Week 09 Tue Mar 31
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9:30 - 9:45 - REVIEW/DISCUSSION * Breakout rooms : AR, VR, MR Rooms will be set up in the second half of class * Assigned Reading how VR is just a state of mind/a metaphor for reality and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with headsets: * Wonda VR as a possible 360 immersive gallery platform *Speculating on other uses of VR hardware in the age of COVID-19
David is a 3-time TEDx speaker and tech writer (IBM thinkLeaders, Quartz, Dell Perspectives) whose has been featured on CBS This Morning, Fast Company, USA Today, AP, LA Times, The Guardian, CNN.com, BBC.com, SiriusXM, AdWeek, New York Post, and countless other outlets. With a background as an attorney and college professor, he transitioned into an advocate for greater thoughtfulness regarding the creation and implementation of technology. David speaks about tech ethics, digital wellbeing, emerging tech trends, and digital citizenship throughout the US and world (Netherlands, Ireland, Slovakia, Latvia).
He is the founder of All Tech Is Human, an initiative to better align tech with the human interests of users and society, and is the co-host of Funny as Tech--a live show and podcast that tackles the thorniest issues in tech. David serves on the advisory boards for Common Sense's Digital Citizenship Advisory Council, the non-profit #ICANHELP, and Hack Mental Health. In 2015, he co-founded the global Digital Citizenship Summit.
David is currently researching the impact that “scaling intimacy” has on human relationships, and whether we are becoming botified (and less authentic) in our communications.
11:15 - 11:20 - SCREEN BREAK
11:20 - 12:20 - BREAK OUT ROOMS Open Work Sessions
9:45 am - 11:15 - VISITING EXPERT David Ryan Polgar is a pioneering tech ethicist who paved the way for the hotly-debated issues around Facebook, privacy, ethical design, digital wellbeing, and what it means to be human in the digital age.
(1) PREPARE to present . (2) UPLOAD your Your Dream Project materials to your folder on the Class Google Drive. (3) MAINTAINING: (4) WRITE your response to David's visit and upload to your Class Google Drive. (5) READING/VIEWING: (6) POST a brief response to this reading on your class google drive.