 
August 18 – Social Interaction:
The convergence of video and telecommunications triggered the notion that geographically dispersed people could experience an almost real life face-to-face communication. Proponents of Advanced Video Conferencing (AVC) technologies promise the experience of co-location without the need to travel, saving time, money, and the environment.
Design of AVC is constantly improving reaching state of the art technologies, and offering high definition studio quality audiovisual signals experienced in specially fitted rooms designed to create immersive surroundings, all of which aim to provide a close to reality face-to-face experience. However, uptake is lower than anticipated.
I argue that the low uptake suggests that the focus on the development of the technology should be expanded to include additional allies, and that more attention should be given to what users are saying about their experience with the AVC technology. The presentation includes some findings of my investigation of usersÕ experience and the implications these have on the uptake of the AVC.
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Dr. Mary K. Allan
Mary Allan completed her PhD in 2005 at the University of Canterbury New Zealand. Her thesis investigated internet mediated collaborative learning at tertiary level, and proposed a new methodology that enables micro and macro investigation of computer mediated collaborative actions. A software pack is currently under development, converting the methodology into a usable tool. MaryÕs research focuses on electronically mediated interactions for the construction of collaborative knowledge across diverse contexts such as tertiary teaching and learning, workplace training, and research institutions working across sites nationally and internationally. Mary has been awarded the 2008 BRCSS post doctoral fellowship in which she will be investigating ways of encouraging and facilitating wide spread of sustainable research activities using teleconferencing technologies for lowering carbon footprint.
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Roslyn Kerr
This session discusses the opportunities virtual worlds such as "Second
Life" offer for new forms of social interaction. While many new
technologies have been found to expand the possibilities for
interaction, virtual worlds are unique in allowing users to adopt
entirely new identities, control multiple avatars or jointly control
avatars. The instability of Second Life identity and the lack of
connection between online and offline identity means that Second Life
users have adopted new interactive protocols.
Roslyn Kerr is a fixed term lecturer and PhD student in sociology at the
University of Canterbury. Roslyn is part of a team of researchers from
the Computer Science and Education departments at the University of
Canterbury examining the potential of Second Life for improving teaching
and learning. She also teaches a 2nd year Sociology course examining new
technologies with particular attention to their impact on social
interaction.
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Brian Pauling
ICT impacts upon broadcasting in a number of ways. Two of the most
prominent are how broadcasting itself is now conducted and how ICT has
changed the nature of the audience. This short paper will look at these
two aspectsÊ in relation to the the New Zealand broadcasting ecology.
Brian Pauling founded the New Zealand Broadcasting School in 1984 and
was Head of School for 15 years. He currently teaches in the School
programme. He's also Chair of the Libraries and Information Advisory
Commission, a member of the NZ Commission for UNESCO Culture
subcommission and chair of the International Division of the Broadcast
Education Association.
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All sessions are on the third Monday of each month and run from noon to 2 PM.
Download the full Impact '08 Series Programme (PDF - 339KB)
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