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Platforms of Culture: the Making of Generation X
This week I've been reading in Platform Studies, focusing on "Racing the Beam" by Nick Montfort and Ian Bogost. Their work has inspired a whole host of conversations with the programmers at my office, my husband and my friends, most of whom are Generation Xers like myself; raised on Pong, Centipede, Asteroids and Pac-Man. I used this week as an opportunity to not only revisit the games of my youth, but to also compare them with the latest and greatest gaming addictions in our house, the PSP and the Wii.
Exploring "Platform Studies"
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The platform has been around for as long as computing, and computer gaming, has existed, underneath, and underpinning, our video games, digital art, electronic literature, and other forms of expressive computing. Digital media researchers are starting to see that code is a way to learn more about how computers are used in culture, but there have been few attempts to go even deeper, to investigate the basic hardware and software systems upon which programming takes place, that are the foundation for computational expression and that define our interaction in digital contexts...
Digital Labor, Cold-War Roots
Doing some reading over the past week, I was prompted to think about, then comment on, a chapter by Friedrich Kittler on Cold War computing technology and the implicit (and explicit) ways in which an examination of so-called "defense technology" comes into direct contact with, and within the purview of, media studies, information studies and labor studies. Specifically, I am interested in uncovering the history of these technologies and their development, particularly when the when many defense technologies have been considered value-neutral or even as beneficial (and perhaps were, particularly when they moved from the province of military applications to consumer or mass-market ones). Additionally, the process of uncovering the hidden labor embedded in digital and computing technologies and processes, is inextricalbly tied to the critically important task of uncovering their hidden agendas, applications and roots within the military-academic-industrial complex...
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Arne: Year One
"It is time to appraise the first year of the Obama administration and its impact on American education. I met with Arne Duncan in October, and I liked him very much. He is a very likeable guy. But I strongly disagree with his priorities. In a recent Education Week article about Duncan, I was quoted… Continue
Posted by Mechelle De Craene on January 26, 2010 at 8:00pm
Educators Mustering Aid for Haiti Earthquake Victims
"The international educators union, Education International, concerned about the humanitarian impact of the devastating earthquake which struck Haiti earlier this week, has launched a special fund for the families of teachers affected." Read on and… Continue
Posted by Mechelle De Craene on January 26, 2010 at 7:00pm
The Future of Thinking: Learning Institutions in a Digital Age
Fellow Teachers: Here's a great resource. Read and Enjoy!
"Over the past two decades, the way we learn has changed dramatically. We have new sources of information and new ways to exchange and to interact with information. But our schools and the way we teach have remained largely the same for years, even centuries. What happens to traditional educational institutions when learning al… Continue
Posted by Mechelle De Craene on January 24, 2010 at 11:00pm
NTOY Anthony Mullen: Teachers are given too little say in educational policy
"I am a fly on the wall sitting at a table. Seated at a round table are three state governors, one state senator, a Harvard professor and author, and a strange little man who assumes the role of group moderator. The strange little man asks the group to talk about their experiences at the education conference. The ex governor fr… Continue
Posted by Mechelle De Craene on January 10, 2010 at 7:30pm
New Research Reveals PK-12 Educators Increasing Value and Use Digital Media
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 5, 2010 – According to a new national research report, “Digitally Inclined,” compiled by G"runwald Associates LLC for PBS, teachers are making significant progress in adoption of digital media and Internet use. These findings clearly signal widespread changes in both early childhood and K-12 education, including more effective individuali… Continue
Posted by Mechelle De Craene on January 8, 2010 at 12:26pm
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