The Site of Rik Panganiban
In June I had the opportunity to visit one of the most unique museums I’ve ever been to: the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum. I’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of place-based, experiential learning ever since. A bit of context: I’m a digital literacies educator, focused on supporting people in using technology to support their …
I finally had some time to review Pope Leo XIV’s official “encyclical” on the topic of artificial intelligence, which they published last month. While I have not read the whole thing (50+ pages of text) in detail, it raises a lot of important concerns about generative AI that are worth considering. On what is “artificial …
About a week ago, I had the opportunity to visit Ghibli Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. I could write a lot about the park, but what sticks with me most is what the experience was like without a smartphone. Because cameras and smartphones are prohibited to use in most of the park. The management does …
I’m excited to unveil a new project that I’ve been working on with KQED, a new course entitled “Copyright, Fair Use & AI: A Guide for Educators.” Here’s the course description: Wondering when it’s ok to reuse or remix other people’s work or media in the classroom? Curious if you or your students can use …
My last responsibility with KQED Education was to co-lead a couple of workshops at “Library Camp,” a full day professional development day for Santa Clara based librarians from August 27-28. Our objective was the share our unique perspective on AI and student learning, based on our experience as a media producer and educational nonprofit focused …
Last week I had the unique opportunity of teaching two back-to-back workshops for two very different audiences: one was a webinar for 80+ teachers from around the country and the other was an in-person class for 25 roller skaters in a park. The interesting thing is that both workshops were very similar in structure. This …
I’m excited to be leading a session at the National Association for Media Literacy Education virtual conference on July 12 at 12:15pm PT. I’ll be facilitating a conversation with three educators that have led inspiring student media projects across various media formats. You’ll learn how English language learners can gain confidence and skills through audio …
I read this really interesting conversation with Georgetown professor Jeanine Turner on how smartphones have fundamentally changed the dynamic of what students “being present” means, even when the phone is turned off. This section in particular gave me pause: I absolutely believe that every teacher, every presenter in a business situation, if you want people’s attention on you, you …
This past weekend I attended the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) virtual conference as a speaker and participant, along with 500+ other smart and fascinating folks. NAMLE is the place to be if you work in the field of media literacy pedagogy, and I was so pleased I got to attend my first …
After two and a half years of the pandemic, I was so excited to go to my first real education conference for KQED, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) in New Orleans, Louisiana at the end of June. ISTE is one of the largest edtech conventions in the country, bringing together industry leaders, …