Language: English (mozilla)
Upcoming generations are growing up in a mixed reality where they develop a powerful command on internet platforms. Tik Tok is a great manifestation of the nuances of existence through short, catchy, layered video content. Gaming is another space where the rules of the real world are interwoven by those of the game. What is then the role of education in this cross-existence: how do these interactions shape young folks in their interactions and interrogations of technology?
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Mozilla Fellow
Judith Okonkwo is a Technology Evangelist, Business Psychologist and Organisation Development Consultant with experience working in Africa, Asia and Europe. She sits on the Board of the European Organisation Design Forum, advises Startups, not-for-profits and SMEs on emerging technologies and is a guest lecturer at several HEIs. She is also the creator of the Oriki Coaching Model™ and a co-founder of We Will Lead Africa. Judith is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
Maize Longboat is Kanien'kehá:ka with family at Six Nations of the Grand River and was raised on the unceded territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation near Vancouver, BC. He is a Partner Relations Manager with Unity Technologies and served as Skins Workshops Associate Director with Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace (AbTeC) and the Initiative for Indigenous Futures (IIF) from 2019 to 2021. He holds an MA in Media Studies from Concordia University. His Master’s research examined Indigenous videogame development through the production of his own game Terra Nova, an award-winning cooperative platformer with an interactive narrative.
Angela co-founded Eskwelabs on the belief that education is still the driver for social mobility. She has been learning about how to build social innovations since a summer stint as a substitute teacher at the village school where her grandfather taught. That path took her through finance organizations like the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Grameen, to NGOs like the World Wildlife Fund. Prior to founding Eskwelabs, Angela was a co-founding member of a Toronto-based impact investing firm focused on sustainable food production in emerging markets. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a BComm in Finance and Economics with Distinctions and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst. Angela is Circular Economy Pioneer at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and for her previous work on sustainable oceans, was recognized by the Economist, UNEP, and the World Economic Forum.