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Archive for April, 2007
April 30, 2007 at 1:10 pm · Filed under Videos, Web 2.0
Check out this great intro to managing the mass of information available on the web from Lee LeFever and The Common Craft Show.
Bottom line: Feed reader + subscription = A more manageable flow of information and a happier you!
There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don’t. This video is for the people who could save time using RSS, but don’t know where to start.
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April 27, 2007 at 12:30 pm · Filed under Diigo Links
This edition of Diigo Links is brought to you courtesy of the MIT OpenCourseware Initiative. The following links are courses that I’ve culled that speak to a number of interests I have, particularly in the areas of anthropology/ethnography, digital media and social software.
Enjoy!
MIT OpenCourseWare | Writing and Humanistic Studies | 21W.785 Communicating in Cyberspace, Fall 2003 Annotated
This class covers the analysis, design, implementation and testing of various forms of digital communication based on group collaboration. Students are encouraged to think about the Web and other new digital interactive media not just in terms of technology but also broader issues such as language (verbal and visual), design, information architecture, communication and community. Students work in small groups on a semester-long project of their choice.
MIT OpenCourseWare | Writing and Humanistic Studies | 21W.784 Becoming Digital: Writing About Media Change, Fall 2005 Annotated
The computer and related technologies have invaded our daily lives, have changed the way we communicate, do business, gather information, entertain ourselves. Even technology once considered distinctly “modern” - photography, the telephone, movies, television - has been altered or replaced by faster and more dynamic media that allow more manipulation and control by the individual. Anyone can now create stunning photographic images without a processing lab; and film no longer earns its name, as the cinema often presents images that were never filmed to begin with, but created or doctored in the digital domain. What are the consequences of these changes for the media and arts they alter? How does digitizing affect the values, ethical and aesthetic, of images, texts, and sounds? How do these technologies change the way we spend our time and relate to other people? In the age of the digital, what becomes of property, of history, of identity? Through a series of careful comparisons of images, texts, movies, games, and music - pre-digital versus post-digital - this course will analyze the ways in which these media and our responses to them have changed in the digital era; and we will ask about the value of these changes.
MIT OpenCourseWare | Science, Technology, and Society | STS.360 Ethnography, Spring 2003
- This course is a practicum-style seminar in anthropological methods of ethnographic fieldwork and writing. Depending on student experience in ethnographic reading and practice, the course is a mix of reading anthropological and science studies ethnographies; and formulating and pursuing ethnographic work in local labs, companies, or other sites.
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MIT OpenCourseWare | Engineering Systems Division | ESD.85J Integrating Doctoral Seminar on Emerging Technologies, Fall 2005
- This team-taught subject is for doctoral students working on emerging
technologies at the interface of technology, policy and societal
issues. It integrates concepts of research strategy and design from a
variety of disciplines. The class addresses problem identification and
formulation of research topics, the role of qualitative and
quantitative research methods, and the use of various data collection
techniques. Coursework focuses on students’ thesis proposals,
faculty-student study panels, critical evaluation of research design,
and ethical issues in conducting research and gathering data. - post by edventures
MIT OpenCourseWare | Anthropology | 21A.750J Social Theory and Analysis, Fall 2004
- This course presents a survey of social theory from the 19th century to the present. The focus is on (a) the social grounds from which the theory arises; (b) the utility and limitations of older theories for current conditions; (c) the creation of new theory out of contemporary conditions; (d) sciences and technologies as the infrastructures upon which social institutions depend, are shaped, and shape.
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MIT OpenCourseWare | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 6.805 Ethics and the Law on the Electronic Frontier, Fall 2005
- This course considers the interaction between law, policy, and technology as they relate to the evolving controversies over control of the Internet. In addition, there will be an in-depth treatment of privacy and the notion of “transparency” — regulations and technologies that govern the use of information, as well as access to information. Topics explored will include:
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Legal Background for Regulation of the Internet
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Fourth Amendment Law and Electronic Surveillance
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Profiling, Data Mining, and the U.S. PATRIOT Act
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Technologies for Anonymity and Transparency
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The Policy-Aware Web
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MIT OpenCourseWare | Science, Technology, and Society | STS.069 Technology in a Dangerous World, Fall 2002
- Aim is to analyze important current events for what they reveal about
the nature and working of our technological world. Starting point is
connection between technology and terrorism. Subject also explores how
a human-built world can foster insecurity and danger, and how human
beings respond. Many invited guests help develop a strong
interdisciplinary approach (science, engineering, social science,
humanities). Topics include technological risk and remediation,
sociotechnical systems, imagination of disaster, technology and
identity, technology and religion, technology and education, and
technology and trust. - post by edventures
MIT OpenCourseWare | Comparative Media Studies | CMS.610 Media Industries and Systems, Spring 2006
- This course examines the interplay of art, science, and commerce shaping the production, marketing, distribution, and consumption of contemporary media. It combines perspectives on media industries and systems with an awareness of the creative process, the audience, and trends shaping content. There will be invited discussions with industry experts in various subject areas. - post by edventures
MIT OpenCourseWare | Media Arts and Sciences | MAS.966 Digital Anthropology, Spring 2003
- Digital Anthropology is a Spring 2003 applied social science and media arts seminar, surveying the blossoming arena of digital-artifact enabled experimental sociology/anthropology. We will emphasize on both (a) Technology Testbeds – systematically deploying research lab prototypes and corporate pre-production products in a sample human organizational population and carefully observing the social consequences, and (b) Sociometrics – using digital artifacts to better observe and measure the complex social reality of interesting human systems. - post by edventures
MIT OpenCourseWare | Media Arts and Sciences | MAS.965 Social Visualization, Fall 2004
- Millions of people are on-line today and the number is rapidly growing - yet this virtual crowd is often invisible. In this course we will examine ways of visualizing people, their activities and their interactions. Students will study the cognitive and cultural basis for social visualization through readings drawn from sociology, psychology and interface design and they will explore new ways of depicting virtual crowds and mapping electronic spaces through a series of design exercises. - post by edventures
MIT OpenCourseWare | Media Arts and Sciences | MAS.963 Technological Tools for School Reform, Fall 2005
- This course explores the potential impact of modern technologies on the school reforms debate. The first part of the course provides an overview of the current state of the school reform debate and reviews the ideas in the progressive school reform movement, as well as examining the new public charter school in Cambridge as a case study. The second part of the course requires critical study of research projects that hold promise as inspirations and guidelines for concrete multidisciplinary activities and curriculum for progressive charter schools. The course concludes with a discussion of the challenges in scaling the successful innovations in school reform to new contexts. - post by edventures
MIT OpenCourseWare | Media Arts and Sciences | MAS.963 Techno-identity: Who we are and how we perceive ourselves and others, Spring 2002
- The nature of human identity - how we think of ourselves, how we perceive others - is a mutable concept, changing with the rise and fall of religious beliefs, social mores, philosophical theories. Today, we live in a world in which science and technology are among the most powerful forces reshaping our culture - and thus our definitions and perceptions of identity. In this seminar, we will examine the impact of science and technology on identity. - post by edventures
MIT OpenCourseWare | Media Arts and Sciences | MAS.962 The Nature of Constructionist Learning, Spring 2003
- This course examines the philosophical and theoretical foundations of constructionism as a paradigm for formulating and evaluating new theories for learning and approaches to education. One of the goals of this course is to help new learning researchers situate their work within the constructionist framework through readings and projects that will focus on the rich interplay between the process of knowledge construction and the development and co-evolution of ideas, learners, tools, and contexts. - post by edventures
MIT OpenCourseWare | Media Arts and Sciences | MAS.961 Designing Sociable Media, Spring 2001
- This course is about social life in the on-line world. Its focus is on how the design of the interface influences people’s interactions with each other and shapes the cultural mores and structures they develop. We will examine the ways social cues are communicated in the real and the virtual world, discuss the limits imposed upon on-line communities by their mediated nature, and explore directions that virtual societies can take that are impossible for physical ones. - post by edventures
MIT OpenCourseWare | Media Arts and Sciences | MAS.961 Ambient Intelligence, Spring 2005
- This course will provide an overview of a new vision for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in which people are surrounded by intelligent and intuitive interfaces embedded in the everyday objects around them. It will focus on understanding enabling technologies and studying applications and experiments, and, to a lesser extent, it will address the socio-cultural impact. Students will read and discuss the most relevant articles in related areas: smart environments, smart networked objects, augmented and mixed realities, ubiquitous computing, pervasive computing, tangible computing, intelligent interfaces and wearable computing. Finally, they will be asked to come up with new ideas and start innovative projects in this area. - post by edventures
MIT OpenCourseWare | Media Arts and Sciences | MAS.714J Technologies for Creative Learning, Fall 2004
- This course explores how new technologies can help people learn new things in new ways. It analyzes principles and strategies underlying the design of innovative educational technologies and creative learning environments, drawing on specific case studies such as the LEGO Programmable Brick and Computer Clubhouse after-school learning centers. The course will include hands-on activities, analyses of learning experiences, and design of new tools and activities. - post by edventures
April 27, 2007 at 11:36 am · Filed under Twitter Log, Web 2.0
This may come as a relief to some but I’ve decided that since I can’t make my Twitter blog posts private by default that I am no longer going to be posting them here. I’m not sure how much they contribute to my readership, although I enjoy having a record of my daily activities.
For those who are actually interested though, I’m not dumping the idea entirely. I’ve moved my Twitter posts to a new blog, johnericmartin.com/Twitter.
I do plan to keep on Twittering though. I really do like the stream of consciousness brain dump outlet it provides.
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April 27, 2007 at 8:13 am · Filed under Library, Web 2.0
I am currently developing a technology plan for our local library. It is being developed online using PBwiki and is available here: http://edventures.pbwiki.com/SwlLibrary
The Samuel H Wentworth Library serves the town of Sandwich and its 1300+ residents. It is also home to the grassroots wireless network, Cyberpine, which serves our town in lieu of typical broadband connections such as cable or DSL. This relationship allows the Library to provide free wireless access to patrons, as well as four public access terminals. Future growth of public net access is somewhat restricted as it is tempered by the availability of bandwidth through CyberPine which is currently served by a T1 line.
As of this moment, the Library does not have a web presence, although that is of great interest to its director. As I develop this technology plan, I would be interested in hearing what other libraries of similar size and capacity are doing to extend their services to their respective communities. Please drop a comment and let me know what you would like to see in such a library.
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April 23, 2007 at 11:59 pm · Filed under Twitter Log
- @elsua: Hey Luis, probably doing a lot of post-winter clean-up, and a bunch of time with my kids! Hope you’re feeling better! #
- @elsua: Good night Luis, catch you later. #
- @davecormier: So how did tonight’s EdTechWeekly show go? #
- Go BoSox! Back to back to back home runs to tie the game at 3. Manny, J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell. I almost feel bad for their pitcher, NOT! #
- NO WAY - Back to back to back to back home runs! Varitek was not to be denied! #
- 4-3 Sox over the hated Yankees on 4, count ‘em 1…2…3…4, back to back homers. I have never seen that! #
- @coolcatteacher: Don’t get me started on IT sabotaging pedagogical uses of tech in learning. My wife is running into that in her school too. #
- OMG I am sooo tired of listening to the ESPN Yankee fanboyz. Give me RemDawg! #
- Enjoying the rest of the Sox-Yankees rivalry, then hitting the rack. G’night all… #
- Sox SWEEP the Yanks!!! #
- Ok, now going to bed. #
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April 22, 2007 at 11:59 pm · Filed under Twitter Log
- Sox over the Yanks 7-5. w00t! #
- @jutecht: Howzit bruddah? How’s your rescuee? #
- @jutecht: Yeah, that’s how we ended up with our fish, and our rabbit, and our mouse, and our ball python. Good luck with that! #
- @jutecht: I’m very sorry to hear about the kitten Jeff. At least she was knew love before the end. #
- Minor scare this morning - our short tail ball python escaped from her cage and was MIA. Found her in the kids toys. Hunting maybe? #
- Starting vacation - a whole week. What am I going to do? #
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April 21, 2007 at 11:59 pm · Filed under Twitter Log
- 2800 hits yesterday - Holy smoke! More than double my best day ever. #
- Good morning to my Twitter friends! It’s glorious mornings like these that I wish our conversations were real rather than virtual. #
- @jutecht: Rock on Jeff, that’s one lucky kitten. Still trying to convince our rescued ball python she wants to eat! #
- 70+ degrees and I’m still shoveling snow! Only in New England… But at least I can sit on my deck again! #
- Summer is coming - Beach volleyball on the tube, Sox v. Yanks this afternoon. My first sunburn at yesterday’s media support event. Oh joy! #
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April 20, 2007 at 11:59 pm · Filed under Twitter Log
- Getting prepped for an off-site media setup - big fundraising effort for campus PE center. Lots of big mucky-mucks. Oh boy! #
- @crafty184: Firefox baby! If only to have a backup browser! #
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April 20, 2007 at 11:59 pm · Filed under Twitter Log
- Getting prepped for an off-site media setup - big fundraising effort for campus PE center. Lots of big mucky-mucks. Oh boy! #
- @crafty184: Firefox baby! If only to have a backup browser! #
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April 19, 2007 at 11:59 pm · Filed under Twitter Log
- At home after school concert, watching the Sox and trying to relax. I don’t think I’m succeeding. #
- Coming out of a great meeting with a faculty member. We’re working on getting two of their courses online for the summer term. #
- Bb dev phone conference in 15 minutes. #
- Heading to hold a faculty workshop on Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 #
- None of our faculty apparently care about new OS’s or versions of Office. Wonder if they will care in the fall? #
- Back from a WebCT workshop on the Assignment tool. #
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