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Here's an off-the-dome response to @tristanharris's recent pitch for @HumaneTech_. Here, I question the assumption that distraction is our biggest problem to solve in tech (and edtech) and, instead, urge us to pivot to equity issues that loom much larger. jenaecohn.net/2019/04/24/dis…
With thanks to really helpful threads from @ruchowdh, @npseaver, @hypervisible, @libshipwreck for helping me wrap my head around some of these ideas. I still have a lot to learn in this space, but felt compelled to say something about what it means to be a humane technologist.
Some shout-outs in this blog also go to @stevendkrause and his great work happening around MOOCs, @datasociety and a recent blog post from fellow @mutalenkonde about the need for public interest technologists. There are a lot of really, really good people doing the work out here.
Also, a reference to a great @chronicle piece by @becksup, who brings in the thoughtful work around intentional tech by @derekbruff and @LangOnCourse!
