Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - July 4 09
July 4th, 2009Media literacy is about asking pertinent questions about what’s there, and noticing what’s not there. And it’s the instinct to question what lies behind media productions - the motives, the money, the values and the ownership - and to be aware of how these factors influence content (Source: TeacherInfo)
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Inside this Media Literacy digest:
- The Edgeless University - …while university enrollment continues to increase, universities are in an increasingly “fragile state”.
- Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning - …is focused on the K-12 market and states that some online learning (blended) is actually superior to only face-to-face learning.
- Beyond Management: Personal Learning Environments - Stephen Downes’ presentation at ED-MEDIA 2009 is available: Beyond Management: Personal Learning Environments.
- Learning Institutions In a Digital Age - This “reframing” of research builds on the intellectual work of others but fails to provide appropriate recognition as the message is shaped for a traditional audience.
- Learning Leaders Fieldbook - …offers a diverse-perspective overview of leading learning in an organization
- Why Free Web Services Aren’t Really Free - The idealism of early 2000 around open source and free software has given way (within education) to “wow, cool tool” syndrome of today.
- A Global Reset For Advertising - …within 10 years all traditional content will be digital and yet, Google aside, publishers are failing to generate serious digital revenues.”
George Siemens‘ Media Literacy digest helps you uncover interesting trends, new technologies and approaches as well as guiding you to ask the difficult questions needed to make better sense of the fast changing times we live in.
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