Previously published on Psychology Today.com “Positively Media” ———- Sometimes when new technology is introduced, you get a glimpse of the future. The iPad was like that for me. Now Samsung is introducing the Galaxy Tab (tablet) on September 2. This time, the glimpse of the future comes from their marketing pitch not their product. The [...]
"Did You Know" Version 4: Media Convergence
November 10, 2009 By
A reader of my PT blog let me know that there is a new version of the “Did You Know” video. It really summarizes the convergence of media technologies in a powerful way. I included Version 3 at the end of my last post because it is a wake-up call about the impact of population [...]
How Technology Can Impact Children's Learning
July 2, 2008 By
One of our colleagues at the Media Psychology Research Center, Fablevision’s, Peter Reynolds, lead an interactive investigation with actor Eric Close at the National Educational Computing Conference to demonstrate how technology can impact learning and excite children about education. The event was hosted by Verizon Foundation’s Thinkfinity.org, which offers elementary through high school teachers resources [...]
Designing for the Small Screen
May 6, 2008 By
At the recent Broadcast Educators Association Festival in Las Vegas, colleagues Garry Hare, Bonnie Buckner, Sean Thoennes, and Media Psychology Research Center Executive Director Erik Gregory gave a brilliant panel presentation on different aspects and considerations of designing media for a small screen. (You can read Bonnie’s paper on the cognitive psychology of small screen [...]
