Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - May 23 09
May 23rd, 2009Media literacy builds an understanding of the role of media in society as well as essential skills of inquiry and self-expression necessary for citizens of a democracy. (Source: Center for Media Literacy)
Photo credit: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner
Inside this Media Literacy Digest:
- CCK08: Socialization As Information Object - …an overview of the CCk08
- The Social Data Revolution(s) - Our generation suffers more under abundant information than previous generations.
- Videos of Recent Presentations - Videos of two recent presentations
- Public Engagement. Public Empowerment - Open tools will produce open conversations and open thinking
- Social Media In The Enterprise - 35+ examples of corporate social media presents a brief overview of how various organizations are beginning to use social media
- Technology Trends - Techcrunch reviews conference discussions of technologies trends for 2009
- Course to Dis/Course Recordings - From Courses to Dis/Course recordings are now available
- News and Content - The news industry continues to suffer under the impact of freely available content
If you’re looking for a more critical approach to making sense of how new technologies and media are affecting the way we learn, study and work, this weekly digest may help you recognize the forest from the trees.
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