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Going Interactive in a Big Way: How Can We Transform the Lecture Class?
This is the last in a three-part “end of term” series of blog posts on “Doing Better by Gen Y.” In the first post, one of my students spoke about the paucity of opportunities to actually think critically about the role of digital media in society, in learning, in global relations, in local and global inequalities, and in the workplace. In the second post, “What Are Digital Literacies: … more
How to Make a Million Dollars, One Facebook Class at a Time
The fall of 2007 was, in many ways, a simpler time: the most popular social network in the United States was an Los Angeles-based outfit called Myspace; Apple had just released an all-in-one touchscreen iPod, phone, and wireless computing device it called the iPhone; and Facebook, the up-and-coming niche social network for college students, had unveiled something it called the Facebook Platform.… more
Hype, Reality, Insights on Cyberbullying, Videogaming, and Learning Institutions
At the top of the not-to-be-missed list is "Good and Bad Cyberbullying PSAs: How to Tell the Difference," an exceptional blog post by childhood expert Rosalind Wiseman, who insightfully frames the cyberbullying issue. As more and more organizations are creating public resources about cyberbullying, criticism has grown, and not just against the over-reaction.… more