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Teachingmedia - Website for sharing teaching idea
by Anthony Nadler 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

In 2010, we launched www. <goog_1727118000>teachingmedia.org to provide a space for college-level media studies instructors to share teaching resources and ideas -- from recommended readings to video clips to assignments and syllabi. Whether you work with media analysis, production, history, and/or other approaches, we’re trying to pool insights from a variety of critical perspectives on teaching media, journalism, and popular culture. We’re building a platform that goes beyond syllabi sharing by allowing media instructors to help each other with the nitty-gritty of lesson planning and share why they have chosen specific readings, clips, etc. If you're putting together materials for Fall classes, try visiting our site to browse for ideas and contribute your own. We had a major influx of new visitors after our initial posting on Air-L. Though we’re just getting started, many users have already told us the site has been helpful in giving them new ideas for teaching. Please help us build a collaborative media studies commons by sharing materials and strategies you have used to spur meaningful educational experiences in your classes. Best, Tony Nadler University of Minnesota Julie Wilson Allegheny College

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Fwd: EU Kids Online conference - last chance to register
by stald 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

Dear everyone, EU Kids Online conference is getting closer - and so is deadline for registering: EU KIDS ONLINE CONFERENCE - LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER WHEN AND WHERE § An international conference for researchers and stakeholders. § 22-23 September 2011. § LondonSchool of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. CONFERENCE THEME The conference will ask a series of pressing questions: § Are all children benefiting from the internet and if not, why not? § What new digital literacies and coping skills are they developing? § How can parents and policy makers balance online opportunities and risks for children? § How do children themselves perceive online risk and safety issues? § Why do risks differ from country to country, and what new risks are emerging? § How can governments, educators, NGOs and industry better support children online? Papers will be presented by researchers from over 20 countries in Europe and beyond. _EU KIDS ONLINE_ SURVEY RESULTS The conference will showcase final results and recommendations regarding online activities, risks and safety, based on a survey of 25,000 European children conducted by the _EU Kids Online _network of more than 100 researchers in 25 countries and funded by the European Commission's Safer Internet Programme. REGISTRATION Registration is now open at www.eukidsonline.net [1]. § Full programme is now online. § A non-refundable conference fee of £40 covers the conference reception and materials. § Deadline for registration: EXTENDED TO 31ST AUGUST 2011 We look forward to welcoming you to LSE to celebrate the end of our project and to debate the future agenda for research and evidence-based policy on children, risk and safety online. With regards, Prof. Sonia Livingstone, Dr. Leslie Haddon and the EU Kids Online network. Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://lse.ac.uk/emailDisclaimer Links: ------ [1] http://www.eukidsonline.net/

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Otago University graduate Twitter conference.
by Andrew Long 14 Aug '11

14 Aug '11

Hi - Some AoIR folk might be interested in a Twitter only conference happening all day today (Monday NZ time). Graduate students from a range of disciplines at the University of Otago will present papers, six tweets in length (including a title tweet and conclusion). If this appeals, search on the hashtag #outwecon or check in on the official proceedings here: http://storify.com/socialspace/outwecon (these will be updated from time to time). Kind regards Andrew _________________________________________________________________ http://andrew-long.name | Department of Information Science | School of Business University of Otago | NZ | +64 3 479 8319 | mailto:andrew.long@otago.ac.nz

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Learn to Use DiscoverText - Free Interactive Webinar
by stu＠texifter.com 14 Aug '11

14 Aug '11

Learn to Use DiscoverText Free Tutorial Webinar Tuesday August 16 at 1:00 PM EST Webinar Registration: [1]https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/750225288 This free Webinar introduces DiscoverText and key features used to ingest, filter, search & code text. We take your questions and demonstrate the newest tools, including a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) machine-learning classifier. You can create a classification scheme, train the system, and run the classifier in less than 20 minutes. DiscoverText's latest feature additions can be easily trained to perform customized mood, sentiment and topic classification. Any custom classification scheme or topic model can be created and implemented by the user. Once a classification scheme is created, you can then use advanced, threshold-sensitive filters to look at just the documents you want. You can also generate interactive, custom, salient word clouds using the "Cloud Explorer" and drill into the most frequently occurring terms or use advanced search and filters to create "buckets" of text. The system makes it possible to capture, share and crowd source text data analysis in novel ways. For example, you can collect text content off Facebook, Twitter & YouTube, as well as other social media or RSS feeds. Dataset owners can assign their "peers" to coding tasks. It is simple to measure the reliability of two or more coder's choices. A distinctive feature is the ability to adjudicate coder choices for training purposes or to report validity by code, coder or project. So please join us Tuesday August 16 at 1:00 PM EST for an interactive Webinar. Find out why sorting thousands of items from social media, email and electronic document repositories is easier than ever. Webinar Registration: [2]https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/750225288 -- Stuart Shulman ([3]@texifter) [4]http://people.umass.edu/stu President & CEO [5]Texifter, LLC 413-230-1255 (c) Have you tried DiscoverText? [6]http://discovertext.com Featuring the Facebook Graph & Twitter APIs References 1. https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/750225288 2. https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/750225288 3. http://twitter.com/#!/texifter 4. http://people.umass.edu/stu 5. http://www.texifter.com/ 6. http://discovertext.com/

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compiled answers re: online resources
by Jan-Hinrik Schmidt 14 Aug '11

14 Aug '11

Dear AIR-lies and -lers, a couple of days ago I asked for your help in identifying online ressources focussing on international media systems (including media law, media politics, media use, etc.) from a comparative perspective. Two answers came up (see below) - thanks for that; if anyone has more to add, pleas share :-) Best, Jan > Ideally, it would be a database where one can select certain countries > and/or certain indicators to get an selective overview, but hints on > any other ressources (including books, encyclopedias, etc.) are > appreciated. It could be something similar to the [German] > "Internationales Handbuch Medien", which is edited by my colleagues at > the Hans-Bredow-Institute and published as a book > (http://www.hans-bredow-institut.de/de/internationales-handbuch-medien/inter…) > but should be in english and online. Thanks a lot in advance, Jan --------- > You may find ITU's statistics/data page helpful: > http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/ > ------------ > https://www.ismho.org/wiki.asp -- ---- 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] Facebook cencorship and regulation research
by Jan-Hinrik Schmidt 14 Aug '11

14 Aug '11

Hi Korinna, not a field report, but an interesting report nevertheless dealing with the different approaches big platform providers (facebook, youtube, flickr, blogger.com, twitter) take on regulating content on their site: York, Jillian C. (2011): Policing content in the quasi-public sphere. OpenNet Initiative Bulletin. Online: http://opennet.net/policing-content-quasi-public-sphere Best, Jan Am 14.08.2011 00:00, schrieb air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org: > > Censoring Facebook practices are extremely complicated. We are doing some comparative research here in Athens as you might know Facebook did censor the Greek uprising of the indignants in greece as well as the rioting happening at time in July). Like with all monopoly media research the issue of access has again sprung up in that neither Facebook or the local authorities are publishing any information on exactly how all this happens and participating in our research is not up there in their priorities ( i think they mostly dont answer queries cause of lack of staff as oppose to anything else). I am however fascinated by the cultural discrepancy between local law enforcers and Facebook employes, which is one of the key aspects of what we are researching. Anyway the question is: is there anybody doing field research on Facebook censorship, that might be interested to share with us??????? > -- ---- 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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LinkedIn pulls Facebook-style stunt (privacy)
by Richard Forno 14 Aug '11

14 Aug '11

FYI..... --- rick LinkedIn pulls Facebook-style stunt Privacy invasion by default By Richard Chirgwin http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/11/linkedin_privacy_stuff_up/ Posted in Security, 11th August 2011 02:00 GMT LinkedIn has become the latest social networking site to decide that new features can be added and switched on by default, and users don’t have to be notified. The feature allows LinkedIn to use profile information like names and photos in third-party advertising, and seems to have been first noticed by blogger Steve Woodruff here. The feature – hidden away in the Orwellian-named “Manage Social Advertising” option – has to be switched off through a user’s account settings. Permission for this is tucked away in a new condition in LinkedIn’s Terms of Use, which makes it an opt-out feature. Already, Radio Netherlands Worldwide has reported that the new profile setting may breach Dutch privacy law. The CBP, The Netherlands’ data protection agency, says the use of LinkedIn members’ photographs can only be used in advertising material with the users’ explicit consent. The Radio Netherlands piece notes that the Dutch view is in line with that of the EU Data Protection Working Party, and also states that LinkedIn failed to properly notify users of the change. ®

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Facebook cencorship and regulation research
by Korinna Patelis 13 Aug '11

13 Aug '11

Censoring Facebook practices are extremely complicated. We are doing some comparative research here in Athens as you might know Facebook did censor the Greek uprising of the indignants in greece as well as the rioting happening at time in July). Like with all monopoly media research the issue of access has again sprung up in that neither Facebook or the local authorities are publishing any information on exactly how all this happens and participating in our research is not up there in their priorities ( i think they mostly dont answer queries cause of lack of staff as oppose to anything else). I am however fascinated by the cultural discrepancy between local law enforcers and Facebook employes, which is one of the key aspects of what we are researching. Anyway the question is: is there anybody doing field research on Facebook censorship, that might be interested to share with us??????? Korinna Patelis Department of Internet and Communications, CUT <html> <body> <img src="http://www.cut.ac.cy/images/environmentalSign.gif"/> </body> </html>

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Call for Participation: Foundations of Digital Games 2012
by Mia Consalvo 12 Aug '11

12 Aug '11

Please distribute as appropriate: *Foundations of Digital Games 2012 May 29 - June 1, 2012 Raleigh, North Carolina http://www.fdg2012.org * CALL FOR PARTICIPATION * Important Dates* Workshop Proposal Submission: 17 October 2011 Full Paper & Panel Submission: 19 December 2011 Doctoral Consortium Submission: 09 January 2012 Research & Experimental Games Festival Submission: 19 January 2012 Paper, Panel & Doctoral Consortium Author Notification: 01 March 2012 Research & Experimental Games Festival Notification: 01 March 2012 Poster and Demo Submission: 12 March 2012 Poster and Demo Notification: 25 March 2012 Camera Ready Full Papers & Research Games: 27 March 2012 Camera Ready Posters and Demos: 29 March 2012 FDG 2012, the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, is a focal point for academic efforts in all areas of research and education involving games, game technologies, gameplay, and game design. The goal of the conference is the advancement of the study of digital games, including new game technologies, capabilities, designs, applications, educational uses, and modes of play. We invite researchers and educators to submit to FDG 2012 and share insights and cutting-edge research related to game technologies and their use. FDG 2012 will include presentations of peer-reviewed papers, invited talks by high-profile industry and academic leaders, panels, and posters. The conference will also host an interactive game demo session as well as Doctoral Consortium sessions. The Doctoral Consortium serves as a forum for young researchers and graduate students to present their work, exchange experiences with peers, discuss ideas for future research and receive feedback from established games researchers and the wider FDG community. The game festival event will showcase the latest experimental and research games and game technology created by university students and academic or industrial research groups. In addition, the conference organizers invite workshop proposals. Workshops are full-day and half-day sessions focused on emerging game topics, particularly those that bridge different communities. *Submission type:* Full Papers with a maximum length of 8 pages Posters with a maximum length of 2 pages Doctoral Consortium with a maximum of 3 pages (extended abstract) Demos with a maximum length of 2 pages Workshops with a maximum length of 2-page abstract Panel with a maximum length of 2-page abstract Research & Experimental Games with a maximum length of 2-4 pages *Submission Tracks*: Authors should submit to either general conference or to one of the following tracks: Game Studies (studying games, players, and their role in society and culture) Game design (methods, techniques, studies) Serious games (building and evaluating games for a purpose; learning in games) Games education (preparing students to design and develop games) Artificial Intelligence (agents, motion and camera planning, navigation, adaptivity, dialog) Game development (tools, frameworks, networking, databases) Graphics and Interaction (rendering, modeling, animation, understanding players and interfaces, interaction techniques) Panels (all areas) All submissions will be rigorously peer reviewed for their scholarly merit, significance, novelty, clarity and relevance to the advancement of the study and creation of games. All full papers must describe a completed unit of work and show rigorous and compelling evaluation of the ideas they present. Posters should describe novel work in progress that is not at the same level of research maturity as a full submission. Workshops should engage informal discussion around emerging areas. Papers and Panel Submissions Papers and panels must be submitted by 11:59PM HST on December 19, 2011. Papers must not exceed eight pages and panel submissions must not exceed two pages. Panel submissions should describe the focus of the panel, provide a list of confirmed speakers, and indicate their areas of expertise relative to the topic. All submissions must comply with the official ACM proceedings format using one of the templates provided at http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html. Submissions must not have been published previously. In addition, a submission identical or substantially similar in content (in its entirety or in part) to one submitted to FDG should not be simultaneously under consideration at another conference or journal during the entire FDG review process (from the submission deadline until notifications of decisions are emailed to authors). Authors of an accepted paper that focuses on an experimental or prototype game will also be invited to demo the game on which their paper is based in the Research Games Festival. Technical and Game Demo Submissions FDG 2012 will include an interactive technical demo and game demo event to showcase the latest tools, systems, and games created by university students and academic or industrial research groups. Demos submissions will be accepted until 11:59PM HST on March 12, 2012. Research and Experimental Games Festival Submissions The Festival is designed to showcase games that are experimental or have a research component: including technological components that represent research advancements, or games that are designed to answer a research question or experiment with the design process. Submissions should include a link to the game as well as a 2-4 page writeup of the project, addressing how the game is innovative and how successfully the game fulfilled the goals of the developer. WORKSHOP PROPOSALS The conference workshops, held the day prior to the main conference, provide an informal setting for new developments to be discussed and demonstrated. We invite proposals for full-day and half-day workshops focused on specific topics related to the broader themes around games. We are particularly interested in topics that bridge different communities and disciplines. Concise proposals (max. 2 pages) should include: an extended abstract, the objectives and expected outcome of the workshop, the planned activities, the background of the organizer(s), the anticipated number of participants, and the means for soliciting and selecting participants. Workshop proposals should be submitted directly to the Workshops Chair, Rafael Bidarra, at R.Bidarra(a)tudelft.nl, no later than October 17th, 2011. DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM FDG 2012 is soliciting submissions from doctoral students for the FDG Doctoral Consortium. The FDG 2012 Doctoral Consortium provides a supportive environment in which PhD students can get early feedback on their research directions, both from fellow students and from experienced faculty in the area. The consortium is intended primarily for beginning PhD students who intend to pursue a career in academia. Since the goal of the Doctoral Consortium is to enable greater number of new PhDs in the area, applications from students who are close to completing their PhD will have lower priority (or are discouraged). Approximately 5 students will be invited to participate. Students participating in the consortium will submit a 3 page extended abstract describing their research, which will be reviewed by the conference program committee. Accepted abstracts will appear in the conference proceedings. Student authors of accepted papers will be invited to participate in both the main conference and the doctoral consortium and will receive financial support including conference registration, and an allowance for travel expenses. Accepted authors should contact the consortium chair for specifics. All students accepted into the Doctoral Consortium will be expected to attend both the conference and the Doctoral Consortium session. Interested students should submit a CV and 3 page extended abstract that discusses: * What the goals of your research are * Why those goals are important and who they would be important to * How your approach differs from previous approaches, if any * Your current results, if any * Plans for completing this research The extended abstract should not be a paper describing completed work, but a research proposal describing a promising unexplored research direction. Applicants should upload their 3 page extended abstract (PDF format) and their CV (as an attachment, PDF format ) to ?, by January 9, 2012. Applications should also have their advisors email a letter of recommendation by this date directly to Tiffany Barnes, with the subject line "FDG DC Recommendation". Applicants should make sure that advisors send the support letter by January 9, 2012. Important Dates for Doctoral Consortium: Doctoral Consortium proposal submissions: 9 January 2012 Advisor support letter: 9 January 2012 Doctoral Consortium notification of results: 1 March 2012 Registration for Authors: 20 March 2012 Please direct your questions to the Doctoral Consortium Chair Tiffany Barnes, at Tiffany.Barnes(a)uncc.edu. *FDG 2012 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE* Conference Chair Magy Seif El-Nasr, Simon Fraser University Program Chairs Mia Consalvo, Concordia University Steven Feiner, Columbia University Doctoral Consortium Chair Tiffany Barnes, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Workshops Chair Rafael Bidarra, Delft University of Technology Industrial Relations/Finance Chairs Susan Gold, Full Sail University Kent Foster, Microsoft Game Studios Local Arrangements Chair R. Michael Young, North Carolina State University Webmaster Pooya Amini, Simon Fraser University/Electronic Arts Program Committee Game studies: Nina Huntemann, Suffolk University Game design: Andrew Nealen, Rutgers University Games education: Jose Zagal, Depaul University Artificial intelligence: Ana Paiva, INESC-ID, Portugal Graphics and interaction: Joe Laviola, University of Central Florida Panels: Ian Bogost, Georgia Institute of Technology Serious games: Jen Jenson, York University Game development: TBA Games Research Festival: Cindy Poremba, Georgia Institute of Technology ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Please see www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org for additional information, or email Magy Seif El-Nasr, Conference Chair, at magyse(a)gmail.com -- Mia Consalvo, Ph.D. Visiting Associate Professor Comparative Media Studies Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 14N-226 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA consalvo(a)mit.edu 617.324.1868

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Re: [Air-L] Research on Content Creators?
by Catherine Middleton 12 Aug '11

12 Aug '11

My colleagues at the University of Western Ontario recently did an extensive study of user generated content. "The goal of the Mobilizing User-Generated Content for Canada’s Digital Content Advantage project is to define User-Generated Content (UGC) in its current state, identify successful models built for UGC, and anticipate barriers and policy infrastructure needed to sustain a model to leverage the further development of UGC to Canada's advantage." Trosow, S. E., Burkell, J., Dyer-Witheford, N., et al. (2010). Mobilizing User-Generated Content for Canada’s Digital Advantage. London: Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario. http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/fimspub/21/

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