Positive Media Psychology is an area of media psychology that uses the theories and constructs of positive psychology to research and promote positive media. Positive media psychology shifts the focus away from "what's wrong" and looks for ways in which media and technology can support positive human growth. What makes... read more →
Feb
16
Feb
13
Newsweek's Technology Section has an article called “Twitter, Unmasked: Who is really writing all those Tweets? Professional microbloggers.” This article underscores the importance of looking at new media with an open-mind. Too many people I know, when faced with media that is not indigenous to their technological coming of age,... read more →
Feb
05
I was doing some research on social media and Web 2.0 and came across this nice little overview video of online media. It provides a concise overview of a vast amount of potential while making it seem accessible rather than overwhelming. Check it out. The Online Media from RealWire on... read more →
Jan
27
One of my favorite blogs, Cognitive Daily, posted an article reviewing the publication of a study by Berger replicating the famous experiments by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s and 1970s. Milgram's experiments tested obedience to authority by having a study volunteer administer electric shocks to an anonymous participant under the... read more →
Jan
25
I was doing some research for an online course I'm teaching at Fielding Graduate University in Digital Narrative and Emerging Technologies, and came across this absolutely brilliant video called "The Bus" by photographer Daniel Meadows. It is beautifully produced, but has an incredible tenderness and humanity. Meadows teaches and researches... read more →