ten weird tricks for resisting surveillance capitalism in and through the classroom . . . next term!
for educators looking for easy ways to resist digital oppression. summaries in thread. add your ideas with #weirdtrick hashtag. happy holidays!
hastac.org/blogs/erin-gla…
for educators looking for easy ways to resist digital oppression. summaries in thread. add your ideas with #weirdtrick hashtag. happy holidays!
hastac.org/blogs/erin-gla…
#weirdtrick #1: MANTRA: "THE ONLY WAR IS THE WAR AGAINST THE IMAGINATION. ALL OTHER WARS ARE SUBSUMED IN IT."
digital tools used in classroom train the technological imagination of students. though it may be impossible to avoid such tools, you don't have to teach complacency
digital tools used in classroom train the technological imagination of students. though it may be impossible to avoid such tools, you don't have to teach complacency
#weirdtrick #2: PUT ALERTS ON SYLLABUS
inform your students on the syllabus -- say, in that section about academic integrity -- that many of the technologies they use to support their educational activities likely practice forms of data collection that are ethically dubious
inform your students on the syllabus -- say, in that section about academic integrity -- that many of the technologies they use to support their educational activities likely practice forms of data collection that are ethically dubious
#weirdtrick #3: USE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN TOOLS
even if you were Snowden, it'd be hard to build a surveillance-free learning environment. that doesn't mean there aren't exciting community-driven tools motivated by academic or community principles rather than user exploitation
even if you were Snowden, it'd be hard to build a surveillance-free learning environment. that doesn't mean there aren't exciting community-driven tools motivated by academic or community principles rather than user exploitation
#weirdtrick #4: ASSIGNMENT IDEA #1: TERMS OF SERVICE IN EDU
have students list, analyze, discuss terms of services for digital tools used formally or informally in their edu activities. do they remember agreeing to terms? do they truly understand them? are the terms ethical?
have students list, analyze, discuss terms of services for digital tools used formally or informally in their edu activities. do they remember agreeing to terms? do they truly understand them? are the terms ethical?
#weirdtrick #5: FRIENDSHIP + DIALOGUE W/ CAMPUS IT
a dark & mighty abyss separates academic culture & IT culture. only together, however, can we address the political, ethical, and practical challenges of building a a better digital future through edu. cultivate friendship w IT
a dark & mighty abyss separates academic culture & IT culture. only together, however, can we address the political, ethical, and practical challenges of building a a better digital future through edu. cultivate friendship w IT
#weirdtrick #6: ASSIGNMENT#2 DOWNLOAD AND EXPLORE USER DATA
part of this assignment is students figuring out how to do it. download your data & document difficulties. does anything about data concern you? wld you want the class to have access? the school? the state? discuss why
part of this assignment is students figuring out how to do it. download your data & document difficulties. does anything about data concern you? wld you want the class to have access? the school? the state? discuss why
#weirdtrick #7: ASSIGNMENT IDEA #3: UNWRITING PERSONAL DATA
hooray, you’ve accessed your data, but now, can you delete it? since we ask students to feed the data machine everyday, it seems right we also teach how to control that data while revealing the limits of that control
hooray, you’ve accessed your data, but now, can you delete it? since we ask students to feed the data machine everyday, it seems right we also teach how to control that data while revealing the limits of that control
#weirdtrick #8: SELF EDUCATION
there's an explosion of critical lit on digital tech. i name suggestions in the post but am eager to hear yours too! & if you haven't already, check out scholarship (& tweets) from @audreywatters @zeynep @safiyanoble @hypervisible @fsf @Jessifer
there's an explosion of critical lit on digital tech. i name suggestions in the post but am eager to hear yours too! & if you haven't already, check out scholarship (& tweets) from @audreywatters @zeynep @safiyanoble @hypervisible @fsf @Jessifer
#weirdtrick #9 RAISE CAMPUS INTEREST
transform personal paranoia abt surveillance capitalism into cross campus dialogue, research, policy development, and community building. reach out to your librarians and other campus orgs about hosting reading groups, talks, and workshops
transform personal paranoia abt surveillance capitalism into cross campus dialogue, research, policy development, and community building. reach out to your librarians and other campus orgs about hosting reading groups, talks, and workshops
#weirdtrick #10 SHARE YOUR OWN #WEIRDTRICK FOR RESISTANCE
surveillance capitalism may be some pretty slick technology, but so is the classroom if we hack it right. share your #weirdtrick for resisting surveillance capitalism in edu & here or on the @HASTAC site!
surveillance capitalism may be some pretty slick technology, but so is the classroom if we hack it right. share your #weirdtrick for resisting surveillance capitalism in edu & here or on the @HASTAC site!
