[Air-l] digital divide in use - more suggestions?
Sherida Ryan
sherida at openflows.org
Sun Jun 5 05:54:39 PDT 2005
In terms of digital literacy as an element of digital divide in use, I
would suggest looking at:
Burbules, N., & Callister, T. A. (2000). Watch IT: The risks and promises
of information technologies for education.Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
particularly Chapter 2
Burbules, N. (2001). Paradoxes of the web: The ethical dimensions of
credibility. Library Trends, 49(3), 441-453.
and
Warnick, B. (2002). Critical literacy in a digital era:Technology,
rhetoric, and the public interest. Mahwah, N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Warnick, B. (2004). Online ethos: Source credibility in an "authorless"
environment. American Behavioral Scientist, 48(2), 256-265.
Hope this helps,
Sherida Ryan
Doctoral Fellow
Adult Education
OISE/UT
At 02:20 PM 05/06/2005 +0200, you wrote:
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>[Crossposted to DDN + AOIR, sorry for that!]
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>Hello everybody,
>
>I'm doing research within the erea of internet and the digital divide
>(like many of you, i suppose ;-) )
>Most of the literature treats the internet as one uniform medium. In
>reality, the internet exists of different applications like websites,
>usenet, listserv, blogs, email, IM, ...
>
>I was wondering if there exists some research about the consequences of
>this difference in use and it's relationship to the digital divide-theory.
>Most of the time, the digital divide is constraint to the difference in
>internet access, but the future will bring us perhaps only a difference in
>internet use (some only use general websites, while others use all
>different applications).
>
>The term 'digital divide in use' is somewhat what i'm looking for, but not
>exctly i guess. Also the term digital literacy is quite helpful ...
>
>Anyone more suggestions about literature? Or your opinion about this subject?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Michaël
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: Deborah Elizabeth Finn [mailto:deborah.elizabeth.finn at gmail.com]
>Verzonden: za 4/06/2005 22:47
>Aan: The Digital Divide Network discussion group
>CC:
>Onderwerp: [DDN] Bragging Rights in Boston
>
>
>
> (A version of this item is also available through my blog at
>
><http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog/_archives/2005/6/2/903714.html>;
> the blog version provides live links to more information about
> some of
> the people and organizations mentioned here.)
>
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> On Wednesday evening, the Boston 501 Tech Club had a record
> turnout of
> over 70 nonprofit techies! It was the largest gathering ever in the
> history of the regional 501 Tech Clubs.
>
> Here are a few factors that go into an event like this one:
>
> - We had a dedicated team of planners: Merove Heifetz of Earthwatch
> Institute (the outgoing convener of the Boston club), Beth Sousa of
> Families First (the incoming convener), Kathleen Sherwin of Tech
> Foundation, and yours truly.
>
> - The planners met several weeks in advance, to get acquainted in
> person, to brainstorm about desired outcomes, and to plan for the
> transition to a new convener. We then stayed in touch by email and
> conference call.
>
> - TechFoundation generously underwrote the cost of the venue, food,
> and drinks. Furthermore, Kathleen Sherwin, ably assisted by Colleen
> Higgins (also of TechFoundation), deployed her superlative skills as
> an event manager.
>
> - TechFoundation also generously underwrote my time as a consultant
> to bring various pieces of the puzzle together, and to do outreach to
> individuals and groups who may not have previously known about the
> Boston 501 Tech Club or considered attending one of its events.
>
> - The event was held outdoors at a time of year when most people
> crave a little fresh air and sunshire, and it didn't rain.
>
> - The venue was easily accessible by public
> transportation. (Parking
> was also available, which definitely counts for something in Harvard
> Square.)
>
> I'd summarize the most important take-aways in this way:
>
> - If you feed them, they will come. This costs money.
>
> - Events of this sort are labor intensive. Volunteers who have
> other
> full-time jobs can't be expected to do all the work. Hiring
> professionals costs money.
>
> - It's important for potential attendees to receive personal
> invitations (or to hear about the event) from people they know.
>
> However, it's also important not to overlook what we as the planners
> could take for granted: our region can boast of a first-rate talent
> pool of current and aspiring nonprofit techies. We have an abundance
> of philanthropic spirit, utopian vision, and technological genius
> here
> in Massachusetts. Rich in human capital, we desperately need the
> financial and institutional resources to bring it all together to
> serve the nonprofit sector. This new partnership between the Boston
> 501 Tech Club and TechFoundation may bring help to bring us to the
> tipping point.
>
> Go, team!
>
> Best regards from Deborah
>
> P.S. Full disclosure of financial relationship: I used to serve as
> TechFoundation's national nonprofit liaison officer and director of
> its Boston TechConnect program, and am currently working with TF on a
> consulting basis.
>
>
> Deborah Elizabeth Finn
> Boston, Massachusetts, USA
> deborah_elizabeth_finn at post.harvard.edu
> http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog
> http://public.xdi.org/=deborah.elizabeth.finn
>
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