Lecture 3: Blogging, Twitter & Science Journalism
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The document provides an introduction to blogging, Twitter, science journalism, and the New Science Journalism Project. It defines blogging and Twitter, explaining how they can be used to discuss and share information about scientific research and conferences. It describes science journalism as communicating scientific knowledge to the public through mass media, and how science journalists must translate technical information into understandable terms. It also introduces the New Science Journalism Project, which trains science journalists in science and new media skills to help disseminate research information more widely.
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Lecture 27 linkedin - 2012
LinkedIn is a professional networking platform with over 120 million members. It allows users to establish an online professional profile, connect with colleagues and contacts, find jobs and business opportunities, and stay informed of industry trends and news. The lecture discusses how scientists can leverage LinkedIn by setting up a comprehensive profile highlighting their credentials and research interests, connecting with others in their field, joining relevant professional groups, and exploring the site to find potential jobs, conferences to attend, and people to network with to advance their career. Users are advised to optimize their profile with relevant keywords and regularly engage with their connections and groups on LinkedIn.
Lecture 22 Canadian Copyright Law and Remix Culture
This lecture discusses fair dealing and remix culture under Canadian copyright law. It provides an overview of fair dealing and outlines some key aspects of copyright law, including what can and cannot be copyrighted. It then discusses the concept of remixing and provides examples of how remixing builds on previous works to create something new. The lecture concludes with an activity where students create an original collage remixing various copyrighted and public domain images and text to comment on a pop culture figure.
Ales204 - Lecture 20 Part 2 - Creative Commons and Copyright - 2012
This document discusses Creative Commons (CC) licenses and their benefits for sharing and collaborating on creative works like photos, text, music, and movies. It explains that CC licenses allow legal use of others' works and enable creators to manage how their own works are used, distributed, and consumed. Some key benefits highlighted are facilitating collaboration, increasing reach and reputation, improving quality through peer review, and providing legal clarity. The document encourages readers to try uploading a photo to Flickr and choosing a CC license to legally share it.
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This document discusses copyright and Creative Commons licenses. It provides background on how copyright law is outdated for the digital age. Creative Commons was created to make it easier for creators to choose how they want their work shared while still protecting their copyright. Flickr uses Creative Commons licenses to allow images to be shared and used in different ways depending on the license chosen by the creator.
Lecture 18: Reading and Writing for an Academic Purpose
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This lecture discusses the concept of folksonomy, which refers to user-generated tagging of information and objects for personal retrieval and organization in a social environment. Key points include: folksonomy allows for personal categorization of information with less cognitive load than formal taxonomies; as tagging becomes more social, tags can spark discussions; good tag clouds are accessible and avoid overly similar tags. The lecture concludes with an activity analyzing a job posting through a Wordle tag cloud.
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Lecture 14 peer review
The document discusses the process of peer review for academic journals. It explains that peer review involves experts in a field evaluating research before publication to assess its quality, validity, and appropriateness for the journal. The review is meant to improve the research through suggestions and may require revisions or reject the work outright. Peer review helps ensure high standards and continual improvement within academic fields.
Lecture 13: Effective Presentations - Guest Lecture by Marie-Claude
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Lecture 11: Public Speaking - Guest Lecture by marie-claude
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ALES204 2012: Public Speaking Continued
The document provides an overview of a lecture on public speaking that discusses icebreakers, different types of speeches and their formats, and how to organize a speech. It outlines the typical three-part structure of introductions, body, and conclusions and provides examples and tips for each section, such as using transitions to connect points in the body. The lecture emphasizes practicing speeches and knowing your topic and audience.
Ales204 Lecture 9 :: Public Speaking & Pecha Kucha
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Lecture 8 Facebook, Twitter and Citizen Science
This document outlines the agenda for a lecture on meaningful content on Twitter and Facebook. It includes reviewing student homework assignments summarizing talks by Evan Williams and an article on how Twitter will change the way we live. It also discusses findings from an experiment on human ecology and Twitter, where researchers competed to gain the most Twitter replies. For homework, students are asked to review citizen science projects on the Scientific American website and comment on which one they would participate in.
Lecture 7: Facebook Page Assignment
This document outlines the topics that will be covered in a lecture on using Facebook for business purposes. It includes a discussion of Twitter scientists, examples of Facebook pages, an e-portfolio assignment, and guidelines for creating a Facebook page for the assignment. Students are asked to comment on a discussion prompt on the class Facebook page and review a homework assignment on Twitter and how it will endure.
Lecture 6 2012 twitter & science
The document outlines how Twitter can be used in agricultural and life sciences, including searching for hashtags, following meaningful accounts to gain insights, and using tweets for data collection, outreach, and dialogue. It provides examples of farmers and scientists who use Twitter to connect with others and share information. Students are assigned the homework of reflecting on Twitter case studies and reading an article on why Twitter will endure.
Lecture 5 2012
This document outlines the key points from a lecture on science journalism:
- The class reviewed two assigned articles on science journalism and discussed the authors' objectivity, accuracy, and perspective.
- The lecture introduced the concept of viewpoint in journalism and discussed different perspectives a science journalist can take, such as being close to scientists, organizations, or the general public.
- As an activity, students analyzed articles from two science blogs to determine the author's perspective and how it impacted objectivity.
- The lecture concluded that engaging readers in a two-way dialogue is important for science journalists to be responsible in reporting on complex issues like pandemics or climate change.
Lecture 4 - Science Journalism - 2012
This document outlines the lecture topics for a science journalism class. It discusses reviewing science journalism and assigned readings. It covers evaluating science blogs like PLoS, Scientopia, and Not Exactly Rocket Science. The lecture discusses the differences between science writing, communication, popularization and journalism. It also addresses knowing your audience and challenges like poor science or journalism. Students are assigned homework to read recent articles from specific science blogs.
Lecture 34: Futurecasting for #ALES204
This lecture discusses future trends related to technology and society. It explores emerging concepts like augmented reality, location-based mobile marketing, and the growth of social media. Examples are provided of how technologies could monitor people's health and provide real-time feedback. The lecture also notes trends in mobile internet usage, online advertising surpassing print, and the rise of e-commerce and cloud computing. Attendees are asked to consider predictions for the future of social media.
Lecture 32: Open Peer Review
This document discusses open peer review and its advantages over traditional peer review methods. Open peer review involves revealing the identities of both the author and reviewer. The document outlines some key benefits of open peer review such as increased transparency, the ability for broader community input and discussion, and new ways to evaluate impact and quality. While open peer review is still experimental, the document encourages publishers to experiment with different review models and engage researchers.
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