<div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>I've been asked to participate in the upcoming MobilityShifts conference this fall, and I wanted to provide a quick intro as requested by the organizers.</div><div><br></div><div>
I have an interest in participatory media technologies, collaborative learning platforms, and researching creative DIY cultures among youth, particularly in marginalized and conflict settings. I completed my doctoral work at the MIT Media Lab and have recently been teaching at the MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT). </div>
<div><br></div><div>At the MIT Center for Civic Media I helped establish a research collaborative (the Department of Play) to design mobile video, mapping and pedagogical tools for youth. We have a team of students currently prototyping and evaluating a mobile video tool called Aago with youth community groups in the Boston area.</div>
<div><br></div><div><div>I'm currently in Cairo on my way back to Cambridge after spending several weeks in Gaza conducting workshops around digital storytelling and a pilot research study focusing on resilience among children in the refugee camps. While here I was also wrapping up production for a documentary film (Flying Paper) about DIY kite making and flying among youth in the Gaza Strip.</div>
</div><div><br></div><div><div>I will soon be moving to the New School to join the faculty in the department of Media Studies and Film, which is quite a transition for me having lived in Cambridge the past 15 years.</div>
</div><div><br></div><div>I'm not sure how all this intersects with the interest of participants at the conference, but I hope to contribute in some way. I look forward to seeing you all in New York this fall.</div><div>
<br></div><div><div dir="ltr">Nitin<br><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#666666">--<br>Nitin Sawhney, Ph.D.</font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#666666">Assistant Professor of Media Studies</font></div>
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