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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:14:51 -0500
From: "Farnum Patronis, Amy" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: FSU School of Information faculty and doctoral students to attend 2014
iConference in Berlin
FSU School of Information faculty and doctoral students to attend 2014
iConference in Berlin
Feb. 27, 2014
http://news.cci.fsu.edu/slis-news/ischool-participants-to-attend-2014-iconference-in-berlin/
Several doctoral students and faculty members from Florida State
University (FSU)’s School of Information<http://ischool.cci.fsu.edu/> are
heading to the 2014 iConference in Berlin, Germany that will take place
March 4-7.
This year’s FSU participants include: Dr.
<http://directory.cci.fsu.edu/warren-allen/> Warren
Allen<http://directory.cci.fsu.edu/warren-allen/>, Dr. Gary
Burnett<http://directory.cci.fsu.edu/gary-burnett/>, Dr. Kathleen
Burnett<http://directory.cci.fsu.edu/kathleen-burnett/>, Wonchan Choi,
Laura-Edythe Coleman, Dr. Nancy
Everhart<http://directory.cci.fsu.edu/nancy-everhart/>, Dr. Shuyuan Mary
Ho<http://directory.cci.fsu.edu/Shuyuan-Ho/>, Ji Hei Kang, Jisue Lee,
Marcia Mardis<http://directory.cci.fsu.edu/marcia-mardis/>, Dr. Lorri
Mon<http://directory.cci.fsu.edu/lorri-mon/>, Nathaniel (Nate) Ramos,
Julia Skinner, Laura Spears<http://directory.cci.fsu.edu/laura-spears/>,
Dr. Besiki Stvilia<http://directory.cci.fsu.edu/besiki-stvilia/> and
Lynnsey Weissenberger. The names in bold are attending in person and you
can find more details about their iConference participation at the end of
this article.
Two doctoral students, Wonchan Choi and Nathaniel (Nate) Ramos, were
selected to participate on a
colloquium<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/doctoral-colloquium>
where they will present their research to a group of faculty and mentors
in an interactive manner. The forum is intended to be “workshop-like,”
where feedback is provided to students on their dissertation, as well as
career-related advice and insightful information on other areas of
research.
Ramos’ research is about, “Babies, Puppies and Google Glass,” where he
conducted a pilot study of Google Glass, and how it’s being used today by
examining interactions with the product shown on Youtube videos. While in
Germany and at the iConference, Ramos hopes to “learn from professionals
about trends in research, how to best make an impact in the field, and
looks forward to experiencing a new culture.” He is currently finishing
his second year as a FSU doctoral student. Ramos earned his Bachelor’s in
Journalism from Colorado State University and received a Master’s in
Library & Information Studies at the University of Denver.
Choi’s dissertation topic, “How people access online credibility,”
specifically focuses on health-related websites. Choi completed his
Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Library & Information Studies from
Pusan National University in South Korea before starting his doctoral
degree at FSU’s iSchool.
The iConference provides the opportunity for students to request mentors
in the field who they would like to see are invited beforehand and the
actual events provide time to speak with these experienced leaders. Choi
expressed excitement to discuss his research with a colloquium co-chair,
Karen E. Fisher, an author of Theories of Information Behavior, as well as
other prominent attendees. He said, “Berlin will be a great opportunity
to hear feedback from the audience and ask for perspectives from key
professionals about my dissertation topic.” Choi believes the iConference
will positively contribute towards his long-term plans and interest in
developing existing and establishing original theories that deal with
models to assess online credibility.
FSU iSchool doctoral student, Lynnsey Weissenberger, will present insights
based on her accepted paper, “When “Everything” Is Information: Irish
Traditional Music and Information Retrieval.” Being an Irish musician
herself, she uses personal experience as well as research to discuss
larger issues with world music and information retrieval systems. She
mentioned, “the iConference provides a platform for discussions
surrounding information of many kinds and in numerous contexts. It is
particularly important for my research, because I am working with music as
information and oral information as it relates to music information
retrieval.”
The
iConference<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/about-the-iconference/>
was started in 2005 by the iSchools
organization<http://ischools.org/about/> and each year it is hosted by a
different iSchools member-institution<http://ischools.org/directory/>.
It serves as a gathering of scholars and researchers from around the world
who share a common concern about critical information issues in society.
The upcoming 2014 event will take place at the Berlin School of Library
and Information Science<https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/> at
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and the program is administered by the
Royal School of Library and Information
Science<http://iva.ku.dk/forside/>, University of Copenhagen.
Here is more information about the FSU School of Information’s
participation to check out at the 2014 iConference (with names of
attendees highlighted in bold):
* “Culture and Context in the Mandated Implementation of Digital
Textbooks in Florida and South Korea”
(Note<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/notes>). Ji Hei Kang and
Dr. Nancy Everhart.
* “Cultivating Cultural Competence: Context, Culture, and Technology of
a Global Reading Challenge”
(Note<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/notes>). Dr. Eliza T.
Dresang (previously FSU College of Information Eliza Gleason Atkins
Professor<http://news.cci.fsu.edu/slis-news/eliza-t-dresang-named-gleason-professor>).
* “When “Everything” Is Information: Irish Traditional Music and
Information Retrieval”
(Paper<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/papers>). Lynnsey
Weissenberger.
* “Teach Me and Trust Me: Creating an Empowered Online Community of
Tweens and Parents”
(Paper<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/papers>). Dr. Mega
Subramaniam (FSU iSchool Ph.D. alumni).
* “Breaking Down and Building Up: Accelerating Sociotech Scholarship in
the iSchool Community” (Organizer of Conference Workshop
#1<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/workshops/#workshop1>). Dr.
Warren Allen.
* “Interdisciplinary Practices in iSchools” (Organizers of Conference
Workshop
#5<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/workshops/#workshop5>). Dr.
Kathleen Burnett and Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho.
* “Digital Youth: Towards a New Multidisciplinary Research Network”
(Organizer ofConference Workshop
#10<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/workshops/#workshop10>).
Dr. Eliza T. Dresang (previously FSU College of Information Eliza Gleason
Atkins
Professor<http://news.cci.fsu.edu/slis-news/eliza-t-dresang-named-gleason-professor>).
* “From Eye Rolls to “I can!”: Understanding the Health Literacy of
Disadvantaged Tweens”
(Poster<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/posters>). Dr. Mega
Subramaniam (FSU iSchool Ph.D. alum).
* “Breaking Down Barriers: Transforming Libraries into Learning Labs”
(Poster<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/posters>). Dr. Eliza
T. Dresang (previously FSU College of Information Eliza Gleason Atkins
Professor<http://news.cci.fsu.edu/slis-news/eliza-t-dresang-named-gleason-professor>).
* “Designing Studies to Evaluate an Orientation Program Using Mobile
Augmented Reality for Net Generation Students”
(Poster<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/posters>). Ji Hei
Kang.
* “Assessing Information Technology Educational Pathways That Support
Deployment And Use of Rural Broadband”
(Poster<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/posters>). Laura
Spears, Marcia A. Mardis and Laura-Edythe Coleman.
* “Networked Technologies and Exploded Context: The Case of Facebook
Activism”(Poster<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/posters>).
Dr. Gary Burnett and Julia Skinner.
* “College Students’ Value Structure of Choosing and Using Mobile
Health/Wellness Applications: Preliminary Findings”
(Poster<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/posters>). Wonchan
Choi and Dr. Besiki Stvilia.
* “Communities of Practice and Connected Learning: Breaking Down Walls
Through the Use of Information and Communication Technologies”
(Poster<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/posters>). Dr. Eliza
T. Dresang(previously FSU College of Information Eliza Gleason Atkins
Professor<http://news.cci.fsu.edu/slis-news/eliza-t-dresang-named-gleason-professor>)
and Dr.Kathleen Burnett.
* “Twitter and the Virtual Branch: the Public Library in Social Space”
(Poster<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/posters>). Dr. Lorri
Mon and Jisue Lee.
* “Mapping an Agenda for Educational Informatics in the K-12 Domain”
(Poster<http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/posters>). Marcia A.
Mardis.
Amy Farnum-Patronis
Assistant Director of Communications
College of Communication & Information
Florida State University
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