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Re: Best practices in e-learning?
by Daniel Menchik 31 Jan '04

31 Jan '04

Hi Monica (et al.), These days there is a burgeoning literature w/r/t best practices around the use of ICT by primary and secondary level teachers. Much of this discusses the use of the internet in concert with more 'traditional' approaches to offline learning. Authors address the liberatory elements of e-learning (usually in reference to ideals of Freire), the social-psychological (e.g., Turkle, Papert). There is a strong book edited by Hank Bromley and Michael Apple (1998) on depictions of race/gender/class transmitted by/through ICT use in education. Of course there are then the optimistic (Tapscott, 1998; Thornburg, 1994; Perelman, 1992) and pessimistic (Postman, 1993) description of possibilities. Google should bring full citations to the above... These are not the latest works, but should give you an idea of the discursive limits. There doesn't seem to be much empirical research on the effects of the use of ICT (online or not) student achievement, but recent promising research is changing this. I second Robert's endorsement of the UT clearinghouse for this, and you might find something of value in the most recent issue of 'Current Issues in Comparative Education': http://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice/ 2 recs: -Insightful book on general opportunities ICT lend (this level of) education: BURBULES, N. & CALLISTER, T. (2000) Watch IT: The Risks and Promises of Information Technologies for Education. -The best book I have read w/r/t efforts of teachers/classrooms attempting international collaboration: BURNSKE, R. & MONKE, L. (2001) Breaking Down the Digital Walls: Learning to Teach in a Post-Modem World, (Albany, NY, State University of New York Press). I have written a piece that uses theories of field of Pierre Bourdieu and Basil Bernstein to map how disciplinary actors are shaping this emerging sub-field of education, and how their knowledge is/isn't being appropriated by curricular officials in the UK. I'd be happy to send a pre-print copy to those interested. It's also forthcoming in April's British Journal of the Sociology of Education. Of course, you could be referring to the use of the internet in instruction in higher education, or non-classroom-based distance learning programs, in which case the above might be marginally helpful at best ;) A few words on your interpretation of e-learning might refine how others might help you review the lit. Hope this is helpful. Dan Daniel Menchik University of Chicago Sociology http://www.ssrc.org/programs/itic/ http://drdc.uchicago.edu/ >>From: "Monica Murero" <murero(a)eircom.net> >To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:03:41 -0000 Subject: [Air-l] Best practices in e-learning? Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org Dear AoIR's, dear friends, I am working on a new project to develop an e-learning graduate course in the area of digital culture and communication. I am gathering information and I will greatly appreciate your suggestions about best practices available around the globe and/or distinguished teachers using this approach (job opportunities will be available). Thanks in advance for your toughts, Monica

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Scholarly communication related video streams
by halavais＠buffalo.edu 31 Jan '04

31 Jan '04

Hi, all, For those interested, video streams of four of the presentations at a symposium on new scholarly communication models (held last November) are available at: http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/ScholCom/111103archive.htm You can also find information on signing up for a list with announcement s of future events and other activities of the ScholCom group at SUNY Buffalo. The presentations include: "Chaos Breeds Life: Rethinking the Ways Scholars Create, Communicate and Conserve Their Work," James Neal, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, Columbia University (Note--some mic problems on this one--stream is OK.) "Scholarly Communications: A Public Goods Dissemination Model," David Shulenburger, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, University of Kansas "Sociology of the Academy," Julia Blixrud, Assistant Executive Director, External Relations, Association of Research Libraries "Technology and Scholarly Communication," Clifford Lynch, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information Alex

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RE: [Air-l] Re: howard dean, social movements and clay shirky
by Charlie Breindahl 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

> Who's we, and why do we think their is an us? Constitutional mythos? > > I wish there was a we. > > -robert This debate serves as a just reminder that the US elections have a considerable effect outside the US. Electionwise, though, those of us who are not allowed to vote in US elections because we live outside the US are even further from 'we' status. To us, 'we' are, in fact, 'you' :o) Forgive me, it has been a long week. Best, Charlie -- Charlie Breindahl Ph.D. Student, Copenhagen + Malmö Web: http://staff.hum.ku.dk/hitch/ http://www.creativeenvironments.mah.se/ Phone: +45 35 32 81 14 Mobile: +45 51 92 15 98 E-mail: hitch(a)hum.ku.dk "For the modern Don Quixote, the windmills have been preprogrammed to turn into knights" - Janet H. Murray

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submission ?
by Greg Elmer 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

Is anyone else confused about the electronic submission page for the AoIR4 conference? I only see a field for panels, not individual papers. I must be missing something (help!) GE -- Greg Elmer Associate Professor Department of Communication Florida State University 356 Diffenbaugh Tallahassee, FL 32303 850.645.4692 (tel.) Co-Editor Space and Culture: An International Journal of Social Spaces http://www.carleton.ca/space/ ________________________________________________________________________________

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Trolling on the AoIR List?
by Christopher Helland 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

I don't want to be too sceptically but is the AoIR list being trolled? "Shakespeare and his connection with the Internet world" just seems like something put on the list to get a response--looking for "all kinds of material--articles, opinions, methods" even links on this topic has a troll kind of feel to it. Just wondering. Chris ===== Christopher Helland My Web Space http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~chelland/index.html Doctoral Candidate Centre for the Study of Religion University of Toronto __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/

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capitalism always lies ?
by Barry Wellman 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

I learn something new from this list all the time. Reading the digest today, I learned that Capitalism is basically responsible for media lies. Which I guess excludes socialism, fascism, theocracies, authorianism, etc. Guess that's why the USSR called its leading newspaper The Truth. And why when I was at a conference in Moscow in 1982, I was handed -- on arrival -- the "final report" of the conference. We already knew the truth before meeting. And so it goes. My only comment on this subject. All flames will be ignored. Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________

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RE: [Air-l] howard dean, social movements and clay shirky
by Art McGee 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

> >That's never been asserted. What's been said is that the > >dependence on online technologies can lull some people into > >a false sense of security. > > To the contrary, that is more or less Shirky asserts: I see, you're talking about Shirky and I'm referring to the people on this list. My mistake. Well, the first problem with Shirky's assertion is that as an elite not connected with grassroots social movements, he speaks from the place specifically having to do with political campaigns and the existing social structure, i.e., voting and elections. That is the extent of what he is referring to, and in that sense, there is no evidence to back him up, because Dean is pretty much the first politician to put any of this into sustained and consistent practice. So yes, Shirky has his head up his ass. On the other hand, if we're talking about grassroots use of the Internet to support and sustain political *organizing* and various forms of action and intervention (in other words: movement building), we already have numerous examples of that, including everything from the anti-Corporate Globalization Movement to the work I did with the Black Radical Congress. So the issue is really what type of political actions are we trying to identify? If we're merely talking about voting, then yes, the evidence is weak there. If we're talking about grassroots political action, then there's plenty of evidence of it's effectiveness. Part of the problem is defining what effective action is. Shirky, and I suspect many others, only see that which results in the election of officials from one of the two Corporate-owned parties as "real" effectiveness. Art

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Dean's campaign
by bakera＠ohiou.edu 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

I think all of this may well be true, Art, and thank you for posting the material about Koppel et. al. Certainly the 'lower tier got almost no coverage' from my observation. Can we add to that questions, as people are asking, about who was online and who was at Dean headquarters, and the overlap? Also, what proportion of active supporters campaigned in Iowa and New Hampshire? If anyone is studying these questions, would you please post to aoir? At least someone who is outside the traditional channels and viewpoints, Dean, emerged from the pack and became a frontrunner, and the internet organization certainly helped him do that. --andrea

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Best practices in e-learning?
by gdtaylor 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

Monica -- I also subscribe to the DEOS-L listserver. DEOS-L is a forum for educators and interested others to discuss issues pertaining to distance learning (e-learning). This listserver is administered by Penn State University. You might want to make a posting to that listserver as well. The subscribers are in disciplines other than communications but experienced in terms of distance learning technologies and online pedagogy. Prior to posting to the listserver, you might want to check out the archives. You can find quickly find the archived by doing a search on 'DEOS-L.' Hope this helps! Gail >Monica Murero wrote: >Dear AoIR's, dear friends, >I am working on a new project to develop an e-learning >graduate course in the area of digital culture and communication. > >I am gathering information and I will greatly appreciate >your suggestions about best practices available >around the globe and/or distinguished teachers using this >approach (job opportunities will be available). >Thanks in advance for your toughts, > >Monica >---------------------------------------------------- >AoIR Executive Committee -Appointed Seat -------------------------------------------- Gail D. Taylor, Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Human Resource Education "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change." Charles Darwin

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The Internet Is Changing The Way Canadians Socialize
by Michael Gurstein 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

Vancouver, BC - Online Canadians, especially young online Canadians, are embracing the Internet as a way to meet new friends and stay in touch with old friends according to an Ipsos-Reid study. Almost seven-in-ten online Canadians (69%) have used the Internet for social interaction. This includes such activities as taking part in online chat, playing games with other people, using the Internet to contact someone they've lost touch with, participating in forums or bulletin board discussions, using online personals or dating services, or taking part in an online telephone call. Younger online Canadians are especially likely to use the Internet in their social lives. In fact, 82% of those 18-34 years of age have taken part in some form of online social activities. The study involved 1,000 telephone interviews with Canadian adults and 1,000 online interviews with Canadian Internet users in September and October. http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=2008

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