Media technology

Modern technology needs to be more than child's play

by Joanne Orlando

An opinion piece published in a major Australian newspaper on young children and mobile technologies.

iTeach, iDance: Using the iPad in the body-kinesthetic teaching context

by Nathaniel Ostashewski

Where does NAPLAN fit into the Computer Age?

by Joanne Orlando

Opinion piece I wrote published in an Australian newspaper arguing the disconnect between standardised testing and use of Technology in schools

Foreign Influence in Canadian Television

by Sufi Mohamed

Published 2006 regarding CRTC mandates on Aboriginal Broadcasting

The CRTC clings to its imaginary world of media protectionism, willfully blind to the reality that in a world where... more The CRTC clings to its imaginary world of media protectionism, willfully blind to the reality that in a world where choice is unlimited

TV Comedy Audiences and Media Technology: A Comparative Study of Britain and Norway

by Inger-Lise Kalviknes Bore

Published 2010 in Convergence 16(2)

Drawing on focus group data, this article explores the ways in which British and Norwegian viewers constructed the... more Drawing on focus group data, this article explores the ways in which British and Norwegian viewers constructed the role of media technology in their engagement with TV comedy. Arguing that TV comedy on pre-recorded DVDs tended to have far greater significance for British participants than Norwegian participants, the article maintains that this technology had different sets of cultural meanings in the two national contexts. The discussion examines factors that might contribute to this national difference, and considers how DVD usage may affect audience engagement. While DVDs have been seen to address viewers as fan consumers or collectors, most of these users primarily associated this technology with the convenience of timeshifting. Along with VHS and video files, DVDs were seen to offer viewers greater control over when and how they wanted to engage with TV comedy.