Dr. Pamela Rutledge on the psychology of media and technology
I received the following 'chain' email from a family member. I kind of liked it as it reminded me that yesterday I saw an article about how members of Congress were, in fact, getting richer as Americans are getting poorer. They are more likely to be part of the 1%, than the 99%. I like the … [Read more...]
The Wall Street Journal reports that reverse mentoring has finally cracked the workplace so that senior executives can learn more about technology, social media and the latest workplace trends. Reverse mentoring is the euphemism for having younger employees teach older ones how to use technology and … [Read more...]
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs model, developed in 1948, resonated across many disciplines, from business, technology and education to its field of origin, psychology. It spoke to potential and to positive conceptualizations of human motivation. As popular and widely applied as this model has been, … [Read more...]
After four days of looting and rioting across the UK, people are looking for answers. The violence that started in London, spread rapidly across not only Greater London, but most of the country, not as single oozing mass, but more like an outbreak of the measles. Its speed and range is attributed to … [Read more...]
Ask most students if they are Facebook friends with their teachers and they will tell you, “it depends on the teacher.” That alone should tell us that a blanket policy prohibiting teachers from interacting on social networks with students is the functional equivalent of burying your head in the … [Read more...]
Look for her blog Positively Media on PsychologyToday.com.
