Michael, This a great book published by Dr. Mark. I used Dr. Mark's social inclusion stance in the text as a framework for my Digital divide dissertation. Check your local library for a copy.
Paul Sam -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Warschauer Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 12:19 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: [DDN] Re: [Air-l] digital divide in use - more suggestions? Micha�l, I suggest you might want to look at my book, Technology and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the Digital Divide (MIT Press, 2003), or also look at some of the work of Eszter Hargittai, who posts most of her papers on her Website. Good luck-- Mark Mark Warschauer Associate Professor, Dept. of Education and Dept. of Informatics University of California, Irvine tel: (949) 824-2526, fax: (949) 824-2965 [EMAIL PROTECTED]; http://www.gse.uci.edu/markw At 2:20 PM +0200 6/5/05, Opgenhaffen Micha�l wrote: >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="utf-8" >content-class: urn:content-classes:message > >[Crossposted to DDN + AOIR, sorry for that!] > >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! > >Micha�l > > > > > >-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >Van: Deborah Elizabeth Finn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >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 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog > http://public.xdi.org/=deborah.elizabeth.finn > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the >word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > > >_______________________________________________ >The [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: >http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > >Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >http://www.aoir.org/ _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
