The Open Scholar: Professors Are People Too
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March 20, 2008 The Professor as Open Book By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM IT is not necessary for a student studying multivariable calculus, medieval literature or Roman archaeology to know that the professor on the podium shoots pool, has donned a bunny costume or can*t get enough of Chaka Khan. Yet professors of all ranks and disciplines are revealing such information on public, national platforms: blogs, Web pages, social networking sites, even campus television. [snip] There was a time when professors did not outrank music premieres on television. They were buttoned-up authority figures, like the legendary fictional Professor Kingsfield, portrayed by John Houseman in *The Paper Chase.* The personal lives of professors could only be imagined from the sparse clues of clothing, handwriting and the contents of offices. These days, the clues are usually digital and are broad invitations to get to know the person behind the Ph.D. It is not uncommon for professors* Web pages to include lists of the books they would take to a deserted island, links to their favorite songs from bygone eras, blog posts about their children, entries *written* by their dogs and vacation photographs. [snip] Certainly, professors have embraced the Internet since its earliest days, using it as a scholarly avenue of communication, publication and debate. Now it is common for many to reveal more personal information that has little connection to their work. Some do so in hopes it will attract attention for a book or paper they have written; others do so inadvertently, joining Facebook to communicate with students and then finding themselves lured deeper by its various applications. Many, though, say that by divulging family history and hobbies, they hope to appear more accessible to students. [snip] Mr. Irwin updates his Facebook page with photos and titles of books he is reading, but he misses what he calls the Las Vegas feel of MySpace. Still, his postings ignite a conversation with students. *Anything I can do to kind of meet them halfway,* he said, *I try to do.* [MORE] Excerpted Story Available at [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/03/open-scholar-professors-are... ] Happy Full Day of Spring! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]
All, I once heard of a slang/technical term for those irritating animated pop-up ads that run at the bottom of the TV screen during programs (love the Simpsons episode when Marge sprays them with bug killer and they die heh-heh-heh) but now I can't find it. Anyone know? -TED Ted M. Coopman Department of Communication University of Washington
Chris Anderson calls this a "snipe": "the industry's term for a network promotion embedded in into a broadcast." He distinguishes it from a "bug" -- the transparent network logo that sits in the bottom right corner of most screen broadcasts. Chris Anderson, "Television Networks and the Uses of Drama," in Thinking Outside the Box: A Contemporary Television Genre Reader (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2005), 65-87. Hope this was the term you're looking for! Best, Bob -- Bob Rehak Assistant Professor Film and Media Studies Swarthmore College On Sat, March 22, 2008 14:25, coopman@u.washington.edu wrote:
All,
I once heard of a slang/technical term for those irritating animated pop-up ads that run at the bottom of the TV screen during programs (love the Simpsons episode when Marge sprays them with bug killer and they die heh-heh-heh) but now I can't find it.
Anyone know?
-TED
Ted M. Coopman Department of Communication University of Washington
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Thanks! Out of curiosity, any other terms out there? -TED Ted M. Coopman Department of Communication University of Washington On Sat, 22 Mar 2008, Bob Rehak wrote:
Chris Anderson calls this a "snipe": "the industry's term for a network promotion embedded in into a broadcast." He distinguishes it from a "bug" -- the transparent network logo that sits in the bottom right corner of most screen broadcasts.
Chris Anderson, "Television Networks and the Uses of Drama," in Thinking Outside the Box: A Contemporary Television Genre Reader (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2005), 65-87.
Hope this was the term you're looking for!
Best, Bob
-- Bob Rehak Assistant Professor Film and Media Studies Swarthmore College
On Sat, March 22, 2008 14:25, coopman@u.washington.edu wrote:
All,
I once heard of a slang/technical term for those irritating animated pop-up ads that run at the bottom of the TV screen during programs (love the Simpsons episode when Marge sprays them with bug killer and they die heh-heh-heh) but now I can't find it.
Anyone know?
-TED
Ted M. Coopman Department of Communication University of Washington
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In the biz, we still use icon, branded logo on screen, and the old network ID as well as the term bug, snipe, IBP (in broadcast promo). It varies by region, and who you work with too. I still produce national pieces, and I have noticed that even though the net has brought us closer together terms very from LA, to Atlanta to DC to NY. Many are just made up and become part of the lexicon. It's amazing! The Internet has actually created more options and more words because everything is converging due to disruptive convergence technologies. Chris -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of coopman@u.washington.edu Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 3:02 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] Looking for correct term Thanks! Out of curiosity, any other terms out there? -TED Ted M. Coopman Department of Communication University of Washington On Sat, 22 Mar 2008, Bob Rehak wrote:
Chris Anderson calls this a "snipe": "the industry's term for a network promotion embedded in into a broadcast." He distinguishes it from a "bug" -- the transparent network logo that sits in the bottom right corner of most screen broadcasts.
Chris Anderson, "Television Networks and the Uses of Drama," in Thinking Outside the Box: A Contemporary Television Genre Reader (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2005), 65-87.
Hope this was the term you're looking for!
Best, Bob
-- Bob Rehak Assistant Professor Film and Media Studies Swarthmore College
On Sat, March 22, 2008 14:25, coopman@u.washington.edu wrote:
All,
I once heard of a slang/technical term for those irritating animated pop-up ads that run at the bottom of the TV screen during programs (love the Simpsons episode when Marge sprays them with bug killer and
they die heh-heh-heh) but now I can't find it.
Anyone know?
-TED
Ted M. Coopman Department of Communication University of Washington
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