PL 25/09: Ada Lovelace Day

Today, March 24,  is Ada Lovelace Day, Jill Walker Rettberg  reminds me.

It is a day to commemorate women in technology. For me it is natural to mention colleagues that work at and with the interface between technical systems and social processes:

• Jill herself, an ideal guide to the world of gaming and game research
• Jannicke Røgler from Buskerud County Library,  a forceful promoter of blogs – and all other 2.0 tools –  in the library environment
• Vibeke Bjarnø and Leikny Øgrim – e-learning pioneers and practitioners at Oslo University College
• Ingunn Kjøl Wiig – teacher, blogger and founder of the pedagogical network Bruk & Del 09 [Use & Share 09]

They do not work at the cutting edge of technology as such, but at the cutting edge of socio-technical change – where we struggle to master tools and overcome inertia – and worse – at the same time.

Congratulations!