Happy to announce that I will be continuing to work on issues associated with ethical educational technologies with the support of Chancellor's Chair for Teaching Excellence at Brock (2025-2028)
Listed Wikipedia articles currently "C" class are Agentic AI, Doomscrolling, Enshitification, Extreme users, Filter bubble and Geofence
In September my #Comm3P90 Advanced Topics in Digital Culture course at @brockucpcf.bsky.social begins an #OpenEducation adventure!
We will use WikiEdu to improve @wikipedia.org articles.
Here's a sneak peek of some articles that I hope student teams will improve from "C" quality status...
welcome to Bluesky @brockucpcf.bsky.social
For decades, we've been told that technology opens doors—but what if, in practice, #access doesn’t mean #equity? What if, as Dr. Roderic N. Crooks argues, “you can't get there from here”? 🤔 Episode 139 #nosuchthingpod @ucirvine.bsky.social @clalliance.bsky.social shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/...
Putting this on my list to listen to soon!
Have an Amazon Echo? Everything you say to it will be going to Amazon and used to bolster its new generative AI version of Alexa.
By @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/everyt...
And now for something different: @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview with @sarahstang.bsky.social of @brocku.bsky.social about Monstrosity in Games and Play @amsterdamupress.bsky.social #gamestudies #monstertheory
newbooksnetwork.com/monstrosity-...
From Teen Vogue: "AI features are at the forefront of every major tech service, almost a forced opt-in for children and adults alike."
🚨 Job alert reminder! This games studies job posting with the fine folks in the Digital Humanities Department at Brock is open until March 7, 2025 at 12:01 am. 🚨
I'm late to repost this one, but I'm happy to see that @brocku.ca's very FIRST Bluesky post features my colleague @marschm.bsky.social's research on lava rocks from the Mars’ Jezero Crater.
Voted early in the Ontario election today. No line ups for me at the advanced polling station in St. Catharines voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...
For those with an interest in the history of critical communication research, The University of Westminster Press has just published Vincent Mosco's memoir (available through open access here: bit.ly/3CFBgJy)
CFP for the second annual Digital Regulation in the Public Interest Symposium at Brock University / online. Very accommodating for remote presenters. Abstracts due by Jan 24th brocku.ca/social-scien...
St. Catharines / Niagara is getting 2 CBC journalists this summer. It's related to spending $100 million annually from Google and staffing journalists in underserved communities in Canada following Bill C-18 the Online News Act.
I find the beginning helpful to illustrate technological determinism, haven't used the full video
Here is one option for a climate 'solutions' spin for a technological determinism conversation www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zN2...
"This contest offers a chance to explore and reimagine the creative treasures entering the public domain...Participants are encouraged to use materials from the Internet Archive’s collections to craft unique films that breathe new life into these cultural gems." bit.ly/3VBoiCX
Access Rainbow: band 1 carriage facilities, band 2 devices, band 3 software tools, band 4 content/services, band 5 service/access provision, band 6 literacy/social facilitation, band 7 governance
The 20th anniversary edition of the Journal of Community Informatics is out. I have a co-authored piece with Shade and Clement titled "Revisiting the Access Rainbow" openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/Jo...
That makes sense! I'm definitely interested in the idea that scholars have successfully bridged across The Conversation and Medium.
Do you know of any #dataviz examples that show lab membership over time? I was discussing with @jhangiani.bsky.social and colleagues as an #open scholarship practice and would like to add to my set of examples e.g., research.fredhutch.org/emerman/en/l... and kingsley.stanford.edu/lab_members....
It sounds like Medium is the platform, or it is used like the content management system, for The Conversation? I'd love to learn more about this
@cassiemc.bsky.social
@brittanyjezouit.bsky.social
Privacy Badger has arrived on Bluesky!
Tagging @meluka01.bsky.social too, so they can let you know if they want to be listed in the Canadian Comms starter pack
Hi Christine, I'm tagging @tsheph.bsky.social @gregorytaylor.bsky.social @enda-b.bsky.social and @jessalynn-keller.bsky.social so they can let you know if they want to be part of the Canadian Comms starter pack
I have started to compile a starter pack of open educators. Please feel free to recommend and self-nominate as I update this periodically.
#OER #OEP #OpenPedagogy #OpenEducation
go.bsky.app/TZKppcn
Self-nominating to be added to one of your starter packs. Thanks in advance Rajiv
Here is my starter #library and #librarian people list. Let me know if you’d like to be added! bsky.app/profile/did:...
