DQC Week 3 - Hirsh et al. and early learning

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this incredibly rich piece by Hirsh et al, who provides a concise evidence-based structure for how we evaluate an “educational” app. I was particularly curious regarding one of the final sections in which Hirsh et al discuss scaffolding exploration towards learning goals: “Bonawitz and Schultz presented 4-year-olds with a toy that… Read more DQC Week 3 - Hirsh et al. and early learning

DQC Week 3 - Incentives for industry to change?

Re report on designing media for digital age by Takeuchi: industry recommendations include design with full ecology of the child in mind, create video games that appeal to kids and parents alike, foster family teamwork, and think outside the (X)Box. If the industry is profiting from capitalizing on children’s non-educational interests, what incentives do they… Read more DQC Week 3 - Incentives for industry to change?

DQC Week 3 - Loved Hirsh et al!

I absolutely loved the Hirsh-Pasek et al reading: Putting Education in “Education” Apps: Lessons from the Science of Learning. Having been interested in EdTech for a couple of years now, I’m really surprised that this paper hasn’t gotten more traction in wider media. In particular, I’m surprised that their framework of the 4 pillars +… Read more DQC Week 3 - Loved Hirsh et al!

Monica's Parasocial Relationship

My childhood idol and role model was (and still is) Shakira. Watching her dance in music videos and performances on TV in elementary school got me interested in Latin dancing, and my personal dance style today has a lot of elements prevalent in her dancing. I also admired her for being a philanthropist and a… Read more Monica's Parasocial Relationship

Jessie - Parasocial Relationship

When I was about 10 years old, I got the American Girl Doll, Felicity. I’m been enamored with her for a long time before that, in the pages of the American Girl Doll catalog. I remember reading her books more than I really remember playing with the doll. It was in those stories that I… Read more Jessie - Parasocial Relationship

Parasocial Activity

Jerry is really cute and smart, and it made me happy every time I watched him tackling all kinds of difficult problems. I really wanted to be as smart and playful as he is.

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Rami

This soccer player character was HUGE in my childhood. I used to day dream being like him 🙂 He was a character from a Japanese cartoon that was translated into Arabic (and called Rami). He used to come on TV at 4:30pm every day and he was a part of my day as I used… Read more Rami

Parasocial Relationship

My favorite cartoon when I was young (and maybe still today) was Ed, Edd, n’ Eddy on Cartoon Network. The protagonists of the show were the three “Eds,” living in suburbia like me, each with a wildly different personality. Ed was an absurdist oaf, Edd was a nebbish nerd, and Eddy was a conniving prankster. Two friends… Read more Parasocial Relationship

Parasocial Activity: Lisa G's Character

Lisa Simpson seems particularly poignant as a character that informed my identity in my early life. Like the Simpsons, my family had three children, an older brother, middle child named Lisa, and a younger baby sister. I related to Lisa because we had the same names and were both full of anxiety directed towards our family… Read more Parasocial Activity: Lisa G's Character