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Hawaii Pacific University Modern Media Systems class on the Fort Street Mall in Downtown Honolulu. Question of the day: how can a collaboration that includes Carnegie Mellon University, NASA, GOOGLE, National Geographic, and faculty and students at Hawaii Pacific University expand our understanding of modern media systems? In other words, what emerging, unique potentials are being leveraged by these institutions and their communities in our network of networks project? In part this image constitutes an exploration and manifestation of image-making technologies that provide opportunities for meta-connectivity and global community building. A compelling aspect of the global connection project is its attention to transparency. Transparency of technology, transparency of process, and drill down ability in the composite image itself.. |
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A longer exposure Gigapan in The Social tent at Larmer Tree Festival 2009.
The tent is a reindeer herders tent. The Social is lovely; by day it is a casual chilled-out space with a bar and stage (while we were doing the Gigapan a lady got up and did a reading of Winnie The Pooh over the microphone), and by night it has fantastic live music. Came out quite nicely considering the light! |
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This panorama was taken on the plaza next to the Marriott Library on the campus of the University of Utah. Prominent buildings include (from left to right) the Social and Behavioral Sciences Building (tallest), Rice-Eccles Stadium, and the Marriott Library (foreground). The large triangular glass structures are skylights for the underground portion of the library.
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Tuning into Tuning Out: A Study about the Effects of MP3 Use on Social Interaction
By: Rannie Teodoro, Class of 2009 Advisor: Dr. Itzhak Yanovitzky This study examined college students' use of MP3 players and its relationship to their patterns of social interactions. MP3 players, such as the Apple iPod, with its earphone attachments are becoming increasingly popular on college campuses. Ferguson, Greer, and Reardon (2007) cite a study which reported more than half of the respondents in a national random sample own some type of MP3 player. College students can be observed listening to these music devices in several places including the bus, the gym, and even the library, adding an aural element that can alter the experience of their immediate environment not originally there. By adding this sound or music element into their environment, individuals can shut out sound and become isolated and detached listeners (Beer, 2007). Considering this possibility, it was important to explore whether or not individuals participate in this behavior, and if so, are conscious of this phenomenon. The primary objectives of this study included the following: 1.To describe college students' uses and motivations (intrinsic and extrinsic) to use MP3 players, specifically as they relate to social interactions. 2.To identify personality, social and situational factors that can explain similarities and differences in college students motivations to use MP3 players, including in the context of social interactions. The study's methodology involved the recruitment of Rutgers University undergraduate students attending two large communication classes (N=600) to complete a short anonymous survey about the topic in exchange for extra course credit and provided they signed a consent form. The results suggest that these students' patterns of MP3 use in social settings are more strongly governed by perceived social norms than by intrinsic motivations and personal preferences. For more information: Email rannie.teodoro@gmail.com |
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Title: From High-Context Communication to Low-Context Communication: The Adjustment of International Students Abstract As a student researcher, I used to assume that the difference in communication between eastern and western countries is based on different cultural traditions, values and ideals. Upon learning the meanings of high-context and low-context communication, I decided to apply both concepts to study an issue faced by many international students. I am interested in exploring how individuals from high-context communication countries adjust their communication with individuals from low-context communication countries. The concept of low-context communication suggests that all the messages the speakers want to convey are to be stated clearly and directly. On the other hand, the concept of high-context communication suggests that speakers usually rely on indirect style and expect others to understand the implications they make. In a university setting, I have developed this research to better understand the impact of high-context communication on international college students who are from high-context cultures and whose first language is not English, and how they have adapted to low-context communication settings. I have designed and distributed a survey of 18 multiple choice and 6 open-ended questions to around 20-25 international undergraduate and graduate students to address four issues: (a) what communication strategies they have applied; (b) how they have actively changed their communication behavior to make themselves understood; (c) whether they are aware of the high-context vs. low-context communication difference before and after they arrive in the U.S.; (d) whether they have adjusted how they communicate in a low-context classroom. I am currently distributing the surveys and collecting responses from international students. After further analysis, the results and my findings will be presented in the poster. Elaine Yu (elaineyu@eden.rutgers.edu) Dr. Hui-Min Kuo (hmkuo@scils.rutgers.edu), SCILS Communication |
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Politics in the Bible? The place of the Jewish textual tradition in the history of Western political thought. Ariel Bucher and Jay Peters, Advisor: Professor Gordon Schochet We looked at the Judaic contribution to Western Political thought by studying the Hebrew Bible and Jewish and Christian commentaries on the Bible. Through the lens of Professor Schochet's adolescent theory, which views God as an omniscient father figure, we examined in depth the creation story, the first two commandments, natural religion, and the Haskalah. |
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Social Faclitation: A pilot Study According to social facilitation theory, individuals completing simple, well-learned tasks in the presence of another will experience performance enhancement. Individuals completing a complex task in the presence of another will experience performance impairment. Emerging technologies, such as immersive virtual environments, allow individuals to interact in real time with avatars, or real-time virtual human representations. Current research suggests that there are similarities between the behavior of avatars and human beings. The present study investigates whether social facilitation patterns observed in real life extend to virtual environments. Results indicate individuals completing the task in the virtual environment felt greater degree of stress than those in the real life groups. Although we did not find results that supported our original hypotheses, these results highlight a necessity for future studies to explore issues regarding social interactions in immersive virtual environments. Fariha Amer Saleem Meelas110@gmail.com 732-447-3642 Dr John R Aiello-Social Organizational Psychology Lab |
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Party Politics: Party Label Rather than Content Drives Agreement with Political Quotes ABSTRACT Political research has long sought to understand the forces that drive how voters choose the candidates they support. Indeed, party affiliation has been shown to be a reliable indicator of voter preference (Campbell et. al., 1960). But how strong is the influence of party identification on the electorate. We conducted a web-based questionnaire study to examine how influential partisan labels affected voter decision making. 174 participants first placed themselves on a continuum of party identification ranging from strongly Republican to strongly Democrat. They then rated their agreement with 15 quotes from actual politicians during the 2008 US Presidential campaign. For each participant, one third of the quotes were correctly labeled with the party it represented, one third were incorrectly labeled (i.e. a quote from a Democratic candidate was labeled ?Republican?), and one third which had no label. Counterbalanced across subjects, each quote appeared in each of the three conditions. We predicted that the party label would affect how much the participants agreed with the content of the quote. The results revealed a labeling effect such that participants showed higher agreement for quotes that were labeled with the party that they favored than for quotes labeled with the opposing party, regardless of whether the labeling was correct. Quotes with no label received neutral ratings. This finding has far reaching implications, especially in instances where group associations take precedence over support for the fundamental principles underlying the association in the first place. Contact: Gretchen Chapman, Ph.D at gbc@rci.rutgers.edu |
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All you can eat Southern buffet inside this classic Southern home. |