The Brazilians

All week long, people asked me, “What makes the 2019 Summer Institute in Digital Literacy so special?” For me, the Continue reading →

Global Initiatives

The Media Education Lab has some ongoing research partnerships around the world. Since 2012, Professor Renee Hobbs has offered 32 Continue reading →

Take Joy

In my life as a learner, I have always followed my bliss. I had understood the educational power of flow, Continue reading →

The Story of the Book

  As a young scholar, back in the early 1990s, I had the chance to visit the offices of the Continue reading →

Evolution in Ed Media

There’s never been a better time for the re-invention of educational media. Honestly, it’s a veritable Golden Age for the Continue reading →

Digital Literacy on the Rise

Perhaps you saw the recent story in the New York Times about the new research on middle-school students’ digital literacy skills? This Continue reading →

The Future of Work

I’ve been aiming to inspire the URI Harrington School graduates by tweeting out information about three job opportunities each day. Continue reading →

Teaching and Learning Online

It’s not an understatement to say that I am having a blast with my first experience teaching fully online this Continue reading →