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2009-2010 SOCIAL NETWORKS RESEARCH EVENTS

THE RISE OF NETWORKED INDIVIDUALS: INSIGHTS FROM THE PEW INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT — LEE RAINIE

  • Date: Thurs, April 22, 2010 - 4-5:30pm
  • Location: 100 Rapson Lecture Hall, School of Design

    • Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project will share cutting edge insights on the future of the Internet including trends in social media use and how it is shaping American life.

    Slides from Lee Rainie’s Talk (April 22, 2010)
    pew_networkedindividuals

    INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDENT RESEARCH FORUM

  • Date: Late March - TBD
  • Location: 235 Nolte Center, Institute for Advanced Studies
  • Presenters: Presenter information coming soon.
  • Faculty Moderators: Moderator information coming soon.

    • QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ABOUT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

  • Date: Thurs, November 5, 2009 - 9-10:30am
  • Location: 235 Nolte Center, Institute for Advanced Studies

    • Dr. John Logie, Associate Professor of Writing Studies and author of the book: Peers, Pirates and Persuasion will give an interactive, working talk of how rhetorical theory might be used to enhance online question-and-answer sites. Insights from Dr. Logie’s NSF-funded project are discussed.

    LOCALITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDENT RESEARCH FORUM

  • Date: Fri, October 30, 2009 - 9-10:30am
  • Location: 235 Nolte Center, Institute for Advanced Studies
  • Presenters: Reid Priedhorsky, Computer Science and Peter Gloviczki, Journalism & Mass Communication
  • Faculty Moderators: Loren Terveen, Computer Science and John Logie, Writing Studies

    • Peter Glovicki and Reid Priedhorsky, will discuss their ongoing research projects. While the first generation of Internet scholarship focused on how to best take advantage of the ‘Net’s global reach, much current work is directed at understanding how online social networks can be used to enhance and reinforce local connections. These student presentations approach questions of locality in social networks from across contrasting disciplines.

    YOUTH, SOCIAL MEDIA & “LEARNING”?

  • Date: Fri, September 25, 2009 - 10:30am-12pm
  • Location: 235 Nolte Center, Institute for Advanced Studies

    • Dr. Christine Greenhow, Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies and Visiting Fellow at Yale University, Information & Society Project will give an interactive, working talk on how social network sites engage young people in reading, producing and sharing digital content and how knowledge is negotiated within such spaces. Insights stem from a yearlong R&D project funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

    PAST EVENTS

    INTERNET RESEARCH ETHICS PART I: GUIDELINES FOR ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING

  • Date: February 21, 2008 - 10-11:30am
  • Location: 40 Peik Hall, College of Education + Human Development

    • Dr. Charles Ess, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Philosophy and Religion at Drury University and Chair of the Association of Internet Researchers’ Internet Research Ethics Committee.

    Research involving virtual human subjects in online spaces is becoming increasingly common in departments across the university.

  • How do researchers determine when Internet speech or activities are intended as “public” or “private?”
  • When can the researcher analyze and quote information online without consent, and under what conditions is consent necessary?
  • Does most research concerning online groups pose “low risk,” especially where subjects’ identities are masked with screen names and avatars, or does research on some groups pose higher risk (e.g., research on special populations or groups dealing with sensitive issues or serious illness)?
    These are just some of the ethical dilemmas and questions that this seminar will address when conducting research in online networks, communities, and learning environments.

    HANDOUTS
    ess_internetresearch_feb21.ppt - Internet Research Guidelines PowerPoint
    aoirethicsdoc-creativecommons.rtf
    Ess_InternetResearchEthics
    Buchanan_Ess_Chapter
    Internet_Research_Ethics_Bibliography

    GUEST LECTURE - THE DIGITAL PRODUCTION OF INEQUALITY

  • Date: March 13, 2008 - 4-5:00pm
  • Location: 125 Nolte Center, Institute for Advanced Study

    • Dr. Eszter Hargittai, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Sociology at Northwestern University and Faculty Associate at the Institute for Policy Research.

    INTERNET RESEARCH ETHICS PART II: INTERNET RESEARCH - STORIES FROM THE FIELD

  • Date: April 30, 2008 - 11:30am-1:00pm
  • Location: 315 Peik Hall, College of Education + Human Development

    • A multidisciplinary discussion with faculty who are known for doing Internet research. Panelists contributed strategies and stories from their experiences working in the field of Internet research.

    Panelists:Lee Anderson (Architecture), Laura Gurak (Writing Studies), Heather Haberman (Family Social Science), Shayla Stern (Journalism)
    Moderator: Christine Greenhow, Learning Technologies, College of Education + Human Development.