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Resources about mobile devices, small screens, and cognition
by Kevin Guidry 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

All, Does anyone have resources related to mobile phone use and cognitive processes? I'm looking ahead to a small project analyzing responses to a large Web-based survey from respondents who used mobile devices even though the survey was not optimized for small screens. The demographics may be interesting but I'm more interested in seeing if there are differences in the responses that can't be explained by demographics and other known/expected differences. I suspect there will be differences because the small screens of mobile devices increases the cognitive burden on the respondents e.g. smaller screen means more scrolling and thus more for the respondent to remember (and forget). I know of a few usability studies that address screen size, memory, and cognitive load but is there anything else for which I should be looking? Are there any particular areas in which I should focus my search for additional resources? Kevin R. Guidry PhD Candidate, Indiana University Research Project Associate, National Survey of Student Engagement

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lecturer in media and communications at Sussex (job vacancy)
by Kate O'Riordan 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

School of Media, Film and Music Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication/Journalism Studies Permanent, full time Salary range: Lecturer A starting at £32,751 and rising to £35,788 per annum Lecturer B starting at £36,862 and rising to £44,016 per annum Senior Lecturer starting at £45,336 and rising to £52,556 per annum Expected start date 1 January 2012 Interviews are expected to be held in early September The School of Media, Film and Music wishes to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer to play a key role in the design and delivery of the School’s MA programmes in Journalism and BA programmes in Media and Communication. The successful candidate will be able to teach in the specialist areas of news, journalism and the public sphere, as well as contribute to core teaching in media and communication studies. They will have an excellent research profile, the ability to work in partnership with both academic and non-academic colleagues, and knowledge of new developments in media and journalism. Closing date for applications: 11 August 2011 For full details and how to apply see www.sussex.ac.uk/jobs Dr Kate O'Riordan Senior Lecturer Media Film and Music University of Sussex Falmer BN1 9RG k.oriordan(a)sussex.ac.uk

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FINAL CfP: Third Joint EM+/CNGL Workshop (JEC2011) 'Bringing MT to the User: Research Meets Translators'
by Венцислав Жечев (Ventsi slav Zhechev) 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

======================================== FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– “Bringing MT to the User: Research Meets Translators” Third Joint EM+/CNGL Workshop (JEC 2011) http://web.me.com/emcnglworkshop/JEC2011 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The EuroMatrixPlus Project (http://www.euromatrixplus.eu) the Centre for Next Generation Localisation (CNGL) (http://cngl.ie) the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT, European Commission) (http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/translation) and Autodesk (http://www.autodesk.ch) are co-organising the Third Joint EM+/CNGL Workshop (JEC 2011), entitled “Bringing MT to the User: Research Meets Translators”. The JEC 2011 workshop will be hosted by the Directorate General for Translation (DGT) (http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/translation) in Luxembourg on October 14th, 2011. In keeping with previous JECs, the format of the workshop is highly interactive with research paper presentations, invited talks and a panel discussion. Premise: Recent years have seen a revolution in MT triggered by the emergence of statistical approaches and improvements in translation quality. MT (rule-based, statistical and hybrid) is now available for many languages for free (on the Web) or for a fee and MT technologies are making strong inroads into the corporate localisation and translation industries as well as large public and administrative organisations dealing with multi-lingual content. Open-source MT solutions are competing with proprietary products. Increasing numbers of (professional) translators are post-editing TM/MT output. MT is a reality for internet users accessing and gisting content which is not available in their native language. At the same time, there has been a degree of disconnect between mainstream academic research and conferences on MT, often (and rightly so) focusing on algorithms to improve translation quality, and many of the important practical issues that need to be addressed to make MT maximally useful in real translation and localisation workflows, with human translators and users in general. Objectives: JEC 2011 brings together translators, users, academic and industrial MT researchers and developers to discuss issues that are most important in real world industrial settings and applications involving MT, but currently under-represented in research circles. Call for Research Papers: We solicit full research papers with industry, academic and/or user background to highlight real-world issues that need to be tackled by new research and recent advancements that improve translation quality, as well as novel and successful methods for the integration of machine translation with translation memories, localisation workflows, human translators and users. Papers should present clearly identifiable problem statements, research methodologies, measurable outcomes and evaluation. Papers are reviewed anonymously. Papers should follow the submission guidelines listed on the workshop website (http://web.me.com/emcnglworkshop/JEC2011/Call_for_Papers.html) with the maximum length being 10 pages in A4 format, including references. Please, do not include your name in the paper text and avoid overt self-references to facilitate the blind review process. If a paper is accepted, at least one author will have to register for JEC 2011 and travel to Luxembourg to present the paper. Workshop proceedings will be made available in hard-copy by DGT, and will be available for download on the JEC 2011 website. Publication of selected revised and expanded papers from JEC 2010 and JEC 2011 in journal or book form is currently under negotiation. Topics include but are not limited to: • Human Factors and MT • Introducing MT into large organisations • MT and language technologies for SMEs • MT/TM in Localisation/Translation and Content Management Workflows • MT/TM Combinations • Post-Editing Support for MT • MT and Monolingual Post-Editing • Smart Learning from Post-Edits • Interactive MT • MT Confidence Scores and Post-Editing Effort • Training Data for MT: Size, Domain and Quality • Data Cleanup and Preparation for MT • Meta-Data Mark-Up/Annotation and MT • Terminology and MT • Interoperability and Localisation/Translation Workflows • Standards and Localisation/Translation Workflows • MT Evaluation • Costing/Pricing MT • MT for Free/for a Fee • Rule-Based, Statistical and Hybrid MT • Linguistic resources for MT • Computing Resources for MT • MT in the Cloud • MT and the Crowd • MT, Games, Video and TV Localisation • (Machine) Translation in Context • Social Aspects of (Machine) Translation: Access to Information as a Human Right Deadlines (all 23:59 GMT -11): 15th August: Submission deadline for papers 12th September: Announcement for submitted papers 30th September: Camera-ready deadline for accepted papers 14th October: Workshop takes place at DGT in Luxembourg Submission URL: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jec2011 Workshop Chair: Ventsislav Zhechev (Autodesk) Workshop Senior PC: Ventsislav Zhechev (Autodesk) Andreas Eisele (DGT) Philipp Koehn (Univ. of Edinburgh) Josef van Genabith, Declan Groves (CNGL) Program Committee: Submitted papers will be reviewed by a joint industry–academia committee. Industry members: Pedro L. Diez-Orzas (Linguaserve), Tony O’Dowd (Xcelerator), Marc Dymetman (XRCE), Andreas Eisele (DGT of the EC), Daniel Grasmick (Lucy Software), Michael Jellinghaus (EU Parliament), Will Lewis (Microsoft), Yanjun Ma (Baidu), Spyridon Pilos (DGT of the EC), Alexandros Poulis (EU Parliament), Johann Roturier (Symantec), Andy Way (Applied Language Solutions), Zoran Zakic (DGT of the EC), Ventsislav Zhechev (Autodesk) Academic members: Michael Carl (CBS, Denmark), Jinhua Du (Xi’ian Univ. of Technology), Josef van Genabith (CNGL, EM+), Declan Groves (CNGL), Philipp Koehn (EM+), Philippe Langlais (University of Montreal), Alon Lavie (CMU), Ruslan Mitkov (RIILP, UK), Michel Simard (NCR, Canada), Lucia Specia (RIILP, UK), Eiichiro Sumita (NICT, Japan), John Tinsley (CNGL, PLuTO), Hans Uszkoreit (DFKI, Germany), David Vilar (DFKI, Germany), Martin Volk (UZH, Switzerland) For inquiries please contact Dr. Ventsislav Zhechev at emcnglworkshop(a)me.com For up-to-date information, please visit http://web.me.com/emcnglworkshop/JEC2011 For information about the First Joint EM+/CNGL Workshop, please visit http://www.euromatrixplus.eu/cngl2009 For information about the Second Joint EM+/CNGL Workshop, please visit http://web.me.com/emcnglworkshop/JEC2010

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Fwd: [MemberPubPol] SURVEY: Public interest representation in the information society
by jeremy hunsinger 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

Begin forwarded message: > From: Jeremy Malcolm <Jeremy(a)Malcolm.id.au> > Subject: [MemberPubPol] SURVEY: Public interest representation in the information society > Date: August 8, 2011 2:24:25 AM EDT > To: memberpubpol(a)elists.isoc.org > > All civil society organisations and other self-identified public > interest representatives in the regime of Internet governance and > related areas of information and communications policy are invited to > complete a survey titled "Public interest representation in the > information society" at: > > http://survey.idgovmap.org/index.php?sid=48277 > > This survey contributes towards the development of a map of Internet > governance to show which global and regional institutions of governance > in the information society provide opportunities for participation by > public interest representatives, which of those opportunities are being > utilised or will be utilised over the next two years, and where gaps in > either the opportunities or their utilisation exist, to suggest what is > needed to fill them. > > The survey forms part of the multi-stakeholder Dynamic Working Coalition > for Internet Governance Mapping, and Consumers International's programme > Consumer Representation in the Information Society. It is also > supported by the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus. For more > information, see http://idgovmap.org. > > We plan to present the interim results of this survey at the workshop > "Mapping Internet Governance" at the Internet Governance Forum in > Nairobi from 9am on 28 September. In order to make this possible, we > encourage you to answer the survey by 5 September if you can. > > We would also be grateful if you would forward this email throughout > your professional networks, and post it to any relevant mailing lists > and microblogging services. > > -- > > Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com > Internet and Open Source lawyer, consumer advocate, geek > host -t NAPTR 5.9.8.5.2.8.2.2.1.0.6.e164.org|awk -F! '{print $3}' > > > _______________________________________________ > Memberpubpol mailing list > Memberpubpol(a)elists.isoc.org > https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/memberpubpol Jeremy Hunsinger Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality. -Jules de Gaultier () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Invitation for PhD research participants
by Health Sciences 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

I would like to invite higher education staff that have integrated or are currently integrating virtual worlds in their teaching practice, to participate in my PhD research project. The research examines the ways in which higher education staff experience virtual worlds as pedagogical places. You would be required to participate in a one on one interview via a Second Life space, Skype or similar online technology. Interviews will last approximately one hour and a follow up interview of up to one hour may be required. A face to-face interview may be possible if you are in Australia. Your participation would be completely anonymous in the writing up of the research, as would any reference to your institution or virtual world teaching space. More in-depth information regarding the research project including ethics documentation will be provided when you email indicating your interest in participating. If you are interested in participating or would like to know more about the project before deciding please contact me at lii(a)deakin.edu.au. I require 15 to 20 participants and in the event that I receive more willing participants than I need I will randomly select the required number. Participants will receive a $50AUD Amazon voucher in appreciation of their time and commitment to participate. Thank you Leah Irving

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Facebook ads for identifying research participants
by Bernard Bull 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

Can anyone share a bit about their experiences using Facebook ads to identify research participants? Has this been successful for you? Any insights or experiences would be appreciated. Bernard Bull

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Announcing CIPR Student Travel Grant for IR12
by Michael Zimmer 06 Aug '11

06 Aug '11

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the following student travel grant opportunity for IR 12 in Seattle. Michael -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Co-Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org ===== ** CIPR Student Award in Information Policy & Ethics ** Sponsored by: Center for Information Policy Research (CIPR) http://www4.uwm.edu/cipr/ School of Information Studies (SOIS) http://www4.uwm.edu/sois/ University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The Center for Information Policy Research (CIPR) is pleased to again offer a CIPR Student Award in Information Policy & Ethics, to sponsor one student (undergraduate, graduate or post-doc) for the Association of Internet Researchers IR12 Conference in Seattle, Washington. The amount of the award is US$500. The student’s research must focus on some aspect of information policy or ethics, and internet studies, broadly conceived. The recipient must have an accepted paper at IR12 and must attend to present the research. To apply, please send the following documents to Michael Zimmer at zimmerm(a)uwm.edu: - Accepted Paper Abstract - CV - Brief statement describing how the paper/research will make an impact on the fields of information policy, ethics, and internet studies. Application deadline is August 31, 2011. Notification of award will be received by September 15. The recipient should acknowledge the CIPR grant at AoIR and in any subsequent presentations or publications. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Michael Zimmer CIPR Co-Director *** The Center for Information Policy Research (CIPR) is the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's multidisciplinary research center for the study of the intersections between the policy, ethical, political, social and legal aspects of the global information society. It is lead by co-directors Dr. Joyce Latham and Dr. Michael Zimmer.

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Publication Announcement: New Media, Politics and Society in Israel
by Heidi Campbell 06 Aug '11

06 Aug '11

I would like to announce the publication of a special issue of Israel Affairs on New Media, Politics and Society in Israel. Below is a list of the articles appearing in the special issue: High-tech nation: the future of the Israeli polity Gideon Doron The diffusion of the Internet to Israel: the first 10 years Nicholas A. John A revised look at online journalism in Israel: entrenching the old hegemony Dan Caspi Religion and the Internet in the Israeli Orthodox context Heidi Campbell Internet, conflict and dialogue: the Israeli case Ronit Kampf Israeli public relations and the Internet Ruth Avidar User generated content in the Israeli online journalism landscape Idit Manosevitch MK websites and the personalization of Israeli politics Lior Livak, Azi Lev-On & Gideon Doron Online Israeli politics: the current state of the art Sharon Haleva-Amir For those who are interested here is a link to the special issue: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/fisa20/current This special issue will also be published as a book by Routledge.

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CFP: Cases on Higher Education Spaces
by Carpenter, Russell 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

CALL FOR CASE PROPOSALS Cases on Higher Education Spaces: Innovation, Collaboration, and Technology A book edited by Dr. Russell G. Carpenter, Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Noel Studio for Academic Creativity, Eastern Kentucky University, USA To be published by IGI Global: [1]http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/authoreditorresources/callf orbookchapters/callforchapterdetails.aspx?callforcontentid=1362988b-a26 1-4cf8-b7bd-a031c1bb034f Proposal Submission Deadline: November 15, 2011 Full Chapter Submission Deadline: January 15, 2012 University Business magazine, in its recent "Collaboration Station" issue published in May, 2011, documented the recent flurry of reinvented spaces and new construction that caters to students and university populations. In it, they recall the uninviting environments of yesterday and look toward the future of designing higher education learning spaces. Higher education spaces are undergoing radical transformation in an attempt to respond to the needs of 21st-century learners and a renewed interest in collaboration that spans beyond the walls of departments, colleges, and libraries. Meanwhile, libraries, media labs, and other central higher education initiatives are reinventing their spaces through remodeled centers and full-scale renovation projects. Likewise, some involve new, collaborative practices that respond to the ways that students, faculty, and staff communicate, research, and learn in the 21st century. Universities are drawing from successful reinvented corporate environments as they design their new spaces, libraries are becoming centralized hubs for collaboration and information design, and the information commons concept has taken on a new meaning for higher education leaders. This collection invites representatives from higher education, K-12 education, a range of industries, and the corporate sector to ask questions about the future of higher education spaces, collaborative partnerships, and technologies that serve to develop new environments or reinvent previously unused or underused ones. The editor invites single authored and collaboratively written articles from a diverse range of innovative higher education and corporate partners to offer perspectives on ways in which technology, collaborative efforts, and creative thinking can be leveraged to envision new and redesigned higher education spaces. Inquiries, proposals, and submissions can be sent electronically in MS Word to: Dr. Russell G. Carpenter Director, Noel Studio for Academic Creativity Assistant Professor of English Eastern Kentucky University 859-622-7403 russell.carpenter(a)eku.edu References 1. http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/authoreditorresources/callforbookc…

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Job: A Postdoc researcher in the area of ICT-mediated social interaction
by danah boyd 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Perhaps of interest to someone on this list? Begin forwarded message: > From: "Airi Lampinen" <airi.lampinen(a)hiit.fi> > > danah, > > My home institute HIIT is looking for a postdoc in ICT-mediated social interaction. The ad for the position is below - if someone comes to mind who might be interested, please spread the word! > > I believe the position would be even more fun than the description below makes it sound and it'll be in a team that accommodates folks doing research such as mine, too, so no one should be intimidated by the psychophysiological recordings and such that are mentioned :) Someone who's interested in privacy would be amazing but other lines of research are perfectly fair game, too, of course! > > Airi > > -----Original Message----- > From: ACM SIGCHI General Interest Announcements (Mailing List) > [mailto:CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS@LISTSERV.ACM.ORG] On Behalf Of Ravaja Niklas > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:11 AM > To: CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS(a)LISTSERV.ACM.ORG > Subject: Job: A Postdoc researcher in the area of ICT-mediated social > interaction > > Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT is a joint research > institute of Aalto University<http://www.aalto.fi/en/> and the University > of Helsinki<http://www.helsinki.fi/university> for basic and applied > research on information technology (http://www.hiit.fi/) A new research > group in the Network Society research programme will focus on the social > psychological aspects of information and communication technologies (ICT). > > We are looking for a POSTDOC RESEARCHER in the area of ICT-MEDIATED SOCIAL > INTERACTION for a three-year period. > > The research of the group focuses, for example, on the emotional and > cognitive processes during mediated social interaction. The research > supports the creation of ICT that is optimal from the perspective of human > emotional and cognitive processes and social interaction. Methodological > approaches include also psychophysiological recordings (e.g., EEG, facial > EMG). > > The tasks of the Postdoc researcher include carrying out state-of-the-art > academic research with the best possible collaborators, reasonable > freedom, and opportunities for a high impact. We strongly favor > inter-group and interdisciplinary interaction. The researcher is also > expected to participate in the preparation of new research projects. > > We appreciate the following characteristics: > > * Appropriate education (PhD in computer or information science, > social psychology, psychology, cognitive science, or a closely related > field) > > * Proactive approach to work > > * Ability to co-operate in a multidisciplinary research team and > with partners of international projects > > * Solid experience in research work as witnessed by international > peer-reviewed publications > > * Expertise with psychophysiological methods (e.g., facial EMG, > EEG) is an advantage, but not a prerequisite > > The salary for the post will be based on the Universities' salary system. > For further information of the task, please contact Professor Niklas > Ravaja at +358 50 3605191. > > Applications should be addressed by e-mail to > niklas.ravaja(a)aalto.fi<mailto:niklas.ravaja@aalto.fi> by August 8, 2011. > Please, enclose your CV and list of publications. > > > > ********************** > Niklas Ravaja, Ph.D. > Director of Research > Aalto University > School of Economics > Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research P.O. Box 21255 (Fredrikinkatu > 48 A, 9th Floor) > FIN-00076 AALTO > FINLAND > GSM: +358-50-3605191 > Fax: +358-9-431 38391 > Email: niklas.ravaja(a)aalto.fi<mailto:niklas.ravaja@aalto.fi> > Skype: niklas.ravaja > http://ckir.aalto.fi/en/research/emoid/<http://ckir.aalto.fi/fi/research/e > moid/> > ********************** > > > ***** > Airi Lampinen > airi.lampinen(a)hiit.fi > http://www.hiit.fi/~lampinen/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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