Klaus Bredl and Julia Hünniger from the Institute for Media and Educational Technologies, Augsburg University, Germany offer their thanks to husITa for recognition of the special issue of the Journal of Technology in Human Services on Methods for Analyzing Social Media.
When petabytes of data are accessible to anyone with a digital device, information is no longer a scarce commodity. In the information age it is human attention that is in short supply. This is a well known problem for anyone with a message to communicate on the internet. It’s an even bigger issue for those of us designing learning materials, especially online…
The program for the #husITa14 subtheme of the Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development is now available. Each #husITa14 paper has a web page where a powerpoint and audio recording will be accessible after the conference. These pages can also be used to comment and discuss the relevant paper. Please use the hashtag #husITa14 to discuss the program on…
Nominations are sought for an individual or organization to receive the husITa Best App Award of $1000. An app is any use of computer or mobile device software to address a human service problem or a personal challenge that requires information technology. Self-nominations are accepted and the nomination process ends on April 20, 2014 (now extended till April 30, 2014). husITa…
[avatar user=”Dick Schoech” size=”thumbnail” align=”right”]Dick Schoech[/avatar] When viewing a human service software application, have you ever said to yourself, “I could have developed that!” This brief guide helps you think through the rewards and cautions regarding your decision to develop a human service software application, or app for short.
Registration for husITa14 in Melbourne, Australia is now open. husITa members (members of the husITa mailing list) can receive a discount in their husITa14 registration fees. Please note that early bird registration must occur before 2nd May 2014 For details see members fees at the SWSD site.
The husITa board election results have been officially approved by the board. Three current board members were re-elected and two new members added. The 2014 board and expiration years are as follows: Neil Ballantyne (2015), Klaus Bredl (2014), Randy Basham (2014), Derek Coursen (2016), Dale Fitch, Secretary (2015), Paul Freddolino (2014), Hein de Graaf (2014), Ann Lavan (2014), Robert MacFadden (2015), Gokul…
Congratulations to Dr. Dale Fitch, Professor of Social Work at the University of Missouri and Secretary of the husITa Board, for his recent SAGE/CSWE Award for Innovative Teaching in Social Work Education. You can find out more about Dale’s award winning innovation in this SAGE interview.