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In Part 2 of the Ag-STEM Career Discovery Lab series, Dr. Renée Jordan guides students through the exciting world of Ag-STEM careers while introducing the foundations of prompt engineering.Students explore career pathways across agriculture, environmental science, animal sciences, artificial intelligence, robotics, sustainability, health, food systems, and data science. From Agricultural Data Scientists and Drone Operations Specialists to Veterinarians, Climate Scientists, and Food Safety Specialists, this episode highlights how Ag-STEM careers combine innovation, problem-solving, and community impact.Listeners will also learn how to create stronger prompts for Janiyah GPT by providing context, interests, goals, and purpose. Rather than asking vague questions, students discover how thoughtful prompts can lead to more personalized career exploration and deeper learning.By the end of this episode, students will be prepared to: • Explore Ag-STEM career sectors aligned with their interests. • Recognize the connections between agriculture, technology, health, sustainability, and community impact. • Understand why context matters when working with AI. • Build their first career discovery prompt using Janiyah GPT.This episode is part of the Black-Liberation.Tech Ag-STEM Career Discovery Lab series, designed to help students use AI as a thinking partner while exploring future pathways.

What happens when you’re capable, curious, and doing “everything right”… but the next step still feels unclear?In this episode of the Black-Liberation.Tech Podcast, Dr. Renée Jordan responds to five powerful questions from listeners who identify with Ashley—high-achieving, thoughtful, and quietly unsure—and opens the door for those who identify with Jasmine, who may be navigating uncertainty in real time.Together, we explore:How to tell the difference between fear and a real signal to pivotWhich skills matter before you know your final career destinationHow to make choices without disappointing your family—or yourselfWhat to do when you’re interested in too many thingsHow to trust yourself when the next step isn’t obviousThis episode is not about rushing to clarity. It’s about learning how to listen to yourself, recognize patterns, and move forward with intention—even when the map isn’t finished yet.If you’ve ever thought, “I’m doing well, but I still feel unsure,” this conversation is for you.Leave your questions or reflections in the comments. Read the Q&A with Dr. Renée blog under the Careers tab at Black-Liberation.Tech Join the conversation inside the Black Liberation Tech community on Patreon

In this episode of the Black-Liberation.Tech Podcast, we wrap up Lesson D2.1: Embracing Digital Literacies by moving from reflection into action.I walk listeners through how to use digital literacies intentionally to design, build, and promote a meaningful project in their personal, academic, or professional life.This episode features a real-time demonstration of how I used ChatGPT as a thinking partner (not a replacement for thinking) to develop my Social Media Marketing Plan as a professional project. I model how the same prompts can be adapted for two different target audiences to show how digital tools must be used with context, clarity, and purpose.We also cover:· How to generate project-specific prompts using ChatGPT· How to search for video tutorials, blogs, and women-led resources· How to organize tasks, set deadlines, and track progress· How to connect with mentors and experts through professional DMs· How to share your work and engage others without waiting for perfectionBy the end of this episode, you’ll have a clear roadmap for using digital literacies as tools for liberation, not overwhelm—and a reminder that your project doesn’t have to be perfect to be powerful.Whether you’re a learner, educator, career-changer, or creative, this episode will help you turn ideas into action—one prompt, one connection, and one step at a time.

In this episode of the Black-Liberation.Tech Podcast, Dr. Renee Jordan continues the Embracing Digital Literacies (D2.1) lesson by walking listeners through two powerful forms of digital interaction: streaming and teaching.We explore how going live, sharing video, hosting workshops, and teaching online can be more than content creation—they can be acts of visibility, community care, and professional empowerment. Drawing from reflective prompts and real-world examples, this episode invites listeners to think critically about how they use streaming platforms and digital teaching tools to engage others, share knowledge, and build meaningful impact.Centering the work of Latinas, Afro-Latinas, and Black women across media, business, tech, and education, this conversation highlights how culturally grounded storytelling, community building, and ethical use of digital tools can transform audiences into learners—and learners into collaborators.This episode is for educators, creators, students, professionals, and anyone curious about how to show up online with intention—whether you’re teaching one person or streaming to many.Episode Highlights / Key TakeawaysStreaming as connection, not performance: How live-streaming and video sharing can foster dialogue, trust, and community rather than just visibility.From audience to community: Why the most impactful streamers prioritize safe spaces, interaction, and moderation.Teaching beyond classrooms: How blogs, podcasts, webinars, and tutorials function as modern teaching tools.Digital teaching that sticks: What makes online teaching effective—clarity, cultural relevance, storytelling, and care.Liberation-centered digital practice: Using streaming and teaching to resist gatekeeping, center marginalized voices, and democratize knowledge.Tools as partners, not replacements: How AI, platforms, and analytics can support—but never replace—judgment, ethics, or humanity.Reflective Questions for ListenersHow do you currently use streaming or video—professionally, creatively, or personally?Think of a time when sharing something live or recorded helped you connect with others. What made it effective?What feels exciting about streaming? What feels vulnerable or challenging?When you teach online—formally or informally—what helps people stay engaged?Who are you teaching for when you share knowledge digitally?What tools or platforms could help you teach or stream more intentionally?How can streaming or teaching become part of your portfolio, legacy, or community impact?

In this episode of Black-Liberation.Tech, Dr. Renee Jordan continues the Digital Literacies lesson series by focusing on one essential skill: Connection. Building on a live session originally shared on social media, Dr. Jordan reflects on how she connects with colleagues, scholars, and collaborators across digital platforms — and how those connections have opened real doors for research, workshops, academic collaborations, and professional growth.Drawing from personal examples, including reaching out to colleagues on LinkedIn after conferences, strengthening relationships through digital follow-up, and navigating collaborative opportunities that emerged unexpectedly, Dr. Jordan illustrates how intentional connection functions as both a digital literacy and a long-term professional strategy.She also discusses the challenges of networking digitally — from remembering where you met someone, to creating sustainable follow-up systems, to filtering out bots and maintaining safe boundaries. Finally, Dr. Jordan highlights examples of Latinas, Afro-Latinas, and Black women in tech whose digital presence and community-building practices offer powerful models of how to nurture networks with impact, authenticity, and care.Listeners are encouraged to choose a digital literacy for their own project, reflect on how they connect with others online, and consider how digital tools can support their personal, academic, and professional journeys.Episode HighlightsA deep dive into the digital literacy Connect and why it matters.Personal examples of meaningful digital networking that led to:a successful workshop proposal,collaboration across institutions,extended partnerships and paid opportunities.Practical strategies for remembering where and how you met people online.Discussions on expanding your network through:livestreaming,LinkedIn,conferences,academic spaces,and careful vetting of followers to avoid bots.A reminder about digital safety: Never share personal identifiable information with generative AI or strangers online.A guided example search featuring Latinas, Afro-Latinas, and Black women leaders in tech whose online networks thrive because of:authentic storytelling,safe digital community-building,targeted engagement,mentorship and sponsorship,platform diversity,and sharing resources generously.An invitation for listeners to reflect and choose a digital literacy for their upcoming personal, academic, or professional project.Reflective Questions for ListenersHow do you currently connect with others online, whether professionally or socially? What platforms feel most natural to you — and why?Think back to a time when an online connection opened a door for you. What made that connection meaningful or effective?What challenges do you experience when trying to build or maintain digital connections? How can you create systems that help you follow up intentionally?Which digital tools (LinkedIn, livestreaming, messaging apps, academic platforms) could help you expand your network in a way that aligns with your goals?Looking at the example women highlighted in this lesson, what practices do you want to adopt or adapt for your own digital presence?

Receipts, Records, and Real-Life Learning: What a Budget Can Teach UsWelcome back to another episode of Black-Liberation.Tech. I’m your host, Dr. Renée Jordan — educator, instructional technologist, and your companion on this journey toward digital clarity, confidence, and liberation.Today, we’re doing something special.We’re taking it back — all the way to June of 2021 — to two videos that lived on my dissertation website. At the time, they were simple demonstrations of digital literacies. But looking back now? They were snapshots of survival, strategy, and everyday instructional technology in real life.And today, we’re revisiting them through a liberation lens — asking what they taught me then, what they reveal now, and what they might offer you as you level up in your own digital literacy journey.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTSIn this episode…You’ll hear two archival demonstrations of digital literacy from 2021.We explore budgeting as a form of digital navigation, planning, and self-determination.We examine credit monitoring as a digital literacy tied to agency, advocacy, and long-term decision-making.We connect personal financial management to broader themes of empowerment, community uplift, and tech-enabled confidence.We reflect on how digital literacies show up in places we often overlook — especially in Black, Afro-Latina, and Latina communities.We make space for thinking about how your everyday digital habits reflect resilience, creativity, and purpose.REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS FOR LISTENERSWhen you think about your digital habits around money — budgeting, banking, tracking, planning — what do they reveal about your relationship to stability and self-trust?What digital tools do you already use to support your financial, academic, or career goals? How might you use them more intentionally?How did you learn your earliest financial lessons, and how do those memories shape the way you navigate digital platforms today?Where in your life are you already practicing digital literacy without naming it?If you could build one new digital habit this year — big or small — what would it be?If you enjoyed today’s episode, go ahead and rate, review, and follow the podcast so more people can discover this work.And until next time, remember: your digital skills are not just tools — they are pathways to freedom, clarity, and possibility.