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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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when teachers and students connect outside school
In my last entry, I made a comment about the value of "cool" teachers interacting with students on social network sites. I received some push-back from non-educators...
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is Facebook for old people?
In Atlanta, I met a shy quiet 14-year-old girl that I'll call Kaitlyn. She wasn't particularly interested in talking to me, but she answered my questions diligently...
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answers to questions from Twitter on teen practices
Before I headed to Atlanta to do fieldwork, I asked folks who follow me on Twitter (@zephoria) what questions I should ask teens. Many of the questions that I received...
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"Facebook and academic performance: Reconciling a media sensation with data"
In mid-April, journalists heard about a student poster at the American Educational Research Association's annual meeting called "A Description of Facebook Use and...
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upcoming conferences/talks
Now that I'm working at Microsoft Research, I'm doing a bit more public/academic speaking, but I've done a terrible job of announcing where and when. So let me...
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"Living and Learning with Social Media"
Over the weekend, I gave a talk at the Penn State Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology. I have made a crib of the talk available for anyone who might...
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What are your information needs? (Knight Commission seeks feedback)
What information do Americans need to accomplish the personal goals and to be effective citizens in our democracy? How are they getting their news and information...
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RIP Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences (PGSS)
I have been quite fortunate over the years. I have received numerous opportunities that afforded me opportunities to go far and do amazing things. One such opportunity...
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Does money equal time? (Regarding proposed NSF funding of qualitative research)
Following a conference about qualitative methods, the National Science Foundation issued a report that provided "general guidance for developing qualitative research...
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discussion of "impact" at the CHI conference
Yesterday, I attended the CHI conference (an ACM conference for those studying and working in the area of human-computer interaction). I had the privilege of speaking...
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Bernie Hogan: "Networking in Everyday Life"
One of the coolest things about being at Microsoft Research is that there are systems in place that make it very easy to collaborate with faculty at other institutions...
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Seeking: Boston-based developer for prototyping work with moi
Back in the day, I used to build interactive visualizations and other tools to mark up and analyze data. My research agenda is leading me back there and so Microsoft...
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a random act of kindness
Due to poor planning, G and I were on different flights back to Boston from SXSW. I was already booked on the early flight and had already been assigned my upgrade...
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it's time for SXSW!!
After taking a break to finish my dissertation, I'm heading back to SXSW and I. Cannot. Wait. SXSW is one of my favorite-ist conferences evah. It's filled with...
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"Social Media is Here to Stay... Now What?"
Last week, I gave my first talk at Microsoft since joining MSR. This talk was part of the annual Tech Fest where researchers from labs around the world come and...
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