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Melanie McBride is a researcher at Ryerson University’s Experiential Design and Gaming Environments (EDGE) lab. See her About page for more information.
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Attention and dissonance in the age of social media

By Melanie, on January 27th, 2009

These days, it’s not uncommon to find your students (or colleagues) Facebooking through your presentation – no matter how interesting or important your presentation may be.

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Lessig appears on Colbert

By Melanie, on January 14th, 2009

As some of you know, I’ve been following Larry Lessig for many years now and frequently applaud his ideas and contributions to emergent thinking around copyright, content and the commons.  I’m so pleased that he’s reaching an ever larger audience thanks to stuff like this. For those of you who are new to Lessig, [...]

Using social media in the classroom: Interview

By Melanie, on January 6th, 2009

I recently had the pleasure to talk with wired educator and online writer Lisa Mansfield for an article about the benefits and challenges of using social media in the classroom. From the interview:

LM: What Advantages Does Social Media Afford Educators?

MM: Social media is a great tool for bringing the classroom to life. [...]

Social media in the workplace: Interview

By Melanie, on January 6th, 2009

Along with her education piece, Lisa Mansfield also spoke with me about using social media in the workplace. From the interview:

LM: “What Advantages Does Social Media Have in a Work Environment?

MM: For my corporate clients, social media serves as a means of extending their brand reach, driving traffic to their websites and offering [...]

Emerging professionals: Using social media responsibly

By Melanie, on January 1st, 2009

“There are moments in which the teacher, as the authority, talks to the learners, says what must be done and establishes limits without which the very freedom of learners is lost in lawlessness.”

- Paolo Freire

As a social media user and advocate for social tools I am always encouraging my students to develop a [...]