thought leaders

Socially Responsible Picture Books: Dream Village Part 2

March 23, 2010 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

Mar. 23, 2010 Today I was honored to be the guest speaker at SFSU Professor Betsy Blosser’s Media & Social Change class, and brought a gazillion examples of cool work being done in the digital … [Read more...]

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Doug Engelbart Supports Shaping Youth By Offering Digital History

March 12, 2009 by Amy Jussel 11 Comments

Jan. 30, 2014 Thinking pensively about the late, great Doug Engelbart on this birthday today, as he would've been 89. Let's celebrate his spirit by raising the collective knowledge for … [Read more...]

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Eileen Clegg: Capturing Knowledge Via Visual Insight

November 6, 2008 by Amy Jussel 14 Comments

When I was asked to present a workshop with all the powerhouse thought leaders and academic bigwigs this past spring at the 6th annual CCFC summit: Consuming Kids: The Sexualization of Children and … [Read more...]

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