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PhD Studentship at University of Bath, UK: Online leadership
by Adam Joinson 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

Hello list - I'm looking for a PhD student to work on a project on online leadership --- http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ADG803/full-time-phd-studentship/ Stipend and UK/EU fees covered (note: open to non UK/EU nationals, but only the UK/EU fee level is covered, leaving the student to make up the difference). Cheers Adam ------------------------------------- Full-time PhD Studentship Leadership and Influence in Online Groups University of Bath - Interactions Lab, School of Management Applicants are sought for a PhD position, to commence as soon as possible, based in the Interactions Lab (www.interactionslab.net) part of the School of Management at the University of Bath (http://www.bath.ac.uk/management) This PhD position is funded as part of a wider collaborative project between the University of Bath, Penn State University and Warwick University looking at leadership in the context of ideological groups and national / homeland security. The PhD student will be working with a post-doctoral researcher at Bath studying leadership and influence in online groups. The studentship covers all tuition fees (for Home/EU students) and an annual stipend of £13,590 (adjusted for inflation annually) for three years. The start date will be between 1st November 2011 and 1st January 2012. Interviews will be held in the week of the 17th October. Applicants must have at least a 2:1 Undergraduate degree and preferably a Masters degree in an appropriate subject. (e.g. a numerate social science, psychology, computer / information science, management). You must be able to demonstrate empirical and quantitative skills and preferably an interest in online or group behaviour, influence and/or interpersonal behaviour on the Internet or security-related issues. Applications - to include a CV and cover letter outlining how your research skills and interests match the project - must be received by 5th October via e-mail to a.joinson(a)bath.ac.uk. Please also arrange for 2 academic references to be sent to the same e-mail address by the deadline or as soon as possible thereafter. Further information about studying for a PhD at Bath can be found at: http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/phd/ For further information or questions, please contact Dr. Adam Joinson, project lead: A.Joinson(a)bath.ac.uk ------------------------------------------ ================== Dr. Adam Joinson, Interactions Lab School of Management University of Bath BA2 7AY www.joinson.com www.interactionslab.net ==================

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Routledge Research and Internet Research 12.0
by Salvago-Keyes,Felisa N. 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

Greetings! Please allow me to introduce myself as the Routledge Research editor for media and cultural studies, for which I acquire monographs and targeted edited collections of original research in media, including new media and cyber culture. I will be attending the Internet Research 12.0 conference in Seattle October 11-12; I'd be pleased to hear from anyone interested in submitting a book proposal for a project along the lines described above. Please do be in touch with a description of your project, and, should it be a potential fit for our list, I'd be happy to discuss it further or perhaps chat at the conference. Many thanks and best wishes, Felisa ___________________________________________________ Felisa Salvago-Keyes, Editor Routledge / Taylor & Francis Books 711 Third Ave., 8th Floor * New York, NY 10017 felisa.salvago-keyes(a)taylorandfrancis.com * 917.351.7136 (p) * 212.564.7854 (f) www.routledge.com <http://www.routledge.com>

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Readings in semiotics/multimodality: Alternatives to Kress&Leeuwen?
by Daniel Jung 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

Hi This is the second time I use Gunther Kress and Theo van Leeuwen's "Multimodal Discourse" (http://www.amazon.com/Multimodal-Discourse-Gunther-Kress/dp/0340608773) in my web design and web aesthetics class (introductory level). The students (non-natives, but quite capable users of English) keep complaining about convoluted language and dense ways of explaining. Are there alternatives to this book which cover about the same topics, and have the same depth, but are easier accessible? Or are there any additional texts which help understanding once Kress is mandatory reading? Thanks, - Daniel

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Australian remote hub for the UN Internet Governance Forum
by Madeline Carr 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

Hi All, A message for Australian members - the ANU will be acting as a remote hub for the upcoming UN IGF meeting in Nairobi. Due to time zones, we will be joining in on the first two sessions of each day which run from 4pm - 7:30pm Canberra time. We will precede these sessions with a workshop/open discussion each day consisting of short presentations by academics, policy makers and practitioners. This is a free event but places are limited so please follow the link to book. http://billboard.anu.edu.au/event_view.asp?id=83149 All the best, Madeline Madeline Carr Department of International Relations Australian National University ACTON ACT 2600 madeline.carr(a)anu.edu.au 0409 358 128

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Web/CC Edition of *Good Faith Collaboration*
by Joseph Reagle 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

<http://reagle.org/joseph/blog/social/wikipedia/gfc-web-cc-announce> I'm pleased to announce that the Web/CC edition of *Good Faith Collaboration* is [now available]. In addition to all of the book's complete content, hypertextual goodness, and [fixed errata], there is a [new preface] discussing some of the particulars of this edition. [now available]: http://reagle.org/gfc [fixed errata]: http://reagle.org/joseph/2010/gfc/errata.html [new preface]: http://reagle.org/joseph/2010/gfc/preface-web.html

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CfP: 6TH INTERNATIONAL AAAI CONFERENCE ON WEBLOGS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
by Jan-Hinrik Schmidt 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

Dear colleagues, please find below and at http://www.icwsm.org/2012/index.php the Call for papers (and other contributions). Best, Jan ------ ICWSM-12 THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL AAAI CONFERENCE ON WEBLOGS AND SOCIAL MEDIA 4-8 JUNE 2012: TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND Call for Papers =============== Sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Technical Paper Submission Site: Available November 1, 2011 Abstracts Due: January 13, 2012 Full Papers Due: January 18, 2012 (by midnight Pacific Time) The International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM) is a unique forum that brings together researchers from the disciplines of computer science, linguistics, communication, and the social sciences. The broad goal of ICWSM is to increase understanding of social media in all its incarnations. Submissions describing research that blends social science and computational approaches are especially encouraged. Though this conference is just in its sixth year, it has become one of the premier venues for social scientists and technologists to gather and discuss cutting-edge research in social media. This is largely due to a typical acceptance rate of 20% for full-length research papers published in our conference proceedings and support from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). For ICWSM-12, in addition to the usual program of contributed technical talks, posters and invited presentations, the main conference will include a selection of keynote talks from prominent social scientists and technologists. Building on the success of the first workshops program in 2011 and our regular tutorials day, ICWSM-12 will also hold a workshops and tutorials day just before the main conference. Disciplines ----------- * Computational linguistics/NLP * Text mining/data mining * Psychology * Sociology (including social network analysis) * Communication * Anthropology * Media studies * Visualization * Political science * Computational social science * HCI * Economics * Graph theory, concrete analysis and simulation of graphical models Media ----- * Weblogs, including comments * Social networking sites * Microblogs * Wikis (Wikipedia) * Forums, mailing lists, newsgroups * Community media sites (YouTube, Flickr) Topics Include -------------- * Psychological, personality-based and ethnographic studies of social media * Analyzing the relationship between social media and mainstream media * Qualitative and quantitative studies of social media * Centrality/influence of social media publications and authors * Ranking/relevance of blogs and microblogs; web page ranking based on blogs and microblogs * Social network analysis; communities identification; expertise and authority discovery; collaborative filtering * Trust; reputation; recommendation systems * Human computer interaction; social media tools; navigation and visualization * Subjectivity in textual data; sentiment analysis; polarity/opinion identification and extraction * Text categorization; topic recognition; demographic/gender/age identification * Trend identification and tracking; time series forecasting; measuring predictability of phenomena based on social media * New social media applications; interfaces; interaction techniques * Social innovation and effecting change through social media Keynotes -------- * Andrew Tomkins (Google+) * More to be announced Author Submission Account ------------------------- Authors must set up an account (or add ICWSM-12 to your list of conferences) at the ICWSM-12 web-based technical paper submission site, which will be available November 1, 2011. Please make a note of your password, as this will allow you to log on to submit an abstract and paper. In order to avoid a rush at the last minute, authors are encouraged to set up their account as soon as possible, and well in advance of the January 13, 2012 abstract deadline. Abstract and Paper Submission ----------------------------- Electronic abstract submission through the ICWSM-12 paper submission site is required on or preferably before January 13, 2012 at 11:59 PM PST. Full papers are due via the submission site no later than Monday, January 18, 2012 at midnight PST. We cannot accept submissions by e-mail or fax. Authors will receive confirmation of receipt of their abstracts and papers, including a paper number, shortly after submission. AAAI will contact authors again only if problems are encountered with papers. Content Guidelines ------------------ Submissions to other conferences or journals: ICWSM-12 will not accept any paper that, at the time of submission, is under review for or has already been published or accepted for publication in a journal or conference. This restriction does not apply to submissions for workshops and other venues with a limited audience. If in doubt please contact the PC Chairs. If duplicate submissions are identified during the review process then: * All submissions from that author will be disqualified from the current ICWSM conference; * And authors will not be permitted to submit papers to the ICWSM conference in the following year. _Format:_ Papers must be in trouble-free, high resolution PDF format, formatted for US Letter (8.5" x 11") paper, using Type 1 or TrueType fonts. Full papers must be no longer than 8 pages, including references, poster papers must be no longer than 4 pages, and demo descriptions must be no longer than 2 pages, and all must be submitted by the deadlines given above, and formatted in AAAI two-column, camera-ready style (see the author instructions page ). Please note that the formatting and submission instructions at the author site are for final, accepted papers; no additional pages can be purchased at the review stage. In addition, the copyright slug may be omitted in the initial submission phase and no copyright form is required until a paper is accepted for publication. _Anonymity:_ ICWSM-12 review is double-blind. Therefore, please anonymize your submission: do not put the author(s) names or affiliation(s) at the start of the paper, and do not include funding or other acknowledgments in papers submitted for review. Citations to authors’ own prior relevant work should be included, either by not specifying that this is the authors’ own work, or where this is not possible, by anonymizing the citation itself. It is up to the authors' discretion how much to further modify the body of the paper to preserve anonymity. The requirement for anonymity does not extend outside of the review process, e.g. the authors can decide how widely to distribute their papers over the Internet before the program committee meeting. Even in cases where the author’s identity is known to a reviewer, the double blind process will serve as a symbolic reminder of the importance of evaluating the submitted work on its own merits without regard to authors’ reputation. _Language:_ All submissions must be in English. Conference Registration ----------------------- All accepted papers and extended abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings. At least one author must register for the conference by the deadline for camera-ready copy submission. In addition, the registered author must attend the conference to present the paper in person. Publication ----------- All accepted papers and abstracts will be allocated eight (8) pages in the conference proceedings. Authors will be required to transfer copyright of their paper to AAAI. Datasets -------- This year, for the first time, we will be providing a service for hosting datasets pertaining to research presented at the conference. Authors of accepted papers will be encouraged to share the datasets on which their papers are based, while adhering to the terms and conditions of the data provider. Of these datasets, one will be selected for an award which will be based on the quality, scope, and timeliness of each dataset. More information will be available on our website. Conference Website ------------------ http://icwsm.org/ For general information regarding ICWSM-12, please write to icwsm12(a)aaai.org. Committee --------- General Chair: John Breslin, NUI Galway Programme Chairs: Nicole Ellison, Michigan State University James G. Shanahan, Church and Duncan Group Inc. Zeynep Tufekci, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Local Chairs: Derek Greene, University College Dublin Conor Hayes, Digital Enterprise Research Institute Sponsorship Chair: Meenakshi Nagarajan, IBM Data Chairs: Derek Ruths, McGill University Ian Soboroff, NIST Demos Chair: Alejandro Jaimes, Yahoo! Social Media / Publicity Chair: Max L. Wilson, Swansea University Tutorials Chair: Bernie Hogan, Oxford Internet Institute Workshops Chair: Sofus Macskassy, USC and Fetch Labs Regional Chairs: Americas: Raquel Recuero, Universidade Católica de Pelotas Asia Pacific: Hideaki Takeda, National Institute for Informatics Europe: Jan-Hinrik Schmidt, Hans-Bredow-Institut Middle East and Africa: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Qatar Computing Research Institute Webmaster: Ritesh Agrawal, AT&T Labs Research Venue ----- Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Student Awards -------------- We will be providing an increased number of student awards this year to help cover the cost of travel, subsistence, and registration to the ICWSM-12 conference. Details will be posted on the conference website. Important Dates --------------- Papers / Posters / Demos: Abstract Submission: January 13, 2012 Full Paper, Poster and Demo Submission: January 18, 2012 (by midnight Pacific Time) Notification of Acceptance: February 27, 2012 Camera Ready Due: March 12, 2012 ICWSM-12, Dublin: June 4-8, 2012 Tutorials: Tutorial Proposal Submission: January 9, 2012 Tutorial Acceptance: January 23, 2012 Workshops: Workshop Proposal Submission: December 14, 2011 Workshop Acceptance: January 6, 2012 Workshop Paper Submission: March 2, 2012 Workshop Paper Acceptance Notification: March 16, 2012 Workshop Paper Final Camera-Ready Copy Due: April 2, 2012 Kind regards, John ICWSM-12 General Chair John Breslin, NUI Galway -- ---- Dr. Jan-Hinrik Schmidt Wissenschaftlicher Referent für Digitale Interaktive Medien und Politische Kommunikation Hans-Bredow-Institut für Medienforschung Warburgstr. 8-10 D-20354 Hamburg Germany T: 040-450217-83 F: 040-450217-99 j.schmidt(a)hans-bredow-institut.de http://www.schmidtmitdete.de http://www.hans-bredow-institut.de

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 86, Issue 21
by Abbe Forman 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

re: Query re readings for course, "Gender, Information Technology, and Transnational Cultures" (McLaughlin, Lisa M. Dr.) Two good edited volumes on the topic: Women, Gender, and Technology...eds. Mary Frank Fox, Deborah G. Johnson, and Sue V. Rosser, 2006, University of Illinois Press Gender & Technology....eds. Nina E. Lerman, Ruth Oldenziel, Arwen P. Mohun, 2003,The Johns Hopkins University Press Good luck, sounds like a great class. Abbe E. Forman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Temple University Associate Editor - International Journal of E-Politics<http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/titledetails.aspx?TitleId=1147> Phone: 215-204-4207 <http://astro.temple.edu/%7Eafmusic> email: abbe.forman(a)gmail.com On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 6:00 PM, <air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: > Send Air-L mailing list submissions to > air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Air-L digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Query re readings for course, "Gender, Information > Technology, and Transnational Cultures" (McLaughlin, Lisa M. Dr.) > 2. Re: Query re readings for course, "Gender, Information > Technology, and Transnational Cultures" (Rena Bivens) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:44:26 -0400 > From: "McLaughlin, Lisa M. Dr." <mclauglm(a)muohio.edu> > To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] Query re readings for course, "Gender, Information > Technology, and Transnational Cultures" > Message-ID: <CA9EABAA.1A51A%mclauglm(a)muohio.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello to all, > > I am in the process of searching for readings to assign in a > newly-developed/developing course that I will be teaching in Spring 2012 > semester. It's titled "Gender, Information Technology, and Transnational > Cultures" (long title, I know, but we couldn't figure out how to shorten > it). While I already have chosen several important readings for the course, > I'd like to take advantage of the expertise of members of this list in case > you have suggestions for other pertinent readings. Although there will be a > few readings on gender and IT in general, the focus really is on gender and > ICTs. After conducting a search, I don't think that it will be possible to > choose a primary text that is capable of capturing the breadth of this > course, but, if you have suggestions for one, I also would appreciate > hearing from you. > > [By the way, the course is cross-listed for junior and senior undergraduate > students and graduate students in Media Studies and Women's, Gender, and > Sexuality Studies.] > > Thanks and all the best, > > Lisa > > > -- > Lisa McLaughlin, Ph.D. > Associate Professor, Media, Journalism and Film Studies & Program in > Women?s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies > Editor, Feminist Media Studies > Miami University-Ohio > > Contact: > Mass Communication > Williams Hall > Miami University-Ohio > Oxford, Ohio 45056 > USA > Tele: 513-529-3547 > Fax: 513-529-1835 > Email: mclauglm(a)muohio.edu > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:28:38 -0400 > From: Rena Bivens <rena.bivens(a)gmail.com> > To: "McLaughlin, Lisa M. Dr." <mclauglm(a)muohio.edu> > Cc: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Query re readings for course, "Gender, > Information Technology, and Transnational Cultures" > Message-ID: > <CANcvQQ_t=mPQWeO3LC+XMMCa7wH8j2YdT-FgtdBKO1pdByWsPA(a)mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi Lisa, > > I'm teaching a fourth year course right now called Gender and Social Media. > The theoretical framework draws largely from Wajman, Castells and Fuchs but > I have incorporated a large variety of readings based around > politics/social > justice, identity, gendered performances, privacy and surveillance, etc. If > you'd like more specifics, I can send them to you off-list. > > Best of luck with your course design, > Rena > > -- > > Adjunct Professor > > Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies > > Dunton Tower, Room 1509 > > 1125 Colonel By Drive, Carleton University, Ottawa ON K1S 5B6 > > Office: (613) 520-2600 ext. 2904 > > Cell: (613) 618-4602 > > renabivens.com > > ca.linkedin.com/in/renabivens > > @renabivens > > > On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 8:44 PM, McLaughlin, Lisa M. Dr. < > mclauglm(a)muohio.edu> wrote: > > > Hello to all, > > > > I am in the process of searching for readings to assign in a > > newly-developed/developing course that I will be teaching in Spring 2012 > > semester. It's titled "Gender, Information Technology, and Transnational > > Cultures" (long title, I know, but we couldn't figure out how to shorten > > it). While I already have chosen several important readings for the > course, > > I'd like to take advantage of the expertise of members of this list in > case > > you have suggestions for other pertinent readings. Although there will be > a > > few readings on gender and IT in general, the focus really is on gender > and > > ICTs. After conducting a search, I don't think that it will be possible > to > > choose a primary text that is capable of capturing the breadth of this > > course, but, if you have suggestions for one, I also would appreciate > > hearing from you. > > > > [By the way, the course is cross-listed for junior and senior > undergraduate > > students and graduate students in Media Studies and Women's, Gender, and > > Sexuality Studies.] > > > > Thanks and all the best, > > > > Lisa > > > > > > -- > > Lisa McLaughlin, Ph.D. > > Associate Professor, Media, Journalism and Film Studies & Program in > > Women?s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies > > Editor, Feminist Media Studies > > Miami University-Ohio > > > > Contact: > > Mass Communication > > Williams Hall > > Miami University-Ohio > > Oxford, Ohio 45056 > > USA > > Tele: 513-529-3547 > > Fax: 513-529-1835 > > Email: mclauglm(a)muohio.edu > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > > End of Air-L Digest, Vol 86, Issue 21 > ************************************* >

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[ MINA ] call for Mobile Films & [ MINA ] call for Papers - http://bit.ly/mina2011
by Max Schleser 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

Mobile Innovation Network Aotearoa [ MINA ] Call for Mobile Films: International Mobile Innovation Screening 2011 23rd – 26th November 2011 Film Archive, Wellington, New Zealand Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand The International Mobile Innovation Screening 2011 will showcase films produced on, for and with mobile devices by international filmmakers such as Dario Apostoli (Italy), Camille Baker (Canada/U.K.), Bebe Beard (U.S.A.),Felipe Cardona (Columbia), Louise Botkay Courcier (Brazil), Ayran Kaganof(South Africa), Adam Kossoff (U.K.), Anne Massoni (U.S.A.), Sylvie Prasad(U.K.) and Anders Weberg (Sweden) amongst others. In addition MINA will feature selected mobile film screenings from the Mobilefest (Brazil), Mobile Screenfest International (Australia) and Ohrenblick (Germany). The program is curated by the Mobile Innovation Network Aotearoa [MINA], which aims to explore the possibilities of interaction between people, content and the creative industries. Deadline for submission of Mobile Films: 30th September 2011 Please send proposals of approximately 250 words including the mobile film title, two still images, link to online preview (if available) and a brief biographical note to max(a)mina.pro Contact Max Schleser for further assistance regarding submission enquiries relating to mobile films [email: max(a)mina.pro | mobile: +64 [0] 22 692 0872].Work can be sent in digital format, via post or courier: Dr. Max Schleser, c/o MINA, Institute of Communication Design, Po Box 756, Wellington, New Zealand Call for Papers: [ MINA ] Symposium 26th November 2011 Film Archive, Wellington, NZ Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand As part of the International Mobile Innovation Screening, the [ MINA ] symposium will also take place on the 26th November 2011 in the Film Archive in Wellington. The symposium will provide a platform for filmmakers, artists, researchers, ‘pro-d-users’ and industry professionals to debate the prospect of wireless,mobile and ubiquitous technologies in art and design practice and the creative industries. [ MINA ] invites paper proposals relating to mobile technologies, mobile creativity and mobile filmmaking. Mobile aesthetics entered the mediascape from 2004 onwards and illustrate innovation in the creative application of wireless, mobile and ubiquitous technologies. Within the last decade mobile video technology developed from a low-res 3gp video format to HD video and simultaneously embraces the shift towards web 2.0/3.0. In 2006 mobile phones outnumbered the volume of film and digital cameras combined, whilst industry research forecasts a continuous development and innovation in the area of mobile technologies. Yet no industry standards for production and consumption of the emerging video format have been established. Concurrently a proliferation of creative mobile media practices surfaced within the field of documentary filmmaking,art and design practice. Paper proposals should be submitted by the 30th September 2011. Please send a proposal of approximately 250 words with a title and brief biographical note to max(a)mina.pro -- NEU: FreePhone - 0ct/min Handyspartarif mit Geld-zurück-Garantie! Jetzt informieren: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freephone

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Positions in Comparative Media Studies at MIT
by Holly Kruse 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

Forwarded on request. Please do not contact me with about the positions. Holly ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Jobs to post to your list From: "Jessica Tatlock" <jtatlock(a)MIT.EDU> Date: Tue, September 20, 2011 2:08 pm To: air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi - Would it be possible to send the attached job opportunities at MIT's Comparative Media Studies program to your mailing list? Thanks!! Jessica Tatlock Comparative Media Studies Massachusetts Institute of Technology E15-331 617/715.5277 jtatlock(a)mit.edu The Comparative Media Studies Program at MIT seeks to fill two positions— (1) Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Comparative Media Studies/Game Studies, MIT MIT's Program in Comparative Media Studies in the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Science is seeking a tenure-track assistant professor of game studies to start in the fall of 2012. Candidates should have a Ph.D. with a record of significant publication (or the promise thereof), research activity and/or design experience relevant to game studies. We seek a candidate who will connect the work of our GAMBIT and Education Arcade research labs to the classroom, and who can direct innovative and multidisciplinary research. Relevant areas of specialization include the history, theory, sociology, psychology and criticism of games and play, and expertise in one or more of the following areas: game design; game engineering; player, playing and assessment methodologies; user behaviors and game economics; data analytics; and visual, narrative, and audio design. Fluency in a broader array of humanities-based media studies and experience in game production will be considered a plus. Applicants should have teaching experience. Please submit a letter of application, C.V., three letters of recommendation, and work samples online by December 1, 2011 at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1032. Hard copies of works samples may be sent to Prof. William Uricchio, Director, Program in Comparative Media Studies, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, E15-313, Cambridge, MA 02139. MIT is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. (2) Tenured Associate/Full Professor, MIT Comparative Media Studies MIT’s Program in Comparative Media Studies seeks applications for a tenured Professor beginning in September 2012. A PhD and an extensive record of publication, research activity and leadership are expected. We encourage applicants from a wide array of disciplinary backgrounds. The successful candidate will teach and guide research in one or more of the Program’s dimensions of comparativity (historical, methodological, cultural) across media forms. Expertise in the cultural and social implications of established media forms (film, television, radio, audio and visual cultures, or print) is as important as scholarship in one or more emerging areas such as games, social media, media literacies, digital arts and culture, internet research, network cultures, software studies, media industries, and transmedia storytelling. The position involves teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, developing and guiding collaborative research activities, and participating in the intellectual and creative leadership of the Program and the Institute. Candidates should demonstrate a record of effective teaching and thesis supervision, significant research/creative activity, relevant administrative experience, and international recognition. CMS offers SB and SM programs and maintains a full roster of research initiatives and outreach activities [see http://cms.mit.edu] The program embraces the notion of comparativity and collaboration, and works across MIT’s various schools, and between MIT and the larger media landscape. Applications consisting of a curriculum vita, a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, a statement of current and future research plans, selected major publications 3 letters of recommendation should be submitted online by November 1, 2011 at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1036. Hard copies of work samples may be sent to: Professor William Uricchio, Director, Comparative Media Studies, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, E15-313, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA. MIT is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

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Badges Competition: Call for Proposals
by Sheryl Grant 21 Sep '11

21 Sep '11

CFP: HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition Competition Overview: Bringing together badge content and program providers, designers and technologists - The "Badges for Lifelong Learning" Competition will gather leading organizations, learning and assessment specialists, designers and technologists to create and test working badge systems in the wild. - Together, competition participants will contribute to a robust badge ecosystem, where traditional and 21st century skills and achievements are inspired, recognized, translated across contexts, and displayed and managed across the web. - The result for learners: new learning and knowledge, real-world outcomes like jobs, credit for new skills and achievements, and whole new ways to level up in their life and work. Collaborate with leaders in education, industry and government - Badges for Lifelong Learning competition collaborators<http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-collaborators.php>include leading organizations exploring the potential of badges for their own work and programs. - These include NASA, the U.S. Departments of Education, Labor, Energy, and Veterans Affairs, Intel, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Association of Manufacturers, Microsoft, and many others<http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-collaborators.php> . - These organizations will provide real-world examples, content, programs, activities, and other learning resources for the competition, actively collaborating alongside select participants. - This is a unique opportunity for badge designers and technologists to work with some of the world's most innovative organizations, collaborate with other competition participants, or focus directly on their own project. Who should participate? - Organizations and groups with "badge friendly" content, programs, or activities. - Individuals or teams interested in advancing new approaches to learning. - Learning and assessment innovators interested in new ways of inspiring and recognizing learning across contexts. - Designers interested in badges and sets of badges. - Developers and technologists with ideas around building systems or tools to support badges. How to participate There are two main ways to participate. Applicants can submit: 1. Badge Content and Programs<http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-stage-1.php>- proposals focused on learning content, programs, and activities that present an opportunity for badges and badge systems. These applicants will submit to Stage One (see below). 2. Badge Design and Tech<http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-stage-2.php>- proposals focused on badge or badge system design and the supporting technology that makes them work. These applicants will submit to Stage Two (see below). NOTE: Applicants can submit proposals in a single category, or in both. The competition has three stages: 1) Content and Programs<http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-stage-1.php>; 2) Design and Tech<http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-stage-2.php>; 3) Match-making and Finals<http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-stage-3.php>. (View the timeline.) <http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-timeline.php> Winners - Winning badge systems will be selected from those presented at the Finals in Stage Three by an expert panel of judges and announced at the end of January 2012. - Criteria will include: - overall technical and pedagogical quality; - effectiveness of the badges' assessment process; - aesthetic and design quality; - likelihood of acceptance and adoption by learners, institutions, employers, and the general public. - Winners will receive up to $200,000 for their projects - Awards ranging from $10,000 to $200,000 will be granted to the winning teams from Stage Three. These awards will be granted based on project feasibility and complexity, team member expertise, length of time required to complete the work, and level of institutional support. - Time to complete winning projects is one year. - Representatives from winning teams will attend the Winner's Meeting and Digital Media and Learning Symposium in San Francisco on February 29, 2012, followed by the Digital Media and Learning Conference<http://dml2012.dmlcentral.net/>on March 1-3, 2012and present their projects at a special forum. Winners must also budget travel expenses to participate in the 2013 Digital Media and Learning Conference. - Winning badge systems will launch and join the badge ecosystem in early 2013. 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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