Saturday, August 18, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Wednesday Schedule, August 15
Wednesday is a full day! Please review below as we've had to make a few adjustments to the schedule:
morning remains the same:
9:30-11:30/Nick Jankowski "Tradition and Innovation in Scholarly Publishing in the Social Sciences"
12:00-13:00 Lunch
Afternoon is a bit different than what is listed on the schedule:
13:00-14:30 (1:00-2:30)- free time
14:30 (2:30) -meet in courtyard to visit SMBA museum (http://www.smba.nl/) with Jessica, Jordaan area. Your choice to bike or tram.
3:00 - small groups visit to museum
4:00 - meet at pub around corner of SMBA for discussion
5:00 - home
6:30 - talk and dinner (begins in classroom A, then walk to restaurant at 7:15)
See below for dinner details
A few updates for Wednesday's group dinner:Marco van Hout, founding partner of Design & Emotion, will give a predinner talkhere at the institute, 6:30-7:15, in Classroom A. That way, he can project his visual examples on a large screen which will enhance his presentation. After histalk we will all walk (or bike) together to the restaurant de Jaren. It's only a 10-15 minute walk from the dorms.
http://www.diningcity.com/ams/dejaren/index.htm
Please choose a main course from the three choices below and email me by Weda.m.:
1. Grilled Salmon
2. Pan Fried fillet of beef
3. Vegetarian Lasagna
All main dishes come with vegetables (and or potatos) as well as bread and one trip to the salad bar.
Also, more information about our speaker and his company:
Design & Emotion
www.design-emotion.commarco@design-emotion.com
Thanks and let me know if you have questions.
Julie
morning remains the same:
9:30-11:30/Nick Jankowski "Tradition and Innovation in Scholarly Publishing in the Social Sciences"
12:00-13:00 Lunch
Afternoon is a bit different than what is listed on the schedule:
13:00-14:30 (1:00-2:30)- free time
14:30 (2:30) -meet in courtyard to visit SMBA museum (http://www.smba.nl/) with Jessica, Jordaan area. Your choice to bike or tram.
3:00 - small groups visit to museum
4:00 - meet at pub around corner of SMBA for discussion
5:00 - home
6:30 - talk and dinner (begins in classroom A, then walk to restaurant at 7:15)
See below for dinner details
A few updates for Wednesday's group dinner:Marco van Hout, founding partner of Design & Emotion, will give a predinner talkhere at the institute, 6:30-7:15, in Classroom A. That way, he can project his visual examples on a large screen which will enhance his presentation. After histalk we will all walk (or bike) together to the restaurant de Jaren. It's only a 10-15 minute walk from the dorms.
http://www.diningcity.com/ams/dejaren/index.htm
Please choose a main course from the three choices below and email me by Weda.m.:
1. Grilled Salmon
2. Pan Fried fillet of beef
3. Vegetarian Lasagna
All main dishes come with vegetables (and or potatos) as well as bread and one trip to the salad bar.
Also, more information about our speaker and his company:
Design & Emotion
www.design-emotion.commarco@design-emotion.com
Thanks and let me know if you have questions.
Julie
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Kroller Muller Sculpture Park
"monsieur jacques" by o. wenckebach, 1895 - 1962
go here to see more pictures of the kroller-muller sculpture park
go here to see more pictures of the kroller-muller sculpture park
outdoor cinema - free!
Thanks to Michael for this tip:
The fourth edition of the Open Air Film Festival Amsterdam will take place from August 9 till August 19th under a beautiful starry sky. Every day one can enjoy the best films that haven’t been screened in the Dutch cinemas. We have a superb film programme, interesting art projects, a cosy bar, comfortable beach-chairs and bon fires. Free entry for everyone!
All films are English spoken or English subtitled.
film schedule/website
about the festival
The fourth edition of the Open Air Film Festival Amsterdam will take place from August 9 till August 19th under a beautiful starry sky. Every day one can enjoy the best films that haven’t been screened in the Dutch cinemas. We have a superb film programme, interesting art projects, a cosy bar, comfortable beach-chairs and bon fires. Free entry for everyone!
All films are English spoken or English subtitled.
film schedule/website
about the festival
Thursday, August 9, 2007
trip to utrect
message from paul: In order to be at the Central Museum at 14:00 on Friday, we need to take the train of 13.15 from Amsterdam Amstel. So let us meet at 13 on that station.
otherwise, meet at the main entrance of the Central Museum a couple minutes before 2:00pm.
otherwise, meet at the main entrance of the Central Museum a couple minutes before 2:00pm.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Updates/Please Read
Hello Everyone,
As a follow-up to the announcements in the lunch room on Monday:
1. CommitteesPlease don't stress about the committees. We simply want you to:
1. decide on your chair
2. write a 1-2 sentence objective, e.g. "The Excursion committee will organize one
excursion for the entire group",
3. and designate tasks for each group member to accomplish your objective.
It's not meant to take a lot of time and it's also supposed to be fun. If it'ssimply busy work and does not seem relevent, please talk to us. All committeeinformation and the posting site can be found at:http://courses.washington.edu/uwvks/wiki/index.php?title=Student_Committees
2. Kroller-MullerOn Thursday we will meet in the courtyard at 8:00 a.m. (bus leaves at8:10ish), so please get to bed early :). We'll do research updates during ourpicnic lunch. Alexi will provide sack lunches for us. Let's hope for goodweather. If weather is rainy, we'll go indoors. For the project updates (5-7minutes per group), please include:
1. Restate your research question
2. Field research progress
3. Next steps
Also, if there are any frustrations or roadblocks you've encountered, present them to the group. They may offer some good suggestions/problem solving.
The Kroller Muller is a highlight and I have only heard rave reviews. Here ismore information: http://www.kmm.nl/?lang=en
3. For scheduling meetings with us priority will be given to those who sign upthrough the research wiki:http://courses.washington.edu/uwvks/wiki/index.php?title=Schedule_a_project_status_meeting&action=editus_meeting&action=edit
Reminder: office hours are 10-12 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, or by appt.
4. Final Project and final presentation guidelines are at:
http://courses.washington.edu/uwvks/wiki/index.php?title=Project_%26_presentation_guidelinesn_guidelines
5. I will be in Berlin from August 19, flight at 9 p.m. and returning on the morning of August 24, in time for the final colloquium. Clifford and Jessicawill be available while I am in Berlin. Jessica arrives on the morning of Aug.12. I can always be reached by cell phone 06-20-16-02-44, or email.
Lastly, I hope to visit two places this next week/next weekend--Leiden and Harleem. These are short 1/2 day visits. You are welcome to join me. More information and dates will be available here: http://courses.washington.edu/uwvks/wiki/index.php?title=Cultural_excursions
Leiden is a beautiful university town and Haarlem has sublime organ music in the main cathedral.
That's it for now. Please let us know if you have any questions!
Julie and Clifford
As a follow-up to the announcements in the lunch room on Monday:
1. CommitteesPlease don't stress about the committees. We simply want you to:
1. decide on your chair
2. write a 1-2 sentence objective, e.g. "The Excursion committee will organize one
excursion for the entire group",
3. and designate tasks for each group member to accomplish your objective.
It's not meant to take a lot of time and it's also supposed to be fun. If it'ssimply busy work and does not seem relevent, please talk to us. All committeeinformation and the posting site can be found at:http://courses.washington.edu/uwvks/wiki/index.php?title=Student_Committees
2. Kroller-MullerOn Thursday we will meet in the courtyard at 8:00 a.m. (bus leaves at8:10ish), so please get to bed early :). We'll do research updates during ourpicnic lunch. Alexi will provide sack lunches for us. Let's hope for goodweather. If weather is rainy, we'll go indoors. For the project updates (5-7minutes per group), please include:
1. Restate your research question
2. Field research progress
3. Next steps
Also, if there are any frustrations or roadblocks you've encountered, present them to the group. They may offer some good suggestions/problem solving.
The Kroller Muller is a highlight and I have only heard rave reviews. Here ismore information: http://www.kmm.nl/?lang=en
3. For scheduling meetings with us priority will be given to those who sign upthrough the research wiki:http://courses.washington.edu/uwvks/wiki/index.php?title=Schedule_a_project_status_meeting&action=editus_meeting&action=edit
Reminder: office hours are 10-12 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, or by appt.
4. Final Project and final presentation guidelines are at:
http://courses.washington.edu/uwvks/wiki/index.php?title=Project_%26_presentation_guidelinesn_guidelines
5. I will be in Berlin from August 19, flight at 9 p.m. and returning on the morning of August 24, in time for the final colloquium. Clifford and Jessicawill be available while I am in Berlin. Jessica arrives on the morning of Aug.12. I can always be reached by cell phone 06-20-16-02-44, or email.
Lastly, I hope to visit two places this next week/next weekend--Leiden and Harleem. These are short 1/2 day visits. You are welcome to join me. More information and dates will be available here: http://courses.washington.edu/uwvks/wiki/index.php?title=Cultural_excursions
Leiden is a beautiful university town and Haarlem has sublime organ music in the main cathedral.
That's it for now. Please let us know if you have any questions!
Julie and Clifford
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
presentation & publication guidlines
09 August: for thursday's group presentation at the park. each group will have 5-7 minutes - presentation format:
* brief statement of project focus
* field research progress & road blocks
* next steps
22 August: conference rehearsal: (15minutes/group)
* intro
* research question
* methods
* findings
* conclusion
* you are free to choose the presentation software/media of your choice provided that it can be projected on to the wall using a computer
23 August: Conference Presentation (15minutes/group)
* intro
* research question
* methods
* findings
* conclusion
* you are free to choose the presentation software/media of your choice provided that it can be projected on to the wall using a computer
24 August: Final Projects due:
During our time in Amsterdam we will learn about the role of presentations and publications in scholarly communication. For example, on Wednesday, 08 August, Paul Wouters will discuss conference presentations and on Wednesday, 15 August, Nick Jankowski will discuss research publication. In additional to these traditional forms of academic discourse, your projects will include the use of visual and networked media.
After much deliberation and considering feedback from several of you, we have decided to simplify the requirements by combining the wiki and video-podcasting options previously discussed. In other words, each group will use combination of collaborative software and still/video images. We will make the video podcast optional. However, the online presentation must include at least one use of video.
Online Presentation requirements:
Text – use the wiki to collaboratively develop and communicate your project. Use the outline below as guidelines for your write up. Note: You can use your research proposal as a starting point—there should be much overlap in content.
Images – Incorporate photos of your field sites and/or subjects depending on consent and privacy considerations (this can be interpreted broadly)
Video - Incorporate at least one video clip related to your research topic and/or subjects depending on consent and privacy considerations (this can be interpreted broadly).
Geotagging – link, where appropriate with regard to privacy concerns, photos of your field sites to the group map in the flickr group set up by Sunil (sunil@sunilgarg.com). Where privacy is an issue, you can instead link topically related images to the group map.
Wiki – use the wiki format as the central ‘place’ for accessing/organizing all of your research materials; blogs, data, presentation, images, text, etc. this means to link to your online photo archives and such, rather than downloading to the wiki, in a manor that provides intelligent navigation possibilities.
Research write-up:
1. Abstract statement of situation and research question (200 words max)
2. Background (~1000 words) – an overview that synthesizes the project for all group members This should include:
a) Literature review - from your reading discuss what are the core issues, common concerns, and debates
b) Why is the topic relevant. How did it advance yours and others understanding of the issue? Remember to consider why it has been of personal interest to you.
c) Locate the online and offline manifestations of your. Describe the context of your field sites (online and offline).
3. Research Methods (~1000 words/plus bibliography)
a) Methods strategy employed (online and offline)
b) Affordances & limitations: how did each method enable you to answer your research question? What were their limitations?
c) Reflexivity- what biases and assumptions did you bring to the project and how did they manifest in your field research. How did you deal this?
4. Human Subjects, if applicable discuss (500 words)
a) Methods for recruiting (interview) subjects,
b) Measures taken to guarantee confidentiality and anonymity.
5. Analysis (~1000 words) - what did you find? This is a somewhat descriptive section where you recount and interpret your data.
4. Discussion (~500 words)- answer your research question, discuss the implications of your findings and suggest where YOU might take this research in the future.
5. Reference List (bibliography)
Klumpy bonus: syndicate your project using RSS or Atom, and/or video podcast
* brief statement of project focus
* field research progress & road blocks
* next steps
22 August: conference rehearsal: (15minutes/group)
* intro
* research question
* methods
* findings
* conclusion
* you are free to choose the presentation software/media of your choice provided that it can be projected on to the wall using a computer
23 August: Conference Presentation (15minutes/group)
* intro
* research question
* methods
* findings
* conclusion
* you are free to choose the presentation software/media of your choice provided that it can be projected on to the wall using a computer
24 August: Final Projects due:
During our time in Amsterdam we will learn about the role of presentations and publications in scholarly communication. For example, on Wednesday, 08 August, Paul Wouters will discuss conference presentations and on Wednesday, 15 August, Nick Jankowski will discuss research publication. In additional to these traditional forms of academic discourse, your projects will include the use of visual and networked media.
After much deliberation and considering feedback from several of you, we have decided to simplify the requirements by combining the wiki and video-podcasting options previously discussed. In other words, each group will use combination of collaborative software and still/video images. We will make the video podcast optional. However, the online presentation must include at least one use of video.
Online Presentation requirements:
Text – use the wiki to collaboratively develop and communicate your project. Use the outline below as guidelines for your write up. Note: You can use your research proposal as a starting point—there should be much overlap in content.
Images – Incorporate photos of your field sites and/or subjects depending on consent and privacy considerations (this can be interpreted broadly)
Video - Incorporate at least one video clip related to your research topic and/or subjects depending on consent and privacy considerations (this can be interpreted broadly).
Geotagging – link, where appropriate with regard to privacy concerns, photos of your field sites to the group map in the flickr group set up by Sunil (sunil@sunilgarg.com). Where privacy is an issue, you can instead link topically related images to the group map.
Wiki – use the wiki format as the central ‘place’ for accessing/organizing all of your research materials; blogs, data, presentation, images, text, etc. this means to link to your online photo archives and such, rather than downloading to the wiki, in a manor that provides intelligent navigation possibilities.
Research write-up:
1. Abstract statement of situation and research question (200 words max)
2. Background (~1000 words) – an overview that synthesizes the project for all group members This should include:
a) Literature review - from your reading discuss what are the core issues, common concerns, and debates
b) Why is the topic relevant. How did it advance yours and others understanding of the issue? Remember to consider why it has been of personal interest to you.
c) Locate the online and offline manifestations of your. Describe the context of your field sites (online and offline).
3. Research Methods (~1000 words/plus bibliography)
a) Methods strategy employed (online and offline)
b) Affordances & limitations: how did each method enable you to answer your research question? What were their limitations?
c) Reflexivity- what biases and assumptions did you bring to the project and how did they manifest in your field research. How did you deal this?
4. Human Subjects, if applicable discuss (500 words)
a) Methods for recruiting (interview) subjects,
b) Measures taken to guarantee confidentiality and anonymity.
5. Analysis (~1000 words) - what did you find? This is a somewhat descriptive section where you recount and interpret your data.
4. Discussion (~500 words)- answer your research question, discuss the implications of your findings and suggest where YOU might take this research in the future.
5. Reference List (bibliography)
Klumpy bonus: syndicate your project using RSS or Atom, and/or video podcast
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