A version of this article ran on PsychologyToday.com in my blog “Positively Media.”
A recent survey by the Career College Association reported that 9 out of 10 Americans think college is important for career opportunities and 67% believe that education is the key to competitiveness in the global economy. Turns out education can also be [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Education'
Want to Keep Your Job? Get More Education
November 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Education
Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics·Distance education·Education·Unemployment
What Courses Should I Take to Study Media Psychology?
November 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Education, Psychology
Wondering what courses make up a media psychology curriculum is common particularly among people thinking about the next steps in their education. Recently a young woman from Athlone High School for Girls in South Africa posed this question, so I am sharing my response here. It is exciting to hear that people all around the [...]
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Pursuing a Career in Psychology, Education, and Interactive Media
October 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Education, Psychology
I always enjoy getting questions from people interested in integrating media applications into their field of study or in pursuing a career in media psychology. The questions come from around the world and are always full of enthusiasm for learning, the potential of media technologies, and making a positive contribution to society. It [...]
The Psychology of Website Design – PowerPoint Overview
October 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Cognition, Education
This slide show was originally created for a presentation in 2006 but was updated for a group of student web site developers at NYU a few months ago. Web technologies continue to rocket along and the tools have become more flexible, innovative and sophisticated. The fundamental psychological issues of effective design, however, haven’t [...]
The Native Tongue of Teens: Social Media
June 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Education, Social Media
(This was posted June 5, 2009 on my blog “Positively Media” at PsychologyToday.com)
Ralph Waldo Emerson said:
“No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself a great baby – so helpless and so ridiculous.”
Think of the tech-saavy younger generation as another country with a different [...]
Tags: Azusa Pacific University·Education·Mathematics education·Social Media·Teens
