[Athen] Call for papers: 20th Anniversary Issue of ITD-Journal

[Sheryl Burgstahler]

I think you are thinking more narrowly than I am about "peer review." I was thinking of an "open" review where colleagues give feedback. When I write an article I would welcome having someone else read it to give me suggestions about wording, other things to include, etc. I think feedback can lead to more effective communication and is not necessarily "peer review nonsense"  Sounds like you personally have had some bad experiences with peer review, Ron.
Sheryl

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Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D.
Director, UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT, UW-IT
Affiliate Professor, Education
University of Washington, Box 354842
Seattle, WA 98195
206-543-0622          FAX 206-221-4171
http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb
sherylb at uw.edu



On Nov 13, 2013, at 1:18 PM, Ron Stewart wrote:


> Hey all, grand Poobah here :-)  While I am no longer the prez, I am still

> the prez emeritus and I think that gives me a bit of license.

> 

> I meant to reply to this earlier, on this type of content peer review would

> be irrelevant but editorial review would not change.  How can one peer

> evaluate another's perceptions of their experience. Let's not get so tied up

> in process that we forget about product. If you get a lot, and I am going to

> be surprised if that happens, then perhaps a culling process could occur but

> why do that in an online journal. Binary is cheap, as long as we do not go

> too far.  For me the value is in the interchange, you never know what you

> may find out!  I learn a lot from my young grand-critters that I have

> forgotten over the years of becoming an "adult".

> 

> To bring this home. I am thinking about a conversation I had today with a

> long time mentee and now a respected colleague who is making some career

> decisions. Their comment was that over the years I have shared with them a

> lot of advice, some of value some not so much so, but what they hold to

> their heart today is a choice sentence that was given every now and then

> when it was particularly poignant. Not that I remember saying it, but I

> guess I do have my shining moments.  It hit the point at the time, and they

> hold it in the back of their mind when they have the time to think about

> tomorrow.  

> 

> For me that is worth more than all the peer review nonsense I have dealt

> with over the years.  How do you vet experience, or lessons learned the hard

> way.  I know that is how I have learned most of mine.

> 

> Ron

> 

> -----Original Message-----

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> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Terrill

> Thompson

> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 2:56 PM

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network

> Subject: Re: [Athen] Call for papers: 20th Anniversary Issue of ITD-Journal

> 

> Good question Sheryl re. peer review and copy editing. Since we're asking

> for relatively informal editorial-type articles, I wonder whether peer

> review is even necessary(?)  If it is, I can think of a couple of approaches

> we could take:

> 

> a) Recruit a small team of colleagues to serve as peer reviewers. (One

> person has already offered to serve in this capacity).

> 

> b) Have an "open" peer review where people who submit articles give feedback

> to each other, with a commitment of reviewing a certain number of articles

> (something like two per person probably).

> 

> As for copy editing, I think that function is built in. Teresa Haven

> typically does that in her role as journal editor, and since you

> (Sheryl) and I are  guest editors we can help.

> 

> What do others think?  This is *your* journal ATHEN, so I welcome any

> feedback or suggestions.

> 

> And thanks to everyone who's stepping forwarding as potential authors!

> 

> Regards,

> Terrill

> 

> 

> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 6:13 AM, Sheryl Burgstahler <sherylb at uw.edu> wrote:

>> How do you plan to coord the peer reviews of these articles? Copy editing?

>> ------------------------------------------------------------

>> Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D.

>> Director, UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT, UW-IT Affiliate Professor, 

>> Education University of Washington, Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195

>> 206-543-0622          FAX 206-221-4171

>> http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb

>> sherylb at uw.edu

>> 

>> 

>> 

>> On Nov 12, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Terrill Thompson wrote:

>> 

>>> Hi All,

>>> 

>>> At the ATHEN annual meeting we discussed the possibility of having a 

>>> 20th Anniversary issue of Information Technology and Disabilities

>>> (ITD) Journal, and the response among those present was 

>>> overwhelmingly positive.

>>> 

>>> For those of you who have been in the accessible technology field for 

>>> a while, please read on and consider submitting an article...

>>> 

>>> The Information Technology and Disabilities (ITD) Journal will soon 

>>> be celebrating its twentieth year. Technology has evolved in amazing 

>>> ways since that first issue was published in January 1994, and the 

>>> evolution of technology has included a parallel evolution in 

>>> accessibility (both positive and not-so-positive).

>>> 

>>> This 20 year anniversary offers us an opportunity to consider all 

>>> that has transpired over the last twenty years, and all that still 

>>> needs to be done. With this in mind, the ITD Journal is seeking 

>>> articles that explore the theme of change as it applies to 

>>> information technology accessibility. Many of us who work in the IT 

>>> accessibility field have been active in this space for a long time, 

>>> persistently and patiently working to bring about positive change. 

>>> This is an opportunity for each of us to reflect on what we've 

>>> experienced, consider the challenges that await, and share 

>>> perspectives on how we can apply the lessons of yesterday toward meeting

> the challenges of tomorrow.

>>> 

>>> Submissions don't have to be long, formal, or scholarly. We're just 

>>> wanting to assemble a collection of different perspectives that mark 

>>> this point in time and offer ideas, strategies, and vision for 

>>> everyone to contemplate as we continue moving forward.

>>> 

>>> The deadline for submissions is December 30. We're hoping to pull it 

>>> all together and publish the anniversary issue (with lots of fanfare) 

>>> at the CSUN conference in March.

>>> 

>>> Please consider submitting an article! And if you think you might do 

>>> so, please let me know soon so we'll have a heads-up on what to 

>>> expect.

>>> 

>>> Thanks!

>>> Terrill

>>> 

>>> Terrill Thompson

>>> Technology Accessibility Specialist

>>> DO-IT, Accessible Technology Services UW Information Technology 

>>> University of Washington tft at uw.edu 

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