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Yaron Ariel, Ph.D. |
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Welcome to my Homepage |
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Hi, |
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I'm a researcher, lecturer
and students' counselor at the Department of Communication, Academic
College of Jezreel Valley and an adjunct lecturer at the School of
Communications, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. I'm
also involved in research projects at The Center for the Study of the Information Society
[InfoSoc], University of Haifa. |
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I received my Ph.D. from University of Haifa (2009). My
dissertation titled: "Interactivity, Cognition and Value of Information:
Interactive Information Exchanges in Online-Mediated Environments",
examined (theoretically and empirically) the conceptualizations of
Interactivity; the concepts of Need for Cognition and the Subjective value of
information. I wrote my dissertation under the supervision of professor Sheizaf Rafaeli - Director of InfoSoc and
head of the Graduate School of Management (Business
Administration). |
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I have a Master's degree
[M.A.] in Communication Studies (2003). My thesis
titled: "Web site interactivity and gratifications expectations among
users", suggested a revisited model for measuring the uses and
gratifications of web users and correlated them with users' exposure to
different levels of interactive websites. |
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I have a Bachelor's degree
[B.A.] in Communication Studies (1999) and Political
Science (1999). |
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My Courses |
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Intro Courses: *Introduction to Academic
Writing * Pro-Seminar in Communication *Introduction to Statistics
(Descriptive and Inferential) |
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Elective courses (all specially
developed): * Internet & Perspectives of Interactivity *Media: Uses and
Gratifications *Online Media: from Interactivity to Participatory * New Media. |
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Research Seminar (specially
developed): * Online Communities and CMC * Media Usage Patterns |
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[Supervisor of several undergraduate
communication students in the Honors B.A. Program |
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Previously taught: *Quantitative Research Methods in
Communication, *SPSS Statistical Applications for Social Sciences |
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I'm
teaching at the Academic College of Jezreel Valley [since 2003] and at the
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya [since 2008]. I was a tutor at University
of Haifa [2001-2003] and a research assistant [1998-2002]. |
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Main Research Interests |
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General: New Media/Computer Mediated Communication; Interactivity Effects
& Correlates; Users Centered Approaches; Value of Information; Virtual
Communities; Methodological Aspects of New Media & Users Research. |
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I am interested in online communities and the interaction processes
associated with information exchange. My doctoral research focused on the
problematic definition and measurement of interactivity concept in online
environments. The main theme was studying interactivity, potentially enabled
by the internet, as a process related variable that has prior-expectations,
actual activities related to its realization and post-perceived outcomes.
This research raised and discussed additional questions on the subjectivity
of Information value and users' need for cognition. Triangulated
methodological approaches were taken using computerized simulations, internet
surveys and secondary analyses. |
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Following
my master thesis themes, I have continued studying various aspects of users'
participation in internet mediated environments: motivations, expectations,
actual uses and gratifications. Related studies on this subject are local
electronic mailing list (with Yael Levanon) and
Wikipedia. Wikipedia is continuous project, studying Wikipedians (Wikipedia
users) using multilingual Internet surveys (with Tsahi Hayat) and studying
its information network analysis using Wikipedia’s databases (under 10000$
grant from Burda Centre for Innovative Communication).
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I am
interested and enthusiastic in studying ICTs' technological change
related to Interactivity and responsiveness (ongoing project with Ruth Avidar
regarding perceptions towards various media) and innovation from
interdisciplinary perspectives rooted in social sciences. Thus, I’m involved
in diverse Internet-related projects at the Center for the Study of the Information Society:
Studying the uses of Wireless technology users (Unwire Jerusalem); online learning using QSIA (a Question
Sharing, Information and Assessment system); Running computerized simulation
games for managers. |
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I
successfully combined many of my research interest in my teaching - focusing
on methodological courses in communication/media (traditional and new)
discipline and developed and teach a few advanced courses about theoretical
perspectives of the internet. |
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Academic
Publication |
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Rafaeli, S., Hayat, T & Ariel, Y. (2009). "Knowledge
building and motivations in Wikipedia: Participation as Ba” In: F. J.
Ricardo. (Ed). Cyberculture and New Media. Rodopi Press, Amsterdam *Research supported by a grant from The Hubert Burda
Center for Innovative Communication |
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Rafaeli, S., & Ariel, Y. (2008). “Online motivational factors: Incentives
for Participation and Contribution in Wikipedia". In: A. Barak (Ed.),
Psychological Aspects of Cyberspace: Theory, Research, Applications.
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. * Online version available through the book site: http://aspects-of-cyberspace.blogspot.com and pre-proof available here |
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Rafaeli, S., & Ariel, Y. (2007)."Assessing Interactivity in
Computer-Mediated Research". In: A.N Joinson, K.Y.A McKenna., T. Postmes
& U-D. Reips (Eds). The Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology. Oxford:
Oxford University Press * Pre-proof available here |
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Rafaeli, S. Ariel, Y., & Hayat, T. (2007). "Virtual
Knowledge-building communities". In: G, D. Putnik & M, M. Cunha
(Eds.). Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations Information
Science Reference * Pre-proof available here |
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International
Conferences |
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Avidar, R., & Ariel, Y. (2008). "Exporing
Interactivity and Responsiveness Divergence". Presented at Internet Research
9.0. Copenhagen, Denmark. October 2008 Ariel, Y. (2007). "Interactive information
exchanges in online-mediated environments". Presented at the Doctoral
Colloquium of Internet Research 8.0, Vancouver, Canada. October 2007 Rafaeli, S., Ariel, Y., Hayat, T., & Pollak,
H. (2007). "Knowledge network analysis in Wikipedia: Nodes as
opinion leaders". Presented at Internet Research 8.0 Vancouver, Canada.
October 2007 Rafaeli, S., Ariel, Y., & Hayat, T. (2007). “Virtual Knowledge-Building
Community & Users Incentives: Wikipedia Case”. presented at The 57th
Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, San
Francisco, CA USA May 24-28, 2007 Levanon, Y., & Ariel, Y. (2007). "Virtual Communities Usages:
Content analysis & Survey of Locally Based Mailing Lists". The Ninth
International GOR Conference [General Online Research '07] March, 26-28, 2007
Leipzig, Germany Ariel, Y., Ben-Zvi, D., Forte, A., Kali, Y., Konja, M., Levin-Peled,
R., Meishar-Tal, H., Rafaeli, S., Ravid, G., & Tal-Elhasid, E. (2006).
“Wiki Uses in Learning and Teaching -Panel” Paper presented at the Wikimania,
August 4-6 Boston, MA, USA Rafaeli, S., Ariel, Y., & Hayat, T. (2006). "Sense of
(Virtual) Community". Presented at The eighth International Conference
General Online Research - GOR06: Bielefeld, Germany, March 2006 Ariel, Y., Ben-Zvi, D., Forte, A., Kali, Y., Konja, M., Levin-Peled,
R., Meishar-Tal, H., Rafaeli, S., Ravid, G., & Tal-Elhasid, E. (2006).
“Wiki Uses in Learning and Teaching -Panel”. Paper presented at the WikiSym
August 21-23 2006, Odense, Denmark Rafaeli, S., & Ariel, Y. (2005). "Interactivity and the
Subjective Value of Information". Paper presented at Internet Research
6.0: Internet Generations, October 2005, Chicago, IL, USA Levanon, Y., & Ariel, Y. (2005). "Uses Typologies: Networked
Communities Mailing Lists". Paper presented at Internet Research 6.0:
Internet Generations, October 2005, Chicago, IL, USA Rafaeli, S., Hayat, T & Ariel, Y. (2005). "Wikipedia
Community: Users' Motivations and Knowledge Building". Presented at
Cyberculture 3rd Global Conference. August 2005 Prague, Czech Republic Rafaeli, S., Hayat, T., & Ariel, Y. (2005). "Wikipedians'
sense of community, motivations, and knowledge building: a cross-cultural
study" Proceedings of Wikimania 2005 - The First International Wikimedia
Conference. August 2005 Frankfurt, Germany Ariel, Y. (2005). "Web user's gratifications expectations".
Presented at The Seventh International Conference General Online Research -
GOR05: Univ. of Zurich, Switzerland, March 2005 Ariel, Y. (2004). "Web Site interactivity and gratifications
expectations among users". Presented at the AoIR5 (Association of
Internet Researchers) Conference: University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton U.K,
September 2004 |
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Avidar, R., & Ariel, Y. (2008). "Interactivity
and Responsiveness" In “What’s New in New Media” A panel presented at
The 12th conference of the Israel Communication Association, The
College of Management, Tel Aviv, April 2008 |
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Rafaeli,
S., Ariel, Y., & Hayat, T. (2007). "Virtual knowledge building
communities and users' motivations: Wikipedia as a case study”. Presented at
The 11th Annual Conference of the Israeli Communication Association. The Open
University of Israel, Raanana March 2007 |
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Rafaeli,
S., Ariel, Y., & Hayat, T. (2007). "Wikipedia as a knowledge virtual
community: a multilingual comparison of Wikipedians perceptions”. Presented at
The 38th Annual Conference of the Israeli Sociological Society. University of
Haifa, February 2007 |
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Ariel,
Y. (2006). "Interactivity, Cognition and Information Value".
Presented at The Doctoral Students Conference of the Netvision Institute for
Internet Studies – NIIS, Tel Aviv University, March 2006 |
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Rafaeli,
S., Ariel, Y., & Hayat, T. (2006). "Virtual knowledge community -The
Hebrew Wikipedia". Presented at The 37th Annual Conference of the
Israeli Sociological Society, Bar-Ilan University, March 2006 |
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Hayat,
T., & Ariel, Y. (2006). "Gratifications and Sense of Community among
Wikipedia users". Presented at 'Communicating': student research
conference, University of Haifa. January 2006 |
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Ariel,
Y., & Levanon Y. (2005). "Networked Communities: Uses Typologies of
Local Distribution Lists". Presented at The 36th Annual Conference of
the Israeli Sociological Society. Tel-Hai Academic College, February 2005 |
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Levanon,
Y., & Ariel, Y. (2004). "Distribution Lists in Light of the Uses and
Gratifications Approach". Presented at 'Communicating': student research
conference, University of Haifa. December 2004 |
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Born July 1ST, spent my childhood in Rosh-Pinna Currently living in Kiryat Bialik Married to Yael and a proud father of two boys, Uri and Ido |
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Contact Me |
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E mail: yaronariel@gmail.com
{yariel@com.haifa.ac.il, yarona@yvc.ac.il,
ayaron@idc.ac.il} Snail
Mail: Dr. Yaron Ariel, MSN Messenger: yaronariel@hotmail.com |