems and applications and should have experience in prototyping and building sensor systems. (Posting Number 0600801) 5. Information Systems Department, Application of Information Systems to Healthcare. The candidate must have completed a PhD in computing or informatics with a focus on healthcare; related work experience is a plus. The candidate should have a relevant research background, strong analytical skills, programming expertise and innovative approaches to using computing and business information systems to improve healthcare. (Posting Number 0600803) The College of Computing Science contains Departments of Information Systems (is.njit.edu) and Computer Science (cs.njit.edu) Both departments have undergraduate, Masters and PhD degrees. NJIT is a nationally ranked research university in the greater New York City area, with strong industry ties and an orientation toward interdisciplinary research. NJIT is dedicated to recruiting and retaining women and underrepresented minority candidates to help the university achieve its mission of education, research, economic development, and service. NJIT is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Bieber, Professor and Associate Chair, Information Systems Email/MSN IM: bieber(a)njit.edu URL: http://web.njit.edu/~bieber IM/Skype: profbieber (AIM/Google/Yahoo) Phone: (973) 596-2681 FAX: (973) 596-2986 [email/IM preferred] Calendar: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=profbieber@gmail.com Information Systems Department - College of Computing Sciences - is.njit.edu New Jersey Institute of Technology 5500 Information Technology Center University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102-1982 USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Friendly Reminder: Submissions for Stage Two (Badge Design and Tech) of the Teacher Mastery & Feedback Competition Due Friday, February 3, 2012
by Sheryl Grant 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Stage Two (Badge Design & Tech) of the Teacher Mastery & Feedback Competition Deadline: Submissions for Stage Two are due no later than February 3, 2012 at 8pm EST / 5pm PST. Please note: Applicants who applied to Stage Two of the Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition may submit proposals for Stage Two of the Teacher Mastery & Feedback Badge Competition. ** Stage Two <http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/teachers-stage-2.php>applicants for the Teacher Mastery and Feedback Badge Competition<http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/teachers.php>are invited to propose badging systems for the teacher learning and feedback content of Stage One winners<http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/winning-projects.php?group=dmlc…>. Competitive submissions proposing badge systems that track and promote feedback regarding the competencies and skills as well as the programs and subjects over which teachers acquire expertise are a central part of the Stage One and Stage Two processes of the Competition. ****Full details at http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/teachers-stage-2.php To view Stage Two applications submitted to the Badges for Lifelong Competition, visit: http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-projects.php?group=dmlc-4b2 Cheers, Sheryl Sheryl Grant Director, Social Networking HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media & Learning Competition <http://www.dmlcompetition.net/> Duke University Box 90403 114. S. Buchanan Blvd., Bay 5 Durham, NC 27708-0403 <http://www.youtube.com/user/video4hastac#g/p>

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Journal Boycott Grows
by michael gurstein 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

-----Original Message----- From: geneloeb(a)gmail.com [mailto:geneloeb@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 10:05 AM To: gurstein(a)gmail.com Subject: Charges for articles by elsevier publishing co The Chronicle of Higher Education <http://chronicle.com/img/nameplate-250x43.gif> An article from The Chronicle of Higher Education was forwarded to you by: geneloeb(a)gmail.com Message from the sender: Mike, this is very interesting, a reaction to the charges of the largest publisher of scientific journals As <http://chronicle.com/article/As-Journal-Boycott-Grows/130600/> Journal Boycott Grows, Elsevier Defends Its Practices A protest by scholars, the suppliers of journal articles, could signal trouble for the publisher. The company says its pricing and the value it offers are misunderstood. Most E-Mailed As <http://chronicle.com/article/As-Journal-Boycott-Grows/130600/> Journal Boycott Grows, Elsevier Defends Its Practices Elsevier <http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/elsevier-publishing-boycott-gathers- steam-among-academics/35216> Publishing Boycott Gathers Steam Among Academics U.S. <http://chronicle.com/article/US-Agency-Will-Offer/130597/> Agency Will Offer $100-Million to Universities to Study Development Issues For <http://chronicle.com/article/For-Biddy-Martin-a-New-Test/130477/> Biddy Martin, a New Test of Leadership Inflated <http://chronicle.com/blogs/headcount/inflated-sat-scores-reveal-elasticity- of-admissions-data/29575> SAT Scores Reveal 'Elasticity of Admissions Data' Finding it hard to keep up with all that's happening in academe? The Chronicle keeps you up to date with award-winning reporting and analysis of current events in higher education. We offer daily and weekly e-mail newsletters that will keep you current. Go to http://chronicle.com/myaccount/newsletters to sign up. (c) The Chronicle of Higher Education 1255 23rd Street NW Washington, DC 20037

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WikiSym CFP: 8th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration
by Heather Ford 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

This year's WikiSym is collocated with Ars Electronica in Linz. Please see the RFP below and let me know if you have any questions :) 8th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration http://www.wikisym.org/2012/01/17/wikisym-2012-call-for-participation/ August 27-29, 2012 | Linz, Austria The International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration (WikiSym) is the premier conference on open collaboration and related technologies. In 2012, WikiSym celebrates its 8th year of scholarly, technical and community innovation in Linz, Austria. We are excited this year to be collocated withArs Electronica, the premier digital art and science meeting that attracts over 35,000 attendees per year. Submissions are invited for the following categories: April 7, 2012 [1] Research Papers, Panels, Workshops and Experience Reports April 27, 2012 [1] Doctoral Symposium May 30, 2012 Notification of Acceptance for Research Papers, Panels, Workshops and Experience reports June 8, 2012 Posters and Demos due June 22, 2012 Posters and Demos announced [1] As determined at the International Date Line. In other words, as long as it’s still April 7th or April 27 somewhere on Earth, the system will accept your submissions. The conference program will include a peer-reviewed research track,experience reports, workshops, posters, demos, a doctoral consortium, invited keynotes and panel speakers. As always, the participant-organized Open Space track will run throughout the conference. Evening social events will follow, because wiki folks know the value of a good party for sparking conversation and collaboration. Finally, WikiSym co-occurs with Ars Electronica, and we are arranging experiences where conference attendees can enjoy this innovative and unusual event. Topics appropriate for submissions include all aspects of the people, tools, contexts, and content that comprise open collaboration systems. For example: • Collaboration tools and processes • Social and cultural aspects of collaboration • Collaboration beyond text: images, video, sound, etc. • Communities and workgroups • Knowledge and information production • New media literacies • Uses and impact of wikis and other open resources, tools, and practices in fields and application areas, for example: • Open source software development and use • Education and Open Educational Resources • E-government, open government, and public policy • Law/Intellectual Property (including Creative Commons) • Journalism (including participatory journalism) • Art and Entertainment (including collaborative and audience-involved art) • Science (including collaboratories) • Publishing (including open access and open review models) • Business (including open and collaborative management styles) In addition to research and development topics, WikiSym also invites innovative proposals for open, collaborative art and performance. These proposals should be made directly to the conference chairs. GENERAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION All accepted submissions will be published in the WikiSym proceedings and archived in the ACM Digital Library. Long and short research papers will be rigorously peer reviewed and treated as archival publications. Submissions to other tracks will also be reviewed and appear in the ACM DL, but they are considered to be non-archival and may be used as the basis for later publications. Authors of research papers should use the ACM/CHI SIG Proceedings Format, and other contribution types will use the ACM/CHI Extended Abstracts Format. Templates for both formats are available athttp://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html. General submission instructions will be posted and the conference submission site opened around March 1. Instructions for the various contribution types are below. Research Papers – Long (up to 10 pages) and Short (up to 4 pages) Research papers present integrative reviews or original reports of substantive new work: theoretical, empirical, and/or in the design, development and/or deployment of novel systems. Research papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee to meet rigorous academic standards of publication. Papers will be reviewed for relevance, conceptual quality, innovation and clarity of presentation. They should be written in English and must not exceed 10 pages (for full papers) or 4 pages (for short papers). At least one author of accepted papers is required to attend the conference in order to present the paper. Workshops (up to 6 pages, Extended Abstracts format) Workshops provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to discuss and learn about topics that require in-depth, extended engagement such as new systems, research methods, standards, and formats. Workshop proposals should describe what you intend to do and how your session will meet the criteria described above. It should include a concise abstract, proposed time frame (half-day or full-day), what you plan to do during the workshop, and one-paragraph biographies of all organizers. Workshop proposals will be reviewed and selected for their interest to the community. Each accepted workshop will be provided with a meeting room for either a half or full day. Organizers may also request technology and materials (projector, flip pads, etc). Panels (up to 6 pages, Extended Abstracts format) Panels provide an interactive forum for bringing together people with interesting points of view to discuss compelling issues around open collaboration. Panels involve participation from both the panelists and audience members in a lively discussion. Proposals for panels should describe the topics and goals and explain how the panel will be organized and how the Wikisym community will benefit. It should include a concise abstract and one-paragraph biographies of panelists and moderators. Panel submissions will be reviewed and selected for their interest to the community. Each panel will be given a 90-minute time slot. Experience Reports (up to 16 pages, Extended Abstracts format) Experience reports are an integral part of the conference program. These are opportunities to discuss how ideas that sound good on paper (and at conferences!) work in real life projects and deployments. Many attendees want to learn from people on the front lines what it is like to do things like start a company wiki, use open collaboration tools in a classroom, or build a political campaign around open collaboration systems. Experience reports are not research papers; their goal is to present experience and reflections on a particular case, and they are reviewed for usefulness, clarity and reflection. Strong experience reports discuss both benefits and drawbacks of the approaches used and clearly call out lessons learned. Reports may focus on a particular aspect of technology usage and practice, or describe broad project experiences. Posters (up to 4 pages, Extended Abstracts format) Poster presentations enable researchers to present late-breaking results, significant work in progress, or work that is best communicated in conversation. WikiSym’s lively poster sessions let conference attendees exchange ideas one-on-one with authors, and let authors discuss their work in detail with those attendees most deeply interested in the topic. Poster proposals may describe original research, engineering, or experience reports. Successful applicants will display their posters, up to 1x2m in size, at a special session during the Symposium. Demos (up to 4 pages, Extended Abstracts format) No format is better suited for demonstrating the utility of new collaboration technologies than showing and using them. Demonstrations give presenters an opportunity to show running systems and gather feedback. Demo submissions should provide a setup for the demo, a specific description of what you plan to demo, what you hope to get out of demoing, and how the audience will benefit. A short note of any special technical requirements should be included. Demo submissions will be reviewed based on their relevance to the community. Doctoral Symposium The WikiSym 2012 Doctoral Symposium is a forum in which Ph.D. students can meet and discuss their work with each other and a panel of experienced researchers and practitioners. The symposium will be held on Tuesday August 28 on the campus of Johannes Kepler University. More information about the symposium’s leaders, goals, submission process and criteria, and funding will be posted shortly. Open Space For short and informal opportunities to organize discussion, brain-storming, and other collaborative activities, the Open Space track will run throughout WikiSym. Open Space is an entirely participant-organized track and requires no submission or review. Note on Publications Work submitted to Wikisym is published in the ACM digital library. This means it is not open access. However, ACM has a very new service called ACM Author-izer which allows authors to post official copies of their papers on personal websites for people to access, even if those people do not have access to the ACM digital library. We see this as a step to open access and are pleased to support this service. http://www.acm.org/publications/acm-author-izer-service Heather Ford www.ethnographymatters.net @hfordsa on Twitter http://hblog.org

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connexions: issue 1(1) CFP extension, and a thank you note
by rosario durao 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

Please apologize for cross-postings _____________________________ Dear Colleagues, A number of potential contributors for the 1st issue of *connexions* on “*International Professional Communication: yesterday < today > tomorrow*” have asked for a few more days to send in their manuscripts, so I am extending the deadline another week. If you have already started, but have not yet finished your position paper or literature review, or if you have a great idea, but have not yet got round to writing it down, you can still send in your complete 400-500 word Position Paper, or Literature Review for this issue (please note that the list of references is not part of the word count). The new deadline is *Tuesday, February 7, 2012*. A very warm *thank you* to all the colleagues who sent in their manuscripts. They are highly appreciated, and forecast a very exciting issue. Please continue forwarding this *CFP<http://connexionsjournal.org/call-for-papers/> * to people who might be interested. I will be glad to answer your questions. Thank you. Rosário Durão Editor editor(a)connexionsjournal.org www.connexionsjournal.org <http://www.connexionsjournal.org>

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Software for recording focus groups and interview in virtual worlds
by katie vizenor 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

I am about to start conducting in-world focus groups and interviews in Second Life. I may also be record some events. Could someone recommend a good easy-to use and relatively inexpensive software for this? Thanks! Katie Vizenor, MLS, MA PhD Candidate, Anthropology, University at Buffalo-SUNY

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