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new reviews in cyberculture studies (august 2004)
by david silver 02 Aug '04

02 Aug '04

New reviews (found at http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/) include: Philip N. Howard & Steve Jones, eds, Society Online: The Internet in Context (Sage, 2004) Reviewed by: Mei Zhang Author Response: Philip N. Howard & Steve Jones David M. Levy, Scrolling Forward: Making Sense of Documents in the Digital Age (Arcade Books, 2001) Reviewed by: Meghan Dougherty and Adrienne Massanari Howard Rheingold, Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution (Perseus Publishing, 2002) Reviewed by: Wendy Robinson Author Response: Howard Rheingold david silver www.theseptemberproject.org --> http://www.com.washington.edu/september/map.asp <--

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Call for Papers - Culture and Computer-Mediated Communication
by Charles Ess 02 Aug '04

02 Aug '04

Dear AoIR'ists, Below please find a CFP for a special issue of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. Please distribute to colleagues and lists as appropriate. See you in Suffolk! Charles Ess Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies Drury University 900 N. Benton Ave. Voice: 417-873-7230 Springfield, MO 65802 USA FAX: 417-873-7435 Home page: http://www.drury.edu/ess/ess.html Co-chair, CATaC: http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/catac/ Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23 == Call for Papers, special issue of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication: CULTURE AND COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION: TOWARD NEW UNDERSTANDINGS Guest editors: Charles Ess (cmess(a)drury.edu) Interdisciplinary Studies Center, Drury University Fay Sudweeks (sudweeks(a)murdoch.edu.au) School of Information Technology, Murdoch University. IMPORTANT DATES Proposals due: October 1, 2004 Full papers due: April 15, 2004 Anticipated publication: January 2006 Gert Hofstede¹s oft-cited dimensions of culture, along with Edward T. Hall¹s frameworks for understanding culture and communication (including his distinctions between ³high content/low context² and ³high context/low content² cultures, and between polychronic and monochronic perceptions of time) have emerged as methodological starting points for a considerable range of empirical research into how far extant CMC technologies succeed or fail in fostering cross-cultural communication online. At the same time, these frameworks can be challenged in a variety of ways. First of all, such frameworks inherit the risks and difficulties surrounding the notion of ³culture² in general. Too often, our efforts to define cultural characteristics assume a static and largely hermetically-sealed notion of culture one that is, in many instances, operationally assumed to coincide with membership in a given nation-state or group defined by a specific geographical boundary. Moreover, the efforts of cultural theorists such as Hofstede and Hall to analyze and define culture lead to generalizations that run the risk of falling into overly simple stereotypes and binary oppositions. By contrast, more careful reflection on ³culture² should reveal that whatever else we mean by the term, cultures are fluid, not static; members of different cultures constantly intermix, hybridize, and develop their own distinctive collocations of diverse cultural elements. Moreover, given the complexity of human beings and their identification with multiple cultures and subcultures, it is by no means clear how far such characterizations as ³high content/low context² and ³high context/low content² are adequate explanations of human behavior. For this special issue of the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, we invite submissions that explore (a) the utility and limits of Hall¹s and Hofstede¹s and related frameworks for CMC research, and/or (b) alternative frameworks for researching culture that explicitly seek to move beyond previously identified weaknesses and limits in Hall and Hofstede, et al., and that result in fruitful and insightful findings as regards CMC. SUBMISSION PROCEDURES Potential authors should submit a preliminary proposal of 500 words by October 1, 2004, to the issue editors Charles Ess (cmess(a)drury.edu) and Fay Sudweeks (sudweeks(a)murdoch.edu.au) The proposal should indicate (a) the theoretical bases and/or earlier research results to be used in analyzing, critiquing, and moving beyond Hall¹s and related frameworks of cultural analysis, and/or (b) alternative frameworks of cultural analysis, to be used for specific empirical research whose goal is to test the fruitfulness and/or limits of these frameworks, as applied to one or more types of CMC (e.g., the Internet, the Web, and/or mobile communication). In addition, proposals should clearly indicate the data to be analyzed, the methods used, the actual or anticipated findings of the empirical analysis, and the implications of these findings including how the findings may confirm and/or point to limitations of the cultural framework(s) used in the analysis. Proposals should demonstrate awareness of key references in the culture and communication debates . For potentially useful sources, prospective authors may want to review one or more publications related to the conferences on Cultural Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication [CATaC], for example, Macfadyen et al. (2004); see also the CATaC website at http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/catac/. Since JCMC is an interdisciplinary journal, authors should plan for papers that will be accessible to non-specialists, and should make their papers relevant to an interdisciplinary audience. In addition, judicious use of the multimedia possibilities of web publication are encouraged, e.g., screen shots, photos, etc. Earlier submissions and questions are welcome. Authors whose proposals are accepted for inclusion will be invited to submit a full paper of roughly 7,000-10,000 words by April 15, 2005. Anticipated publication date for the issue is January 2006. Proposals and final submissions should be e-mailed to the special issue editors Charles Ess (cmess(a)drury.edu) and Fay Sudweeks (sudweeks(a)murdoch.edu.au) Reference Macfadyen, L. P., Roche, J., and Doff, S. (2004). Communicating across Cultures in Cyberspace: A Bibliographical Review of Online Intercultural Communication. Hamburg: Lit-Verlag.

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RE: [Air-l] digital media courses
by Matthew Allen 01 Aug '04

01 Aug '04

It's interesting to ponder whether multimedia is or is not 'new' media. Curtin's multimedia program dates back to the late 1980s. In fact, at the moment, it is being completely renovated (for 2006) simply because it has, to some extent, fallen behind the 'newness' of new media (not from a technical point of view...just the conceptualisation of the course which began life in the school of design). It is also worth considering how 'new media' is being embedded within existing courses, rather than being a course of its own. One reason the BA Internet Studies which Denise so kindly mentioned was set up at Curtin was precisely because the existing course structure is highly 'professionalised', even within Arts (Curtin is a former institute of technology). Therefore it wasn't possible to introduce a small number of new media units that students would do within a liberal art/science degree - a whole course had to be introduced. Nevertheless, the main student population for the core units in Internet Studies actually comes from the BA Mass Communication. One might argue that a well-designed BA Mass Comm might be the most effective home for 'new media' since those degrees tend to permit integration of different kinds of media, with units of both creative/production and theoretical focus. Side-note: australian courses = degrees or programs in US terminology; what we call 'units' are normally referred to elsewhere. Dr Matthew Allen Associate Professor Internet Studies Associate Dean Teaching and Learning, Humanities Curtin University of Technology, CRICOS 00301J Australia m.allen(a)curtin.edu.au http://smi.curtin.edu.au/netstudies/allen.htm +61 8 92663511 (v) +61 8 9266 3166 (f) Vice-President, Association of Internet Researchers http://www.aoir.org -----Original Message----- From: Lamoureux, Edward [mailto:ell@bumail.bradley.edu] Sent: Sunday, 1 August 2004 7:14 PM To: Association of Internet Researchers; Association of Internet Researchers Subject: RE: [Air-l] digital media courses Bradley University offers undergraduate major and minor BA/BS in Multimedia. -----Original Message----- From: Denise N. Rall [mailto:denrall@yahoo.com] Sent: Sat 7/31/2004 9:53 PM To: Association of Internet Researchers Cc: Subject: Re: [Air-l] digital media courses Dear Lee - I actually tried to find out the number of Internet Studies courses in 2001. I came up with about eight "legitimate" courses world-wide by which I mean, courses that studied the internet rather than studied online or taught web site production. The vast number were located in Schools of Media, although a couple of these programs were centered in their own Departments. Here's a para from a paper I have submitted. Feel free to cite as long as you reference me! "Interdisciplinary programs included Internet Studies & Research is fueled by the growing number of scholars who explore the internet and its users. Besides the explosion in journals relating to the internet, a number of centers for Internet Studies have opened at universities. In 1999, the Center for Internet Studies (CIS) opened as a clearinghouse for internet-based research at the University of Washington in Seattle (www.cis.washington.edu) Brandeis University, a liberal arts college was the first to offer an undergraduate minor in Internet studies. From 1999, the program had a director, but classes were taught by staff visiting from other departments (www.brandeis.edu/programs/inet) Two more Internet Studies programs that offer minors have appeared, at the Appalachian State University (part of the University of Tennessee system), and the University of Alabama at Huntsville. The Internet Studies Program at Appalachian State University started in Fall 2002, and offers an undergraduate major concentration and a minor in Internet Studies through the Interdisciplinary Studies Department in the College of Arts and Sciences (www.internetstudies.appstate.edu) (Norman Clark, pers. comm.). At UA-Huntsville, the Internet Studies program expanded from a 'computer literacy' model adopted from a local community college. It developed into an interdisciplinary minor across multiple fields of study. Now it is comprised of a fusion of courses within the fields of graphic design, communication arts, and information technology (Mike Hubler, pers. comm.)." Also in 1997, Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia started Internet Studies with a single class (unit in Australia) called Internet 200. The program quickly moved to offer a graduate certificate in Internet Studies. By 2001, Curtin offered the first Internet Studies BA in the world. Currently, it offers certificates, diplomas, and both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the Master's and PhD level (smi.curtin.edu.au/NetStudies). [Note that graduate study in Australia and the UK is called postgraduate study]. Internet Studies at Curtin University was also one of the first to offer all of their coursework online. The program is also widely disseminated through an online learning consortium called Open Learning Australia. The OLA permits entry to the BA (Internet Studies) for non-traditional students studying completely off-campus (Matthew Allen, pers. comm.). >From 2000, graduate study in Internet Studies was offered as one area of focus in the graduate programs (MS, MA, PhD) in the Department of Rhetoric and Technical Communication at the University of Minnesota. Students interested in Internet Studies are affiliated with the Internet Studies Center (www.isc.umn.edu) Graduate students seeking full funding apply through the normal application process; those seeking additional funding through the Internet Studies Center must submit research proposals. These proposals are evaluated for their significance in illuminating some social ramification of internet use (Laura Gurak, pers. comm.)." Ok, that's hardly conclusive, just what I found in 2000-2001 timeframe and it's not specifically Media Studies. I would reckon that almost every major university around the world would have some sort of media studies program . . . and searching via the web would be difficult, but interesting! Cheers, Denise ===== Denise N. Rall, PhD candidate, School of Environ. Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW 2480 - Mobile 0438 233 344 Sustainable Forestry Mentoring Coordinator and Casual Academic for Coastal Resource Management - Office phone: 6620 3789 Hours: TBA Presenting! AoIR 5.0, Assoc. of Internet Researchers, Sussex University http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/rsm/staff/pages/drall/index.html _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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RE: [Air-l] digital media courses
by Lamoureux, Edward 01 Aug '04

01 Aug '04

Bradley University offers undergraduate major and minor BA/BS in Multimedia. -----Original Message----- From: Denise N. Rall [mailto:denrall@yahoo.com] Sent: Sat 7/31/2004 9:53 PM To: Association of Internet Researchers Cc: Subject: Re: [Air-l] digital media courses Dear Lee - I actually tried to find out the number of Internet Studies courses in 2001. I came up with about eight "legitimate" courses world-wide by which I mean, courses that studied the internet rather than studied online or taught web site production. The vast number were located in Schools of Media, although a couple of these programs were centered in their own Departments. Here's a para from a paper I have submitted. Feel free to cite as long as you reference me! "Interdisciplinary programs included Internet Studies & Research is fueled by the growing number of scholars who explore the internet and its users. Besides the explosion in journals relating to the internet, a number of centers for Internet Studies have opened at universities. In 1999, the Center for Internet Studies (CIS) opened as a clearinghouse for internet-based research at the University of Washington in Seattle (www.cis.washington.edu) Brandeis University, a liberal arts college was the first to offer an undergraduate minor in Internet studies. From 1999, the program had a director, but classes were taught by staff visiting from other departments (www.brandeis.edu/programs/inet) Two more Internet Studies programs that offer minors have appeared, at the Appalachian State University (part of the University of Tennessee system), and the University of Alabama at Huntsville. The Internet Studies Program at Appalachian State University started in Fall 2002, and offers an undergraduate major concentration and a minor in Internet Studies through the Interdisciplinary Studies Department in the College of Arts and Sciences (www.internetstudies.appstate.edu) (Norman Clark, pers. comm.). At UA-Huntsville, the Internet Studies program expanded from a ‘computer literacy’ model adopted from a local community college. It developed into an interdisciplinary minor across multiple fields of study. Now it is comprised of a fusion of courses within the fields of graphic design, communication arts, and information technology (Mike Hubler, pers. comm.)." Also in 1997, Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia started Internet Studies with a single class (unit in Australia) called Internet 200. The program quickly moved to offer a graduate certificate in Internet Studies. By 2001, Curtin offered the first Internet Studies BA in the world. Currently, it offers certificates, diplomas, and both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the Master's and PhD level (smi.curtin.edu.au/NetStudies). [Note that graduate study in Australia and the UK is called postgraduate study]. Internet Studies at Curtin University was also one of the first to offer all of their coursework online. The program is also widely disseminated through an online learning consortium called Open Learning Australia. The OLA permits entry to the BA (Internet Studies) for non-traditional students studying completely off-campus (Matthew Allen, pers. comm.). >From 2000, graduate study in Internet Studies was offered as one area of focus in the graduate programs (MS, MA, PhD) in the Department of Rhetoric and Technical Communication at the University of Minnesota. Students interested in Internet Studies are affiliated with the Internet Studies Center (www.isc.umn.edu) Graduate students seeking full funding apply through the normal application process; those seeking additional funding through the Internet Studies Center must submit research proposals. These proposals are evaluated for their significance in illuminating some social ramification of internet use (Laura Gurak, pers. comm.)." Ok, that's hardly conclusive, just what I found in 2000-2001 timeframe and it's not specifically Media Studies. I would reckon that almost every major university around the world would have some sort of media studies program . . . and searching via the web would be difficult, but interesting! Cheers, Denise ===== Denise N. Rall, PhD candidate, School of Environ. Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW 2480 - Mobile 0438 233 344 Sustainable Forestry Mentoring Coordinator and Casual Academic for Coastal Resource Management - Office phone: 6620 3789 Hours: TBA Presenting! AoIR 5.0, Assoc. of Internet Researchers, Sussex University http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/rsm/staff/pages/drall/index.html _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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quoting Internet sources: reproducing errors and typos?
by Alexandra Samuel 31 Jul '04

31 Jul '04

Now that I am arriving at the final edit stage of my dissertation on hacktivism, I find myself struggling with an aesthetic and scholarly dilemma. Since so much of my interview material comes from e-mail and IRC exchanges, and much of my additional material comes from site defacements, bulletin boards, etc, the direct quotations in my dissertation are just jammed with typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors. I feel that it would be irritating and condescending to insert a "sic" after every error. But in correcting them I lose some relevant information (like a sense of whether the respondent is a native English speaker) and compromise the accuracy of the quotation. My current compromise is to leave all the errors intact, but to acknowledge the problem in an early footnote. But this seems a bit problematic, too, since all the errors are a bit distracting, and maybe do a disservice to my research subjects. After all, who among us would want our IRC typos preserved for eternity? I'd love to know how others have handled this. I haven't been able to find any standard for how this should be handled in Internet research. Thanks, -- Alexandra Samuel samuel(a)fas.harvard.edu http://www.alexandrasamuel.com

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Fw: [Air-l] aoir conference question
by Monica Murero 30 Jul '04

30 Jul '04

Jan, I forward you a reply from the "local experts". Monica Murero, AoIR- Executive Committe AoIR - Conference Organization Management > Monica, > > Linda is currently away. However, in response to the questions raised I can advise: > > -The University has used the Brighton Thistle Hotel in the past (this is situated along the seafront). > -The hotel is about 15/20 minute drive from the campus (but this depends on the time of day that you travel). > - Regarding bus routes - there is a bus no. 86 which one will have to > catch opposite St Peters Church in Brighton. It would be a lot easier > to get a taxi (which costs approx £12.00). > >Hope this helps. > > Lorraine On 30 Jul 2004, at 15:00, Monica Murero wrote: > Dear Kate and Linda, > > Would you please be so kind to answer to this (flagged as urgent) > message appeared in air-l yesterday (or send me the > reply , in case you can not access air-l) ? > Many Thanks! > Monica > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jan Fernback" <fernback(a)temple.edu> > To: "Association of Internet Researchers" <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:16 PM > Subject: [Air-l] aoir conference question > > >> Dear Kate, >> Sorry to trouble you, but I have a question regarding the >> conference accomodations. I see on the registration form >> that campus accomodations are presented to us. My husband >> will be travelling with me and we do not want to stay on >> campus. Can you suggest some hotels in Brighton? Also, how >> far is Brighton from the campus? Is there a bus that I can >> take to get to the conference events? >> >> Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated! >> Thanks in advance, >> Jan >> >> ________________________________________________________ >> Jan Fernback, Ph.D. >> Assistant Professor >> Dept. of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media >> Temple University >> 2020 N. 13th Street >> Philadelphia, PA 19122 >> 215-204-3041 >> fernback(a)temple.edu >> ________________________________________________________ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Air-l mailing list >> Air-l(a)aoir.org >> http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l >

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aoir conference question
by Jan Fernback 29 Jul '04

29 Jul '04

Dear Kate, Sorry to trouble you, but I have a question regarding the conference accomodations. I see on the registration form that campus accomodations are presented to us. My husband will be travelling with me and we do not want to stay on campus. Can you suggest some hotels in Brighton? Also, how far is Brighton from the campus? Is there a bus that I can take to get to the conference events? Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance, Jan ________________________________________________________ Jan Fernback, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept. of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media Temple University 2020 N. 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 215-204-3041 fernback(a)temple.edu ________________________________________________________

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percentage online surveys
by Ec.Deutskens＠MW.unimaas.nl 28 Jul '04

28 Jul '04

Hallo everybody, I am looking for statistics that reveal which percentage of market research is conducted via online surveys, or alternatively, how much is spend on online market research If have been looking on the web but could not find good sources. It would be great if anyone would have some figures or know where to find them. THANKS! Lisa -------------------------------------------------- Drs. Elisabeth Deutskens PhD Student Universiteit Maastricht Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Department of Marketing Tel: +31 (-43) -3883716 Fax: +31 (-43) -3884918 E-mail: ec.deutskens(a)mw.unimaas.nl website: http://www.personeel.unimaas.nl/ec.deutskens/ <http://www.personeel.unimaas.nl/ec.deutskens/>

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CSCW 2004 Registration Open
by Reddy, Madhu 28 Jul '04

28 Jul '04

[Apologies for Cross-posting] Dear Colleague, The on-line registration page for the ACM 2004 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (http://www.regmaster.com/cscw2004.html) is now open. The deadline for early advanced registration is Wednesday, October 13. The conference will be held at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, IL between November 6-10. You can make reservations on-line at our conference hotel by visiting http://www.acm.org/cscw2004/accommodations.html. We invite you to register soon, to take advantage of discounted rates and to ensure a spot in our most popular tutorials which have limited numbers of seats (http://www.acm.org/cscw2004/prog_tutorials.html) We also invite you to take a look at the rest of our conference program. We have an exciting mix of technical papers, demonstrations, workshops, and plenary speakers (http://www.acm.org/cscw2004) If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us at cscw2004-info(a)acm.org. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago! CSCW 2004 Co-Chairs Gary Olson and Jim Herbsleb CSCW 2004 Publicity Chair Madhu Reddy

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Call for Book Chapters: "User-Centered Computer Aided Language Learning" - reminder
by Panayiotis Zaphiris 28 Jul '04

28 Jul '04

CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~zaphiri/Announcements/call-book.html Submission Deadline: August 10, 2004 User-Centered Computer Aided Language Learning A book edited by: Dr. Panayiotis Zaphiris, Centre for HCI Design, City University, London, UK Giorgos Zacharia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Open Ratings Inc., USA Overall Objectives of the Book ------------------------------ The objective of this book is to look at the topic of Computer Aided Language Learning (CALL) in a new direction. We will focus on the human-computer interaction elements of learning a language online. The general goal of the book is to discuss the basis of a broad framework for the development and management of CALL environments, enriched with contributions from domains as diverse as education, information systems, psychology, sociology, linguistics, artificial intelligence, e-learning and many others. The book will put the emphasis on the user (learner) and propose methodologies, strategies and design approaches for designing interfaces that facilitate a user-centered design approach and focus to CALL The target audience ------------------- University educators and educators in general; university administrators; researchers; librarians, teachers of foreign languages, e learning and CALL system managers and designers. Recommended Topics ------------------ Recommended topics include but are not limited to the following * Introduction: Introductory chapters to the topic of user-centred design of CALL * Analysis: Ethnographic (virtual, phase-to-phase) studies of CALL courses; Requirement solicitation for CALL courses; Analysis of Social and Cultural Perspectives of CALL; Development or use of novel analysis methodologies for CALL; Analysing the social structure of CALL learning communities. * Design: Learning Theories for CALL (e.g. constructivism, behaviourism, social constructionism) and how these can be linked to the design of specific learning objects; Examples of successful user-centered designed CALL courses; How to develop interfaces to facilitate different learning styles for online CALL; Design of Educational Computer Platforms for CALL; Design Scenarios for CALL * Evaluation: Student support and assessment mechanism in the era of networked CALL; Human Factors, Usability/Accessibility evaluation of CALL; Evaluating the effect of design elements (e.g. multimedia) as motivation factors in learning a foreign language online SUBMISSION PROCEDURE -------------------- Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before August 10, 2004, a 2-5 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by August 31, 2004 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by November 15, 2004. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group, Inc., publisher of the “Idea Group Publishing,” “Information Science Publishing,” and “IRM Press” imprints in 2005. Inquiries and Submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to: Dr. Panayiotis Zaphiris Centre for HCI Design City University London, EC1V 0HB UK e-mail: zaphiri(a)soi.city.ac.uk Phone: +44 (0)20 7040 8168 Fax: +44 (0)20 7040 8859 -- Dr. Panayiotis Zaphiris Center for Human-Computer Interaction Design City University London, EC1V 0HB Tel: +44-(0)-20-7040-8168 Fax: +44-(0)-20-7040-8859 zaphiri(a)soi.city.ac.uk http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~zaphiri

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