Wesch's YouTube Videos

See the work of the digital ethnography working group, a team of cultural anthropology undergraduates led by Dr. Michael Wesch exploring the impact of digital technology on human interaction and human interaction on digital technology: Explorations of Mediated Culture, Digital Ethnography of YouTube, World Simulation.

Featured Speakers

Julie Evans, CEO of Project TomorrowJulie Evans

Alan Levine, Vice President Community and CTO, New Media Consortium Alan Levine

Innovation at All Levels

Mark your calendar for Maricopa Community College's premier learning technology event on May 13, 2008 at Mesa Community College in the Kirk Student Center, Navajo Room. The program, “innovation at all levels,” will include track and poster sessions, exhibits, presentations, workshops and more.

Photo of keynote speakerKeynote Speaker
Dr. Michael Wesch

Project Coordinator:
mediatedcultures.net @ kansas state university
Assistant Professor:
Cultural Anthropology and Digital Ethnography

Dubbed "the explainer" by Wired magazine, Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist exploring the impact of new media on human interaction (and the impact of human interaction on new media). After two years studying the impact 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 technology, education, and information have been viewed by millions, translated in over ten languages, and are frequently featured at international film festivals and major academic conferences. Wesch has won several major awards for his work, including a Wired Magazine Rave Award and the John Culkin Award for Outstanding Praxis in Media Ecology.

Wesch is also a multiple award-winning teacher whose teaching projects are frequently featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education and other major media outlets worldwide. Wesch is currently serving on the Editorial Board of Advisors for Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Conference Sessions

We recognize that not everyone is at the same place in using technology in instruction. For that reason, the 2008 Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference program was developed around the needs and interests of three types of individuals by tracks. The conference sessions will be organized according to these so that you may choose based on your level of expertise.

Track 1: Ready and Willing

Audience: Little or no experience in using learning technologies. It's time! Come and learn the basics or get an overview for an entry into applying technology in your instruction.

Track 2: Onward! Forward!

Audience: 2-4 years of experience using learning technologies and is ready to try/learn new things. Learn what the latest software can do for you in instruction!

Track 3: Experimenter/Explorer

Audience: 5+ years of using learning technologies and feels comfortable experimenting with and seeking new tools.

For more information about this event, contact Veronica Diaz (480) 731-8300.