Author: Jeremy Eng

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Benson, Angela D, et al. “Culture, Learning, and Technology: Research and Practice, 1st Edition Routledge.” Routledge.com, Routledge, 27 Feb. 2017, www.routledge.com/Culture-Learning-and-Technology-Research-and-Practice-1st-Edition/Benson-Joseph-Moore/p/book/9781138928534. My inspiration for this project is from a study conducted in this book, where children are taught/ encouraged to create hip hop songs. It is noted that mainly boys were used for this study… Read more Phase 2, Post #10: Annotated Bibliography Draft

I made contact with my expert. Unlike the previous interview, I decided to use a more formal line of communication: We set up a phone interview for April 29

What is your research question or research problem? My research question currently is: “How can we encourage mentally depressed youth to develop self-confidence?” Why is this a significant, important, or relevant question or problem? As we continue to move farther into the 21 century, the rates of depression are rising, especially in the teenager to… Read more Phase 2, Post #8: Research Problem

I have a few questions for the speakers: 1.)How has technology helped the LGBTQ community? As a follow-up, are there particular technological innovations that were significant to the growth of the LGBTQ community? 2.)There’s been a long established tension between the science and certain religious communities. Will technology bridge the gap between these two? 

We met in person for the interview. Before starting off the interview, we decided to set some rules:   I wanted to hear RB’s experiences with social media, and how depression has affected her. Understanding my audience’s usage of social media is important, especially since I plan on creating a social media platform for my… Read more Phase 2, Post #6: Documenting Interview with SSI

Recurse Center’s Diversity Policy: https://www.recurse.com/diversity When I was reading the Recurses Center’s Diversity Policy, I came across an alarming sight. In the beginning, the Center’s policy is described as “The first is that it reduces the harmful effects of stereotype threat. ”  On the words “stereotype threat,” there is a hyperlink that takes you to the… Read more Phase 2, Post #5: Recurse Center Code Feeback

I asked one of my friends if she could give me feedback on my project. I asked her because she fits the target social salient identity perfectly. Additionally, she has an artistic background in music and art, which was one of the pertinent identities I wanted to gather information from.  She asked for her name… Read more Phase 2, Post #4: Documenting Contact

I plan on starting a different project than my midterm project. For my final project, I want to make a different project aimed towards a different salient social identity. I want my project to deal with people who are young (like 18-21 years old) and suffer from mental depression. I think a good place to… Read more Phase 2, Post #3: Thoughts on moving on past midterm

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