Every day I read the tweets of fellow educators it’s clear that the battle for technology adoption is still going strong. It’s also clear that endless panics – moral and otherwise – are a part of the problem. Just today, wired educator and author Will Richardson described the challenge of teaching critical (technological) literacies without [...]
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AboutMelanie 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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By Melanie, on August 27th, 2009 For months, I’ve been trying to connect my wired educator network with ideas from critical pedagogy while looking to traditional academics (specialising in critical pedagogy, social justice and anti-oppression education) to share the key questions that might inform a meaningful assessment of web2.0 tools in relation to social justice, equity and diversity. Here are a [...] By Melanie, on July 23rd, 2009 “Every gram – sorry, byte – of personal information these feckless data-packrats collect on us should be as carefully accounted for as our weapons-grade radioisotopes, because once the seals have cracked, there is no going back.” – Cory Doctorow Every day, all around the world, people are sharing enormous amounts of personal information and data [...] By Melanie, on March 15th, 2009 NOTE: The following post was originally published in my Twitter blog “Beyond 140.” Find more of my Twitter-specific posts there. “Dunbar’s number is a theoretical cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. These are relationships in which an individual knows who each person is, and how each [...] By Melanie, on February 25th, 2009 I just returned from another thrilling adventure in innovation at Magazines Canada’s Web Weekend series in Vancouver. My talk: “The Sharing Revolution, ” outlines key trends, tools and barriers to adoption with social and participatory media approaches. I shared the bill on Sunday with fellow content producer and former Tyee marketing manager Lisa Manfield, [...] By Melanie, on February 1st, 2009 Over the past few years I’ve observed, with great interest, my students’ varying opinions about their identity and behaviour online. And because I teach professional, post-graduate industry courses, I have different expectations of maturity from 20-something university graduates than I would for at-risk teens. A person in their mid to late twenties, seeking a career [...] 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. [...] 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. [...] 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 [...] By Melanie, on October 8th, 2008
Are we truly past the adoption stage? What are the most significant barriers to adoption? What are the most critical “need to knows” with social media (in your organisation)? These are a few of the questions I’m asking my social media savvy networks and visitors to my blog in my most recent [...] |
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