Interest in AoIR-sponsored webinars?
Hello, all. Reading through the recent threads, there seems to be recurring interest in expanding the reach of the conferences through technology, and also providing more means for interaction beyond email and the annual conference. (Note, we've generally opted against live-streaming the conferences due to the additional technical challenges and related costs. We could, perhaps, stream only 1 room for the entire event [I think ICA does this], but then someone needs to decide which presentations get such a privilege) Is there interest in having AoIR-sponsored topical webinars? The association could invest in a GoToMeeting or WebEx platform (or get an institution to sponsor), select 4 topics per year (focusing on discipline, method, theory, IRBs, tools, etc), and then invite members with expertise to provide mini presentations, opening up for discussion, etc. Such a format, while not perfect, at least might allow some clustering of the diverse membership around areas of common interest. I've done these for the American Library Association, and I'm sure many of you have done these for other groups. Thoughts? Michael Zimmer Treasurer, AoIR -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm@uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org
I think webinars could work, but I think we'd have to be extremely careful to not be exclusive, topics like discipline and irb could be exclusive, whereas tools, methods, theories, ethics, and similar are less likely to be exclusive. here i am thinking about how to actually recognize the international/interdisciplinary nature of our work and how to best share that. I also think we might be able to reprise this sort of thing: http://www.cddc.vt.edu/aoir/2000/seminar/index.html On Jun 1, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Michael Zimmer <zimmerm@uwm.edu> wrote:
Is there interest in having AoIR-sponsored topical webinars? The association could invest in a GoToMeeting or WebEx platform (or get an institution to sponsor), select 4 topics per year (focusing on discipline, method, theory, IRBs, tools, etc), and then invite members with expertise to provide mini presentations, opening up for discussion, etc.
Jeremy Hunsinger Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. --Pablo Picasso
But that's the benefit of webinar format (low cost to produce, nearly zero cost to participate). You can have specificity (not "exclusivity") to help easily incorporate a wider range of interests. Each doesn't have to be attractive to everyone. -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm@uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "jeremy hunsinger" <jhuns@vt.edu> To: "Michael Zimmer" <zimmerm@uwm.edu> Cc: "air-l Aoir" <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, June 1, 2013 10:05:37 AM Subject: Re: [Air-L] Interest in AoIR-sponsored webinars? I think webinars could work, but I think we'd have to be extremely careful to not be exclusive, topics like discipline and irb could be exclusive, whereas tools, methods, theories, ethics, and similar are less likely to be exclusive. here i am thinking about how to actually recognize the international/interdisciplinary nature of our work and how to best share that. I also think we might be able to reprise this sort of thing: http://www.cddc.vt.edu/aoir/2000/seminar/index.html On Jun 1, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Michael Zimmer <zimmerm@uwm.edu> wrote:
Is there interest in having AoIR-sponsored topical webinars? The association could invest in a GoToMeeting or WebEx platform (or get an institution to sponsor), select 4 topics per year (focusing on discipline, method, theory, IRBs, tools, etc), and then invite members with expertise to provide mini presentations, opening up for discussion, etc.
Jeremy Hunsinger Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. --Pablo Picasso
I have enjoyed using Google Hangouts for my classes to bring guest speakers from far away into the class. I think you can have as many as 15 active panelists and hundreds(?) at a time can observe. And it records to YouTube if you want. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 1, 2013, at 11:29 AM, "Michael Zimmer" <zimmerm@uwm.edu> wrote:
But that's the benefit of webinar format (low cost to produce, nearly zero cost to participate). You can have specificity (not "exclusivity") to help easily incorporate a wider range of interests. Each doesn't have to be attractive to everyone.
-- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm@uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org
----- Original Message ----- From: "jeremy hunsinger" <jhuns@vt.edu> To: "Michael Zimmer" <zimmerm@uwm.edu> Cc: "air-l Aoir" <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, June 1, 2013 10:05:37 AM Subject: Re: [Air-L] Interest in AoIR-sponsored webinars?
I think webinars could work, but I think we'd have to be extremely careful to not be exclusive, topics like discipline and irb could be exclusive, whereas tools, methods, theories, ethics, and similar are less likely to be exclusive. here i am thinking about how to actually recognize the international/interdisciplinary nature of our work and how to best share that. I also think we might be able to reprise this sort of thing: http://www.cddc.vt.edu/aoir/2000/seminar/index.html On Jun 1, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Michael Zimmer <zimmerm@uwm.edu> wrote:
Is there interest in having AoIR-sponsored topical webinars? The association could invest in a GoToMeeting or WebEx platform (or get an institution to sponsor), select 4 topics per year (focusing on discipline, method, theory, IRBs, tools, etc), and then invite members with expertise to provide mini presentations, opening up for discussion, etc.
Jeremy Hunsinger Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. --Pablo Picasso
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I hesitate to require interaction with Google (and its cookies) in order to participate in class, or an AOIR event. Another format is a weekly, semi-structured Twitter-based exchange, like #privchat. http://epic.org/privchat/ -Michael Zimmer (Sent via mobile device; reply might be delayed) On Jun 1, 2013, at 10:55 AM, "Brabham, Daren C" <dbrabham@email.unc.edu> wrote:
I have enjoyed using Google Hangouts for my classes to bring guest speakers from far away into the class. I think you can have as many as 15 active panelists and hundreds(?) at a time can observe. And it records to YouTube if you want.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 1, 2013, at 11:29 AM, "Michael Zimmer" <zimmerm@uwm.edu> wrote:
But that's the benefit of webinar format (low cost to produce, nearly zero cost to participate). You can have specificity (not "exclusivity") to help easily incorporate a wider range of interests. Each doesn't have to be attractive to everyone.
-- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm@uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org
----- Original Message ----- From: "jeremy hunsinger" <jhuns@vt.edu> To: "Michael Zimmer" <zimmerm@uwm.edu> Cc: "air-l Aoir" <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, June 1, 2013 10:05:37 AM Subject: Re: [Air-L] Interest in AoIR-sponsored webinars?
I think webinars could work, but I think we'd have to be extremely careful to not be exclusive, topics like discipline and irb could be exclusive, whereas tools, methods, theories, ethics, and similar are less likely to be exclusive. here i am thinking about how to actually recognize the international/interdisciplinary nature of our work and how to best share that. I also think we might be able to reprise this sort of thing: http://www.cddc.vt.edu/aoir/2000/seminar/index.html On Jun 1, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Michael Zimmer <zimmerm@uwm.edu> wrote:
Is there interest in having AoIR-sponsored topical webinars? The association could invest in a GoToMeeting or WebEx platform (or get an institution to sponsor), select 4 topics per year (focusing on discipline, method, theory, IRBs, tools, etc), and then invite members with expertise to provide mini presentations, opening up for discussion, etc.
Jeremy Hunsinger Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. --Pablo Picasso
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I have fewer privacy concerns than Michael about Google (the previous phrase is now a keyboard macro), and pushed the platform for ConnectedLearning.tv because of its (relative) reliability, ease of use, and accessibility (i.e., don't need third party plugins to view the YouTube archive). Love this idea, though tech questions may be cart before the horse. I think we'd need--either here or as a group of interested folks--to think and talk about the topics, format, and outcomes. - Alex On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:26 AM, <zimmerm@uwm.edu> wrote:
I hesitate to require interaction with Google (and its cookies) in order to participate in class, or an AOIR event.
Another format is a weekly, semi-structured Twitter-based exchange, like #privchat. http://epic.org/privchat/
-Michael Zimmer
(Sent via mobile device; reply might be delayed)
On Jun 1, 2013, at 10:55 AM, "Brabham, Daren C" <dbrabham@email.unc.edu> wrote:
I have enjoyed using Google Hangouts for my classes to bring guest speakers from far away into the class. I think you can have as many as 15 active panelists and hundreds(?) at a time can observe. And it records to YouTube if you want.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 1, 2013, at 11:29 AM, "Michael Zimmer" <zimmerm@uwm.edu> wrote:
But that's the benefit of webinar format (low cost to produce, nearly zero cost to participate). You can have specificity (not "exclusivity") to help easily incorporate a wider range of interests. Each doesn't have to be attractive to everyone.
-- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm@uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org
----- Original Message ----- From: "jeremy hunsinger" <jhuns@vt.edu> To: "Michael Zimmer" <zimmerm@uwm.edu> Cc: "air-l Aoir" <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, June 1, 2013 10:05:37 AM Subject: Re: [Air-L] Interest in AoIR-sponsored webinars?
I think webinars could work, but I think we'd have to be extremely careful to not be exclusive, topics like discipline and irb could be exclusive, whereas tools, methods, theories, ethics, and similar are less likely to be exclusive. here i am thinking about how to actually recognize the international/interdisciplinary nature of our work and how to best share that. I also think we might be able to reprise this sort of thing: http://www.cddc.vt.edu/aoir/2000/seminar/index.html On Jun 1, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Michael Zimmer <zimmerm@uwm.edu> wrote:
Is there interest in having AoIR-sponsored topical webinars? The association could invest in a GoToMeeting or WebEx platform (or get an institution to sponsor), select 4 topics per year (focusing on discipline, method, theory, IRBs, tools, etc), and then invite members with expertise to provide mini presentations, opening up for discussion, etc.
Jeremy Hunsinger Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. --Pablo Picasso
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