Time for another story (I appear to have a lot to tell!); this time, about the experiences I had at the biggest comic book convention in the…… Read more “Customer-Fans and the Happily Exploited”
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Echo Chambers and Fandom
Okay, first, let’s talk about echo chambers. You may have heard this term, especially since the 2016 presidential election. In media studies, an echo chamber is a…… Read more “Echo Chambers and Fandom”
Community in Online Learning: Thoughts from EDUCAUSE
Every year, there is a special gathering of individuals interested in improving the technologies of higher education. Faculty, IT administrators, inventors, entrepreneurs, the Big Dogs (i.e. Google,…… Read more “Community in Online Learning: Thoughts from EDUCAUSE”
Cultivation theory, media socialization and adolescents’ identity formation
(Originally a class paper written in 2003, with the full paper, including references, found here. Related thinking on this topic can be found here.) When a farmer…… Read more “Cultivation theory, media socialization and adolescents’ identity formation”
