Carl J. Couch student award
CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2009 Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research http://www.cccsir.org/ The Carl Couch Center issues an annual call for student-authored papers to be considered for Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award. The Couch Center welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers that (1) apply symbolic interactionist approaches to Internet studies, (2) demonstrate interactive relationships between social interaction and communication technologies as advocated by Couch, and/or (3) develop symbolic interactionist concepts in new directions. Papers will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of Symbolic Interactionist approaches and concepts and Couch's theses, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of four: Dr. Mark D. Johns, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Dr. Lori Kendall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Annette Markham, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Dr. Dennis Waskul, Minnesota State University, Mankato Competition is open to graduate or undergraduate students of all disciplines. Works that are published or accepted for publication are not eligible for award consideration. Entries should not exceed 30 pages (approximately 7500 words) in length, including references and appendices. Limit of one entry per student per year. The top three papers will receive Couch Awards to be presented at the 2009 meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (aoir.org) at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. The top paper will be awarded a certificate and a cash prize of $500 US, runner up will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $300 US, and a third paper will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $100 US. All three authors will be invited to present their work at a session of the AoIR conference, October 7-11, 2009 in Milwaukee. Those interested should send a copy of their paper, with a 100-word abstract, electronically to Mark D. Johns at mjohns at luther.edu Application deadline is April 30, 2009. Notification of award will be sent by June 15. Those with questions or comments about Couch Award application, please contact: Mark D. Johns Dept. of Communication Studies Luther College, Decorah, IA 52101 USA Tel: (563) 387-1347 E-mail: mjohns at luther.edu
From June 24th to 26th June 2009, Aberystwyth University in Wales will organise DIVERSE 2009. Presentation proposals, with a maximum of 250 words, can be submitted until 30th March 2009.
The DIVERSE Conference focuses on the effective uses of video and videoconferencing in education. DIVERSE is an acronym for Developing Innovative Video Resources for Students Everywhere. The conference has become an active community of experts from all over the world. Keynote speakers Carol Skyring, CEO, LearnTel, Australia Obadiah Greenberg, Strategic Partnerships, YouTube, USA Until 30th March 2009, the presentation proposals can be submitted. The proposals should be related to the following themes: * Track 1 Pedagogy and assessment * Track 2 Tools and content oriented applications * Track 3 Projects and cases: implementation and sustainability * Track 4 People and technology: societal aspects Send your abstract to diverse-conference2009@aber.ac.uk <mailto:diverse-conference2009@aber.ac.uk> For more information on the Call for Proposals and the conference, see: http://www.aber.ac.uk/diverse/ <http://www.aber.ac.uk/diverse/>
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Mark D. Johns