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

[Ron Stewart]

No not at all Sheryl, I have never had an article rejected from the peer
review process.   Let's not make attribution where it is not warranted.
Perhaps we are thinking of different definitions of the terms.

Ron Stewart

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

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-----

> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu

> [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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