Students already use many forms of internet communication in their personal and social lives, and incorporating that into the classroom can make their learning experience more relevant and meaningful. Blogs help students put their thoughts into words, express their ideas publicly, and allow them to interact with each other’s ideas with comments. Blogging is a powerful form of digital communication used by many people; the availability, ease, and flexibility of blogging make it particularly appealing for teachers. In this module I analyze the benefits of blogging for a classroom, highlight some pitfalls, then examine some current usage of blogs.
Introduction to Media Studies is designed for students who have grown up in a rapidly changing global multimedia environment and want to become more literate and critical consumers and producers of media. Through an interdisciplinary comparative and historical lens, the course defines "media" broadly as including oral, print, performance, photographic, broadcast, cinematic, and digital cultural forms and practices. The course looks at the nature of mediated communication, the functions of media, the history of transformations in media and the institutions that help define media's place in society. This year's course will focus on issues of network culture and media convergence, addressing such subjects as Intellectual Property, peer2peer authoring, blogging, and game modification.
This topic will assist you in developing online communication and Internet learning skills. It is based on the principles of networked learning where individuals establish an online identity and formulate relationships with other people and information to communicate and develop knowledge.
Understand the benefits and challenges of effectively engaging with social media.
Learn how participate and organize online discussions in forums, mailing-lists, blogs and video discussion sites.
Understand how a blog can give you a voice and learn the basics of publishing a blog.
Understand how social bookmarking can be a very effective way to gather and share information about online resources.
Learn how to use wikis and understand their use as a collaborative writing (collabowriting) tool.
Learn best practices with regards to interacting and publishing in online media, e.g. how to manage privacy through nicknames, how to use online media to build up a professional reputation and network, online behavioral norms.
Link points directly to a .doc file.
Subject:
Business, Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
No restrictions on your remixing, redistributing, or making derivative works.
Give credit to the author, as required.
Your remixing, redistributing, or making derivatives works comes with some
restrictions, including how it is shared.
Your redistributing comes with some restrictions. Do not remix or make
derivative works.
Copyrighted materials, available under Fair Use and the TEACH Act for US-based
educators, or other custom arrangements. Go to the resource provider to see
their individual restrictions.
