slides for guest lecture on platform perspectives, digital labor, and the digital divide

31 July 2024 - kudos:

A few months ago, some colleagues reached out to ask if I would be willing to record a guest lecture for our library science program’s LIS 600: Information in Society. In particular, they were interested in having me record something for a week on the digital divide. I am conversant on that topic, but it’s not an area of specialty for me, so I was unsure about it until I realized that some of the readings for that week touch on topics like platform design that I am really interested in through my work on social media communities.

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Leveling the technological playing field with Apple | UKNow'

28 September 2023 - kudos:

Look, I’m glad my university is aware of and responding to the digital divide, but I’d appreciate a more critical treatment of what we’re doing. This sounds almost like ad copy for Apple, and it’s falling into a lot of tired edtech tropes about how technology must necessarily improve learning. link to “Leveling the technological playing field with Apple | UKNow”

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Report: Internet providers offer Louisville residents unequal speeds for similar prices – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville'

23 October 2022 - kudos:

I’d skipped over the story when the Markup reported it, but seeing local coverage of how it plays out locally makes it even worse. Municipal broadband ought to be more common! link to ‘Report: Internet providers offer Louisville residents unequal speeds for similar prices – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville’

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Smartphones Are a New Tax on the Poor | WIRED'

2 January 2022 - kudos:

Important and enlightening read. link to ‘Smartphones Are a New Tax on the Poor | WIRED’