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New Leadership at Seattle DMWG
by Philip Howard 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

Dear AIR: The Digital Media Working Group (DMWG) has some new leadership in Deen Freelon, who is blogging on tech & society events in the region and organizing events on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle. The DMWG brings artists, activists, scholars, designers, policy makers and computer scientists together to present research and share ideas. We also endeavor to repost information about interesting events across campus and the region. http://depts.washington.edu/dmwg/ In the coming weeks we will be meeting to hear from 05/01/07: Paul Wouters, Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences, "Forging a new academic identity: key dilemmas and challenges in digital scholarship" 05/23/07: Rachel Gibson, University of Leicester, "The structure, evolution and implications of political organisations' online networks" 05/30/07: DMWG graduate student poster session 05/31/07: Sheila Coronel, Columbia University, "New media and social movements in Southeast Asia" If you are in the Pacific Northwest and interested in new media & society research, please visit our new website and join the listserv for event announcements. Dr. Philip N. Howard Assistant Professor Department of Communication University of Washington

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Official definition of blog/podcast/video blog
by Richard Hall 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

I am looking for references that specify/contract characteristics/definitions of 1) blog 2) podcast 3) video blog I have my own ideas and, of course, can use wikipedia, but I'm having difficulty finding more traditional (academic/peer reviewed) references. ... Thanks ... Richard -- Richard H. Hall, PhD http://umr.edu/~rhall

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Inquiry on scholarship program
by tata dano 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

Greetings! I am actively looking for an online IT scholarship program. Can anyone here recommend one? Thanks in advance. Tata Dano -- Field Supervisor AMORE Project (Renewable Energy) Allah Valley Development Foundation, Inc. Philippines Linux Registered User #383849 http://ozamiz.org/yennan

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Re: [Air-l] Internet -- Source or Medium?
by Richard Parent 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

Maciej Kos raises an interesting question, and one that seems to get at the heart of the changes in language and common usage. It seems to me that we might really be talking about (at least) 2 things here: the internet (with large or small "i"), and the world wide web. The internet then can be thought of as a medium through and across which we can access the content stored on the servers that comprise the world wide web. But as my (decidedly techno-fluent) undergraduate students recently pointed out: they use the web and the internet every single day and have no idea what the difference is between the internet and the web. So, does this internet/web distinction still hold, or have we moved onto some new paradigm? Best wishes, Richard Parent University of Vermont

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is Internet a '"source" or a "medium"? - ignorant's question
by Maciej Kos 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

Dear All, Please excuse my ignorant question about the difference in meanings between a "source" and a "medium". Even though I would really like to study Information science or Communications [and with God's help I will], I haven't yet had any opportunity to do so and what I know is based on papers freely available online as well as in Elsevier's database. My background is Economics. To make things worst, I am not a native speaker. I was reading a paper written by a colleague of mine and noticed that she uses two words: a "medium" and a "source" as synonyms. For her the Internet is both a source and a medium of information. According to the Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science a "medium" is "information storage and retrieval, the physical substance or material on which data is recorded (parchment, paper, film, magnetic tape or disk, optical disk, etc.) or through which data is transmitted (optical fiber, coaxial cable, twisted pair, etc.). In a more general sense, the material or technical means by which any creative work is expressed or communicated, in print or nonprint format (...)". http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_m.cfm while a "source" is "Any document that provides information sought by a writer, researcher, library user, or person searching an online catalog or bibliographic database. Also refers to a document that provides information copied or reproduced in another document, for example, a quotation or excerpt." http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_s.cfm The same dictionary states that the "Internet" is a "The high-speed fiber-optic network of networks"; so it is not a "document that provides information (...)" However, I came across a lot of publications where the authors seem not to distinguish between "medium" and "source". As I said, I am not a native speaker - could you tell, if these two meanings have merged and I am simply pedantic or shall I follow the above definitions? Or perhaps there is a reason for using these to words as synonyms? Could you explain it to me, please ? Kind regards, Maciej ____________________________________ I am looking for an academic mentor.

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Re: [Air-l] is Internet a '"source" or a "medium"? - ignorant'squestion (fwd)
by Alexis Turner 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

I think Rich gave you the best answer so far. "Medium" is generally used to describe any *vehicle or method* of communication, so, for instance, television, newspapers, visual arts, and film are all considered media because they offer a way for people to communicate. The Internet also offers a way for people to communicate, so it is also a medium. A "source" is the location from which something originates, like the source of a river might be a glacier. A source of coffee might be a plantation. A source of information might be a book. A source of information might also be the Internet. So, the Internet is both a source (of information) and a medium (of communication). They are not technically interchangable terms, but they are also hard to take apart from each other. For instance, how do you communicate with someone without having information to convey? And what use is *having* information if you do not have a way to pass it along (communicate it) to someone? That is why I think people are often clumsy about the way they use the terms - they don't describe the same thing, but they do describe closely related concepts, and you cannot have one without the other. -Alexis ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 18:54:29 +0200 From: richard.ling(a)telenor.com Reply-To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] is Internet a '"source" or a "medium"? - ignorant'squestion I think that the answer is "yes." It is both. On the one hand it is a medium when, for example, people are interacting via email. It is the medium through which they communicate. When you a looking something up, then it is a source. Rich Ling

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FW: CALL FOR PAPERS: Web 2.0 and Social Software in Distance Education
by Katy E. Pearce 08 Apr '07

08 Apr '07

________________________________ From: Aniko620(a)aol.com [mailto:Aniko620@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 8:06 AM To: katy(a)katypearce.org; mussmanap(a)state.gov Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue of The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (TOJDE) (ISSN: 1302-6488; Vol. 8, No. 3) "Web 2.0 and Social Software in Distance Education" Guest Editors: Mark J. W. LEE, Charles Sturt University, AUSTRALIA Hakan G. SENEL, Anadolu University, TURKEY 'Web 2.0' (O'Reilly, 2005 <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20. html> ), epitomised by such nascent technologies as blogs, wikis, RSS, podcasting, as well as tag-based folksonomies, social networking, collaborative editing and peer-to-peer (P2P) media sharing applications, is purported to be redefining the way we conceive and make use of the Internet, and is enjoying considerable attention and popularity in both mainstream society and in education spheres. Its advent and continued growth may have specific implications for the field of online and web-based distance education. Submissions are invited for an internationally peer-reviewed Special Issue of the Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (TOJDE) on the use of Web 2.0 and social software in distance education. Questions/themes that are of interest in this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following: * Does Web 2.0 represent a major conceptual or paradigm shift in how we conceive and make use of the Internet as a means of delivering teaching, learning and assessment? Are they the just the same old technologies in shiny new wrapping, or do they actually have anything new to offer us in the way of improving and/or enhancing the way we teach, learn and assess at a distance? How to avoid coasting on fashion and falling prey to a 'technology-driven pedagogy' (Salaberry, 2001)? * Is the emergence of Web 2.0 changing the culture of, and/or redefining the competencies that are needed by, distance education teachers and learners? * Does Web 2.0 have the potential - more so than its predecessors - to address the traditional issues/challenges faced by the field of distance education, and if so, how can this potential be best harnessed? How can the technology be used to capitalise on the unique strengths and opportunities of distance education? * What are existing examples of 'best practice' and 'good principles' in this area, if any, and how can we learn from them? * What are the major issues facing institutions in terms of strategy, policy and infrastructure for Web 2.0-enhanced distance education? What are the implications for teachers and learners? Scholarly articles in the form of reports of empirical/evidence-based research are sought for publication in this Special Issue pending favourable review. Meta-analyses, as well as case studies or reports of works-in-progress supported by a sound theoretical foundation and incorporating an extensive literature review, will also be considered. All articles will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity and soundness. Successful contributions will not focus merely on the technology or the technical aspects of Web 2.0-based distance education applications, but rather will engage deeply with pertinent questions and issues from a pedagogical, social, cultural, philosophical and/or moral/ethical perspective. Approximately 7 to 11 articles will be selected for this 4th Special Issue of TOJDE. Paper Specifications and Submission Guidelines For details, consult the TOJDE guidelines: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/callfp.html. Please note that since TOJDE is an online publication, there is no specified word limit for submissions; however, authors are reminded that clarity and succinctness of expression will be highly valued. Key Dates Article submission deadline: May 1, 2007 Notification of acceptance: June 1, 2007 Submission of final articles for publication: June 1, 2007 Publication of Special Issue: July 1, 2007 Guest Editors Mark J. W. LEE is an Adjunct Lecturer with the School of Education, Charles Sturt University, and an Honorary Research Fellow with the School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, University of Ballarat. He was previously a Lecturer in Information Technology in the School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University. Prior to that he was Head of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Martin College, the vocational education division of Australia's largest private education provider, and national IT coordinator for the La Trobe University and Oxford Brookes University programs offered by the Australian Campus Network in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. Mark's research focuses on educational technology and e-learning, in particular pedagogical uses of 'Web 2.0', as well as in mobile learning and digital game-based learning. He formerly served on the executive of the Open & Distance Learning Association of Australia. Mark J. W. LEE Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA Email: malee(a)csu.edu.au Tel: +61 2 6933 2441, Fax: +61 2 6933 2888 Hakan Güray ŞENEL was born in Eskisehir, Turkey, in 1968. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, in 1990, and the M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, in 1993 and 1997, respectively. From 1991 to 1997, he was a Teaching Assistant with Vanderbilt University, studying image processing. Since August 1997, he has been on the faculty of the Electrical Engineering Department of Anadolu University, Eskisehir. From 2001 to 2005, he held a position of assistant manager at the Computer Research and Development Center (BAUM) of Anadolu University. He was promoted to manager of BAUM in 2006. His current interests are software engineering, high performance computing and image processing. Hakan G. SENEL, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, TURKEY Email: hgsenel(a)anadolu.edu.tr <http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/hgsenel@anadolu.edu.tr> Tel: +90 222 335 0581 ext. 1361 ________________________________ See what's free at AOL.com <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503> .

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CfP: Digital Cities 5 at C&T 2007
by Marcus Foth 08 Apr '07

08 Apr '07

CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 30 APRIL 2007 Digital Cities 5 Urban Informatics, Locative Media and Mobile Technology in Inner-City Developments Workshop at the 3nd International Conference on Communities and Technologies (C&T 2007) June 28th, 2007, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA Personalised mobile devices penetrate new urban spaces with a need for innovative products and services that enable the creative and consumption process to account for shifting social, cultural and psychological conditions. City residents now have the ability to communicate within groups, access media and entertainment content and manage their ‘digital lifestyle’ through SMS, mobile email, pictures and video. These innovative applications of locative media incorporate cultural and social patterns of interaction and user-led innovations that are yet to be fully explored. In addition to these informational and locative functions, locative media and mobile technology increasingly serve a discursive function as well. This is being manifested in a variety of rapidly emerging content genres (e.g., digital storytelling, blogs, e-zines, etc.) which are deployed between individuals as well as in networks of individuals. Digital cities have been promoted as a civic platform for citizens’ visions of the space they live and work in, complementary (and sometimes even alternative) to the much more institutional view of conventional e- government approaches. Locative media and mobile technology can enhance and augment digital cities and connect them in new ways to the physical city, enhancing civic participation and deliberation. Relevant Research Questions: How can a balance be achieved between the opportunities of locative media and mobile technology on the one side and issues of access, trust and privacy on the other? What is the role of locally relevant content (personal and community images and narratives) in the establishment of sustainable social networks as well as in the context of civic participation? What can we learn from the communication models of global social networking sites such as MySpace and plazes.com in order to animate local interaction and civic participation of residents and friends locally? What is the role of location, (geo)graphical representations such as maps of various kinds, in supporting people to understand and navigate the augmented urban landscape? What is the impact of these new technologies on the challenges in moving from e-government to e-governance, e-participation to e- democracy at the urban level? Will these technological developments help increase or decrease the opportunities for citizens to play a role in shaping sustainable cities? What are the implications for the architecture and urban design of cities and public spaces? Submission Details: Interested contributors should submit an extended abstract, 1500-2000 words long, stating the author’s name, affiliation, and contact information. This should be emailed to the workshop organisers before April 30th, 2007 and should summarise the author(s) research / practice background and interests as well as the work and results that will be described in a full paper. Accepted authors will be notified by May 18th, 2007. The acceptance of an extended abstract implies that at least one of the authors will register for both the workshop and the Communities & Technologies 2007 conference. Selected contributors will be asked to submit a full paper before October 1st, 2007. Full papers will undergo double blind peer review and appear in an edited book to be published by Idea Group in 2008. The full call for papers can be found at: https://ebusiness.tc.msu.edu/cct2007/page4d.html Please email any questions and inquiries to both workshop organisers. Marcus Foth Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia m.foth(a)qut.edu.au Fiorella De Cindio Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy fiorella.de.cindio(a)rcm.dico.unimi.it -- 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 - Room Z6-511 m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/ http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Foth,_Marcus.html

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Ph.D. student is looking for a good home for his Thesis
by Michael Baron 08 Apr '07

08 Apr '07

Hi, all I guess my posting to the AOIR list is an anusual one! I am based in Melbourne, Australia. I have been a Ph.D student at RMIT University for 3 years...then had to leave due to some "lovely misunderstandings" with my supervisor. As a result I am left with a) Virtually complete ph.d Thesis in the Area of Internet Communications but no university to submit the Thesis at (have to shop for another uni now) b) difficult job of finding a uni I am not after living allowance etc. ( I got a uni teaching job, thx God) but i am looking for a university where i can submit my thesis ASAP (if its Aus, i guess i will have to wait for at least two years before i can submit). What i am looking for is opportunity to continue my studies free of charge ( e.g. fee-exemption scholarship such as RTS) as well as opportunity to complete the thesis in Internet Communications without moving out of Melbourne. In return, I will be more than happy to contribute to the univerisity's research activities, online teaching etc. Any helpers? Or may be some good advice I feel a bit shy to use AOIR for the purpose of finding good home for my thesis...but given all the energy i put into my thesis already, am feeling a bit desperate :). Thank you for your help. Michael -- "My Body is my Temple" "Be The Change You Want to See In The World." Gandhi

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Colloquium at Columbia University: "Love of War."
by Orion Anderson 07 Apr '07

07 Apr '07

THE PEACE EDUCATION CENTER invites you to attend a special colloquium presented by Richard A. Koenigsberg "WARFARE AND DEVOTION TO THE SACRED IDEAL" FACULTY MEMBERS:YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND. PLEASE ALSO TELL YOUR STUDENTS ABOUT THIS SPECIAL EVENT. Wednesday, April 18 - 7:00-9:00pm Teachers College, Columbia University Room 179 Grace Dodge (525 West 120th St. between Broadway and Amsterdam) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ There is no charge to attend, but space is limited. To hold your place, please send an email ASAP to: mailto:PEC-Colloquium@ScholarlyCalls.com If warfare and other forms of collective violence were viewed solely as a bad thing, achieving peace would not be difficult. But warfare often is conceived as a grand and noble enterprise. This colloquium will explore the relationship between violence and a group?s attachment to its sacred ideals. Bin Laden and other Islamic radicals often proclaim, We love death the way you Americans love life implying that the United States is decadent and corrupt--acking in spiritual values. September 11 provided the occasion for Americans to recommit to their sacred ideals. President George Bush declared after 9/11: ?I see out of this evil will come good as youngsters all of a sudden understand the value of sacrifice. He calls freedom the mightiest force in history. Waging war allows a nation to demonstrate the depth of its devotion to its sacred ideals. Space is limited. To hold your place, please send an email ASAP to: mailto:PEC-Colloquium@ScholarlyCalls.com Perhaps the following idea has sustained the Iraqi war: Do not imagine that the United States lacks sacred values. We too possess ideals for which we are willing to kill and die: As young people in the Middle-East martyr themselves for Allah, so young Americans sacrifice their lives for freedom and democracy. Through lecture and intensive discussion, this colloquium seeks to move toward the possibility of peace?by exploring the sources of the human attachment to war. Richard A. Koenigsberg holds a PhD in Social Psychology from the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research. He is the author of numerous books and papers including ?Dying for One?s Country: The Logic of War and Genocide. He lectures extensively on the sources of societal violence. In the fall he will embark on a college lecture tour on CIVILIZATION AND SELF-DESTRUCTION. Please see: http://www.programsthatmatter.com/program.php?program_id=3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ Forward email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1011321005019&ea=lssbookexhibits %40earthlink.net&a=1101579993169&id=preview

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