Monthly Archives: February 2012
Doodle – Take the Hassle Out of Meeting Scheduling!
Doodle is a basic, free service that helps with the scheduling of meetings when a number of people are involved. It eliminates the chaos that comes from scheduling group events and trying to find a time when everyone is available. Coordinating meeting times can be time-consuming — Doodle can help! Instead of offering just one date/time option, you can propose several dates and times and the participants can indicate their availability online. With…
CFP: Panel: Digital Transitions
Call for Papers Panel: Digital Transitions Comparative Literature Association of Ireland, First International Conference, Transitions in Comparative Studies; 28-30 June 2012, University College Cork, Ireland In the wake of the explosive arrival of the internet and associated new media in the general public consciousness and use during the past decade, comparatists find themselves presented with a vast number of new possibilities, but also with new challenges. Visual art is no longer confined to forms such as painting and sculpture,…
CFP: New Media, digital identities and transformations of surveillance
*Call for papers* Open panel: “New Media, digital identities and transformations of surveillance” at: Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) and the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) 2012: October 17-20, 2012, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark Organized by Jason Pridmore (Zuyd University, The Netherlands) and Anders Albrechtslund (Aarhus University, Denmark) New Media, digital identities and transformations of surveillance The increasing use and presence…
TTI Tech Tip #31: A Guide to Becoming a Successful Learner
TTI Tech Tip #31: —————————————————————- A Guide to Becoming a Successful Learner Are you getting ready to teach an online course? Are you concerned that your students aren’t ready? Or perhaps you’re a student thinking about taking an online course and aren’t sure what’s involved in online learning. We have the answers for you! The TTI group has developed a website intending to help students self-assess if online learning is right for them…
Second International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK12)
NB. Early registration closes February 15 2012. Register now to get the best rates. http://lak12.sites.olt.ubc.ca/ Please join us for the Second International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK12). This year’s conference will be located in Vancouver, Canada from 29th April to 2nd May 2012. For the world of higher education, learning analytics is gaining increasing momentum for its capacity to respond to and inform the dynamic and complex landscape that is 21st…
2012 Summer Research Institute for the Science of Socio-Technical Systems
2012 Summer Research Institute for the Science of Socio-Technical Systems July 29 – August 2, 2011 – The Bishop’s Lodge Resort, Santa Fe, NM, USA Application: Screening begins March 9th, 2012 Eligibility: Advanced doctoral students, post-doctoral scholars and pre-tenure faculty at US-based institutions Notification: Early April 2012 Cost: reasonable expenses will be covered for all accepted participants Background A science of socio-technical systems is emerging from research in the fields of CSCW, social…
International Journal of Computer Networks (IJCN)
CALL FOR PAPERS – INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER NETWORKS (IJCN) ISSN: 1985-4129 Volume 4, Issue 3 Info. at http://www.cscjournals.org/csc/journals/IJCN/journal_cfp.php?JCode=IJCN Computer Science Journals (CSC Journals) invites researchers, editors, scientists & scholars to publish their scientific research papers in an International Journal of Computer Networks (IJCN) Volume 4, Issue 3. The International Journal of Computer Networks (IJCN) is an archival, bimonthly journal committed to the timely publications of peer-reviewed and original papers that advance the state-of-the-art…
7th Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems
The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (http://jvwresearch.org/) is happy to announce a special call for MCIS2012 Track on Real Virtual Worlds and Serious Games At the 7th Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (MCIS 2012) September 2012, Guimarães, Portugal Track Chairs Ruti Gafni, Tel-Aviv Yaffo Academic College, Israel. rutigafn@mta.ac.il Nitza Geri, The Open University of Israel. nitzage@openu.ac.il Yesha Sivan, Tel-Aviv Yaffo Academic College, Israel. yesha.sivan@mta.ac.il You can access this call directly through our website<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=fb42a9c58b&e=4bf1169a5a> . About MCIS 2012 Adopting emergent knowledge and…
Embed a YouTube Video into your PowerPoint 2010 Presentation
Tech Tip #30 from the MSU OIT Technology, Training, and Integration Division If you’d like to include a YouTube clip as part of your PowerPoint presentation, you can easily embed a video to play directly within your slideshow. After copying the YouTube video’s URL, you need to add the Developer tab to your PowerPoint Ribbon Click on File and select Options Click on Customize Ribbon Under Choose commands from: select All Tabs Click on Developer and click Add Click OK On the Developer tab, click on More Controls in…