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Department visitors outline how technology is shaping our futures
A distinguished slate of speakers shared their experience with and expertise in communication technology during the spring semester. The speakers were part of the curriculum for COM632, Perspectives on Communication and Technology, taught by Assistant Professor Sorin Matei. The course made use of wiki and blog technology to give students a hands-on look at how new technology is shaping communication. Speakers included: Moira Gunn, host of NPR's "Tech Nation," on "The Biotech Century: What We Can't Control ... & What We Can." Steve Jones, faculty member at University of Illinois-Chicago and founding president of the Association of Internet Researchers, gave a public lecture about his work as a research scholar with the Pew Foundation's "Internet and American Life Project." Jones is author of numerous books, including Society Online, Doing Internet Research, CyberSociety, Virtual Culture, and Pop Music and the Press. He is editor-in-chief of The Encyclopedia of New Media and co-founder and co-editor of New Media & Society.
Simpson Garfinkel, a well-known technology journalist, information security expert and active contributor to Technology Review and Wired. Joseph Walther, Professor of Communication at Cornell University, Dr. Walther's research focuses on online relationships, communication networks and collaboration, and virtual team interactions. Larry Sanger, Director of Distributed Content Programs at ManyOne Networks in Scotts Valley, Calif., who managed the Wikipedia Web site in its first year and is helping form the new wiki project Digital Universe. |
