A cultural anthropologist who explores the effects of new media on society and culture, Dr. Wesch is well known for his studies on new social communities and the classroom use of YouTube, Twitter, Google Earth and more. He believes these are important tools in education and in media literacy. He is a member of the Advisory Board for 21st Century Schools.
An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube
An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube: This 2008 presentation at the American Library of Congress opens our eyes to the phenomenon of new social communities and the classroom use of web tools such as Jott, Twitter, YouTube, Diigo, and Google Earth.
A Portal to Media Literacy
See an example of Dr. Wesch’s class in their World Systems Simulation, then view the video, A Portal to Media Literacy, in which Dr. Wesch describes how they applied these various technologies in this course.
Digital Ethnography Working Group
More videos by Dr. Wesch and his Digital Ethnography Working Group at Kansas State University can be found here, including videos on how social media tools can create massive movements and change.
