Michael+Wesch

**Michael Wesch** is...
"Dubbed "the explainer" by Wired magazine, Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist exploring the effects of new media on society and culture. After two years studying the implications of writing on a remote indigenous culture in the rain forest of Papua New Guinea, he has turned his attention to the effects of social media and digital technology on global society. His videos on culture, technology, education, and information have been viewed by millions, translated in over 15 languages, and are frequently featured at international film festivals and major academic conferences worldwide. Wesch has won several major awards for his work, including a Wired Magazine Rave Award, the John Culkin Award for Outstanding Praxis in Media Ecology, and he was recently named an Emerging Explorer by National Geographic. He has also won several teaching awards, including the [|2008 CASE/Carnegie U.S. Professor of the Year for Doctoral and Research Universities.]" []

The following presentation was shared to me by Pam Hook and has since become the inspiration for my own Netvibes space @ []

This talk is by Michael Wesch (who is a Professor of Anthropology) and has been teaching for 4 years. He talks about the Two Types of Meaningful Connection (how learning relates to meaning and to ourselves, social and personal meaning) as well as the transition of acquiring knowledge connecting to the evolution of Web 2.0

He shares how he has created a Platform for Participation while integrating Web 2.0 tools such as "Facebook, Netvibes, Diigo, Google Apps, Jott, Twitter, and other emerging technologies to create an education portal of the future."

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