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JOB: Comparative Media Studies at Middlebury College
by Mittell, Jason 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Please forward as appropriate, and see http://justtv.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/looking-for-a-comparative-media-scho… for more information: The Film and Media Culture Department at Middlebury College invites applications for a tenure-track position in Comparative Media Studies beginning in September 2010. Appointment will be made at the rank of Assistant Professor; Ph.D. preferred, A.B.D considered. The successful candidate will teach courses on the cultural impacts and influences of media technologies, new media as aesthetic forms, and additional contributions to the program’s curriculum in film and media criticism, history, and/or production. Expertise in one or more of these areas is particularly desirable: online video, social software, videogames, new media art, digital media pedagogy, transmedia convergence, media and the environment, or global media. We welcome applicants from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, but the successful candidate should be comfortable teaching in a humanities-centered program anchored in film and media studies as part of an undergraduate liberal arts curriculum. Candidates should provide evidence of commitment to excellent teaching and scholarly potential. Send letter of application with a statement of teaching and research interests, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation, at least two of which must speak to teaching ability, to: Professor Jason Mittell, Film and Media Culture Department, Axinn Center, Middlebury College, Middlebury VT 05753. Applications must be received by November 2 to ensure full consideration. Middlebury College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse faculty to complement the increasing diversity of the student body. --- Jason Mittell, Associate Professor of American Studies and Film & Media Culture Chair of Film & Media Culture Department Middlebury College 208 Axinn Center at Starr Library Middlebury, Vermont 05753 (802) 443-3435 / fax: (802) 443-2805 Homepage: http://seguecommunity.middlebury.edu/sites/jmittell Blog: http://justtv.wordpress.com

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dissertation online
by Tuszynski, Stephanie 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Howdy folks - A few of you have copies of the original pdf of my dissertation, "IRL (In Real Life): Breaking Down The Binary Between Online And Offline Social Interaction" from 2006. I spent some time revising the project last year and wanted to offer it for download to anyone who wants it. This version also replaces the OhioLINK archived version you find through the Google. Want, take, have. Abstract is on the linked page, the pdf file is about 2MB: http://www.dlfilms.com/professional/dissertation.html Hope everyone enjoys what's left of their summer vacations! Stephanie Tuszynski Assistant Professor of Communication Bethany College Bethany, WV This message may contain confidential information for the use of the addressee(s) above and may contain legally privileged information. If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, disseminating, distributing or copying this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message by mistake, immediately notify us by replying to the message and delete the original message immediately. Thank you.

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FW: [Journal of Community Informatics] New Issue Published (Vol. 5 No.1)
by Michael Gurstein 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

The Journal of Community Informatics has just published its latest issue at http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. To subscribe to the Community Informatics Researchers elist send an email to: sympa(a)vancouvercommunity.net message: subscribe ciresearchers Thanks for the continuing interest in our work, Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. Editor in Chief: Journal of Community Informatics, Centre for Community Informatics Research, Development and Training, Vancouver CANADA and Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA http://www.communityinformatics.net gurstein(a)gmail.com The Journal of Community Informatics Vol 5, No 1 (2009) Table of Contents http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/view/28 Editorial -------- Editorial: Building the Broadband Economy from the Bottom Up: A Community Informatics Approach to BB and Economic Development Michael Gurstein Points of View -------- Moving Community Informatics Research Forward Aldo de Moor Articles -------- Community Inquiry and Collaborative Practice: The iLabs of Paseo Boricua Ann Peterson Bishop, Bertram (Chip) C. Bruce Assessing the geodemographics of the People's Network in public libraries in Shropshire. Adrian Oliver Barlow The role of Social Entrepreneurs in Deploying ICTs for Youth and Community Development in South Africa Chijioke J Evoh The Effect of Formal and Informal Social Capital on Diffusion of Wireless Encryption Practices: A longitudinal case study Sorin Adam Matei ICTs and Community Participation: An Indicative Framework Dhanaraj Thakur Notes from the field -------- Communities, Technologies and Participation: Notes from C&T 2009 Joe McCarthy Reports -------- Role of ICTs in Indian Rural Communities Siriginidi Subba Rao ________________________________________________________________________ The Journal of Community Informatics http://www.ci-journal.net

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Mobile Devices Within Instruction / Free Webinar / August 19 2009
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

Colleagues/ Mobile Devices Within Instruction Free Webinar / August 19 2009 Date: August 19, 2009 at 12:00 PM PDT (3:00 PM EDT) / Duration: One hour / Sponsored by: T.H.E Journal and Speak Up Discover ideas for instruction that innovative districts have developed to better leverage the increasing number of laptops, cell phones, MP3 players and smart phones that students carry. This webinar explores the latest findings from Speak Up surveys given to K-12 students, teachers and administrators regarding their views on mobile devices within instruction. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, the nation's leading education nonprofit organization that facilitates the annual Speak Up surveys, will present the data findings and moderate a panel discussion with students, teachers and administrators from various school districts. Links to Registration Forms Available From [ http://tinyurl.com/l59fk7 ] EnJOY /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu <mailto:gerrymck@iastate.edu>

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West Africa internet access hit by undersea cable damage
by nativebuddha 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

of interest? -robert West Africa internet access hit by undersea cable damage Serious damage has been caused to the 15,000-km undersea SAT-3 cable, which has resulted in major disruption to West African internet access and services, the BBC reports. Several countries, including Benin, Togo, Niger and Nigeria, have all been hit hard. The cable itself runs between Europe (Portugal and Spain) to South Africa, via West Africa. Ladi Okuneye, chief marketing officer of Nigerian operator Suburban Telecom, noted that SAT-3 is currently the only fibre-optic cable serving West Africa. South African operator Telkom, one of the shareholders of SAT-3, has not said what caused the problems but said it was aware of "a cable fault on the Benin branch that is being investigated". Nigeria has been badly hit because around 70 percent of its bandwidth is routed through neighbouring Benin. The network, run by Suburban Telecom, was set up to bypass Nigeria's national operator Nitel, which runs the SAT-3 branch cable which lands in Nigeria. The SAT-3 consortium is in the process of sending a ship from Cape Town in South Africa to the area to investigate the fault. Meanwhile, Benin has been able to reroute its net traffic through neighbouring countries to get back online. Okuneye said his company was hoping to do the same but said the process would be slower because its bandwidth requirements were so much larger than those of the small republic. Togo and Niger, which are not part of the SAT-3 consortium, remain offline.

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mass mailing software
by Tery G 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

Hi all, My school is participating in a research study that will involve sending email messages to our incoming freshmen (500-600 students). I'm in the process of setting up a mailman email list on dreamhost, which is our usual provider, but it just occurred to me that they might not allow adding so many names to a list in just a day or two. I've found in the past that dreamhost is incredibly rule-bound; if their in-house rules say something, nothing, no matter how logical and legitimate, will get them to make an exception. If I run into that problem, does anyone know of software or a service I can have ready as a backup? I have the technical background to install software on the server, so that's not a problem. Price, of course, is a problem. Whatever I use has to be free or cheap. Thanks in advance for all help. Best, Tery Griffin

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self help and psychology online: Truth, Lies, and Trust on the Internet
by Peter Timusk 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

Has anyone else read? Truth, Lies, and Trust on the Internet Joinson/Whitty Psychology Press (2008), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 176 pages I am wondering where the studies are at these days concerning the effectiveness of online self help for psychological problems? I am a consumer of psychiatry and an ex-patient. Peter Timusk, B.Math statistics (2002), B.A. legal studies (2006) Carleton University Systems Science Graduate student, University of Ottawa. just trying to stay linear. Read by hundreds of lurkers every week. kiitos paljon, merci, thank you and muchas gracias for reading.

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Volunteer to Review InSITE Conference Submissions / Call For Participation
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

Colleagues/ Posted on Behalf of Eli Cohen / Informing Science Institute/ [ http://informingscience.org/ ] /Gerry *** Please Post and Share with Colleagues *** Please Volunteer to Review Conference Submissions during December for the InSITE 2010 Conference [ http://2010.informingscience.org/ ] The Informing Science + IT Education (InSITE) Conference brings together colleagues from diverse fields to share their solutions to common problems. Papers are submitted during November for review during December and early January. The conference takes place in June. Please volunteer your expertise as a paper reviewer for the Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Sign up online at http://InSITE.nu/volunteer.html Reviewers receive a reduction in their conference registration fee, are acknowledged online and in the printed material, and receive the warm, fuzzy feeling of gratitude. This conference is in three parts. It takes place June 17 - 24, 2010 in Bari and Cassino, Italy with onsite visits to various universities and places of interest. Its website is http://InSITE.nu <http://insite.nu/> or http://2010.InformingScience.org <http://2010.informingscience.org/> . Will you review papers on three or more of the following topics? Call For Participation [ http://2010.informingscience.org/ ] Technology Enhanced Learning Environments (TeLE) Includes e-Learning, m-Learning, d-Learning and all other methods of using technology to enhance learning, such as the following: Assessment, Evaluation, and Security Issues in Technology Enhanced Learning , Course Design & Pedagogy for Technology Enhanced Learning, Cultural, Social, & Political Issues in Technology Enhanced Learning, Issues in the Storage and Use of Learning Objects, Platforms for Technology Enhanced Learning, Research Regarding Technology Enhanced Learning, Technology Enhanced Classrooms, Virtual Communities, OTHER Issues Related to Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning Informing Science and IT Education: Includes issues regarding informing systems and the teaching of IT, such as the following: Art & Design as Elements of Informing (media, graphics, packaging, performing arts), Collaborative Work / Working Together / Teams, Control, Audit, and Security, Curriculum Issues, Decision Making / Business Intelligence (DM/BI), Doctoral Studies (theory, practice, innovation, and research), E-Commerce and Commerce, Educational Assessment & Evaluation, Emerging Technologies, Ethical, Social, Cultural, Legal, and Philosophical Issues, History / Social Sciences, Image / Vision / Graphics, Info & Knowledge Mgmt / Organizational Learning, Issues related to Computer Science, Instructional Design / How to Teach / New Ways to Teach, Journalism / Public Relations / Communications, Library / Information Science, Mathematical & Statistical Issues, Media & Information Literacy , Medical / Health / Biological Informing Systems, Misinformation, Disinformation, & Bias in Informing Systems, Networks and Telecommunication, Organizational Issues, Project Management & Practice, Psychological Aspects / HCI / Usability Issues, Public, Governmental, Community, and Political Issues, Research Methods, Robotics (Informing non-humans), Systems Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Assessment, Teaching Cases, Training for the Teaching of Information Technology, Visualization of Information, Web / XML / Internet /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu <mailto:gerrymck@iastate.edu> There Are No Answers, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed / Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace

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"M Is For Service: Current Mobile Trends in Libraries"
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

Colleagues/ I am pleased to announce the availability of my PPT for the morning keynote presentation I gave earlier today (July 30 2009 / 11 AM - Noon (EDT) at the _Handheld Librarian Online Conference_ > "M Is For Service: Current Mobile Trends in Libraries" _Outline_ The Context Definitions Mobile Services Library Sources / Resources / Services Challenges/Opportunities Key Works My presentation as well as links to the Twitter HashTag Posts, Event Tracker,and the conference site are available from [ http://tinyurl.com/nz78ms <http://tinyurl.com/nz78ms> ] BTW-1: This Is A LARGE Presentation (160+ Slides) BTW-II: I Will Post Links To Other HHL09 Presentations As Time Permits ... Other Examples Of Mobile Sources / Resources / Services Are Of Great Interest; Please Post As A Comment On The Blog Entry. Thanks A Million ! Enjoy ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu <mailto:gerrymck@iastate.edu> There Are No Answers, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed / Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace

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research on older people's use of social networking sites
by Virpi Ylanne 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

I wonder if anyone on this site is doing research on older people's (60+ yrs) use of social networking sites (e.g. facebook, myspace), or if you know of any such work. If so, I'd like to hear from you. with best wishes, Dr Virpi Ylanne Centre for Language and Communication Cardiff University, Wales, UK ylanne(a)cf.ac.uk

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