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Call for papers: 10th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK20), March 23-27, 2020, Frankfurt, Germany.
by Vitomir Kovanovic 30 May '19

30 May '19

Apologies for cross-posting Call for papers: The 10th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK20) Celebrating 10 years of LAK: Shaping the future of the field 23-27 March 2020, Frankfurt, Germany https://lak20.solaresearch.org The 2020 edition of The International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK20) will take place in Frankfurt, Germany. LAK20 is organised by the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) and hosted by Frankfurt Goethe-University in Germany with support from many European partners. LAK20 is a collaborative effort by learning analytics researchers and practitioners to celebrate and promote the achievements of the learning analytics community over the past ten years and to look forward to what lies ahead. The tenth anniversary of the LAK conference celebrates the past successes of the learning analytics community and poses new questions and challenges for the field. The theme for this year is "Shaping the future of the field" and focuses on thinking how we can advance learning analytics and drive its development over the next ten years and beyond. LAK conference is intended for both researchers and practitioners. We invite both researchers and practitioners of learning analytics to come and join a proactive dialogue around the future of learning analytics and its practical adoption. We further extend our invite to educators, leaders, administrators, government and industry professionals interested in the field of learning analytics and related disciplines. Conference theme and topics We welcome submissions from both research and practice, covering different theoretical, methodological, empirical and technical contributions to learning analytics field. Specifically, this year, we invite contributors to think about the implications and potential impact of the presented work for the next 10 years. In their contributions, we encourage authors to address some of the following questions: 1. What are the practical and scholarly implications of the presented work for the next ten years? 2. What are the challenges of the presented work we need to address to improve its impact in the next ten years? 3. How can the presented work be practically implemented and adopted? We also explicitly encourage research that validates, replicates and examines the generalisability of previously published findings, as well as the aspects of practical adoption of the existing learning analytics methods and approaches. Finally, we also invite authors to submit dedicated short research paper submissions (see below for details) that explicitly address the theme of this year's conference. Some of the topics of interest include, (but are not limited) are: Capturing Learning & Teaching: * Finding evidence of learning: Studies that identify and explain useful data for analysing, understanding and optimising learning and teaching. * Assessing student learning: Studies that assess learning progress through the computational analysis of learner actions or artefacts. * Analytical and methodological approaches: Studies that introduce analytical techniques, methods, and tools for capturing and modelling student learning. * Technological infrastructures for data storage and sharing: Proposals of technical and methodological procedures to store, share and preserve learning and teaching traces. Understanding Learning & Teaching: * Data-informed learning theories: Proposals of new learning/teaching theories or revisions/reinterpretations of existing theories based on large-scale data analysis. * Insights into specific learning processes: Studies to understand particular aspects of a learning/teaching process through the use of data science techniques. * Learning and teaching modelling: Creating mathematical, statistical or computational models of a learning/teaching process, including its actors and context. * Systematic reviews: Studies that provide a systematic and methodological synthesis of the available evidence in an area of learning analytics. Impacting Learning & Teaching: * Providing decision support and feedback: Studies that evaluate the impact of feedback or decision-support systems based on learning analytics (e.g., dashboards, early-alert systems, automated messages). * Practical evaluations of learning analytics efforts: Empirical evidence about the effectiveness of learning analytics implementations or educational initiatives guided by learning analytics. * Personalised and adaptive learning: Studies that evaluate the effectiveness and impact of adaptive technologies based on learning analytics. Implementing change in Learning & Teaching: * Ethical issues around learning analytics: Analysis of issues and approaches to the lawful and ethical capture and use of educational data traces; tackling unintended bias and value judgements in the selection of data and algorithms; perspectives and methods for value-sensitive, participatory design that empowers stakeholders. * Learning analytics adoption: Discussions and evaluations of strategies to promote and embed learning analytics initiatives in educational institutions and learning organisations. * Learning analytics strategies for scalability: Discussions and evaluations of strategies to scale the capture and analysis of information at the program, institution or national level; critical reflections on organisational structures that promote analytics innovation and impact in an institution. Conference tracks The conference has three different tracks with different types of submissions. For more information about each track, see the submission guidelines page. 1. Research track The focus of the research track is on advancing scholarly knowledge in the field of learning analytics through rigorous reports of learning analytics research studies. The primary audience includes academics, doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and other types of educational research staff working in different capacities on learning analytics research projects. Submission types for the research track are: * Full research papers (10 pages, ACM proceedings template) include a clearly explained substantial conceptual, technical or empirical contribution. The scope of the paper must be placed appropriately with respect to the current state of the field, and the contribution should be clearly described. This includes the conceptual or theoretical aspects at the foundation of the contribution, an explanation of the technical setting (tools used, how are they integrated into the contribution), analysis, and results. * Short research papers (6 pages, ACM proceedings template) can address on-going work, which may include a briefly described theoretical underpinning, an initial proposal or rationale for a technical solution, and preliminary results, with consideration of stakeholder engagement issues. We also invite short papers that explicitly address the theme of this year's conference by reflecting on past, present, and future research foci in the field of learning analytics, along with reflections on the role which LAK has played in shaping our research agendas. * Research posters (3 pages, SoLAR companion proceedings template) represent a concise report of recent findings or other types of innovative work not ready to be submitted as a full or short research paper. Poster presentations are part of the LAK Poster & Demo session, and authors are given a physical board to present and discuss their projects with delegates. Alternatively, a poster submission may be work that you prefer to present interactively. 2. Practitioner track The practitioner track is complementary to the research track and brings real-world experiences of adoption of learning analytics systems in education. Learning analytics practitioners include 1) policymakers, project managers, instructional technologists, analysts, learning designers and other non-research staff, 2) developers, designers, analysts, and other representatives from commercial and industrial entities, non-profit organisations, and government bodies. Submissions for the practitioner track have a unique format which emphasises practical aspects of project implementations. More details around submission formats and preparing your practitioner submission will be available on LAK20 website. All accepted submissions to the practitioner track will be published in the LAK20 Companion Proceedings and archived on the SoLAR website. Submission types for practitioner track: * Practitioner reports (4 pages, SoLAR companion proceedings template) include accounts and findings that stem from practical experience in implementing learning analytics projects. Practitioner reports are presented alongside research track submissions as part of the main conference. Some of the goals of practitioner presentations are to 1) contribute to the conversation between researchers and practitioners around adoption and implementation of learning analytics, 2) provide insights from practice around factors affording or constraining learning analytics adoption and implementation, and 3) present effective learning analytics adoption strategies and approaches. * Practitioner posters (2 pages, SoLAR companion proceedings template) represent a concise description of a practical learning analytics project implementation which may not be ready to be presented as a practitioner report. Posters are presented during the LAK Poster & Demo session, and authors are given a physical board to present posters and discuss their projects with delegates. This type of submission is also prefered in cases where interactive presentation is more suitable for the particular project. * Practitioner interactive demos (200 words abstract in SoLAR companion proceedings template + 5 min video) provide opportunities to communicate interactive learning analytics tools. Interactive demonstrations are part of the LAK Poster & Demo session, and presenters are given table space and demonstrate their latest learning analytics projects, tools, and systems. Use demos to communicate innovative user interface designs, visualisations, or other novel functionality that tackles a real user problem. Tools may be at an early concept demonstrator stage or relatively mature, all the way through to products. While LAK encourages participation from commercial analytics partners, interactive demos should be built around actual field experience, results, and feedback. Submissions for conceptual products or for products that have not been used by instructors and/or students are unlikely to be accepted. 3. Pre-conference event track The focus of pre-conference events is on providing space for new and emerging ideas in learning analytics and their development. Events can have either research or practical focus and can be structured in the way which best serves their particular purpose. The types of submissions for the pre-conference event track are: * Workshops (4 pages, SoLAR companion proceedings template) provide an efficient forum for community building, sharing of perspectives, and idea generation for specific and emerging research topics or viewpoints. Proposals should be explicit regarding the kind of activity participants should expect, for example, from interactive/generative participatory sessions to mini-conference or symposium sessions. * Tutorials (4 pages, SoLAR companion proceedings template) aim to educate stakeholders on a specific learning analytics topic or stakeholder perspective. Proposals should be clear what the need is for particular knowledge, target audience and their prior knowledge, and the intended learning outcomes. Doctoral consortium The doctoral consortium is a day-long workshop designed to support emerging scholars in learning analytics by helping them develop productive approaches to studying the intersection of theory, data, and practice. Doctoral Consortium participants will be given the opportunity to present, discuss, and receive feedback on their research in an interdisciplinary and supportive atmosphere, as well as build their professional network with leading researchers. More details will be available on LAK20 website around submission lengths and formats of the different types of submissions. Review process LAK20 will use a double-blind peer review process for all submissions except doctoral consortium (as they include a letter of reference from the principal supervisor) and demos. An important aspect of this year's review process is that LAK20 will have a rebuttal phase for full and short research papers in which authors will be given five days to respond to remarks and comments raised by reviewers in a maximum of 500 words. Rebuttals are optional, and there is no requirement to respond. Authors should keep in mind that papers are being evaluated as submitted and thus, responses should not propose new results or restructuring of the presentation. Thus, rebuttals should focus on answering specific questions raised by reviewers (if any) and providing clarifications and justifications to reviewers. Finally, the conference timeline allows for rejected submissions to be re-submitted in revised form as workshop papers. Proceedings publication Accepted full and short research papers will be included in the LAK20 conference proceedings published and archived by ACM. Other types of submissions (research posters, workshops, tutorials, and practitioner track submissions) will be included in the open access LAK companion proceedings, archived on SoLAR's website. Please note at least one of the authors must register for the conference by the Early bird deadline before the paper can be included in the ACM Proceedings or LAK Companion Proceedings. Important dates Note: all dates are 23:59 GMT-12 (AOE Timezone<https://www.worldtimeserver.com/time-zones/aoe/>) Submission deadlines: * 1 Oct 2019: Deadline for full and short research papers, practitioner reports, and workshop/tutorial proposal submissions * 14 Oct 2019: Deadline for doctoral consortium submissions * 1 Nov 2019: Deadline for research and practitioner posters and interactive demo submissions * 15 Nov 2019: Deadline for full and short research paper rebuttal (submissions open 8 Nov 2019) submissions * 15 Dec 2019: Deadline for workshop paper submissions (submissions open 1 Nov 2019) * 20 Dec 2019: Deadline for camera-ready versions of all accepted submissions Acceptance notifications: * 21 Oct 2019: Notification of acceptance for workshops and tutorials * 15 Nov 2019: Notification of acceptance for doctoral consortium * 1 Dec 2019: Notification of acceptance for full and short research papers, practitioner reports, posters/demos * 5 Jan 2019: Notification of acceptance for workshop papers (papers submitted to accepted workshops) Conference and registration dates: * 20 Jan 2020: Early-bird registration closes * 23-27 Mar 2019: LAK20 conference, Frankfurt, Germany Further information Visit http://lak20.solaresearch.org for further details about the conference venue, organisers, keynotes, topics, submission guidelines and review process. Kind regards, Vitomir Kovanovic, Maren Scheffel, Niels Pinkwart, and Katrien Verbert LAK20 Program Chairs

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New Book Announcement: Politics for the Love of Fandom: Fan-Based Citizenship in a Digital World
by Hinck, Ashley 29 May '19

29 May '19

Ashley Hinck, hincka(a)xavier.edu New Book Announcement: Politics for the Love of Fandom: Fan-Based Citizenship in a Digital World Politics for the Love of Fandom examines what Hinck calls “fan-based citizenship”: civic action that is blended with and arises from participation in fandom. Examining cases like Harry Potter fans fighting for fair trade, YouTube fans donating money to charity, and football fans volunteering to mentor local youth, Hinck argues that fan-based citizenship functions by inviting citizens to act out of a commitment to a fan-object, rather than via traditional political institutions such as the Democratic Party or the Catholic Church. Within the context of an increasing digital and networked world, individuals can easily move among many institutions and groups. They thus have more choices than ever for institutions and groups that guide their civic actions—even non-civic groups like the Harry Potter fandom can become the foundations for civic action. This significant shift opens up opportunities for public engagement that occurs outside of political parties, organizations for social activism, and religious houses of worship. Hinck examines the communication at the center of these civic actions, exploring how fans, nonprofits, and media companies manage to connect fandom with public issues. Available at: https://lsupress.org/books/detail/politics-for-the-love-of-fandom/

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CFP: Media Studies - Generations, Digital Uses and Competences
by Inês Amaral 29 May '19

29 May '19

*CALL FOR PAPERS - Generations, Digital Uses and CompetencesA special issue of Medijske studije / Media Studies Journal to be published in January 2020, MS Vol. 10 (2019) 20* Edited by Maria José Brites (Lusófona University of Porto), Inês Amaral (University of Coimbra), Antonija Čuvalo (University of Zagreb) Media generational identities are culturally, socially, economically and historically shaped. A single vision of generational identity is impossible. This special issue welcomes different approaches to intergenerational and generational perspectives from various geographical landscapes. Moreover, it aims to discuss digital uses and digital competences within intergenerational and generational perspectives. The proposal is to assume as context the current digital media environment, which has shaped media history over the past decades. Non-Western voices covering generations, digital uses and competences are particularly welcome. Historically, media were mostly considered as reinforcements of the generational gap, mostly in the family context. Though research by Livingstone and Haddon (2009) found that the intergenerational gap is diminishing in time, according to Bolin & Skogerbø (2013), the digital era is contributing to straight the generations. Čuvalo (2017) discerns shared media repertoires among the youngest, so-called digital generation or digital natives and the older generation of digital immigrants (Thomas, 2011). In this sense, there is the need to work closely on life course perspectives as a possible explanation of the diminishing or perpetuating of the generational gap (Amaral & Daniel, 2018). The context of digital literacy reinforced activities by civil society and schools and can bring some light to the discussion of this need (Brites, 2017). Furthermore, a generational perspective in scholar and familiar environments can empower the discussion. There is a story to tell and gains to conquer from the historical reflection, although the real interconnection between the digital devices and the audiences is a recent issue. Research can benefit from a systematization from the past to the future and also in the current present. *Descriptors:* A historical and cross-national perspective on generations and the digital environment Non-media centric approach to media generations Generations and the context of the digital environment Generations and digital competences Generations and intergenerational approaches Digital literacy and generations Digital literacy and intergenerational dimensions Theoretical discussions on generations, digital uses and competencies To define and explore methodologies critically to better understand the audience of digital generations, namely alternative methodologies. To consider ethical discussions in researching generations and also intergenerational dynamics. *Questions:* What can we learn with a historical perspective of generations and the digital, especially in the context of transitional and non-Western societies? How does the digital environment may contribute to convergence on generations? Still, what are the differences in using the digital across generations? What are the current and future trends that research results are giving to the field? Is there a shift in the approach of different generations and the media? What is the relevance of life course in the digital uses and competences? How to portray the digital evolution uses across generations, considering that the generational context is not a static dimension? What are the most appropriate theoretical approaches? Is research giving insights about new methodological approaches? What are the methodological challenges? What are the most challenging and needed ethical questions of this research field? Is there still a generation gap in terms of digital uses and competences? What social and cultural issues define generational contexts and condition intergenerationality far beyond competencies or uses? How to equate intergenerationality and digital uses in different geographic contexts? *References* Amaral, I., & Daniel, F. (2018). The use of social media among senior citizens in Portugal: active ageing through an intergenerational approach. In International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Lecture Notes in Computer Science v. 10926 (pp. 422-434). Springer, Cham. Print ISSN: 0302-9743, Online ISSN: 1611-3349, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92034-4_32 Bolin, G., & Skogerbø, E. (2013). Age, generation and the media. Northern Lights, 11, 3-14. doi:10.1386/nl.11.3_2 Brites, M.J. (Coord.) (2017). Digital Literacy and Education (2014-July 2016), national reports (Portugal, UK, Ireland, Spain, Serbia and Italy), ELN - European Literacy Network, Digital Literacy Team (WG2) https://www.is1401eln.eu/en/gca/index.php?id=149. Čuvalo, A. (2017). Ritmovi medijskih generacija u Hrvatskoj: istraživanje repertoara medijskih generacija iz sociološke perspektive. Reviza za sociologiju, 47(3): 271-302. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5613/rzs.47.3.2. Livingstone, Sonia & Haddon, Leslie (2009). EU Kids Online: Final Report. London: London School of Economics and Political Science. Thomas, M. (2001)(ed.). Deconstructing Digital Natives. Young People, Technology and the New Literacies. New York & London: Routledge. *All manuscripts should be submitted through the Open Journal System <https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/medijske-studije/index>.* *Submission guidelines can be found here <https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/medijske-studije/about/submissions>.* *The deadline for full articles is 7 October 2019.*

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CfP: iConference 2020 – Sustainable Digital Communities
by Toine Bogers 29 May '19

29 May '19

Call for Participation for iConference 2020 Borås, Sweden March 23-26, 2020 Conference website: https://ischools.org/the-iconference <https://ischools.org/the-iconference> Conference e-mail: iconf2020(a)hb.se<mailto:iconf2020@hb.se> Join us for the fifteenth annual iConference in Borås, Sweden, March 23-26, 2020, jointly hosted by the University of Borås, Sweden, and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway. WHAT The iConference brings together scholars, researchers and professionals addressing critical information issues in contemporary society. The iConference pushes the boundaries of information studies, explores core concepts and ideas, and creates new technological and conceptual configurations – all shaping interdisciplinary discourses. Visit our website for more information, including sample topics and links to past proceedings: https://ischools.org/the-iconference/ THEME The iConference 2020 invites papers on all current critical information issues. Contributions within the theme of sustainable digital communities are particularly encouraged. Participants are invited to discuss sustainability from ethical, social, ecological, economic and technological perspectives. This includes trusting communities, equality, openness, privacy, cultural heritage and access to digital worlds. What are the consequences of the seemingly limitless expansion of production, processing and storage of information? WHERE The conference takes place in Borås, Sweden. Borås is one of Scandinavia’s key fashion and textile cities. It has deep-rooted historical links to the textile industry, combined with a contemporary artistic and cultural vibe, including a significant street art collection. The conference will be set in the city centre with easy access to hotels, restaurants, shops and public transport. ISCHOOLS The iConference is presented by the iSchools (https://ischools.org/) a worldwide association of information schools dedicated to advancing the information field and preparing students and scholars to meet the information challenges of the 21st Century. Affiliation with the iSchools is not required – all information scholars, researchers, and professionals are welcome at the iConference. TRACKS As always, the iConference will include rigorously peer-reviewed papers and posters, as well as workshops and sessions for interaction and engagement (SIEs), interspersed with various venues for networking. This conference will include a “Visions” track with papers that present ideas and visions that stimulate the iSchools research community to pursue new directions. The Doctoral Student Colloquium and the Early Career Colloquium will encourage early-career researchers to engage with other scholars for discussions and sharing their research. The Student symposium will provide an opportunity for students to present their work and expand their networks. PUBLISHING Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series will publish full and short research papers in the conference proceedings, which will be indexed by major services such as Web of Science and Scopus. Full and short research papers can simultaneously be posted as green open access to a repository. Posters and Visions papers will be deposited in the open access Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS) repository. Other submissions will be archived on the conference website. IMPORTANT LINKS * Conference: https://ischools.org/the-iconference/ * Submission Tracks: https://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/ * Past Proceedings: https://ischools.org/the-iconference/proceedings/ * Facebook iConference: https://www.facebook.com/iConference * Twitter: @iConf | #iconf20 SUBMISSION INFORMATION All submissions must be in English using the templates and/or formats described on our website. All work should be original and not previously published. Complete guidelines can be found on our website’s track pages https://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/ Submission dates Submission portal opens: late June, 2019 Full and Short Research Papers submissions due: September 16, 2019 Posters, Visions, Workshops, SIE submissions due: September 23, 2019 Doctoral Colloquium and Early Career Colloquium submissions due: September 23, 2019 Student Symposium submissions due: October 15, 2019 Doctoral Dissertation Award nominations due: October 15, 2019 Notification of acceptance Generally: mid-November 2019 Workshops notifications: mid-October, 2019 Doctoral Dissertation Award notifications: mid-December, 2019 FULL RESEARCH PAPERS Full research papers should present new and original research results from empirical investigations and experiments, or from theory and model development. Full research papers should not exceed 6,000 words in length (excluding references). Each paper will be refereed in a double-blind process and accepted papers will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The author(s) of the completed research paper judged the best of the iConference will receive the Lee Dirks Award for Best Paper. https://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/papers/ Deadline submissions: September 16, 2019 Full Research Paper Chairs: * Toine Bogers, Aalborg University * Jannica Heinström, Åbo Akademi University/Oslo Metropolitan University SHORT RESEARCH PAPERS Short research papers should explore new, provocative and cross-cutting themes. They might include, but are not limited to, critical literature reviews of an emerging topic, theory building that is in the early stages of development, or new analysis or methods applied to existing data. Short research papers should not exceed 3,000 words in length (excluding references). Each paper will be refereed in a double-blind process and accepted papers will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science. https://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/short-papers/ Deadline submissions: September 16, 2019 Short Research Paper Chairs: * Sally Jo Cunningham, University of Waikato * Geoff Walton, Manchester Metropolitan University POSTERS Posters offer a short, interactive form of presentation and should present new work, preliminary results and designs, or educational projects. Poster abstracts should not exceed 2,500 words in length (excluding references). Poster abstracts will be refereed in a doubleblind process and accepted abstracts will be published in the IDEALS proceedings. https://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/posters/ Deadline submissions: September 23, 2019 Poster Chairs: * Masanori Koizumi, University of Tsukuba * Pamela McKenzie, University of Western Ontario VISIONS The Vision track seeks papers that present ideas and visions that stimulate the iSchools community to pursue new directions in research, education and social interaction. We are especially looking for papers that open new perspectives and enable new ways of seeing. Empirically based, theoretically oriented, and critical papers are welcome. Contributions addressing challenges concerning sustainable digital communities may be prioritized. Visions papers should not exceed 3,000 words in length (excluding references). Papers will undergo a single-blind review and accepted papers will be published in the IDEALS proceedings. https://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/visions Deadline submissions: September 23, 2019 Vision Chairs: * Olof Sundin, Lund University * Kim Tallerås, Oslo Metropolitan University WORKSHOPS Workshops can be half- or full-day and are intended to foster interactive discussions, especially focusing on topics associated with the iConference 2020 theme. Workshops provide a great opportunity for attendees with shared interests who want an opportunity for intensive and timely discussions. Workshop proposals should not exceed 1,000 words in length (excluding references). Proposals will undergo a single-blind review and accepted abstracts will be archived on the conference website. https://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/workshops/ Deadline submissions: September 23, 2019 Notifications: mid-October, 2019 Workshop Chairs: * Melanie Feinberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill * Henrik Jochumsen, University of Copenhagen SESSIONS FOR INTERACTION AND ENGAGEMENT (SIE) These sessions provide an excellent opportunity to present ideas, facilitate discussions, and foster knowledge sharing in unconventional ways. Formats can include panels, fishbowls, performances, storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard sessions, demos/exhibitions, installations and more. All should be participatory, informal, engaging, and pluralistic. SIE proposals should not exceed 1,000 words in length (excluding references). Proposals will undergo a single-blind review and accepted abstracts will be archived on the conference website. https://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/sessions-for-interaction-and-e… Deadline submissions: September 23, 2019 SIE Chairs: * Martha Garcia Murillo, Syracuse University * Radhika Garg, Syracuse University * António Lucas Soares, University of Porto DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM The Doctoral Colloquium provides doctoral students the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty and engage with one another in a setting that is relatively informal but that allows for the fullest of intellectual exchanges. Students receive feedback on their dissertation work from faculty and student peers. Participants must apply and be accepted in order to take part. See further instructions about applications on the conference website. https://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/doctoral-colloquium/ Deadline submissions: September 23, 2019 Doctoral Colloquium Chairs: * Simon Burnett, Robert Gordon University * Anita Komlodi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD Recognizing the outstanding dissertation of the preceding year, this competition is open to all member iSchools. Each school may submit one dissertation for consideration. The winner will receive a cash prize of $2,500, the runner up $1,000; both will be honoured at the iConference. https://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/dissertation-award/ Submission deadline: October 15, 2019 Notifications: mid-December, 2019 Dissertation Award Chairs: * Koraljka Golub, Linnaeus University * Stasa Milojevic, Indiana University * Lihong Zhou, Wuhan University EARLY CAREER COLLOQUIUM This half-day event is intended for assistant professors/early career lecturers, post-docs, or others in pre-tenure positions and will take place on the last day of the conference. The theme this year is “Mobility across iSchools and continents” and the colloquium will focus on mobility advantages as well as problems in working across countries and continents. Both an employer and an employee perspective will be presented and discussed. Participants must apply and be accepted in order to take part. See further instructions about applications on the conference website. https://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/early-career-colloquium/ Early Career Colloquium Chairs: * Ann-Sofie Axelsson, Chalmers University of Technology * TBA STUDENT SYMPOSIUM The student symposium will be an opportunity for bachelor and master’s students to present their research in a friendly setting of peers and invited senior researchers. Students will receive feedback on their work and they will have a chance to network with other conference participants and faculty members. The track will have its own organizing team of students at Oslo Metropolitan University and the University of Borås. Participants must apply and be accepted in order to take part. See further instructions about applications on the conference website. https://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/student-symposium/ Deadline submissions: October 15, 2019 Student Symposium Chairs: * Terje Colbjørnsen, Oslo Metropolitan University * Carina Hallqvist, University of Borås CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS iConference 2020 Chairs Tor Arne Dahl, Oslo Metropolitan University Helena Francke, University of Borås Program Chairs Jan Nolin, University of Borås Kjell Ivar Skjerdingstad, Oslo Metropolitan University Proceedings Chairs Gerd Berget, Oslo Metropolitan University Anneli Sundqvist, Oslo Metropolitan University Local organizing committee chair Alen Doracic, University of Borås

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CfPs: Int. Workshop on Health Recommender Systems co-located with ACM RecSys 2019
by Christoph Trattner 29 May '19

29 May '19

** Please forward to anyone who might be interested ** *Apologies for multiple postings* -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS International Workshop on Health Recommender Systems, *Deadline July 1st, 2019* to be held in Copenhagen (Denmark) co-located with ACM RECSYS 2019 (https://recsys.acm.org/) Website: https://healthrecsys.github.io/2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates: ================ ** July 1st, 2019, Paper submission deadline ** July 29th, 2019, Author notification ** August 27th, 2019, Camera-ready version deadline ** September 20th, 2019, HealthRecSys workshop ** September 16-20, 2019, RecSys conference Workshop Organizers: ==================== David Elsweiler (University of Regensburg, Germany) Bernd Ludwig (University of Regensburg, Germany) Alan Said (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) Hanna Schaefer (University of Konstanz, Germany) Christoph Trattner (University of Bergen, Norway) Helma Torkamaan (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany) Objectives & Topics: ==================== Recommendations are becoming evermore important in health settings with the aim being to assist people live healthier lives. Three previous workshops on Health Recommender Systems (HRS) have incorporated diverse research fields and problems in which recommender systems can improve our awareness, understanding and behaviour regarding our own, and the general public's health. At the same time, these application areas bring new challenges into the recommender community. Recommendations that influence the health status of a patient need to be legally sound and, as such, today, they often involve a human in the loop to make sure the recommendations are appropriate. To make the recommender infallible, complex domain-specific user models need to be created, which creates privacy issues. While trust in a recommendation needs to be explicitly earned through, for example, transparency, explanations and empowerment, other systems might want to persuade users into taking beneficial actions that would not be willingly chosen otherwise. Multiple and diverse stakeholders in health systems produce further challenges. Taking the patient's perspective, simple interaction and safety against harmful recommendations might be the prioritized concern. For clinicians and experts, on the other hand, what matters is precise and accurate content. Healthcare and insurance providers and clinics all have other priorities. This workshop will deepen the discussions started at the three prior workshops and will work towards further development of the research topics in Health Recommender Systems. Our aim is to enhance the results of the last two workshops in the following areas: ** Elaborate discussion topics of the previous workshops on health promotion, health care as well as methods ** Strengthen the community of researchers working on Health in RecSys ** Attract representatives from e.g. health, psychology, medicine, nutrition, fitness ** Find cross-domain collaboration projects and funding targets ** Exchange and share infrastructure (datasets and tools) We invite submissions that may include the following topics but are not limited to: ** Algorithms and Recommendation Strategies ** Domain Knowledge Representation ** Regulations and Standards ** Medical Evaluation Techniques ** User Profiling ** Pervasive Systems ** Personalization ** Behavioral Interventions ** Persuasion/Nudging/Behavioral Change ** Gamification and Serious Games ** Adherence ** Empowerment ** Trust ** Explanations ** Patient Needs/ Satisfaction ** User Interaction Design ** Human/ Expert-in-the-Loop ** Privacy The goal of this workshop is to share and discuss research and projects that reach beyond classic recommender techniques and discuss health domain related challenges of recommender systems. Submissions: ============ We solicit research papers (up to 6 pages) and short position papers (2 pages), both in the ACM conference paper style. Participants can decide between a research focused submission, resulting in a workshop presentation, and a project focused submission, resulting in a workshop poster. A selection of best papers will be presented in a flash talk. Further papers will be presented in the form of a poster. Papers should be submitted in EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=healthrecsys19 ** Submission category research: innovative research ideas, preliminary results or system prototypes ** Submission category project: funded research projects, industry and research collaborations or health-care and research collaborations Submission guidelines: ====================== All submitted papers must: ** Be written in English; ** Contain author names, affiliations, and email addresses; ** Be formatted according to the ACM SIG Proceedings Template with a font size no smaller than 9pt; ** Be in PDF (make sure that the PDF can be viewed on any platform), and formatted for US Letter size; Link or demo in attachment are preferred in both cases. All papers will be peer-reviewed, must not be under review in any other conference, workshop or journal (at the time of submission), and must contain novel contributions. Accepted papers will be published according to the ACM RECSYS 2019 WS publication rules. Please use the workshop's EasyChair submission page for submitting your paper. A Few Remarks ============= ** The title of the paper, authors, and the author order cannot be changed after the acceptance ** Major changes to the text of the reviewed and accepted papers are not permitted after the review ** At least one of the authors should participate in the workshop, register in the RecSys conference, and personally present the paper in the workshop. Location: ========= RecSys 2019 will be hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the Scandic Falkoner hotel from September 16-20, 2019. Please visit the RecSys 2019 website for more information about this location: https://recsys.acm.org/recsys19/location/ Contact: ======== If you have questions regarding the workshop, do not hesitate to contact the workshop chairs: healthrecsys(a)gmail.com -- ------------------------------------------------------- Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Christoph Trattner BSc Associate Professor University of Bergen Department of Information Science and Media Studies Fosswinckelsgt. 6, 5007 Bergen, Norway E-mail: christoph.trattner(a)uib.no Tel: +43 650 2402801 Homepage: http://christophtrattner.info -------------------------------------------------------

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Call for Papers-Distance Education Across Critical Theoretical Landscapes
by Patrick Lowenthal 28 May '19

28 May '19

The purpose of this special themed issue is to provide a venue for scholars, researchers, instructional designers, and classroom teachers to engage with critical theories and diversity in open, flexible and technology-mediated distance learning environments. To provide the most opportunity for inclusion, we invite submissions that consider a wide variety of technologies, pedagogies, modes and settings (e.g., K-12, higher education, and industry/corporate settings). We encourage submissions that represent the theoretical landscape, and which demonstrate the breadth and depth of theoretical lenses that have been historically underrepresented. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: critical race theory, critical pedagogies, disability studies, feminisms, heutagogy, and LGBTQIA+ studies. Finally, we invite a variety of research paradigms as well as theoretical pieces, meta-analyses, and strategic reviews of the literature. More information: https://t.co/5WZg7UpOUk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *PATRICK R. LOWENTHAL, Ph.D.* *Associate Professor & Co-Coordinator of Ed.D in Educational Technology* Department of Educational Technology, Boise State University *http://patricklowenthal.com/cv/curriculumvitae.pdf <http://patricklowenthal.com/cv/curriculumvitae.pdf>*

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New book out today! 📚😁
by Aram Sinnreich 28 May '19

28 May '19

Dear AoIRistas, Greetings from the ICA conference in Washington, DC<canary:map?State=DC&City=Washington>! Apologies for the self-promotion, but I’d like to announce today<canary:event?ts=580752005.00>’s release of my new book, The Essential Guide to Intellectual Property<https://j.mp/sinnIP>, from Yale Press. Initially, Yale asked me to write a coursebook covering IP — your basic overview of copyrights, patents, trademarks, etc. Instead, I wrote kind of an anti-coursebook: all the stuff that typically gets left out of the story. The book talks about stuff like: how copyright has shaped visual culture and musical culture for the past few centuries; how lobbying, campaign finance, and dark money shape our IP laws; how international IP treaties get used as a kind of “soft power” — often to the detriment of “developing nations” in the “global South”; how IP actually gets used in the trenches of industries ranging from entertainment to marketing to pharmaceuticals to tech; and some of the emerging challenges with the law, such as AI authorship and rights to DNA sequences. I also talk about a lot of AoIR-related stuff, including the “copyfight,” the open source movement, digital culture and “piracy,” and more. I’d appreciate all the support you can offer for the book — please buy a copy, promote it on social media, review it, rate it, critique it, remix it, put it on your syllabi and summer reading lists. Even though it’s an “academic” subject, I aimed for readability, and I’d say it’s probably my most accessible and enjoyable book to date (except for the novel I’m currently trying to sell). You can pick up a copy here, if you’re interested: https://j.mp/sinnIP. Many thanks, Aram — Aram Sinnreich<http://www.sinnreich.com> Associate Professor Chair, Communication Studies American University<http://www.american.edu/soc/> School of Communication<http://www.american.edu/soc/> Author<http://j.mp/sinnreich> | Musician<http://sinnreich.com/music/>

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New Book: Twitter: Global Perspectives, Uses and Research Techniques
by Dr. Chiluwa 28 May '19

28 May '19

Dear All, This New book is now available: Twitter: Global Perspectives, Uses and Research Techniques edited by Innocent Chiluwa and Gwen Bouvier (Nova Science Publishers, New York). More information may be found here: https://novapublishers.com/shop/twitter-global-perspectives-uses-and-resear… -- *Professor of Language & Digital Communications* *Humboldt Fellow & Digital Expert* *Department of Languages & General Studies* *Covenant University, OTA, Nigeria* +234 8033536952; +234 8053240496

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Call for Papers: 15th Annual ASIS&T SIG for Social Informatics Research Symposium
by Kolina S Koltai 27 May '19

27 May '19

Happy Monday! On behalf of the SIG for Social Informatics, I am happy to announce our call for papers for the 15th Annual SIG SI Research Symposium to be held as a part of the pre-conference fun at this year's annual ASIS&T meeting <https://www.asist.org/am19/>! The theme this year is "Practical Social Informatics: Collaboration across Fields, Sectors, and Borders." Call for proposal and submission link: https://easychair.org/cfp/SIGSI2019 Data protection, privacy, misinformation, and the ethical issues surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) have drawn much attention in recent years and created many challenges for various organizations in both public and private sectors, including government agencies, businesses, and research institutions. ICT Researchers and practicing professionals are increasingly in need of collaborative efforts and theoretical lenses to examine the various aspects of the new developments in data, AI, and augmented reality technologies, especially their social influences. Understanding the social impacts of these emerging technologies requires a sociotechnical approach as well as local, national, and international collaborations across different disciplines and sectors. With a strong interest in understanding how information and technology professionals explore social informatics in practice, the 15th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium provides a great opportunity for sharing and exchanging experiences and ideas and suggesting theories and directions for future work among social informatics researchers and practitioners. The Special Interest Group Social Informatics (SIG SI) seeks contributors for a full-day pre-conference workshop, scheduled for Saturday, October 19, 2019, from 9:00 – 17:00 during the ASIS&T annual meeting. For the full workshop proposal, please click here <https://asistsigsi.wordpress.com/the-15th-annual-social-informatics-researc…> . *Submission Guidelines* Submission system opens: Saturday, 1 June, 2019 Submission Deadline: July 10, 2019 Notifications: August 1, 2019 in time for conference early registration (ends August 2, 2019) *Paper Abstract Submissions:* Extended abstracts (1,000-1,500 words) will be double-blind peer-reviewed. Please remove any identifying information from the text. Word limit does not include references. *Panel Submissions:* Panel proposals (1,000 words) will be peer reviewed and may contain identifying information. Word limit does not include references. *Poster Submissions:* Poster proposals (500 words) will be double-blind peer-reviewed. Please remove any identifying information from the text. Word limit does not include references. *Further Information:* - Works in progress will be considered. - At least one author must be able to attend and present at the preconference. - Accepted proposals may choose to publish their submission in the symposia proceedings, to be published on the SIG-SI website *Topics* We are particularly interested in collaborative work that explores the human and social aspects of ICT (broadly defined) in professional or practical settings and any work that assumes a critical stance towards the symposium's theme, "practical social informatics: collaboration across fields, sectors, and borders." However, we will also continue our tradition to solicit research on other related social informatics topics. Submissions for the symposiums may include empirical, critical and theoretical work, as well as richly described practice cases and demonstrations. We encourage all scholars interested in social aspects of ICT to share their research and research in progress by submitting a short paper, an extended abstract of their work, or a poster and attending the symposium. The symposiums are also the venue for the presentation of the best social informatics paper awards for each year. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: ● Data protection, privacy, and ethics ● AI ethics ● Collaborative work in social informatics ● Ethics and security of the Internet of Things (IoT) ● Digital equity and digital divide ● Freedom of expression, hate speech, and the role of platforms ● Human rights to information and technology ● Sustainability, environmental concerns, and information technology manufacturing ● AI, automation, and the impact on job markets ● Implications and social influence of ICT design More information can be found in the symposium overview: https://asistsigsi.wordpress.com/the-15th-annual-social-informatics-researc… *SYMPOSIUM CHAIRS* Xiaohua Zhu (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) Theresa Anderson (University of Technology Sydney) *PROGRAM COMMITTEE* Xiaohua Zhu (University of Tennessee), Theresa Anderson (University of Technology Sydney), Adam Worrall (University of Alberta; Awards Coordinator), Catherine Dumas (Simmons University), Rachel Simmons (University of Texas at Austin), Kolina Koltai (University of Texas at Austin), Kirstin Phelps (University of Illinois), Kenneth Haggerty (University of Memphis), Emad Khazraee (Indeed, Inc.), Kristin R. Eschenfelder (University of Wisconsin-Madison). -- Kolina Koltai PhD Candidate The University of Texas at Austin School of Information Office: UTA 5.548 kolinakoltai.com

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CfP [DEADLINE APPROACHING (June 9)]:ECREA Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction Regional Conference
by A.P. Schouten 27 May '19

27 May '19

[DEADLINE JUNE 9] INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION SECTION REGIONAL CONFERENCE (ECREA) October 14 - October 16, 2019 Tilburg, the Netherlands The ICSI Regional Conference is the 6th bi-annual meeting of the Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction (ICSI) section of ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association). This year’s conference is hosted by Tilburg University, Department of Communication and Cognition, and will be held in Tilburg, the Netherlands. http://www.icsi2019.nl Our keynote speakers will be: * Jeffrey Treem, associate professor of Communication Studies, Organizational Communication & Technology Group, University of Texas at Austin. http://jeffreytreem.com/ * Marjolijn Antheunis, professor of Communication and Technology, Department of Communication and Cognition, Tilburg University. https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/staff/m-l-antheunis The conference theme this year is "Re-Connecting". We want to connect scholars from the different sub-disciplines of interpersonal communication and social interaction, for example workplace interaction, communication in interpersonal relationship, impression management, interpersonal health communication. Connecting our insights from different fields may inform our own research, provide creative ideas for future research, and help theory development. Moreover, the theme reflects the fact that our mediated and unmediated interactions are increasingly connected and integrated. As advanced communication technologies increasingly become part of our everyday experience, we are forced to revisit and connect theories of online and offline social interaction. The ICSI Regional Conference 2019 provides an opportunity to share our ideas, theories and research about interpersonal communication and social interaction across our different specializations. We call for paper and panel proposals from any communication or communication-related discipline and methodology that address the section's themes. Submission deadline: June 09 (midnight CET). More information and submission website: http://www.icsi2019.nl -------------------------------- Alexander Schouten, PhD Assistant Professor Business Communication & Digital Media Department of Communication and Information Science Tilburg University Warandelaan 2, room D429 P.O. Box 90153 5000 LE Tilburg t. +31 13 466 4289 m. +31 6 2486 3062 m. a.p.schouten(a)uvt.nl w. http://www.alexanderschouten.nl<http://www.alexanderschouten.nl/> @aschouten

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