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Open Day WebSciences Master Degree in Paris, May 5th.
by Antoine Mazières 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Hi all, For the third year, we are opening applications for the *Master degree in Web Sciences in Paris*. The main purpose of this cursus is to allow students from the fields of sciences, design, humanities to perform interdisciplinary studies/researches on the Web and Internet, from academics, public and private contexts. All of you are welcome at the *open day: May 5th, 5:30pm*, at the Center of Interdisciplinary Research http://masterwebscience.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/open-day/ This master degree, "Interdisciplinary Approaches of the Web" (in french "Approches Interdisciplinaires du Web", AIW) was built in order to understand how Internet transfrom more and more aspects of our societies, and how to participate to this evolution by building an interdisciplinary point of view. We aim at building a teaching around topics as the modelisation of Internet, interfaces design, services economy, usage sociology, information spreading, e-education. AIW Master, like all courses at CRI, are built on the principle of "formation by doing research". Students from very different disciplines are encouraged to work together and build projects both theoretical and with concrete outputs. In order to give means to its student to realize projects, AIW is in deep relation with Fabelier's prototyping lab ( http://fabelier.org ), hosted at the same place. If you are a M2 student, you can follow tuesday's seminars (5:30pm-7:30pm) and get 12 university credits (ECTS). If you want to be full-time AIW student, you have to follow the tuesday's seminars and do 3 interships form different disciplines (humanities/sciences/engineering/art) and contexts (research/industry/association/personnal projects). If you just want to come by... you can ! Agenda of the May 5th: - meeting teachers and former students - open seminar (your presentations are welcomed ) - Q&A session - inscriptions - presentation of student club See you there, Antoine Mazières Please help us spread this event by forwarding this email. You can also join and share the facebook event : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124371250970825 and the related facebook group : http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36959650917 and retweeting this : http://twitter.com/mazieres/status/57838100356927489

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FW: [JoCI] Some Amazing Readership Statistics for JoCI
by michael gurstein 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Based on the below it would appear that there have been some 400,000+ downloads of articles from the Journal of Community Informatics (this is probably a significant under-count since the statistics re-started at 0 in the transition from OJS v.1 to OJS v.2 after about 18 months of JoCI availability). The Journal of Community Informatics as of April 11, 2011 http://www.ci-journal.net/reports/ Journal Totals (since 2006-08-27) Abstract Views: 197940 Article Views: 392380 (A bit more on the statistics from JoCI's tech guru Rean van der Merwe) Hi Mike These stats come directly out of the OJS database, and are really just an aggregation of the same numbers you'd see on the editors page for any given article. Each time an article abstract or detailed page is requested, the number is incremented directly by the OJS system. (PDF downloads are harder to track.) I understand from the OJS forum that seach engine and 'bot' visits are already excluded: http://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4123&start=0&bookmark=1& hash=f71f4e09): #p20423 These would normally be the biggest source of error in visitor stats, since (e.g) Google typically scans the entire site frequently. A few bots are hard to identify, so may be included - but ditto for any other website you see stats on. A further source of potential overestimation would be during publishing, when these pages are viewed frequently. An indication of this would be the view stats on the day an issue is published - anything from there on is 'real'. However, if you look at the way that 'issue totals' increase over time, even this has relatively minor potential impact. My experience in the online marketing world, working with clients at the level (and budgets) of IBM and BT, is that no two systems track in exactly the same way, and tracking stats often vary by as much as 30% between systems. That said, the source of journal stats seems fairly reliable. Rean ---------------------------- Thanks for the continuing interest in our work, Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. Editor in Chief: Journal of Community Informatics Phone 604-602-0624 gurstein(a)gmail.com ________________________________________________________________________ The Journal of Community Informatics http://www.ci-journal.net

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ICS>SCCI
by Barry Wellman 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Information, Communication & Society has (finally) been accepted into the Social Science Citation Index. It should have happened years ago, but I'm deligted that SSCI has finally done the deed. All power to Brian Loader, Editor, and Sarah Shrive-Morton, Managing Editor. With Bill DUtton and I as consigliores. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________

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Fwd: EARLI2011 Virtual Conference Now Open
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 10 Apr '11

10 Apr '11

Forwarded for a colleague -- please send questions to the organizers. > ------ Doorgestuurd bericht > Van: "Wegerif, Rupert" <R.B.Wegerif(a)exeter.ac.uk> > Datum: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 16:30:36 +0200 > Aan: EARLI <info(a)earli.org> > CC: Tine Coremans <Tine.Coremans(a)ped.kuleuven.be>, > "Laat, Maarten de" <Maarten.deLaat(a)ou.nl>, > "Jeffries-Harris, Mike" > <M.J.Jeffries(a)exeter.ac.uk>, EARLI Conference > Exeter 2011 <EARLI(a)exeter.ac.uk> > Onderwerp: EARLI2011 Virtual Conference Now Open > > We are delighted to announce that the EARLI2011 > Virtual Conference space is now open. > Please register at http://elac.ex.ac.uk/earli. > Click on register in the opening page to create > your own username and password, no need to > remember your EARLI numbers. > In keeping with the theme of the conference, > 'Education for a Global Networked Society', this > Virtual space is open to all so please pass on > this link to any friends and colleagues who might > benefit from the community of learning that EARLI > provides but will not be at Exeter in the flesh. > This is now an opportunity for those who are going > to be at Exeter in August to make contact with > each other, arrange meetings, prepare events and > ask questions. > > The style of the space is influenced by FaceBook. > This means you have to actively join groups to be > a member of them and it is easy to set up new > groups and start new discussion topics. If you > have any problems contact Mike Jeffries of the > Exeter Local Organising committee who created this > space and will help make it work: > M.J.Jeffries(a)exeter.ac.uk > > In May we will be running a number of 'Hot-Seat' > events where leading researchers, mostly > SIG-invited Key Note speakers, will lead a > discussion. These are currently clearly labelled > on the right of the opening screen. Please join > the groups you are interested in. There are 4 > events currently showing but more have been agreed > and will be appearing in the next few days when > all the details are confirmed. If you do not see > your SIG group represented or want to start a new > topic why not organise your own Hot-Seat? > > These discussion spaces, and others that you > create, will continue and allow for preparation of > ideas before sessions as well as discussion and > reflection after sessions at the conference in the > flesh. We hope that this virtual space will > thereby widen and deepen the learning experience > of the Exeter EARLI2011 conference, but this of > course, like almost everything else in life, all > depends on you and your engagement and activity - > so please register, join groups and ask > questions. > > We look forward to meeting you online > > Rupert Wegerif, Chair of the Exeter EARLI2011 > conference and > > Maarten de Laat, Chair of the EARLI2011 Virtual > Conference > > ------ Einde van doorgestuurd bericht -------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite haythorn(a)interchange.ubc.ca

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Summer research
by Matthew Palmer 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

Dear AoIR community, I would like to reach out and see if there would be interest in collaborative summer research. I'm a young graduate student new to and interested in the field and am eager to contribute to notable and innovative work. If any of you would need assistance with summer research, please contact me. I also have a working proposal for small-scale work in the Philadelphia area and would be interested to see if anyone would like to learn more. Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns at mfp210(a)gmail.com Best, Matthiew Palmer -- Matthiew Palmer Graduate Assistant Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania www.lehigh.edu/~mfp210/ mfp210(a)lehigh.edu mfp210(a)gmail.com

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apologies
by Charles Ess 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

Dear AoIR-ists, As has happened to many of us, earlier today my co-editor May Thorseth inadvertently sent to the list what was clearly meant to be a personal note. The good news is that we have cleared matters up - part of the problem was that the Amazon pages she found indeed neglected to include her as co-editor; for that, the one I was thinking of clearly identified her as co-editor: <http://www.amazon.com/Trust-Virtual-Worlds-Contemporary-Perspectives/dp/143 3109220/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1302254576&sr=1-2> In all events, on behalf of both of us, please accept our regrets for the inadvertent email. cheers and all the best, - charles

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persons with disabilities and digital politics research
by FILIPPO TREVISAN 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

Dear AoIR-ers, just wondering if anyone may be able to help with the identification of case studies for my research. in my PhD, I am investigating ways in which disability organizations, disabled activists, and persons with disabilities more generally use the internet to participate in politics, with a view to determine whether this can in any way lead to empowerment. this project will include a section comparing British and American groups/campaigners. I will soon be traveling to the US to carry out fieldwork and I have already identified a series of "formal" disability organizations that I will be looking at. however, I would also appreciate if any of you were able to suggest other American disabled groups/individuals that are using the internet for lobbying/campaigning/organizing that I may not yet be aware of and you think should not be overlooked. I would be particularly interested in hearing about independent campaigners/networks that may not be immediately visible through keyword searches on Google. so far, I have privileged federal/national organizations but would also be happy to look at significant state-specific ones. any suggestions welcome - please do get in touch directly at f.trevisan.1(a)research.gla.ac.uk or through the list. wishing you all a great weekend, Filippo ------------- Filippo Trevisan Doctoral Candidate: Digital Politics & Disability School of Social and Political Sciences University of Glasgow 25 Bute Gardens Glasgow - UK G12 8RS tel: +44 (0)141 330 4377 email: f.trevisan.1(a)research.gla.ac.uk web: http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/urbanstudies/studentpages/filippotrevisan/

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CFP: The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 5/31)
by matt.lists＠gmail.com 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

Dear Colleagues, Please see the CFP below and forward to anyone you know who might be interested. Many thanks. Matt --------------------------------------------------------- Matthew K. Gold, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, New York City College of Technology (English) and CUNY Graduate Center (Interactive Technology and Pedagogy) Project Director, CUNY Academic Commons <http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/> 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201 http://mkgold.net mattgold(a)gmail.com ------ Subject: CFP: The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 5/31) Please forward this to your department listserv and to any colleagues to which it would be of potential interest. Thank you! *** The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, a new, peer reviewed publication, seeks scholarly work that explores the intersection of technology with teaching, learning, and research. We are interested in contributions that take advantage of the affordances of digital platforms in creative ways. Submissions that focus on pedagogy should balance theoretical frameworks with practical considerations of how new technologies might be employed in the classroom. Research-based articles should include discussions of approach, method, and analysis. In addition to scholarly articles, we will consider: * Manifestos and jeremiads: ideological statements that strongly articulate new visions of academic life and work. * Interviews, dialogues or conversations: interviews with teachers or researchers using new tools or techniques in innovative ways; dialogues between scholars on new directions in pedagogy and research; or roundtable discussions about pedagogy, research, or academic development. * Reviews of relevant materials in the field: descriptions and critiques of recent offerings in the field, such as new books, hardware, software, CMSes, etc. * Assignments or exercises, classroom-based or otherwise, accompanied by critical reflection. * Creative works: videos, animations, poems, games, photographs, presentations, etc. On average, full-length articles range between 3,500 and 8,000 words, but more important than length is the work’s ability to engage an audience in critically reflecting on the uses of technology in academic contexts. All submissions must be previously unpublished. We regret that we cannot consider simultaneously submitted work. For our complete guidelines, please go to http://ojs.gc.cuny.edu/index.php/itcp/about/submissions.

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yet another shameless book announcement ...
by Charles Ess 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

Dear AoIR-ists, On behalf of my co-editor and our contributing authors, I'm very pleased to announce the recent publication of _Trust and Virtual Worlds: Contemporary Perspectives_ co-edited by Charles Ess and May Thorseth, as part of the Digital Formations series, edited by Steve Jones - Peter Lang. - and reasonably priced @ $29.95 ... >From the back cover: Trust is essential to human society and the good life. At the same time, citizens of developed countries spend more and more time in virtual environments. This collection asks: How far do virtual environments, especially those affiliated with Web 2.0, challenge and foster trust? Opening chapters establish historical, linguistic, and philosophical foundations for key concepts of trust, embodiment, virtuality, and virtual worlds. Four philosophers then analyze how trusthistorically interwoven with embodied co-presencemay be enhanced through online environments. Final chapters tackle the specific challenges of virtual child pornography and democratic deliberation online. This is the first collection devoted exclusively to the philosophical dimensions of trust and virtual worlds. In doing so it helps to bring the reader up to date on the relevant concepts and issues, and on ways in which widely ranging insights and approaches may nonetheless cohere into a reasonably comprehensive account of trust. Those interested in more details can easily track down the table of contents and sample pages at amazon.com. enjoy! - charles ess Institut for Informations- og Medievidenskab Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Århus N. Denmark mail: <imvce(a)hum.au.dk> tel: (+45) 8942 9250 Professor, Philosophy and Religion Drury University, Springfield, Missouri 65802 USA Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23

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call for PhD student positions at IN3, Barcelona
by Eduard Aibar Puentes 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO THE DOCTORAL PROGRAMME ON INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY AT THE INTERNET INTERDISCIPLINARY INSTITUTE OF THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA IN BARCELONA The IN3 announces that the call for selection of PhD students for the next academic course will be open in April. This call will offer positions for both full-time students (grant holders), who will develop their research face to face at the IN3s facilities -with a 3-year scholarship grant- and also part-time students, who will develop their research through an online methodology. The programme has three different specialisations: Information and Knowledge Society, Network and Information Technologies and e-learning. In the IN3s website (http://in3.uoc.edu) you can find more information about the specific requirements for admission, the grants programme, the application procedure, the portfolio of research topics and general information about the organisation of the doctoral programme. The application for new doctoral students and grant holders will be open from April 4th to May 8th 2011. Contact at: ddoctorat(a)uoc.edu Eduard Aibar Estudis d'Arts i Humanitats Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Av. Tibidabo, 39-43 08035 Barcelona Spain http://www.uoc.edu/webs/eaibar http://arts-humanitats.uoc.edu Tel. (00 34) 93 253 7569 Fax (00 34) 93 417 6495 Aquest missatge s'adreça exclusivament a qui va destinat i pot contenir informació privilegiada o confidencial i dades de caràcter personal, la difusió de les quals és regulada per la Llei orgànica de protecció de dades i la Llei de serveis de la societat de la informació. Si no sou la persona destinatària indicada (o la responsable de lliurar-lo a qui va destinat), no heu de copiar aquest missatge ni lliurar-lo a tercers per cap concepte. Si heu rebut aquest missatge per error o l'heu aconseguit per altres mitjans, us demanem que ens ho comuniqueu immediatament per aquesta mateixa via i l'elimineu irreversiblement. Abans d'imprimir aquest missatge electrònic penseu en el medi ambient.

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