Name: Ioana Literat
Graduation Year: 2015
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University
Research Area: new media studies; participatory cultures; online creativity and collaboration; digital media and learning
Recent Publications and Presentations:
- Literat, I. (2015). Implications of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on Higher Education: Mitigating or Reifying Educational Inequities? Higher Education Research & Development.
- Literat, I., & Balsamo, A. (2014). Stitching the Future of the AIDS Quilt: The Cultural Work of Digital Memorials. Visual Communication Quarterly 21(3): 138-149.
- Literat, I. (2014). Empowering Local Women through Digital Training Programs: A Sustainable Income-Generating Model in Hyderabad, India. Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy 5.
- Literat, I. (2014). Measuring New Media Literacies: Toward the Development of a Comprehensive Assessment Tool. Journal of Media Literacy Education 6(1): 15-27.
- Literat, I. (2014). Participatory Learning in the Art History Classroom. Art History Teaching Resources (October 2014).
- Literat, I. (2016, forthcoming). Crowdsourcing a Children’s Book about the Internet. South by Southwest (SXSWedu) Conference and Festival. Austin, TX.
- Literat, I. (2015, forthcoming). Crowdsourcing Educational Projects on a Global Scale: From Research to Practice. Global Education Conference. Online via Blackboard Collaborate.
- Literat, I. (2015, forthcoming). The Adventures of Hashtag the Snail: Opportunities and Challenges in Creative Crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing and the Academy Symposium. UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
- Literat, I. (2015). Interrogating Participation Across Disciplinary Boundaries: Lessons from Political Philosophy, Cultural Studies, and Art. International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, San Juan, PR.
Ph.D. Dissertation: Crowdsourced Art: Activating Creative Participation in Online Spaces
Website/Twitter: www.ioanaliterat.com / @ioanaliterat
Favorite thing about USC Annenberg: The liberty I had to explore a wide variety of interests, while always feeling supported and encouraged by my professors.