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What Schools are Really Blocking When They Block Social Media
The debates about schools and social media are a subject of great public and policy interests. In reality, the debate has been shaped by one key fact: the almost universal decision by school...
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Digital Divides: Navigating the Digital Edge
In a piece that I just published in the International Journal of Media and Learning I argue that many of the challenges related to technology, equity, and diversity remain viable even though black and...
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A Conversation at the New York Times About Race, Technology and the 21st Century
Earlier this month the New York Times hosted an intriguing conversation about race, technology, and the future. The event was organized by Tom Holcomb and moderated by New York Times reporter, Ron...
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Why Critical Design Literacy is Needed Now More Than Ever
One thing is clear in our work at Texas City High School (TCHS) this year: students like to create their own media. Students at TCHS create their own YouTube channels, compose original music, comics,...
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From Theory to Design: Exploring the Power & Potential of ‘Connected...
Introduction This summer I attended summer school…well kind of. For three weeks in June I worked with a great team to implement a digital media and design project with high school students. We...
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From Theory to Design: Exploring the Power & Potential of ‘Connected...
One of the more compelling aspects of connected learning is the opportunity for students to create personalized learning pathways that establish important links across the different nodes in their...
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The Miracle of Connected Learning
This is the first in a series of feature commentaries that highlight key themes from the report, Connected Learning: An Agenda for Research and Design. One of the more interesting assertions of...
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Poorly Educated and Poorly Connected: The Hidden Realities of Innovation Hubs
When President Barack Obama decided to kick off his “Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tours” in Austin it highlighted once again the city’s reputation as a growth sector in the nation’s creative and...
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Rethinking the ‘Race Between Education and Technology” Thesis
This year my research team has been pouring over the qualitative data that we collected over a year-and-half period from Freeway High School (previously referred to as Texas City High School in earlier...
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Mobile Learning Futures
The United States Census Bureau has been tracking computer use since 1984 and the use of the Internet since 1997. Not surprisingly, much has changed over that span of time. Even though use of...
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