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Dr. Kelly writes about the social design of data, technology and story. She shares about how the innovations and technologies we design and build impact us and are influenced by our stories, who we are, what we do, how we love, learn, and the ways we work. She explores the human stories, poses the hard questions, and is committed to uncovering the often invisible impact of living, learning, and working with technology.
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Bennett Live: Inspiring Joy and Creativity with Project-Based Learning at Home
April 15, 2020
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“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.” Amy Poehler
Lessons Learned from the Redesign of School for Home Learning
April 11, 2020
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It takes an incredible team of educators and school leaders to rapidly execute the redesign of school for home learning during a time of pandemic
Designing Home Learning Starts At Home
April 10, 2020
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Deeply understanding our learner’s home life is critically important right now, probably more important than what technology is being provided free to use or how
Breathe and a Word of Thanks on the Redesign of School
March 23, 2020
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Breathe! A word of thanks on school closures and embracing the redesign of school from home. There are at least 98,000 public schools and at
Moments of Educator Joy
November 15, 2019
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“I loved the amount of freedom the students have to create their projects”, “I loved how natural everything feels” and there are “… so many
Fostering Innovative and Entrepreneurial Thinking With the Next Generation
April 27, 2018
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I’m happy to share the news that that on Sept. 01 2018, I will begin a new appointment as the Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) working
The Gendering of Social Tech Skills
August 14, 2014
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When considering the design of technology and its learning, it is important to consider how people are socialized to think about their skills and tech use along with gender roles and gender stereotypes.
Tearing Up The Syllabus
March 10, 2014
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It was week two of the spring semester and I’d just confirmed the details for taking a class of college students into the field to visit Redmoon Theater and 1871, both in Chicago. These emergent opportunities mean I need to change the order of the syllabus I’d given out to my students at the beginning of the semester. The questions remained how they might feel about it.