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Your Data Are Not On Mute

May 6, 2022 Gary Natriello 0

A piece by Will Gendron in Input calls attention to the fact that video conferencing apps, including Zoom, Slack, Google Meet, and Discord, continue to gather data from users even after their mics are muted. […]

Zoom You Consequences

May 2, 2022 Gary Natriello 0

Wondering why it feels strange to look at yourself in an online video session? It turns out that there are some mental health consequences from this experience connected with heightened self-objectification. Moreover, as Roxanne Felig […]

AI Fairness?

April 25, 2022 Gary Natriello 0

Despite the many calls for monitoring and improving the fairness of artificially intelligent applications, the problems they present may be more complicated and thus more challenging to address than is generally assumed. Writing in Vox, […]

Will There Be Coffee in the Metaverse?

April 17, 2022 Gary Natriello 0

Just when you thought it was safe to teach and take classes online after a year of pandemic driven experience, the company formerly known as Facebook has announced that it will fund seven colleges and […]

Getting Started with Python

April 16, 2022 Gary Natriello 0

Wondering how to begin learning Python either for personal reasons or as part of your preparation for further formal study? Check out Gareen Puglia’s account of her experience taking the Google Crash Course on Python […]

Online On the Fence

March 11, 2022 Gary Natriello 0

Writing in Educause Review, Perry Samson tells an interesting, and perhaps common, story of how students negotiate the question of face-to-face vs online class formats. Although many express a preference for face-to-face classes, in practice […]

Physical Spaces to Support Virtual Experiences

March 9, 2022 Gary Natriello 0

Writing in Arch Daily, Katie Overstreet highlights the emerging need for physical spaces with the capacity to support a new generation of digital spaces and experiences. These spaces will be used to help individuals make […]

Lurking as a Way of Learning Online

March 4, 2022 Gary Natriello 0

In an article in Wired, Paul Ford shares his strategies for learning online, a pattern of behavior that he describes as lurking or sneakbrowsing. Although he views his approach as somewhat passive, there are a […]

Battle Over Government Use of Facial Recognition

February 27, 2022 Gary Natriello 0

Writing in Axios, Ina Fried provides an update on the continuing battle regarding the use of facial recognition technology by various government agencies. Although critics have succeeded in getting the IRS to drop the use […]

Virtual Soundstage Production

February 14, 2022 Gary Natriello 0

Check out how Sony and Epic games are using combinations of hardware and software to change virtual production environments for filmmakers. With large digital displays providing the backdrop on the scale of a soundstage and […]