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March 5, 2009 by Pamela Rutledge

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About Pamela Rutledge

As director of the Media Psychology Research Center, psychologist Dr. Pamela Rutledge works with agencies and entertainment companies to create effective and responsible media and co-hosts a monthly webinar to demystify Parenting in the Digital Age. She is core faculty of media psychology at Fielding Graduate University, a blogger for Psychology Today and is frequently an expert source for a variety of media outlets, such as BBC World, ABC News and Today.

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Ubiquitous technology means we need a better understanding of:

- Digital and Transmedia Storytelling and constructing and sharing additive narratives across media channels
-Participatory and collaborative media
On-demand information access
-The use of technology to promote positive experiences through cognitive and emotional engagement: positive mood inducement, sense of self-efficacy, social connectedness
-Immersive Environments and new arenas for expression and social modeling of new attitudes, skills, social roles, and personal identity
-Human relationships mediated by technology
-Tools and environments for learning across the lifespan
-Psychological, perceptual and cognitive aspects of using technology and understanding usability

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