• √  diverse disciplines
• X  about itself (the "learning community")
• X  about its relation to the communities in which it participates
• X  how to inquire within and beyond its walls

• engage undergraduates in research
• 50 courses in various disciplines
• build a repository of knowledge from the inside
• use Inquiry Units for ethnographies
• participatory design

"Genuine intellectual integrity is found in experimental knowing." John Dewey

• web-based means to articulate and engage in inquiry
• virtual plus place-based communities
• uses: courseware, online journals, community groups, individual inquiries
• international connections

• Community: Collaborative activity around creating knowledge that is connected to people's values, history, and lived experiences
• Inquiry: Open-ended, democratic, participatory engagement
• Laboratory: Bringing theory and action together in an experimental and critical manner

• Michael Cozza, The Introduction of a Neophyte into Gaming Culture
• Kaitlin Sulkowski, A Look into the Social Phenomenon of Facebook
• Aly Marchetti, The Daniels Street ATM on Wednesday Nights
• Jonathan Wassell, The Life of the Off-Campus Student
• Christina Miceli and Kari Schmehil, Two Tattoo Parlors
• Jennifer Mull, Unethical Treatment of Volunteers
• Amy Franco, Technology in the Illini Union Vending Room
• Ben Krop, Justin Meyer, and Nipa Patel, University Grading Issues and Policies

• Kurt Rottunda, Chinese Students on the U of I Campus
• Louis Morton, Coffee Talk: Language in Cafes Across Campus
• Suzanne Perkins, Ethnography of the Language of Creative Writers
• Nate Harmann, Acting and Acting Myths
• Nicholas Murphy, The MTD 22 Illini
• Christine Travers, Ethnography of the Urbana Fire Department
• Andrew Meyer, Three Hours that Changed the World: T. K. Cureton
• Tiffany White, Student Workouts at WIMPE
• John Noble, The Canopy Club and Its Culture
• Bryan Calip and Laura Haning, Scott Hall and Video Gaming

• Cole Cullen, Residents' Use of the Gregory Drive Computer Lab
• David Lai, College Gamers: Their Technology, Their Academics
• Allie Wyler, Technology Used in Special Education
• Angela Marconi, WPGU: Technology and Tension of Corporate Media
• Daniel Edgerton, The UIUC Account Billing Office
• Joe Bottalla, The Behavior of Aviation Students
• Maria Frias, Coming Out Stories at the U of I
• Lissette Uriostegui, The Technology and Creativity of the Metal-Smithing Community
• Andrea Henderson, Greenhouse Workers in the Plant Biology Conservatory and Their Technology
• Chris Manna, Those Who Work Out in the ISR Weight Room

• √  creating tools for further inquiry
• √  learning about self and responsible action
• √  learning how to make positive social change
• √√  learning in the disciplines

• Community Informatics Institute Directors: Ann P. Bishop, Bertram C. Bruce
• EOTU
  • Directors: Nancy Abelmann, Peter Mortensen
  • Program Coordinator: Gardner Rogers
  • Graduate Assistant: Teresa M. Ramos
• Video production: Matt Beth