Karen

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation researcher
Location tucson, az, United States
Introduction I'm a researcher and doctoral student interested of the role of language and culture in education, particularly in the acquisition and development of computer mediated technologies as tools for learning/teaching
Interests Second Life, research, science, technology, informal learning, teacher education, online learning communities, new literacies studies, communities of practice, folksonomy, funds of knowledge, artificial intelligence, vygotsky, cultural historical activity theory, developmental systems theory, social justice, education research, jean baudrillard, philosophy, Immanuel Kant, Nietzsche, zen, tao
Favorite Movies The Matrix (of course)
Favorite Music U2, The Beatles, Dadddy Yanqui, BEP, Traveling Wilburys, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, PCD, rock n roll
Favorite Books Handmaid's Tale, Oryx & Crake, The Blind Assassin, The Oracle, Cat's Eye, nearly everything by Margaret Atwood

If you could redesign yourself, what would you be capable of doing? Who would you be? How would you engage with the world?