Monica Ryan's Page

I've chosen Henry Jenkins because his lecture at Berkeley on the participation gap got me started on exploring participatory culture in education. I'm not a teacher but I work at a high school as the AV Manager. I have students who help me in my daily activities, delivering equipment and such. The program has turned in to an opportunity to teach some young people about media art making. My husband sent me the link to Mr. Jenkins lecture because what he was talking about was exactly what I was… Continue

The secret to social innovation is knowing the people and that starts with listening and experiencing. You don't just walking and change things the way you think they should be. You empower people by first finding out who they are, what they want and how they can obtain it.