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Category: EthnoPraxis
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Practicing Anthropology in the Shelves: Designing Academic Libraries via Ethnography Presentation at the 108th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Philadelphia PA Organizer: James Mullooly (CSU-Fresno) Chair : Henry Delcore (CSU-Fresno) Session Date & Time: 12/04/2009, 04:00:00PM – 05:45:00PM Room: Room 408, Session ID #: 5311 Session Title: Practicing Anthropology in the Shelves: Designing Academic…
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Wow, if you ever wondered what Practicing Anthropologists do for the world, visit the Point Forward site today. I found out about this firm’s web site by following a Google add link that was on my own LinkedIn page – yes apparently the whole “targeted advertising” thing actually works from time to time. I was…
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The current debate about the role of technology in the classroom is a challenging one to follow. Initially, computers were thought of as a panacea that would improve scores. Then, a backlash came when kids were found to be “screwing around”* with those very devices rather than “learning”. Now, I’m seeing a third wave where some people are realizing that not all “screwing around” is actually “screwing around”. There are…
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I’m now trying to figure this all out for myself. Most essentially to me is to figure out how ethnography fits into it all. Interaction-design.org IXDA-The Interaction Design Association http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interaction_design
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I’m new to mixing ethnography & design. The linked paper by PAul Dourish was very helpful in this regard. Thanks to Dori for this tip!
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I just found “Tinderbox” and it seems interesting at first look. http://www.eastgate.com/Tinderbox/Using/UnderstandingWhatPeopleS.html
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I attended a presentation of STUDIOCODE a Fresno State today and was very impressed. This could make the work of Ethnomethodologists much easier. STUDIOCODE blurb STUDIOCODE is an innovative technology that has revolutionized the way people all around the world look at video analysis and distribution. There is no longer a need to spend countless…
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Read Pecha Kucha: Get to the PowerPoint in 20 Slides Then Sit the Hell DownThanks to Dori for this tip.Dori notes that, “The 20/20 is strictly enforced but you have a more structured set of themes to generate discussion than an open mike, where enforcing time limits is more of a challenge because there is…
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http://www.urban-research.info/workshops/california-gis.htm
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Here’s a great example: http://www.ethno-insight.com/
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