samantha summers
In Conversation with Open Education Advocate Paul Stacey
By samantha summers on April 19, 2019 | Tagged with open academia, open education, openness
Paul Stacey is a major proponent of open education initiatives. Currently the Executive Director of the Open Education Consortium, Stacey cofounded British Columbia’s open education initiative BCcampus and has worked at Creative Commons. Stacey has dedicated his life to working toward freely accessible education, and proving that open education isn’t just good for students, it’s also […]
Privacy Please! A talk by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
By samantha summers on March 25, 2019 | Tagged with cybersecurity, data security, Digital identity, identity theft, Office of the privacy commissioner, online identity, privacy
Not once have I ever read a privacy policy. This is, of course, shameful to admit, especially for a Digital Tattoo contributor. But between the sheer length of privacy policies and the legalese in which they are often written, time spent reading them usually feels like time wasted. If only there were a cheat sheet […]
Book Review: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed
By samantha summers on February 19, 2019 | Tagged with book review, callout culture, online harassment, Shame
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed Jon Ronson (2015) Digital Tattoo Rating: 5/5 1 2 3 4 5 Leave it on the shelf Give it a skim An informative read Would give to a friend A must read!!! Summary Who hasn’t participated in a Twitter-based group-shaming? Who hasn’t retweeted a meme making fun of a celebrity […]
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