On Why I [heart] Henry Jenkins

06.14.10 Posted in Moxley, Social Media, conferences by Shelley

Last week I attended Games, Learning, and Society 6.0, a small conference about learning and games. One of the highlights was the Henry Jenkins keynote (and definitely the David Wiley keynote, which I’ll talk about in another post). In his white paper, Jenkins talks about the new skills required in our emerging participatory culture. Some [...]


Florida Controls Facebook Friendships

01.05.10 Posted in Social Media, facebook by Shelley

I started this entry a few weeks ago when I saw the below-linked article, but I lost steam thanks to the holidays. Yet I’m still thinking about this article and its implications three weeks later, so I thought I’d mention it. This morning, a St. Pete Times article reported on a decision made by the [...]