public marks

PUBLIC MARKS from jlesage with tags academic & SocialNetworking

27 November 2006

26 November 2006

Cyberstudies webring

collection of sites with interest in cyberculture, many from the social sciences

activelearning strategies

a philosophy of education that relies on simulations, role plays, real world activities; practical tips and bibliography

24 November 2006

22 November 2006

20 November 2006

Connectivism Blog

by 1 other
a new theory of education and learning, for a digital Internet culture

18 November 2006

JEP - The Journal of Electronic Publishing

many of the past issues were on thematic concerns; ever of greater importance in academic and knowledge communities is the how-to of electronic publishing

THE PECULIARITIES OF CYBERSPACE by Albert Benschop

complete book online, covers many areas often not dealt with, such as porn sites and dating sites; one insight that may draw you to read more: "the times that count in cyberspace are highly accelerated and strongly individualized."

13 November 2006

Difference, Diversity and Nomadic Subjectivity

Braidotti is a theorist combining the insights of Donna Haraway with postcolonial theory; this earlier (1998) essay still has relevance today. Useful in teaching.

11 November 2006

Confronting Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Ed'n in 21st Century

Henry Jenkins, with Katie Clinton, Ravi Purushotma, Alice J. Robinson, and Margaret Weigel ; PDF or online in 6 parts; sensible and sparks new directions of thought; respectful of students

Knowing Knowledge

useful summary by George Siemens of his ideas from new book; educators need to rethink all ideas about knowledge, education, and learning for young people growing up in the Internet era

06 November 2006

howstuffismade.org

visual encyclopedia that documents manufacturing processes, labor conditions and environmental impacts involved in the production of contemporary products.--summative photo essays produced by students guided by faculty

Digital Library in leisure studies

links to full text essays; important to consider how people choose to organize their time and attention, when they can

03 November 2006

Pierre Bourdieu and taste

overview, with many links; part of a larger, interesting cultural studies site

The Forms of Capital

Bourdieu on economic, cultural, and social capital; full text essay

02 November 2006

"Cyberfeminism with a difference" by Rosi Braidotti

an important essay building on the work of Donna Haraway, emphasizing the kinds of empoverishment that come with globalization, and the possibilities for new forms of collective identity in cyberspace, while eschewing utopianism.

30 October 2006

Planned Obsolescence

Kathleen Fitzpatrick is a media teacher and is spearheading an important online project for media scholars, Media Commons. Her blog has many teaching resources and summaries of sessions at the recent Flow TV Conference.

18 October 2006

Bruno Latour: ARTICLES

most of these works are in English and have full text version online

17 October 2006

TRANSFORMATIONS

"different modes of life embodied within local domains, yet globally interconnected at the same time"

15 October 2006

CiteULike: A free online service to organise your academic papers

by 46 others
CiteULike is a free service to help academics to share, store, and organise the academic papers they are reading. When you see a paper on the web that interests you, you can click one button and have it added to your personal library.

05 October 2006

DIY Media Weblog

new blog as of Sept 06, good authors; participatory democracy in Internet communications

Networked Public Culture

theses for a proposed book on this topic, to which readers are invited to contribute, with comments included in "symposia" after each chapter, first announcement. Later entries include chapter contributors, topics, comments.

03 October 2006

Collectivate.net -- Distributed Aesthetics

expanded discussion of a workshop on this topic. See "theses" by Munster and Lovink