Melissa Obi There is tremendous power and opportunities that technology provides to communities – particularly historically disenfranchised minority communities. [row] [col span__sm=”12″] [row_inner] [col_inner span__sm=”12″] In this age of technology, “digital exclusion” means that disenfranchised communities, families, and individuals are left farther behind without access to online resources for education, communication and a gateway to …
Melissa Obi The absorption of data has lent itself to commodification. Everything about you is for profit. Within a very short period of time, technological technocrats have developed new business models, shifted power relations and, in the end, created a new form of capitalism, “Surveillance Capitalism.” This is a new form of capitalism that also …
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OnTay Johnson In my last article, I talked about how during these times, while quarantined, we have an opportunity to start looking at alternative forms of education. Now, I want to look at a specific method of doing so. I have been looking at the creation and growth of online education and specifically, Khan Academy. …
