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silver in sf
teaching and learning in a city called san francisco
saturday, october 20, 2007
aoir in vancouver, day two
today's sessions and conversations at aoir8 were particularly engaging.i served as a respondent to a five-paper panel called "critical perspectives on web 2.0: surveillance, discipline, labor." the room was crowded and the five presenters - anders albrechtslund, michael zimmer (also the panel's organizer), soren mork petersen, kylie jarrett, and bilge yesil - were excellent. too often, panels are haphazard collections of random papers; this panel's papers spoke to and built upon each other.i kept my comments brief ("four points in two minutes!"):* i noted that it was a real pleasure to be part of a panel on web 2.0 that addresses things like capitalism and consumerism and labor - topics usually ignored by american internet researchers;* i mentioned that the papers puncture the hype of web 2.0 and do so with careful attention to history, to labor and capitalism, and with critical approaches;* i noted that some of the papers do not puncture the hope of web 2.0. there's plenty that we like about web 2.0 and we need to remind ourselves about that. as soren said in his paper, "we need to focus on capitalism, but we also need to focus on joy and creativity."* and i assigned the panelists homework! i said that they should write an article or hijack a special issue of a journal to talk about how we teach critical approaches to web 2.0. the ideas discussed in each of the papers were fascinating and extremely applicable to the everyday online activities of all of us - especially our students. how about a special issue on teaching web 2.0 or an anthology titled web 2.0 and its discontents?a lot more happened on day two - and here's some pics to prove it.
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friday, october 19, 2007
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thursday, october 18, 2007
aoir in vancouver
i'm in vancouver for aoir8, the annual conference of the association of internet researchers. here's a few pics of day one.to keep up with what goes down, explore the aoir and aoir8 tags.
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wednesday, october 17, 2007
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monday, october 15, 2007
grant proposal mashup
lately i've been working on a grant proposal for a knowledge networking award. this morning, i turned it in. it's a solid proposal for a solid project.in ten sentences:the project: since 1995, i've been running the resource center for cyberculture studies, or rccs. the heart of rccs is a collection of nearly 500 book reviews and over 100 author responses. these days, rccs is growing faster then ever - more books, more book reviews, more reviewers, more readers.the problem: the problem is the platform. rccs needs to be on an open source platform. all the bibliographic data needs to be browseable. rccs readers need to be able to comment on the reviews. and rccs readers need to be able to tag the reviews.the solution: rccs needs a new platform. it's gotta be open, it's gotta allow comments and tags, and it's gotta remain free.together with tenure decisions and job hirings, going for grants is one of the most untransparent things in academia. the idea is to keep very secret about it - don't tell anyone about the grant, don't tell anyone you are applying for the grant, and certainly don't share your proposal with anyone. then, if you get the grant, things become hyper-transparent: you blahg all about it, all the time.one day i'd like to blog the whole process of going for grants - from finding grants that fit your work and stretch your comfort zones to writing in prose that is understandable to submitting a final proposal with all the right signatures of approval. it would be a long blog post.in the meantime, here's a few cut-and-pasted paragraphs from my project narrative fused with archeological evidence (via wayback machine) of rccs's questionable past. a grant proposal mashup.opening up rccsin 1995, as a graduate student in american studies at the university of maryland, i became convinced that the internet was a legitimate object of academic study. i wanted to foster a community of likeminded scholars and teachers. to do that, i established the resource center for cyberculture studies, or rccs, an online center for the study of what we then called the information superhighway or the world wide web. back then, rccs collected and archived two of the most important ingredients for a budding academic field: syllabi and conference announcements.in 1997, i began to publish full-length book reviews on rccs. the reviews run between 1500-2500 words and represent nearly every discipline –– from anthropology to african-american studies, from english to engineering, from law to linguistics.published monthly for the last ten years, there are now over 475 book reviews.over the years, rccs has built up a large and diverse community of academics, artists, and activists. the majority of rccs readers are faculty and students, including professors who use the book reviews to generate new syllabi and graduate students who use the book reviews for lit reviews and comp reading lists. the reviews also benefit authors, including one who recently wrote to me: "i am truly honored that our book has been featured on your website. as a long time fan of the resource center for cyberculture studies, i must confess that this positive review comes as a much appreciated gratification and a stimulus to keep investigating this fascinating area."the problem with rccs is its platform.currently, there is no option to browse the reviews by topic, keyword, author, date of book's publication, or publisher. rccs does not support comments on the book reviews which could spark interesting conversations between readers, reviewers, and authors, thus extending the dialogue. rccs does not support a user-generated system of tagging that could foster a rich folksonomy, deepening and widening opportunities for findability.rccs needs a new platform. it needs to be transferred to an open source content management system like drupal or an open blogging platform like wordpress. all bibliographic material needs to be linked and therefore browseable. it needs to allow comments. and it needs to allow readers the ability to tag the reviews. in short, i am applying for a knowledge networking award to open up rccs.it is difficult to predict grant outcomes. all you can do is put your best work forward and celebrate heartily after you click "submit."
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usftv - year three
two years ago, three usf students approached melinda stone about setting up a television station by and for usf students. it happened.last year, usftv kicked into full gear, producing cablecasts (viewable in usf dorms) every two weeks or so.this year, usftv is back in business and back with some funk. usf students have organized into teams to create programs like usf news, usf sports, usf talks, student films, and visionz.here's a taste:for those of you who do not live in usf dorms, there's usftv on youtube (nice work chris begley).wanna get involved? contact usftv programming director alexandra platt and the usftv crew at usftv [at] usfca [dot] edu
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friday, october 12, 2007
pizza
thursday night is homemade pizza night. i make the crust, sarah makes the sauce and carmelizes the onions. a quick walk to lucca's makes the meats happen.like tapas, our pizzas come in smaller servings. instead of making one gigantic pizza we make two or three minis - each with different toppings. this one is prosciutto and arugula.we snag our wine or beer or whatever and head to the television (cableless; three and a half channels that work aiight) and watch the office.
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usf dissertation fellowship program
details regarding usf's minority scholars dissertation fellowship program have just been released. if you are an underrepresented ethnic minority scholar who plans to spend 2008-2009 finishing your dissertation, you should totally apply.details:the university of san francisco invites applications from underrepresented ethnic minority scholars for the usf dissertation fellowship program for academic year 2008-2009.program: scholars complete the dissertation and initiate an ongoing program of scholarly or creative work, and become familiar with the usual service responsibilities of a university faculty member. scholars teach one course in the discipline each semester and serve the university in various capacities. the program provides a stipend of $32,000 and limited support for relocation and research-related expenses. additional support includes office space,computer and library privileges.qualifications: scholars are members of one of the following groups: african americans, asian americans, hispanics/latinos, or american indians, and are u.s. citizens or permanent residents. candidates must have completed all course work leading to the doctorate by summer 2008, and must be considering a career in college teaching in one of the following fields: education (international and multicultural education; leadership studies; teacher education; counseling psychology [school counseling]); arts and sciences (communication studies; music - ethnic musicology; media studies; politics; sociology; theology and religious studies, biology, philosophy, clinical psychology [experimental psychopathology and/or forensic psychology]); business and management (accounting; finance; marketing; international business; high technology business strategy; management and leadership; entrepreneurship); or nursing.applicants should submit a letter of application (indicating area of expertise), curriculum vitae, transcripts, dissertation prospectus, brief description of research plans, evidence of teaching ability (including student evaluations), and three letters of recommendation to:gerardo marĂn, ph.d., vice provostdissertation scholars searchuniversity of san francisco2130 fulton street, lmr 423san francisco, ca 94117-1080complete applications must be received by january 15, 2008, to ensure full consideration.the university of san francisco is a jesuit catholic university founded in 1855 to educate leaders who will fashion a more humane and just world. candidates should demonstrate a commitment to work in a culturally diverse environment and to contribute to the mission of the university.usf is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to affirmative action and to excellence through diversity. the university provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities upon request.
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thursday, october 11, 2007
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students teaching students
my friend, colleague, and fellow blogger, michael robertson, works hard and creatively towards our department's minor in journalism. way back in 2005, michael set up the usf journalism blog, a site where past and present usf journalism students converge to converse about the field: the ups and downs, the perils and possibilities. this tuesday, the online conversation goes offline - and you are invited.what: do usf graduates have a future in 21st century journalism? a panel discussionwho: speakers include former usf journalism students now working for the san francisco chronicle, kron-tv, nbc-11, the san francisco examiner, and cnetwhere: maier room, fromm hall, usfwhen: tuesday, october 16, 7:30 pmwhy: because one of the best ways for students to learn about the current field of journalism is to listen, learn, and interact with practicing journalists.pedagogically-speaking, i love this event and support any activity that encourages students (past or present) teaching students. professionally-speaking, i'm excited about this event and support any activity that provides students with realistic assessments of our current media landscape, not to mention networking opportunities to help navigate through such landscapes.plus, michael promised there would be cookies.
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