Juan Carlos Castro

Juan Carlos Castro is an Assistant Professor of Art Education at Concordia University in Montreal. His research focuses on the dynamics and qualities of knowing, learning, and teaching art through new and social media as understood through complexity thinking and network theory. His current research examines how mobile media coupled with creative production networks knowledge in urban environments to create educational and civic engagement with teens and young adults. Prior to joining the faculty at Concordia University, Juan has taught at the University of Illinois, the University of British Columbia, Johns Hopkins University, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and the Burren College of Art. Juan is a National Board Certified Teacher and taught at Towson High School in Maryland. As a high school teacher, Castro's teaching and curriculum was awarded a Coca-Cola Foundation Distinguished Teacher in the Arts from the National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts and twice awarded with a U.S. Presidential Scholars Teacher Recognition Award.

Publications

Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations in Niche Online Communities
Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations in Niche Online Communities
Vivek Venkatesh, Jason Wallin, Juan Carlos Castro, Jason Edward Lewis. © 2014. 465 pages.
Online communities continue to evolve as more people take on a virtual presence. This shift in online communities and the diversity of individuals populating the web has allowed...
Conclusion: The Code We Learn With
Conclusion: The Code We Learn With
Juan Carlos Castro. © 2014. 8 pages.
This concluding chapter serves as provocation for thinking about niche online communities as not solely constituted with human actors. It examines the question of how digital...