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Trade Unions and Moodle
by Derek McMillan 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Trade Unions and Moodle I am taking a course on Getting Ready for E Learning run by the TUC and Lewisham College . The TUC is the body to which all trade unions are affiliated in the United Kingdom. The course is aimed at learning reps (of which I am one) and union officers. The intention is to see how unions can use Moodle for online learning. Unions do (basically) two types of Education. One is training for "lay" officers (I was quite excited to find out I was a "lay officer" until I found out what it meant!) on how to run the union, how to take casework health and safety etc. The other is continuing professional development such as ICT courses for teachers. I will ask other course participants for their views on how the course went and how they envisage online learning being useful to them. ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Computer Games, Law, Regulation and Policy Symposium
by Sal Humphreys 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Apologies for cross-posting. For the Australians on the list: Computer Games, Law, Regulation and Policy Symposium 14-15 February 2008 QUT, Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane The ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation presents a symposium to explore: * struggles over the use and reuse of IP * rights and responsibilities of modders and machinima creators * cross-jurisdictional issues * the clashes between developers and lawyers in creating terms of access * the legitimacy or legality of terms in End User Licence Agreements and Terms Of Service * the legitimacy of secondary markets * the status of ephemeral and user-created content with classification boards and internet regulators * in-game governance and exclusion policies * integrating amateur content into production and the implications for professionals * privacy, data mining and surveillance * appropriate government support for the emerging games industry This symposium will offer a chance to discuss the issues of game governance, from code through to government policy, and to explore an integrated set of solutions to the current problems. Bringing together people from creative industries, media studies, law, business and IT faculties, industry, government and player groups, the emphasis will be on exploring and suggesting alternatives to current practices. Speakers include: Fred von Lohmann, Senior Intellectual Property Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation Dr Terry Cutler, President ACMI, Industry consultant and strategy advisor Professor Brian Fitzgerald, QUT Law School, Lead in Creative Commons Australia Professor Stuart Cunningham, Director Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation. Dr Sal Humphreys, Convenor, Games and Law Research Group, QUT Dr John Banks, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Games researcher, QUT Industry representatives, Government Representatives, Player representatives To register: email symposium convener Sal Humphreys: s.humphreys(a)qut.edu.au For more information visit the symposium website at http://www.cci.edu.au/programs/gamesandlaw<BLOCKED::BLOCKED::http://www.cci.edu.au/programs/gamesandlaw> Dr Sal Humphreys Post Doctoral Fellow Creative Industries Faculty Z6 501 The Hub Queensland University of Technology Musk Ave Kelvin Grove 4059 Brisbane, Australia s.humphreys(a)qut.edu.au<mailto:s.humphreys@qut.edu.au> Ph. 61 7 3138 8175 Mob. 0414 456 078 http://www.salhumphreys.org<http://www.salhumphreys.org/> Projects: http://edgex.org.au<http://edgex.org.au/> <http://www.edgex.org.au/> http://www.cci.edu.au/programs/gamesandlaw

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CfP: Security and Privacy Issues in Mobile Phone Use (Pervasive 2008)
by Marcus Foth 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

1st Intl. Workshop on Security and Privacy Issues in Mobile Phone Use (SPMU'08) - Call for Papers ===================================================================== http://www.vs.inf.ethz.ch/events/spmu08/ Sydney, Australia *Important Dates* ----------------- *EXTENDED* Submission Deadline: February 8, 2008 Notification to Authors: February 29, 2008 Camera-Ready Papers: March, 21 2008 Workshop: May 19, 2008 *Scope* ------- The mobile phone has become the most widely deployed computing platform in the world. Analysts predict some 2.6 billion mobile phones in regular use by 2009, with the sales of smartphones representing the fastest growing market [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4697405.stm] For many people, the mobile phone is the first computer they encounter, and certainly they only computer they carry with them most of their waking moments. Mobile computers in general, and mobile phones in particular, present unique challenges not only in terms of user interface, battery life, and form factor, but also in terms of ensuring their users' privacy and security. Emerging mobile payment and ticketing solutions require the secure transmission and storage of financial information, while electronic health records or access certificates/tokens might imply the use of highly sensitive personal information on such devices. Wireless connectivity such as WiFi, Bluetooth, or NFC facilitates decentralized tracking, while content sharing applications and collaborative games enable unobtrusive social data mining. Providing security for such wireless communication is a general problem, further complicated by the fact that there is hardly any a priori information about potential communication partners. This workshops aims at bringing together researchers interested in exploring security and privacy issues in mobile phone usage -- not only on a platform level, but on both the physical and social network level as well. Topics of interests are, e.g., * Secure payment/ticketing systems using mobile phones * Secure authentication mechanisms for mobile phone, both for authenticating users to phones and phone to other devices * Security and privacy issues in mobile phone networks * Usability issues in mobile phone security and privacy solutions * Public perception of security and privacy issues of mobile phones * Digital rights management on mobile phones * Legal and social issues of security and privacy for mobile phones * Options for lawful, auditable, and restricted tracking and surveillance using mobile phones in law enforcement *Contributions* --------------- We welcome both short position papers (1-2 pages) and full workshop submissions (8 pages in LNCS format). Full papers will be published in the Pervasive 2008 Workshops Proceedings as well as online and distributed electronically at the conference, and authors will be given a presentation slot in the workshop. Authors of position papers will be invited to join the workshop, but will receive no presentation slot. Full submissions will be peer-reviewed by program committee members and expert reviewers and will be selected according to their significance to the scope of the workshop, their quality of presentation and their ability to stimulate discussions. Up to 15 full submissions can be accepted, and workshop attendance will be limited to 30 participants. Contributions must be sent by email to <spmu08(a)lists.inf.ethz.ch> by January 25, 2008 and should be in PDF format. *Organizing Committee* ---------------------- Rene Mayrhofer (Lancaster University, UK) Marc Langheinrich (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) Alexander De Luca (LMU Munich, Germany) Alexander De Luca Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München LFE Medieninformatik Amalienstr. 17 D-80333 München Fon +49-89-2180-4688 Fax +49-89-2180-4652 Skype: Alexander De Luca alexander.de.luca(a)ifi.lmu.de www.medien.ifi.lmu.de -- Dr Marcus Foth Australian Postdoctoral Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88195 - Office Z6-511 m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/publications/

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IAMCR Stockholm 2008: Deadline extended
by Jo Pierson 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

Dear all, The deadline for submitting abstracts for IAMCR's Stockholm Congress has been extended to 15 February 2008. With this I would also like to remind you on the Call for Papers of the IAMCR Communication Policy & Technology section (see below). Best regards, Jo Pierson ----------------- Consult the Calls for Proposals at the IAMCR website http://www.iamcr.org/content/view/286/1/ IAMCR's Congress will take place in Stockholm, Sweden from 20-25 July. For more information, visit the Congress website at http://www.jmk.su.se/contents/sidor/english/info/ scientific_conference.php ========== > International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) > 26th Annual Research Conference, 20-25 July 2008 > Stockholm University, Stockholm (Sweden) > Theme: Media and Global Divides > > Call for Papers > COMMUNICATION POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY (CPT) Section > Sub-theme: DIGITAL DIVIDES - NEW MEDIA, ICT POLICIES AND USER > EMPOWERMENT > > The theme ‘Media and Global Divides’ reflects one of the prevailing > challenges of public policy-making in digital domains globally. It > also represents one of the primary research areas of the > Communication Policy and Technology Section of the IAMCR. The > Section therefore welcomes this subject as the overall theme of the > Stockholm 2008 IAMCR Conference and invites the submission of > abstracts bearing on the related Sectional sub-theme: Digital > Divides - New Media, ICT Policies and User Empowerment. > > Economic, gender, age, racial and social divides have typified > global society from ancient times to the present, and are > frequently reflected in conventional media representations and > output. These traditional divides often re-emerge in the context of > New Digital Media, at the centre of which are the Internet, Web 2.0 > applications and Next Generation Networks. The CPT Section is > inviting further and deeper research and reflections on social > context, policy implications and solutions to the related issues. > > Are public and corporate policies keeping up with changes in > citizen demand for greater access to the new communication tools? > Is there now a more balanced inclusion of the voices of varied > demographic groups such as youth, the elderly, women, men and the > disabled in digital media output? Do the burgeoning information and > communication technologies (ICTs) offer more access or less for > those at the bottom of the economic pyramid? What are the new > innovations that offer a greater chance of social equity? Can New > Media help to redress imbalances in conventional communications > output or do these emerging applications mainly create new info- > elites? Are the new patterns of user-generated content and online > communities a form of emancipation from conventional output > inequalities and how do they affect concepts of quality, ownership, > participation and identity? Is there now more scope for redressing > the historic access and informational chasm between the global > North and the Global South? The questions abound. > > The CPT Section welcomes abstracts of between 300 and 500 words > from scholars of any academic discipline bearing on these and > related issues. Topics of particular interest in abstract > submissions to the Section include: > > * The Impacts of National or Regional Communications Policies on > Minorities > * The Meaning and Significance of Digital Technologies and Global > Divides for varied communities of interest, such as Rural or Urban > residents, youth and the elderly > * Technology, Communications Policy and Inequality in Historical > Perspectives > * Mobile Broadband, Telephony Usage Patterns and Poverty > * Emerging Divides in Relation to New Media use within Families, > Personal Relationships, Neighbourhoods, Communities and Cities > * Mediating Dominance - ICT’s and Alternative Media > * Emerging Technologies, Markets and New Business Models > * New Media, First Nations and Cultural Challenges or Empowerment > * Technology Designs, Markets and Issues of Consumer Usage > * Digital Divides and the future of NGNs and Web 2.0 > * Wars, Conflicts and the Digital Divide > * Internet Governance, the WSIS Process and Global Divides > * Gender, Race and Social Representations on the Internet > * Intellectual Property, Open Source Policies and the Future of > Research > * Public Policy-making, ICTs and e-Inclusion > > Abstracts of no more than 500 words, addressing one or more of the > above topics should be submitted in Word format to Maria Michalis > (M.Michalis(a)Westminster.ac.uk) and Jo Pierson (CPT08(a)telenet.be) > before February 15, 2008. Abstracts should state the title as well > as the methodology or approaches used and introduce the empirical > material on which the paper is based. > > Each abstract may be presented in only one Section of the IAMCR > Conference. Offering duplicates of the same paper to different > Sections of the Association is likely to result in elimination of > the duplicate abstract. > > Each abstract must include title, presenter’s name(s), > institutional affiliation and email addresses of author(s). > Applicants will be advised by March 31, 2008 of the outcome of > their submissions. The full text of accepted papers will be > required no later than 15th June 2008. Please visit the following > website for more and updated information about the conference: > http://www.jmk.su.se/contents/sidor/english/info/ > scientific_conference.php. > > > SUBMISSION SYNOPSIS > Abstract Submission Deadline: February 15, 2008 > Abstract Length: Maximum 500 words, incl. keywords > To be sent to: Maria Michalis (M.Michalis(a)Westminster.ac.uk) and > Jo Pierson (CPT08(a)telenet.be) > Notification of Acceptance: March 31, 2008 > Full Papers to be submitted by: June 15, 2008 > > IAMCR CPT Section > Hopeton S. Dunn and Jo Pierson (Section Chairs) > Maria Michalis and Bart Cammaerts (Deputy Section Chairs)

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history of asterisks
by Brenda Danet 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

Hi Jonna: I think you're right that asterisks on IRC have something to do with the history of computers and programming. I would look up the Jargon File (many online versions), a huge compendium on hacker language and other practices, or the print version, Eric Raymond, The New Hackers' Dictionary (3rd ed. MIT Press, 1996), for excellent documentation about hacker practices. Just google Jargon File and you'll find lots of links. For early (1991) examples of uses of asterisks and other forms of play with typography in IRC, see (if I may) chap. 3 of my Cyberpl@y: Communicating Online (Berg, 2001). Brenda Brenda Danet Emerita, Sociology & Communication, Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem Research Affiliate, Anthropology, Yale University Home pages: http://pluto.mscc.huji.ac.il/~msdanet/ New book: The Multilingual Internet: Language, Culture and Communication Online (co-edited with Susan C. Herring, Oxford Univ. Press, 2007)

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[industrycenters] Call for abstracts: Fourth annual RFID Symposium (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:53:40 -0600 From: "Reyes, Pedro M." <Pedro_Reyes(a)baylor.edu> To: Industry Studies <industrycenters(a)listserver.sloan-c.org> Subject: [industrycenters] Call for abstracts: Fourth annual RFID Symposium Colleagues: Abstract submissions are invited on a broad range of themes related to RFID. RFID: Integrated Supply Chains Symposium Fourth annual symposium will convene at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business, Waco, Texas, U.S.A. September 18-19, 2008 Even though RFID (radio frequency identification) business applications have evolved over the past couple of decades, there is no doubt that it is an emerging technology for identifying and tracking objects which holds many promises for closing the time-lag gaps in information transfer for improving supply chain operation productivity. This RFID-awareness has prompted much discussion about its benefits, challenges, and security issues. The theme of this symposium is the use of RFID in supply chains. Sessions will address the massive interest in this old technology, which is changing the landscape of integrated supply chains. The use of RFID ranges from asset tracking to cashless payment to homeland security, and more. Speakers at the event will discuss RFID strategies and implementation used to accomplish this. Abstract submissions are invited on a broad range of themes including (but not limited to): * Health Care * Transportation * Inventory control models * Order fulfillment * Managing technology in the value chain * Integration of planning and procurement Program Chair: Pedro M. Reyes, Ph.D. Hankamer School of Business Baylor University 254-710-7804 pedro_reyes(a)baylor.edu <mailto:pedro_reyes@baylor.edu> Pedro M. Reyes, Ph.D. Baylor University Department of Management and Entrepreneurship Hankamer School of Business One Bear Place #98006 Waco, TX 76798-8006 254-710-7804 pedro_reyes(a)baylor.edu <mailto:pedro_reyes@baylor.edu> http://business.baylor.edu/Pedro_Reyes/ <http://business.baylor.edu/Pedro_Reyes/> --- You are currently subscribed to industrycenters as: wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-766670-253732J(a)listserver.sloan-c.org

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I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends ... | Article on Study of Campus Facebook Use
by Gerry Mckiernan 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS*** Colleagues/ I have learned of A Full Report of The Study on Campus Facebook Use previously profiled in the _Friends_ blog [It was the item about the ECAR Symposium presentation] [Thanks! Nicole]: The Report/Paper: "The Benefits of Facebook 'Friends': Social Capital and College Students' Use of Online Social Network Sites" Nicole B. Ellison / Charles Steinfield / Cliff Lampe >>>From The Conclusion<<< Online social network sites may play a role different from that described in early literature on virtual communities. Online interactions do not necessarily remove people from their offline world but ***may indeed be used to support relationships and keep people in contact***, even when life changes move them away from each other. In addition to helping student populations, this ***use of technology could support a variety of populations***, including ***professional researchers, neighborhood and community members, employees of companies***, or others who benefit from maintained ties. A Link to The Paper is Available at: [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/01/social-capital-and-college… ] Recommended Reading for the Last Week of January 2008 [:-) Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows ... [ http://www.alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]

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lessons in second life
by jeremy hunsinger 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

distribute as appropriate -jh Every Week on Monday (1:00-2:30pm SLT) join us for Lessons in Second Life, an open table forum centering on what can be learned in sl in both formal and informal settings. The forum is open to faculty, students, and interested parties of all kinds. We meet at the _blacklibrary hyperborea 91, 30, 26 im buridan simon for more information. Come share your ideas for learning in Second Life http://slurl.com/secondlife/hyperborea/92/30/26/ this week's Lessons in Second Life is brought to you by: The Group for the Dissolation of Groups and Promotion of Networks next week's Lessons in Second Life is brought to you by: Happiness and Chance jeremy hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu ) wiki.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ Learning Inquiry-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series _______________________________________________ Educators mailing list To unsubscribe https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators _______________________________________________ Educators mailing list To unsubscribe https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators

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CFP, Web_site Histories: Theories, Methods, Analysis
by Brügger Niels 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

*Please distribute widely. Apologies for cross-posting* Call for Papers Conference title: Web_site Histories: Theories, Methods, Analysis One-day conference, October 14th 2008. The main purpose of Web_site Histories is to place the new and emerging field of Web History on the research agenda and to map the field of historical website studies. Organizer: The Centre for Internet Research, University of Aarhus, Denmark. The conference is associated the AoIR 9.0 conference "Rethinking Communities, Rethinking Place" in Copenhagen (http:// conferences.aoir.org) Confirmed keynote speakers: Kirsten Foot, Associate Professor, University of Washington Steven Schneider, Professor, State University of New York Title: Object-Oriented Web Historiography. Abstract: Foot & Schneider will present a keynote address that focuses on their proposal of an “object-oriented” approach to researching and writing Web history. They will consider the various meanings of object entailed within the notion of object-oriented Web historiography in order to advance both the theoretical foundation and methodological rigor of developmental analyses of Web artifacts in their hyperlinked contexts. Developmental analyses of any aspect of the Web, whether engaged in contemporaneously or retrospectively, entail dynamics within and between the (co)producers of Web artifacts, production practices and techniques, and Web artifacts themselves. These dynamics make it difficult but very important for scholars to identify and situate their object(s) of analysis historically and theoretically. See extended description at http:// www.cfi.au.dk/en/events/conferences/wsh08/keynote. Kirsten Foot and Steven Schneider are the authors of Web Campaigning (MIT Press 2006) as well as a number of articles about Web Sphere Analysis. A panel will round off the conference by discussing the future directions of studies of Web History. Besides Kirsten Foot and Steven Schneider panel participant will be Niels Brügger, Associate Professor, the Centre for Internet Research, University of Aarhus. The main purpose of Web_site Histories is to place the new and emerging field of Web History on the research agenda and to map the field of historical website studies. The focus on the Web can be seen as a specialization within the larger field of Internet History, but with another subset of questions and challenges. The underscore in the title reflects the uncertainty and variability of the object of study – are we talking about the Web in general, Web Spheres, individual websites, or web pages? The conference welcomes papers on any of these approaches or any other theme, topic or idea connected to the theories, methods or analysis of Web History. Theoretical approaches could be discussions of the object of study or reflections on doing historical research on this particular subject. Methodological approaches may include abstract or more specific considerations of the range of applicable methods, both old and new, to Web History. Finally, the analytical approach welcomes contributions exploring the practical hazards and possibilities of this special kind of empirical material, as well as papers on concrete empirical studies. Papers are also welcome on a wide array of historically-grounded themes. The topics below are examples of the kinds of issues paper presenters are invited to address — but are not intended to limit topics suitable for paper submissions: · General as well as more specific histories of the development of the Web, focusing on, for instance, technology, graphic design, culture etc. · The history of the Web as a subset of the history of the Internet, with emphasis on, for instance, the development of hardware, software and protocols · The organizational architecture of the Web in a global, national, transnational or local perspective · Defining moments and events on the Web, either in terms of how the Web was conceived and built, or in terms of how it is or was perceived and used · Demographical, social, cultural, or other factors influencing Web use and uptake · Political, economic, institutional or personal histories of the Web · The growing popularity of social networking sites in a historical perspective · Interactivity, genre and media discussions in relation to the Web · The histories of expectations in pre-web time meeting the reality of the Web · Source availability and validity – the archiving of the Web · The history of the Web in the larger framework of media history Please send abstracts of no more than 300 words by April 15th 2008 (further instructions at http://www.cfi.au.dk/en/wsh08) After a process of double-blind peer review, authors will be notified of accepted papers by May 15th. Full papers will be due by August 31st 2008. Please note that there is a maximum of 30 participants, and priority will be given to paper presenters. Paper presentations will consist of short presentations with opponents/discussants and roundtable-style discussions. Presenters are therefore also expected to act as opponents/discussants. Participation in the conference is free, and coffee and lunch is included (yes, there is such a thing as a free lunch). Following the conference, papers will be considered for inclusion in an edited volume on Web Histories. The conference takes place at the University of Aarhus, two days before the start of the AoIR 9.0 conference in Copenhagen (http:// conferences.aoir.org) Aarhus is situated west of Copenhagen and is the second largest city in Denmark with a population of approximately 300,000. It is accessible by train or by air via the Aarhus or Billund airports. Read more about Aarhus and the university: http:// www.au.dk/en/why and http://www.au.dk/en/aarhus.htm. The Centre for Internet Research is located at the Institute of Information and Media Studies, and was established in September 2000 in order to promote research into the social and cultural implications and functions of the internet. Read more about the Centre: http://www.cfi.au.dk/en/about/profile Conference website: http://www.cfi.au.dk/en/wsh08. The conference is sponsored by: · 'The Knowledge Society', a joint research priority area at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Aarhus, · the Institute of Information and Media Studies, University of Aarhus · the Centre for Internet Research, University of Aarhus. About the organisers: Niels Brügger (PhD, MA) is Associate Professor at the Institute of Information and Media Studies, University of Aarhus, and co-founder of the Centre for Internet Research. His primary research interests are website history, web archiving, and the internet and media theory, and he recently started the research project "The history of www.dr.dk, 1996-2006" (read more at http://imv.au.dk/~nb) Vidar Falkenberg (MSc) is a PhD fellow at the Institute of Information and Media Studies, University of Aarhus, and a member of the Centre for Internet Research. His research is on the development of online newspapers in Denmark (read more at http:// www.internetaviser.dk) ------------------------------------------------------------ NIELS BRÜGGER, Associate Professor, PhD Institute of Information and Media Studies University of Aarhus Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Aarhus N Denmark Phone (switchboard) +45 8942 1111 Phone (direct) +45 8942 9226 Telefax + 45 8942 5950 E-mail nb(a)imv.au.dk Webpage http://imv.au.dk/~nb Profile at LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrugger Profile at Kommunikationsforum [in Danish]: www.kommunikationsforum.dk/Niels-Brugger The research project "The history of dr.dk, 1996-2006" http:// drdk.dk The Centre for Internet Research http://cfi.imv.au.dk Theories of Media and Communication http://www.medieteori.dk Internet Archive in Denmark http:// www.netarkivet.dk

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Re: [Air-L] digital literacy - a syllabus
by David M Silver 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

hello Burcu! > Hi David, thanks for posting your syllabus here. I myself just > designed a course: mine is Introduction to Popular Culture, but > mainly focuses on electronic media and internet studies readings, > which is my research interest. Looking at yours, I have a question, > how exactly are you using the Flickr account? What is the assignment > for this? It seems intriguing, I may want to implement it in the > future reincarnations of my class. Thanks. well, each class is different so i try to do things differently each semester. but in the past, i have had a lot of success with the following flickr assignment to get students started: http://silverinsf.blogspot.com/2007/02/digital-journalism-flickr-project.ht… (howard rheingold assigns a similar project, but has students work in teams, in his class on participatory media at berkeley: http://www.socialtext.net/pmca/index.cgi?flickr ) it's been my experience that students find it easier to first share photos, then share blog posts. i want my students to feel comfortable sharing their work - with me, with fellow students, with the world - and i've found (for now at least; i'd love to hear what others have found) that this process of sharing is easier done through images than words. david silver http://silverinsf.blogspot.com

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