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Design Perspectives Lecture: The Story of Design Factory
by Ken Friedman 04 Mar '11

04 Mar '11

Dear Colleagues, If you are in Melbourne, Australia, on March 16th, we invite you to join us at Swinburne University for a presentation by Kalevi Ekman of the Helsinki Design Factory. Design Factory is a unique center of invention, innovation, and entrepreneurial action where students of technology, engineering, and design work in multi-disciplinary teams to solve real problems for business, industry, and the public sector. If you can join us, please do. Details below. Yours, Ken Friedman -- FREE PUBLIC LECTURE: 16 March 2011 Swinburne University Design Perspectives Lecture Series: Design Factory’s Kalevi Ekman The story of the Aalto University Design Factory, a passion-based co-creation platform for learning and entrepreneurial action When: Wednesday 16th March, 2pm to 3.30pm Where: Swinburne University of Technology Faculty of Design PA Building Lecture Theatre (PA309) Prahran Campus (144 High Street) Design Factory provides innovative programs in product development and entrepreneurship at Finland’s Aalto University. It embraces approaches to teaching, learning, and entrepreneurial action pioneered at Stanford University. Design Factory brings student teams together from design, economics, engineering and technology to develop new prototype products for Finnish industry. Commissioning corporations provide 15,000 Euros ($20,650 AUD) to support projects running for two semesters. Students collaborate with industry, and many students establish successful businesses while studying. Located in Otaniemi, Finland, the Design Factory building hosts courses, research projects, and start-up companies, as well as short-term co-operation projects. Kalevi Ekman (Eetu): Eetu is the Director of Design Factory and Professor of Machine Design at Aalto University School of Science and Technology. He also leads the Product Development Project and was named Otaniemi of the Year in 2009. For more about Design Factory go to: http://aaltodesignfactory.fi/ RSVP by Monday 14th March. Send RSVP to: hngo(a)swin.edu.au with the subject line: Design Factory or phone Henry Ngo on 03 9214 6871

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Conference reminder: "Mobile learning: Crossing boundaries..." in Bremen
by Klaus Rummler 04 Mar '11

04 Mar '11

- Sorry for crossposting -* * *Reminder: * *"Mobile learning: Crossing boundaries in convergent environments" Conference* Monday to Tuesday, March 21st to 22nd, 2011 in Bremen, Germany Register for the conference and / or for the MirandaModBremen at: http://www.londonmobilelearning.net/registration_bremen.php Preliminary programme: http://www.londonmobilelearning.net/downloads/Bremen_prelim_programme_2011-… Twitter #MLCB: http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23mlcb The conference is hosted by the University of Bremen, run by the Department for Media Education and Design of Multimodal Learning Environments and by the Institute Technology and Education (ITB) in association with the London Mobile Learning Group (LMLG), Pontydysgu and MirandaNet. The 'Mobile learning: Crossing boundaries in convergent environments' Conference builds on a series of mobile learning research symposia hosted by the WLE Centre for Excellence at the Institute of Education, University of London between 2007 and 2009. It will focus on the challenges of developing new pedagogic approaches and on the potential of mobile devices for learning in formal and informal contexts. As mobile learning is not only about learning with mobile technologies, but also considered to be "new" learning, the conference will look at challenges for research and practice in understanding the changing social and technological structures allowing the use of technology for learning that are present in our personal lives, in school and in work places. Thus mobile learning crosses the boundary of institutional learning and looks at practical fields like work-based learning and medicine, too. Also, the conference will look at the latest developments in hardware and software which can support personalised learning. By focusing on theory and practice, development and use, teaching and learning, formal and informal contexts, the conference intends to offer spaces for researchers, practitioners, developers, the industry and policy makers to exchange ideas, experiences and research around issues and approaches to mobile learning, including sociological and educational issues and their effectiveness and desirability as learning spaces as well as the design of environments. The conference is preceded by the EduCamp, a BarCamp for people interested in media and learning, which will take place in Bremen from March 19-20, 2011. In collaboration with MirandaNet, the conference is running a MirandaMod (Twitter: #MirandaModBremen) on March 21, 2011 which addresses teachers and practitioners who are interested in teaching and learning with new technologies. Pontydysgu will broadcast their live internet radio show "Sounds of the Bazaar LIVE Radio Programme" from the conference. Further information is available at the conference website: _http://bremen.londonmobilelearning.net <http://bremen.londonmobilelearning.net/>_. The conference fee is 50 EUR We look forward to seeing you in Bremen. The Organising Committee * Klaus Rummler (LMLG; University of Bremen, FB12, Department for Media Education and Design of Multimodal Learning Environments) * Judith Seipold (LMLG; Bremen) * Prof. Karsten Wolf (University of Bremen, FB12, Department for Media Education and Design of Multimodal Learning Environments) * Prof. Norbert Pachler (LMLG; Institute of Education, University of London) * Dr. Eileen Lübcke (University of Bremen, Institute Technology and Education (ITB)) * Graham Attwell (LMLG; Pontydysgu)

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Deadline Extension of WS-11(ITeS 2011), SAINT2011, Munich (July18-22)
by Tetsuro Kobayashi 04 Mar '11

04 Mar '11

Workshop Paper Submission deadline is EXTENDED to March 10, 2011. SAINT2011 : The 11th IEEE/IPSJ International Symposium on Applications and the Internet http://www.saintconference.org/ WS-11: The Fourth Workshop on IT-enabled Services (ITeS 2011) http://snowman.nagaokaut.ac.jp/saint/workshop-CFPaper/index.html Call For Workshop Papers: Since 2008, the Workshops of ITeS have attracted varieties of contributors, including government, business and researchers. We invite all who are interested in open up the frontier of collaborative development of application of Internet --- the application in ITeS. Topic of Interests: Business model and Applications of IT-enabled Services Contents Provision and IT-enabled Services IT-enabled Service Platform Management Effective use of Ubiquitous network architecture IT-enabled Services in Medical Practices Conflicts and IT-enabled Services Protection of Privacy and Security in IT-enabled Services Paper Submission: Workshop paper submission will be done electronically. Information for prospective authors, including paper format and instructions can be found on the SAINT Web page (http://www.saintconference.org/) Workshop Organizers Hitoshi OKADA, NII, Japan Shiro UESUGI, Matsuyama University, Japan ---- Tetsuro Kobayashi NII, Japan

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CFP: Ethnographic Fiction & Speculative Design Workshop
by Anne Galloway 04 Mar '11

04 Mar '11

*apologies for cross-posting* CFP: Ethnographic Fiction & Speculative Design Workshop http://www.designculturelab.org/ethnographic-fiction-speculative-design-wor… Ethnographic Fiction and Speculative Design is a full-day workshop at the 5th International Conference on Communities & Technologies–C&T 2011, in Brisbane, Australia, 29 June-2 July, 2011. Position papers are due 1 April, 2011. Please email submissions to speculativedesign(a)gmail.com. Introduction While pervasive technology development and implementation proceed apace, the potential social and cultural implications – including the ways in which end user communities can be active participants in these processes – remain underexplored. The inherent invisibility of the technological infrastructure required to support these emerging networks makes it difficult to identify which objects around us might have computational capacities, or what those capacities might be. Without that sort of tangible knowledge, it is also difficult to imagine how such networks stand to reconfigure individual identities and social interactions, or how access, data privacy and ownership might be managed. Manifesting this knowledge in concrete, but not necessarily real or true, ways can be seen as a crucial first step in providing communities the means to productively engage such issues and concerns. UK designers Dunne and Raby have long argued that critical and speculative design have the “ability to make abstract issues tangible” and could be a valuable addition to “public debates about the social, cultural and ethical impact on everyday life of emerging and future technologies.” Bruce Sterling conjures design fiction as a way to engage cultural imaginaries, and Julian Bleecker more pointedly defines design fiction as a means of “questioning how technology is used and its implications, speculating about the course of events…and incit[ing] imagination-filling conversations about alternative futures.” But are all alternatives equal? And how can we use these future visions to act in the present? Goals of the Workshop This full-day workshop aims to explore how grounded ethnographic and action research methods can be transformed into fictional and speculative designs that provide people the kinds of experiences and tools that can lead to direct community action in the development and implementation of new pervasive technologies. “Ethnographic fiction is a form that blends the fact-gathering research of an anthropologist with the storytelling imagination of a fiction writer. It is not a true story, but it aims to depict a world that could be as it is told and that was discovered through anthropological research.” – Tobias Hecht In the first half of the workshop, individual participants will be invited to present brief position papers on issues related to the use of ethnographic research as a means for engaging multiple publics and speculative design as a means of enabling community action related to new pervasive technologies. “The speculative design process doesn’t necessarily define a specific problem to solve, but establishes a provocative starting point from which a design process emerges. The result is an evolution of fluctuating iteration and reflection using designed objects to provoke questions and stimulate discussion in academic and research settings.” – Nikhil Mitter Issues raised in the papers and discussions will be used to create design briefs for the second half of the workshop. Small groups will work collaboratively to complete the briefs and present the results to the group at the end of the day. Participation Authors are invited to submit 2-4 page position papers (in CHI Publications Format), on topics including, but not limited to: * Creative non-fiction and/or ethnographic fiction as methodology * Social and cultural issues related to pervasive computing * Speculative design, design fiction and/or critical design * Action research, community-based and/or public technology initiatives Accepted papers will be compiled and made available online, along with the design briefs and other workshop documentation. High-quality submissions will be considered for a journal special issue or edited book. Position papers are due 1 April, 2011. Please email submissions to speculativedesign(a)gmail.com Important dates Submission of position papers 1 April, 2011 Notifications of acceptance 30 April, 2011 Final papers due 27 May, 2011 Workshop 30 June, 2011 Organisers Dr Anne Galloway is Deputy Head, School of Architecture and Senior Lecturer, School of Design at Victoria University of Wellington. Dr Ben Kraal is Research Fellow with the People and Systems Lab, Queensland University of Technology. Professor Jo Tacchi is Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation in the School of Media and Communication, RMIT. -- Dr Anne Galloway Deputy Head, School of Architecture Senior Lecturer, School of Design Victoria University of Wellington PO Box 600, Wellington 6140 Aotearoa - New Zealand +64 04 463 6230 www.plsj.org / www.designculturelab.org / www.spaceandculture.org

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International Conference on Latin American Cybercultural Studies - website and registration
by Tori Holmes 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

Dear all, the website for the International Conference on Latin American Cybercultural Studies, to be held at the University of Liverpool on 19-20 May 2011, is now live athttp://latamcyber.wordpress.com. It provides a range of information about the conference including a provisional programme and abstracts, and details of the conference venue and accommodation options. You can also download the electronic conference poster and registration form direct from the site - the deadline for registration is 31 March 2011. Best wishes, Tori -- Tori Holmes PhD student in Latin American cyberculture School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies University of Liverpool Personal university page: http://bit.ly/6ZDAN International Conference on Latin American Cybercultural Studies http://latamcyber.wordpress.com Latin American cyberculture and cyberliterature research project: http://www.liv.ac.uk/soclas/research/lacyberculture/index.htm

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semantic technology and education
by Klobucar, Philip A. 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

Dear listserv, A recent panel I was on at the Writing Across Borders conference in Fairfax, VA discussed varying levels of confidence among writing professors in automated scoring technologies. I have been working consistently in my field (Digital Humanities) over the past year, looking at advances in natural-language processing and their effect on writing curricula. Different software developers alert me from time to time to their projects in semantic technology and AI, wondering how such work may be used in education and writing. So... My request: As this field begins to mature, I'm wondering what kind of collections or archives already exist regarding semantic or language processing technology and education. My index so far seems quite minor. Is anyone on this list analyzing these developments? Thanks in advance, Andrew Klobucar Assistant Professor Communication and Media Department of Humanities New Jersey Institute of Technology v

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The Internet in the Middle East
by Paul Levinson 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

video of Lecture at St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY: "North Africa Shows the Medium is Still the Message: McLuhan at 100" delivered on 23 February 2011 - with discussion of the Internet in the Middle East http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVX5m7P0Zsg -Paul Levinson =Twice Upon a Rhyme<http://paullevinson.blogspot.com/2011/01/twice-upon-rhyme-reviewed-in-shind…> = "perfect soundtrack for a lethargic spring day" - Shindig =The Plot to Save Socrates <http://theplottosavesocrates.com>= "challenging fun" - Entertainment Weekly new nonfiction =New New Media <http://newnewmediabook.com>= <http://www.retaggr.com/SignatureProfile/PaulLevinson>

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ESN-IAMCR special session "The University in Crisis": deadline April 1!
by Francesca Musiani 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

Please note that the deadline for submissions to the ESN-IAMCR special session on the theme "The University in Crisis" has been fixed to *April 1*. Please find the updated CfP below. Apologies for cross-postings. Regards, Francesca Musiani --------------------- International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Istanbul 2011 Theme: “Cities, Creativity, Connectivity” *CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO A SPECIAL SESSION ON* *"The University in Crisis* *”Tradition, innovation, and employment in Communications departments”* Organized by the Emerging Scholars Network * * * Over the past few years, students and faculty in California, Puerto Rico, Quebec, Greece and England, and other regions where the government has customarily given strong support to higher education, have responded to massive fee increases with protests and strikes. In other countries universities and students have recently been at the center of social struggles, as have communications technologies. What does this mean for the nature of academic employment and research in Communications? And how does neoliberal policy affect academic research and practice in Communications, an interdisciplinary area of study incorporating both critical theory and research directly applicable to the business world? The Emerging Scholars Network of the IAMCR invites interested scholars and advocates to submit abstracts for a round table on: “The University in Crisis: Tradition, innovation, and employment in Communications departments.” Present developments in academia in the Western world have followed a consistent trajectory of government disengagement, while institutions such as tenure and thesis-based PhDs are being questioned. Universities in the Global South are sometimes strongly supported by government and sometimes entirely private. We invite contributions that address one (or more) of the following themes: a) Historical traditions in universities and how Communications, as one of the newest disciplines in the humanities, has fit into these practices; regional differences in the nature of universities and changes affecting them; b) The role of Communications studies in studying, critiquing, alleviating or contributing to the negative effects of globalization; b) The effects of different funding sources on research and employment, as well as the role of corporations in universities and Communications departments; c) Case studies, personal ethnographies, and examples of new patterns of employment for emerging scholars; d) Possible solutions/attempts to reconcile such debates and address contemporary challenges: visionary proposals for preserving the value of higher education in a hostile political climate, the future of academic employment and the role of Communications in future universities. The Emerging Scholars Network welcomes proposals from both emerging and senior scholars. Interested contributors are invited to submit a proposal of no more than 500 words along with a curriculum vitae. **Submissions should include your name, affiliation, and email address, and should be sent by April 1 to Holly Nazar (hollynazar(a)hotmail.com) with carbon copy to Stefania Milan (Stefania.Milan(a)eui.eu) The list of panelists will be announced by the end of April 2011. -- Francesca Musiani Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation (associé au CNRS, UMR7185) MINES ParisTech 60, Boulevard Saint Michel 75272 PARIS Cedex 06 France 33 (0)1 40 51 92 77 33 (0)6 45 31 90 53 francesca.musiani(a)mines-paristech.fr www.csi.mines-paristech.fr/Perso/Musiani/

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Youtube & Flickr Statistics
by Davide Bennato 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

Ciao. I'm looking a tool for making a time based access statistics of a given set of Youtube and Flickr accounts. Some suggestions? Thanks Davide -- ************************************************************* http://www.tecnoetica.it/ http://www.processiculturali.it/ skype: davide.bennato http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidebennato

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Semantic technologies and education
by Klobucar, Philip A. 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

Dear listserv, A recent panel I was on at the Writing Across Borders conference in Fairfax, VA discussed varying levels of confidence among writing professors in automated scoring technologies. I have been working consistently in my field (Digital Humanities) over the past year, looking at advances in natural-language processing and their effect on writing curricula. Different software developers alert me from time to time to their projects in semantic technology and AI, wondering how such work may be used in education and writing. So... My request: As this field begins to mature, I'm wondering what kind of collections or archives already exist regarding semantic or language processing technology and education. My index so far seems quite minor. Is anyone on this list analyzing these developments? Thanks in advance, Andrew Klobucar Assistant Professor Communication and Media Department of Humanities New Jersey Institute of Technology Office: Cullimore 428 Phone: 973.596.5724<tel:973.596.5724> ------------------- (This message was composed by phone, so plews fpgive añu tupis.)

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