Colin Rhinesmith's blog

This week on Media Minutes:

"Data mining on social networks is much more pervasive and secretive than most users know. Long-time media activists Jeff Chester and Kathryn Montgomery share their concerns about online marketing and surveillance."

Download the MP3.

Following on the release of their 2005 "Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use," the Center for Social Media and the Washington College of Law at American University teamed up with Temple University's Media Education Lab to present a new report this fall on "  •  Read more

Through my work as a Digital Media Producer for the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, I was fortunate to be able to help produce a podcast (MP3) from today's luncheon series with Drew Clark, Project Manager for the Center for Public Integrity.

Over on my directed study blog this semester, I'm using networked technology (a blog, wiki, del.icio.us, and others tools) to explore and share my research on fair use issues impacting media educators and students in the digital age. I've started with a philosophical inquiry into the meaning of fairness to explore its relationship to today's challenges in sharing access to teaching and learning materials.

Champlain College professors, Elaine Young and Rob Williams put together a great list - now available on the ACME website - of Web 2.0 Foundational Terms currently used in our rapidly evolving Internet culture. It's a great list for those Media Educators and others who are interested in learning more about today's web lingo!

From the Center for Social Media:

"Confused about copyright? You're not alone.

Media literacy educators rely on the ability to use copyrighted materials in their teaching. But ignorance about copyright -- and particularly a lack of awareness of the fair use provision - is interfering with teachers' ability to teach important critical thinking and communication skills that enable them to promote digital learning.

Welcome to the Digital Media in Education blog.

My name is Colin Rhinesmith. I'm a graduate student and research assistant in Media Arts at Emerson College and Digital Media Producer for the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. I also serve on the Board of Directors for ACME.