Words are amazing. A phrase of unusual integrity or cacophony can launch our imagination, fill our senses, and send us tumbling through unexpected patterns of interpretation. Last night, I heard five wonderful words which arose from the collective creation of millions of people, a legendary computer, the content of the […]
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Today, we are hearing from Sugata Mitra, visiting professor at the MIT Media Lab and Professor of Educational Technology at the school of education at Newcastle University (blog here). Mitra is best known for the “Hole in the Wall” computer learning systems in India (TED Talk) and the related educational […]
During my work on Social Mirror, tablet tech for social checkups, I have been inspired by other amazing Media Lab social technologies. Here are 12 of the projects which I have found most inspiring, including one or two from other universities. Did I miss a project you love? Post your favourites […]
Social Mirror is social checkup technology for people and organisations. Last month, the Media Lab’s corporate sponsors used Social Mirror for a social checkup on their connections with our research groups. This summer, I’m testing the tablet software in UK communities in partnership with Gaia Marcus at the RSA, a prominent […]
ROFLCon 3 was amazing (thanks Christina and Tim!). Liveblogging the event were Matt Stempeck, Stephen Suen, and Erhardt Graeff. Here is a list of Civic Media blog posts from ROFLCon:: Friday ROFLCon Keynote: Jonathan Zittrain on Memes and Society When Lulzes go Global (moderated by Ethan Zuckerman) From Micro-fame to […]