Digitally Literate
Hi, I'm Ian.
I think about how we read, write, and learn in digital spaces.
I care about tools that help people feel creative, capable, and connected. Not overwhelmed or extracted from.
This site is my working notebook. A place to think out loud, test ideas, and share what I'm learning as I go.
If you're looking for polished essays and formal projects, you'll find those at wiobyrne.com. If you want the messy middle, the experiments, questions, and half-formed thoughts, you're in the right place.
ðŋ What this is
Digitally Literate is a digital garden.
Notes grow here over time.
Nothing is finished. Everything is evolving.
Ideas move through stages of maturity:
- ðą Seeds â quick notes, questions, fragments
- ðŋ Plants â developing connections and patterns
- ðē Evergreens â durable insights, polished and ready to share
- ðŠī Groves â curated clusters of related notes on a theme
- ðģ Forests â big-picture syntheses across multiple groves
Not sure where to start? Try the Start Here page, explore the Groves, or just wander. Follow links. See what connects.
ð§ What I'm exploring lately
Right now I'm thinking about how we can:
- reconnect personal knowledge tools to the open web
- design digital communities around trust and stewardship
- use AI as a cognitive amplifier (not a replacement for thinking)
- treat digital literacy as collective sensemaking
Most posts touch one or more of these threads.
âģïļ Connect
- ðŽ Say hello: hello@digitallyliterate.net
- ð Professional site: wiobyrne.com
- ðĻ Join the newsletter: digitallyliterate.net/newsletter
Let's build a more open, ethical, and human web. One connection at a time.