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[1] From: "Carolyn Kotlas" <kotlas_at_email.unc.edu> (183)
Subject: TL Infobits -- July 2006
[2] From: textodigital_at_cce.ufsc.br (64)
Subject: Texto Digital
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Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:54:55 +0100
From: "Carolyn Kotlas" <kotlas_at_email.unc.edu>
Subject: TL Infobits -- July 2006
TL INFOBITS July 2006 No. 1 ISSN: Not Yet=
Assigned
About INFOBITS
INFOBITS is an electronic service of The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill ITS Teaching and Learning division. Each month the
ITS-TL's Information Resources Consultant monitors and selects from a
number of information and instructional technology sources that come to
her attention and provides brief notes for electronic dissemination to
educators.
NOTE: You can read the Web version of this issue at
http://www.unc.edu/cit/infobits/bitjul06.html
You can read all back issues of Infobits at
http://www.unc.edu/cit/infobits/
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first issue of TL Infobits, which continues
the tradition of CIT Infobits. The name change reflects changes in the
UNC-Chapel Hill Information Technology Services department. The
activities and services of the former Center for Instructional
Technology (CIT) are now within our ITS Teaching and Learning (TL)
division. Along with the new title and issue numbering, we will also
have a new ISSN. The ISSN has been applied for, but has not yet been
assigned.
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Good Education Is Still Hard Work
The Internet Past and Future
Papers on Blogging in Higher Ed
A Networked Approach to the Book
Recommendations for Humanities and Social Sciences Cyberinfrastructure
Recommended Reading
Infobits RSS Feed
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GOOD EDUCATION IS STILL HARD WORK
"There are plenty of good reasons to incorporate information technology
into teaching and learning, but the fear of being left behind or left
out or rejected by demanding techno-proficient applicants is not among
them." In his essay "Critical Thinking for the Google Generation"
(UBIQUITY, vol. 7, issue 21, May 30, 2006 - June 19, 2006), John
Stuckey reminds educators that they "need to consider innovative,
creative ways to integrate technology into teaching and learning, but
as a means, not an end." It is easy to get swept up in the promises and
hype of the headlines, but "good education is still hard work and not
usually glamorous." His essay is available at
http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/v7i21_stuckey.html.
Ubiquity [ISSN 1530-2180] is a free, Web-based publication of the
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), "dedicated to fostering
critical analysis and in-depth commentary on issues relating to the
nature, constitution, structure, science, engineering, technology,
practices, and paradigms of the IT profession." For more information,
contact: Ubiquity, email: ubiquity_at_acm.org; Web:
http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/.
For more information on the ACM, contact: ACM, One Astor Plaza, 1515
Broadway, New York, NY 10036, USA; tel: 800-342-6626 or 212-626-0500;
Web: http://www.acm.org/.
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THE INTERNET PAST AND FUTURE
In "Lessons for the Future Internet: Learning from the Past" (EDUCAUSE
REVIEW, vol. 41, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 16=AD25), Michael M.
Roberts provides an overview of the Internet's development from 1980 to
the present with a focus on academe's involvement in its progress. He
also points out areas where more work is needed: basic research,
advanced network facilities, universal affordable broadband,
middleware, and the preservation of the Internet commons. The article
is available at http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm06/erm0640.asp.
EDUCAUSE Review [ISSN 1527-6619], a bimonthly print magazine that
explores developments in information technology and education, is
published by EDUCAUSE (http://www.educause.edu/). Articles from current
and back issues of EDUCAUSE Review are available on the Web at
http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/.
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PAPERS ON BLOGGING IN HIGHER ED
The mission of the HigherEd BlogCon 2006 online conference was to
"engage the Higher Education community in a conversation on the use of
blogs, wikis, RSS, audio and video podcasts, social networks, and other
digital tools in a range of areas in academe." During April 2006,
BlogCon participants posted "articles, screencasts, videos, and mp3's
on new media in academia." Presentations from this conference include:
"How the Integrated Use of Blogs and Blackboard Can Improve a
University Public Relations Class: A Case Study"
by Ric Jensen, Northwestern State University, and an Infobits
subscriber
http://www.higheredblogcon.com/teaching/jensen/Jensen-March-06.html
"Nomadic Desktops: What? How? Why?"
by Owen James
International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
http://www.higheredblogcon.com/index.php/nomadic-desktops-what-how-why/
"Teaching Information Literacy: Who's Teaching the Teachers?"
by Ewan McIntosh
University of Stirling, Scotland
http://www.higheredblogcon.com/index.php/teaching-information-literacy-whos-=
teaching-the-teachers/
"Giving the Students What They Want: Short, To-the-Point E-Lectures"
by Mark E. Ott
Jackson Community College
http://www.higheredblogcon.com/index.php/giving-the-students-what-they-want-=
short-to-the-point-e-lectures/
All the presentations are available online at
http://www.higheredblogcon.com/.
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A NETWORKED APPROACH TO THE BOOK
Since May 2006, McKenzie Wark, a professor of media and cultural
studies at New School University, has been participating in an
experiment with the Institute for the Future of the Book "to see what
happens when authors and readers are brought into conversation over an
evolving text." Inspired by the Wikipedia encyclopedia which allows
readers to add to and correct its entries, Wark lets readers comment on
his latest book, GAM3R 7H30RY, as he is writing and revising it. When
the book is "finished," it will be conventionally published. You can
track the book's progress and read/post comments on the book at
http://www.futureofthebook.org/gamertheory/.
The Institute for the Future of the Book is a project of the Annenberg
Center for Communication at the University of Southern California. The
mission of the Institute is to "understand and influence" the shift of
the "locus of intellectual discourse . . . from printed page to
networked screen." For more information, contact: Bob Stein, Director,
Institute for the Future of the Book; tel: 213-743-2520; email:
bstein@annenberg.edu; Web: http://www.annenberg.edu/futureofthebook/.
See also:
"Book 2.0: Scholars Turn Monographs into Digital Conversations"
by Jeffrey R. Young
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, vol. 52, issue 47, July 28, 2006, p. A20
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i47/47a02001.htm
Article includes links to related Web resources.
(Online access requires a subscription to the Chronicle.)
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has released "Our
Cultural Commonwealth," the final draft report of the ACLS's Commission
on Cyberinfrastructure for Humanities and Social Sciences. The
Commission was charged with describing the current state of the
cyberinfrastructure; presenting the "potential contributions of the
humanities and social sciences to developing a cyberinfrastructure for
information, teaching, and research"; and making recommendations on how
private and public institutions can make these contributions.
In a series of public meetings, the Commission heard from humanities
scholars, social scientists, librarians, museum directors, government
and private agencies, and entrepreneurs on what future advances and
extensions of the information technology infrastructure they needed.
Some of the recommendations of the Commission include:
Develop public and institutional policies that foster openness
and access.
Cultivate leadership in support of cyberinfrastructure from
within the humanities and social sciences.
Establish national centers to support scholarship that
contributes to and exploits cyberinfrastructure.
Create extensive and reusable digital collections.
The complete report is available online at
http://www.acls.org/cyberinfrastructure/acls.ci.report.pdf.
The American Council of Learned Societies is a "private non-profit
federation of sixty-eight national scholarly organizations. The mission
of the ACLS, as set forth in its Constitution, is 'the advancement of
humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the humanities and the
social sciences and the maintenance and strengthening of relations
among the national societies devoted to such studies.'" For more
information, contact American Council of Learned Societies, 633 Third
Avenue, New York, NY 10017-6795 USA; tel: 212-697-1505; fax:
212-949-8058; Web: http://www.acls.org/.
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RECOMMENDED READING
"Recommended Reading" lists items that have been recommended to me or
that Infobits readers have found particularly interesting and/or
useful, including books, articles, and websites published by Infobits
subscribers. Send your recommendations to carolyn_kotlas_at_unc.edu for
possible inclusion in this column.
Infobits subscriber Arun-Kumar Tripathi has a new essay in a recent
issue of UBIQUITY:
"Coping with Innovative Technology: Albert Borgmann on How Does
Technology Change Learning and Teaching in Formal and Informal
Education"
by Arun-Kumar Tripathi
Ubiquity, vol. 7, issue 23, June 20, 2006 - June 26, 2006
http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/v7i23_coping.html
"The flood of information today threatens to overflow, suffocate and
even obliterate actual reality, says the University of Montana
philosophy professor Albert Borgmann. The 'lightness' of technological
information seems bent on overcoming the 'moral gravity' and 'material
density' that real things naturally possess and that demand our mindful
engagement. Albert Borgmann is not asking us to abandon technological
information. But he is calling us to link it effectively to 'things and
practices' that provide for our material and spiritual well-being."
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Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:58:51 +0100
From: textodigital_at_cce.ufsc.br
Subject: Texto Digital
Prezados,
Vimos divulgar o lançamento do segundo número da Revista Texto Digital (ISSN
1807-9288), no endereço http://www.textodigital.ufsc.br. Publicada apenas em
formato eletrônico, essa revista é um espaço destinado à publicação de textos
(artigos científicos, palestras, etc) cuja temática envolva a Literatura e o
Texto no Meio Digital, assim como as implicações de escrita, leitura, ensino e
aprendizagem, que esse suporte proporciona. Neste segundo número estamos
publicando os ensaios e as palestras apresentados no II Simpósio Nacional de
Literatura e Informática realizado em Florianópolis, SC, em 2005.
Dear Friends,
The second number of Texto Digital (ISSN 1807-9288) has been released at the
address http://www.textodigital.ufsc.br. Published only in electronic format,
this magazine means to be a space for publishing texts (scientific articles,
lectures, etc) who’s thematic regard Literature and Texts in the Digital
Medium, also the implications of writing, reading, teaching and learning
provided by this digital support. In this second number we are publishing the
essays and lectures presented in the II National Symposium of Literature and
Computer Science that took place in Florianopolis, SC, in 2005.
Chers amis,
Le deuxième numéro de Texto Digital (ISSN 1807-9288) vient de paraître, à
l’adresse http://www.textodigital.ufsc.br. Cettte revue, qui n’est publié qu’en
version numérique, sur le web, propose un espace de publication en ligne ouvert
à des travaux portant sur la littérature et et les textes dans le numérique,
ainsi que l’écriture, la lecture et l’apprentissage de littérature à l’aide des
ordinateurs. Dans ce deuxième numéro, nous avons
des articles et des conférences
présentés lors du II Symposium Nacional en Littérature et Informatique, réalisé
à Florianópolis, SC, Brésil, en 2005.
Amigos,
Venimos a divulgar el número 2 de la revista Texto Digital (ISSN 1807-9288), en
la dirección http://www.textodigital.ufsc.br. Publicada solamente en formato
electrónico, esa revista es un espacio para publicación de textos (artículos
científicos, ponencias, etc.) acerca de la literatura y de los textos en el
medio digital, y también las implicaciones de escrita, lectura, enseñanza y
aprendizaje en ese medio. En ese segundo número, se podrán leer los artículos y
las ponencias presentadas en el II Simposio Nacional de Literatura y
Informática, realizado en Florianópolis, SC, en 2005.
Att.
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