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English 231 (Module 3 (Technological Determinism: The idea that new…
English 231
Module 3
Technological Determinism: The idea that new technologies are "self-generating" and are invented in an independent sphere that then creates new societies.
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Kranzberg's First Law: Technology is neither good, nor bad, nor is it neutral.
Film Criticism: Realist, formalist, contextualist
Levels of Meaning: Referential, explicit, implicit, symptomatic
The Gaze: Reciprocal attention, divergent attention, object-oriented, semi-reciprocal
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Module 4
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Modularity: A property of a project that determines the extent to which it can be broken down to smaller components
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The Case of Boredom: People have relationships with their cellphones. You never have to be bored if you have a cell phone.
Module 6
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Online Courses: Asynchronous- Not real-time, email, discussion forum, etc.
synchronous- real-time
Utilizes videoconferencing technology such as Adobe, Connect, WebEx, etc.
hybrid- combination of the two
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5 P's: Personal issues, policy issues, philosophical issues, pedagogical issues, practical issues
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Module 2
3 C's of Computing: Content, Communication, Computing
Wikinomics: Openness, sharing, peering, acting globally
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Google Knowing: Michael Patrick Lynch. You can find almost anything on the Internet. You know longer need to memorize information.
Module 5
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Gee: Games, Learning, and Literacy : Can you apply the way of learning a video game to education systems?
Why Online Games Make Players Act Like Psychopaths: By Ryan Rigney. Call of Duty, DayZ, and Rust. Perkins: "Psychopaths will do things without any compunction, any internal guilt,"
Module 1
New Media: On-demand access, interactivity, participation, community, and democratization.
Convergence: The process whereby new technologies are accommodated by existing media and communication industries and culture.
Marshall McLuhan: Studied the effects of technology on culture. The Medium is the Message. The first father and leading prophet of the electronic age
Digital Divide: The gulf between those who have ready access to computers and the Internet, and those who do not.
Extension: Occurs when an individual or society makes or uses something in a way that extends the human body and mind in a fashion that is new
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Tetrad: Allowed McLuhan to apply four laws, framed as questions, to a wide spectrum of mankind's endeavors, and thereby give us a new tool for looking at our culture.