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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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Deadline approaching: Social Aspects of the Web (SAW 2008)
by Dominik Flejter 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

=========================================================================== DEADLINE APPROACHING CALL FOR RESEARCH, DEMO AND POSITION PAPERS =========================================================================== 2nd Workshop on Social Aspects of the Web (SAW 2008) in conjunction with 11th International Conference on Business Information Systems (BIS 2008) Innsbruck, Austria May 5, 6 or 7, 2008 http://bis.kie.ae.poznan.pl/11th_bis/wscfp.php?ws=saw2008 =========================================================================== * Deadline for submissions: February 3, 2008 * =========================================================================== In recent years, the Web has moved from a simple one-way communication channel extending traditional media, to a complex "peer-to-peer" communication space with a blurred author/audience distinction and new ways to create, share and use knowledge in a social way. This change of paradigm is currently profoundly transforming most areas of our life: our interactions with other people, our relationships, ways of gathering information, ways of developing social norms, opinions, attitudes and even legal aspects as well as ways of working and doing business. It also raises a strong need for theoretical, empirical and applied studies related to how people may interact on the Web, how they actually do so and what new possibilities and challenges are emerging in the social, business and technology dimensions. The goal of this workshop is to bring researchers and practitioners together to explore the issues and challenges related to social aspects of the Web. We want to facilitate discussion on topics including theoretical, empirical and applied studies related to: TOPICS OF INTEREST * Users in the social Web * User identity/identities on the Web * Activity patterns * Privacy / intimacy in the social Web * Psychological aspects of acting in the social Web * Analysis and reduction of the socio-technical gap in social software * Communities on the Web * User roles, leadership and interactions * Conflicts and their resolution * Social norms and their enforcement * Trust and reputation in communities * Relations of on-line and off-line communities * Social discourse and decision-taking on the Web * Large-scale social Web mining and empirical studies * Social network analysis * Associations mining from social network * Large-scale behaviour patterns and anomalies' mining * Moods' / opinions' / social problems' analysis * Experts finding on the social Web * Mining formal semantics from social sources * Methodologies of Web-based social macro and micro studies * Social Web and business * Social Web as a source of business information * Social Web as a business communication channel * Business models for social software and services * Specific types of social software on the Web (bookmarking, social networks etc.) * Use cases and best practices * Applications of Web-based social software * Social software architectures * Social software on the Semantic Web * Strategies for bootstrapping social software systems and bypassing the critical mass problem * Social software in information processing and retrieval * Social software in collaborative maintenance of content and data SUBMISSION * Long papers: max. 5000 words * Work-in-progress rep.: max. 2500 words * Position papers: max. 2500 words * Demo papers: max. 2500 words Papers must be submitted in PDF format according to Springer LNBIP template available from http://www.springer.com/east/home/computer/lncs?SGWID=5-164-7-487211-0. Submission system is available on-line at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=SAW2008. The proceedings will be published jointly with proceedings of other BIS workshops as a book or CD with ISBN number, and on-line at CEUR WS.org workshop proceedings publication service (open content). Extended version of selected papers submitted to the workshop will be published as special issue of International Journal on WWW/Internet (http://www.iadis.org/ijwi/, ISSN: 1645-7641). WORKSHOP FORMAT All authors of accepted papers as well as other participants will be asked to read accepted papers abstracts before the workshop (papers will be available on-line in advance) to facilitate discussion. The workshop will consist in two parts: first (more formal) devoted to presentation and discussion of accepted papers and second (less formal) devoted to discussion of several issues related to present and future of the social Web. Workshop participants will be also invited to take part in the BIS conference and other BIS workshops (including workshops on Advances in Accessing the Deep Web (ADW 2008) and on E-Learning for Business Needs). IMPORTANT DATES * February 3, 2008 - submission deadline for papers (extended) * March 19, 2008 - notification of acceptance/rejection (new date) * April 6, 2008 - submission of final papers (new date) * May 5, 6 or 7, 2008 - the workshop ORGANIZERS * Poznan University of Economics, Department of Information Systems (http://kie.ae.poznan.pl/) CHAIRS * Dominik Flejter * Tomasz Kaczmarek * Marek Kowalkiewicz PROGRAM COMMITTEE * Krisztian Balog, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands * Simone Braun, FZI Karlsruhe, Germany * John Breslin, DERI, NUI Galway, Ireland * Tanguy Coenen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium * Jon Dron, Athabasca University, Canada * Davide Eynard, Politecnico di Milano, Italy * Andrew T. Fiore, University of California, Berkeley, the USA * Dominik Flejter, Poznan University of Economics, Poland * Tomasz Kaczmarek, Poznan University of Economics, Poland * Marek Kowalkiewicz, SAP Research Brisbane, Australia * Sebastian Kruk, DERI, NUI Galway, Ireland * Marcin Paprzycki, Polish Academy of Science, Poland * Katharina Siorpaes, STI, University of Innsbruck, Austria * Marcin Sydow, Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology, Poland * Jie Tang, Tshingua University, China * Celine van Damme, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium * Valentin Zacharias, FZI Karlsruhe, Germany ===========================================================================

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_Facebook Use of Campus_: A Major Scholarly Study
by Gerry Mckiernan 27 Jan '08

27 Jan '08

***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS*** Friends/ I have discovered a major scholarly study about _Facebook Use on Campus_ Title: Facebook Use on Campus: A Social Capital Perspective on Social Network Sites Author: Nicole Ellison Abstract: Presentation at the Sixth Annual ECAR Symposium, December 5-7, 2007, in Boca Raton, Florida. This talk reviews scholarship on social networking sites, focusing on the use of Facebook among undergraduate students. Nicole Ellison discusses findings from a recent study examining user practices and the social capital implications of Facebook use, demonstrating evidence of ***positive outcomes*** from some kinds of use. Educational applications of related technologies, such as blogging, is briefly discussed. >>Important TakeHomeMessages for Educators/Librarians<< Among Others: Potential Benefits of Facebook in the Classroom Facebook as a Course Communication Tool A Link to the PDF of the PPT is available at [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/01/facebook-use-on-campus-soc… ] >From A Mild Central Iowa .... [44 F] !!! [A Heat Wave [:-)] Have a GreatWeek! /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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digital literacy - a syllabus
by David M Silver 25 Jan '08

25 Jan '08

hello everyone! many of us internet researchers are also internet teachers which means many of us design, tweak, and retool syllabi. sometimes we even come up with a course that really makes us excited. i'd like to share my syllabus for an undergraduate, honors-level seminar i'm teaching this spring called "digital literacy." it's a course i've been dreaming about for 2 or 3 years and it's a thrill to finally teach it! http://silverinsf.blogspot.com/2008/01/digital-literacy-spring-2008.html essentially, my students and i will be asking the question, "what is literacy during a digital age?" to help us along, we have ten guest speakers, including some folks who frequent AoIR. at this point, the idea is that in addition to reading and class discussions, we'll do plenty of stuff online (blog, flickr, RSS, audio slideshows, perhaps podcasts and video) but we'll also do plenty of stuff offline, including a four day field trip to an organic farm in humboldt county. put another way, the idea is to log on and be reflective and creative but also to log off and be reflective and creative. anyways, sometimes i wish we'd share more of our teaching and our ideas about teaching on this list - perhaps this is some kind of contribution towards that direction. have a great weekend, david silver http://silverinsf.blogspot.com

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(no subject)
by Brian Loader 25 Jan '08

25 Jan '08

Just a quick reminder that it is now only two weeks to the deadline (Friday 8th February) for submitting your proposal for a paper presentation to the 2008 aoir conference to be held in Copenhagen. Relevant websites are: http://conferences.aoir.org/cfp.html http://conferences.aoir.org/ Brian Brian D. Loader Co-Director, Social Informatics Research Unit (SIRU), Department of Sociology, Wentworth College, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD Email bl506(a)york.ac.uk Tel: +44(0) 1904 432639 Fax: +44(0) 1904 433043

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The history of asterisks?
by Jonna Ahti 25 Jan '08

25 Jan '08

Hello, I wonder if any of you would have ideas on the history of asterisks* in IRC and chat conversations? I know how they are used and I've found several references to them, for example: Another common feature is the use of asterisks to emphasize words denoting actions (*grins*) or sounds (*bang*). (http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol2/issue4/danet.html) I would still like to know more about the history of these symbols. I have read an article by Tine Thode Hougaard in whitch she suggests that they might origin from manuscripts for plays where actions are described within asterisks. My own hypothesis is that asterisks might have something to do with computer programming languages. On IRC, for example, one can search for keywords by using the command /list *keyword*. Are there any articles written on this topic? with best regards, Jonna Ahti PhD student Department of Scandinavian languages and literature University of Helsinki

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post-doctoral position - Ireland.
by Aphra Kerr 25 Jan '08

25 Jan '08

Hi all, The following post-doctoral position should be of interest to people submitting or finished their Phd research. The focus is on internet users, innovation and creativity. Enquiries to myself. best Aphra Kerr. ************** *NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH* *Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Rep. of Ireland. * *DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY* *POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION* Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position in the Department of Sociology at NUI Maynooth, tenable from April 2008 for two and a half years, working on an interdisciplinary and inter-institutional research project focussed upon the future of the internet. Funded by the HEA's Programme for Research at Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) in Ireland the ‘Serving Society: Future Communications Networks and Services’ project involves research partners at NUI Maynooth, Waterford IT and the University of Limerick. The applicant will work directly with Dr. Aphra Kerr at the Department of Sociology at NUI Maynooth (NUIM) (see _http://sociology.nuim.ie/AphraKerr.shtml_) and colleagues at the Interaction Design Centre at the University of Limerick (see http://www.idc.ul.ie/ ) to conduct a study of intensive users of the internet. *Postdoctoral Researcher (2.5 Year Contract)* This post involves advanced research on internet use, creativity and innovation. It aims to select a number of contrasting groups whose patterns of use challenge the limitations of existing internet infrastructure and services. Potential groups might include (but are not limited to) open source software development teams, massively multiplayer online game communities, transnational social movements and transnational migrant groups. Applicants should hold a PhD in a related area and have a good publishing record. The post-holder should be well versed in the literature related to some or all of the following: sociology of innovation, sociology of technology, sociology of work and consumption, internet and game studies, governance and legal aspects of the internet. Good interpersonal communication, computing and presentation skills are required. Proficiency in both written and spoken English is required. The position is based at NUI Maynooth, a campus based university 25Km west of Dublin, in Ireland which is served by good rail and bus services. The applicant will be based in the Department of Sociology, a department of 16 staff and a number of postdoctoral researchers. The Department is part of a number of national initiatives to promote and develop postgraduate education including the Irish Social Science Platform. *Salary: €38,623 per annum. * *I**nformal inquiries to: *Dr. Aphra Kerr, Department of Sociology. Tel: +353 (0)1 708 6140 or e-mail: _aphra.kerr(a)nuim.ie <mailto:Paschal.Preston@dcu.ie>_ *To apply: * candidates should submit a cover letter stating why they think they would be suited to this position, a detailed CV and a sample of their writing as well as the names, email, addresses, fax and telephone numbers of three referees to: *Dr. Aphra Kerr, Department of Sociology, Auxilia, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland* so as to arrive not later than *5pm on the 15^th of February, 2008. * *Electronic applications accepted. *

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Post-doc and PhD positions at the Open University
by Adam Joinson 25 Jan '08

25 Jan '08

*Two Research Associates and PhD Studentship, Department of Computing * ** ** circulation date : 23/01/2008 closing date : 21/02/2008 *Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology Based in Milton Keynes Two Research Associates (Centre for Research in Computing) £27,466 – £32,796 (Ref: 4320) Three-year contracts PhD Studentship (Centre for Research in Computing)* Applications are invited for two Research Associates (RA) and a PhD student to work on an EPSRC funded three-year interdisciplinary project on *Privacy Rights Management in Mobile Applications (PRiMMA)*. The project will empirically investigate mobile computing users' requirements and policies for privacy in different settings. For one of the RA positions, experience and training in social-science and human-computer interaction research methods, and experience of collecting and analysing quantitative and qualitative data are essential. For the other RA position, experience of building complex software is essential and experience in developing mobile computing applications is desirable. The PhD student will investigate novel user interface design for privacy management in mobile computing devices, although we will consider high quality applicants in any area relevant to the project. For more information, please visit http://crc.open.ac.uk/primma. Closing date: 21 February 2008. Further particulars: http://www3.open.ac.uk/events/jobs/2008124_57731_o3.doc

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