The Civics of Technology (CoT) project aims to empower students and educators to critically inquire into the effects of technologies on their individual and collective lives. We conduct research, develop curriculum, and offer professional development. Our work seeks to advance democratic, ethical, and just uses of technology in schools and society.
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Appreciating the Civics of Technology Project for sharing this blog and Shelly Jarenski for writing it. The conversations create connections across perspectives, and we need students to have a seat at this AI table. https://lnkd.in/g2Vtu9u3
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??NEW BLOG?? "The rise of metrics-based school discipline: How ClassDojo is changing discipline practices in schools" by?Jamie Manolev, Anna Sullivan, & Neil Tippett: https://lnkd.in/gdRy8HnB The blog previews their new article in the British Journal of Sociology of Education: https://lnkd.in/gr-UHqSR
??NEW BLOG?? "The rise of metrics-based school discipline: How ClassDojo is changing discipline practices in schools" by?Jamie Manolev, Anna Sullivan, & Neil Tippett: https://lnkd.in/gdRy8HnB The blog previews their new article in the British Journal of Sociology of Education: https://lnkd.in/gr-UHqSR
We can't wait for this event! Read their post and then register today to join us in learning with Allie Thrall and Phil Nichols!
Check out my and?Phil Nichols's teaser, "Whose Media Literacy?" for the next Civics of Technology Project book club, discussing The Propagandists’ Playbook by?Francesca Tripodi! Join us on February 18 at 8pm EDT (registration link in blog post)! https://lnkd.in/gYt-Nwns
Love hearing how folks are using these materials in their classrooms! Thanks for sharing, Dr. McMahon!
UX Researcher | Helping teams ask better questions and build smarter products | Psychology PhD | Service design | Mixed methods wiz ??
???Are we asking the right questions before introducing technology in the classroom? With AI, digital tools, and online learning expanding rapidly, it's important to think critically about?how we integrate technology into education. Are we prioritizing?privacy, accessibility, and ethics—or just chasing the latest trends? When preparing for my recent lecture on digital ethics, I came across the Civics of Technology Project. This organization curated a few #EdTech ethical audit frameworks to?help educators navigate these tough questions, providing us with a framework to ensure tech enhances learning?without unintended harm. In class last week, I asked our students to choose a classroom technology and conduct an audit of their choosing. They blew me away surfacing systems thinking, citing how AI ties to environmental concerns; as well as by thinking beyond the user's happy path, giving thought to the ethical implications of how people might incorporate other unethical practices when the chosen technology doesn't meet all the user needs. Really excited to continue to dig into this topic more over the course of the semester as we explore other technologies like gamification and VR! Highly encourage folks to check this out: https://lnkd.in/gXjrtBcr #HigherEducation #Technology #DigitalEthics #EthicalAI #VCU
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New post by me on the Civics of Technology Project! Reflecting on my pre-conference workshop at the recent POD conference on how genAI impacts educational trust. https://lnkd.in/gBCnvCaz
?? NEW BLOG ?? Punya Mishra reflects on what our interactions with AI reveal about us—our desires, our fears, and our need for connection. https://lnkd.in/eCa-4H7c Charles Logan Natalie Milman Autumm Caines Allie Thrall Erin Anderson Sharla Berry
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Doctoral Student Fellow, Snap Inc. Center for Computer & Teacher Education / Kapor Research Fellow / Director of the Interactive Teaching and Learning Lab
My new post for the Civics of Technology Project discusses the need for the education and technology academic community to conduct more rigorous research on school safety technology, which is also educational technology. https://lnkd.in/e9ShT6r7
?? ?? Civics of Tech Board Member, Charles Logan, wrote a spooky post about the captivating creatures of ed tech. It is, like all of Charles' blogs, creative, topical, and eminently readable ?? ?? Natalie Milman Punya Mishra Erin Anderson Allie Thrall Daniel G. Krutka Autumm Caines
I'm back at Civics of Technology Project today with a new post arguing that we can learn a lot about ed-tech companies and their narratives about education when we understand the companies' mascots as monsters. https://lnkd.in/gG5ZZZdw Inspired by my neighborhood's Halloween decorations and a monster unit that I used to teach to my 10th grade English students, I draw on Jeffrey Jerome Cohen's theses about monsters to help understand this cultural moment of AI in education. I demonstrate the analytic possibilities of ed-tech mascots-as-monsters by taking an extended look at MagicSchool's unnamed rabbit and the fears, desires, anxieties, and fantasies embodied in the rabbit and its company-written origin story. So this Spooky Season (and every season, really) let's examine the cute little monsters, from Duo the Owl to the ClassDojo monster menagerie, prowling platforms to better understand and intervene in the scary stories of technosolutionist futures.
??NEW BLOG! ?? Natalie Milman offers a thought provoking reminder that histories of ed tech policy and research situate much of our work, whether the work is a pivot away from, or a continuation of, earlier research trajectories. https://lnkd.in/eDkY2wpj Charles Logan Daniel G. Krutka Punya Mishra Michelle Ciccone Autumm Caines Erin Anderson Sharla Berry