Our research examines many aspects of the social and cultural transitions underway at present around the globe, but we have a particular focus on technological change and three topics: Social Collaboration and Dynamic Communities; Global Cultures in Transition; and Technology in Education. We are currently working on expanding our research initiative portfolio to include additional research initiatives on Social Computing and Trust, Reliability, and Information Security Online.

Social Collaboration and Dynamic Communities

Social Collaboration and Dynamic Communities

The structure of communities and the myriad patterns of human engagement that comprise societies have always been tied fundamentally to technology. What we have long recognized as modern society (or “post-modern” in many interpretations) is inextricably connected to the technologies of the industrial revolution and their immediate successors.

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Leading Tasks in a Leaderless Movement: The Case of Strategic Voting

Earl, Jennifer. 2007. “Leading Tasks in a Leaderless Movement: The Case of Strategic Voting” Special Issue on Social Movement Leadership in the American Behavioral Scientist 50(10): 1327-1349.

Global Cultures in Transition

Global Cultures in Transition

Global Cultures in Transition is a research initiative affiliated with the Center for Information Technology and Society at UCSB. Rather than assume that the globalization of information technologies “flattens” or equalizes socio-economic relations around the world, researchers in this initiative explore the differences and disparities across various societies and cultures.

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Rita Raley

Rita Raley, Faculty Steering Committee Member

Rita Raley researches and teaches in the areas of the digital humanities and twentieth-century literature in an “international” or “global” context.

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Cuba and the Internet: Critical Considerations for Caribbean Cyberspace

Venegas, C. (1997). Cuba and the Internet: Critical Considerations for Caribbean Cyberspace. Paper presented at Communicare, Southern African Communication Association, Republic of South Africa.

Technology in Education

Technology in Education

Technology has long played a role in education. However, contrary to expectations, the adoption of technology in almost all areas of education has been surprisingly slow.

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Dorothy Chun

Dorothy Chun, Research Affiliate

Dorothy Chun is Professor and Graduate Advisor in the Department of Germanic, Slavic and Semitic Studies at UC Santa Barbara.

Featured Publication

Technology and Plagiarism in the University: Brief Report of a Trial in Detecting Cheating

Almeroth, K., Johnson, D., & Bimber, B. 2004. "Technology and Plagiarism in the University: Brief Report of a Trial in Detecting Cheating." Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) Journal. 12:3, 281-299.

Publications

A Model for Discovering Customer Value for E-Content

Almeroth, K. (2002). A Model for Discovering Customer Value for E-Content. Paper presented at ACM SIGKDD, May 2002, Edmonton, Canada.

Lessons Learned Deploying a Digital Classroom

Almeroth, K. (2004). "Lessons Learned Deploying a Digital Classroom." Journal of Interactive Learning Research. 15:2, 169-185.

A Dynamic Pricing Scheme for E-Content at Multiple Levels-of-Service

Almeroth, K., & Jagannathan, S. 2003. "A Dynamic Pricing Scheme for E-Content at Multiple Levels-of-Service." Computer Communications. 27:4. 374-385.

DeCAF: A Digital Classroom Application Framework

Almeroth, K., & Knight, A. (2004). DeCAF: A Digital Classroom Application Framework. Paper presented at IASTED International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT), St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.

Deploying and Infrastructure for Technologically Enhanced Learning

Almeroth, K., & Rollins, S. 2002. "Deploying and Infrastructure for Technologically Enhanced Learning." Paper presented at (ED MEDIA) Conference, Denver, CO.

Supplement to Distance Learning: Design for a Remote TA Support System

Almeroth, K., & Zang, H. (2004). Supplement to Distance Learning: Design for a Remote TA Support System. Paper presented at (ED MEDIA) Conference, Lugano, Switzerland.

An Activity Monitoring System to Support Classroom Research

Almeroth, K., Bulger, M., & Zang, H. (2005). An Activity Monitoring System to Support Classroom Research. Paper presented at (ED MEDIA) Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Managing Complexity in a Networked Learning Environment

Almeroth, K., Humfrey, J., Rollins, S., & Bimber, B. (2003). Managing Complexity in a Networked Learning Environment. Paper presented at ED MEDIA Conference June 2003, Honolulu, HI.

Pricing and Resource Provisioning for Delivering E-Content On-Demand with Multiple Levels-of-Service

Almeroth, K., Jagannathan, S., Nayak, J., & Hofmann, M. (2002). Pricing and Resource Provisioning for Delivering E-Content On-Demand with Multiple Levels-of-Service. Paper presented at Internet Charging and QoS Technologies, October 2002, Zurich, Switzerland.

Technology and Plagiarism in the University: Brief Report of a Trial in Detecting Cheating

Almeroth, K., Johnson, D., & Bimber, B. 2004. "Technology and Plagiarism in the University: Brief Report of a Trial in Detecting Cheating." Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) Journal. 12:3, 281-299.
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