introduction and theoretical foundations of new media
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introduction and theoretical foundations of new media
course presentation
David Lamas & Kai Pata
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objectives
• The course aims…– To familiarize the students with the mainstreams
of new media related meta level thought– To help the student identify the field of new media
from more than one perspective– To foster the students’ acknowledgment of the
spectrum of application areas of new media– To situate the students' studies within the domain
and providing initial orientations for further studies
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outline
• The course provides…– An introduction to the field of digital interactive media,
or new media– A definition the field of new media from a range of
perspectives, such as media, technology, art and cognition, with the aim of preparing to more specialized elective courses
– An overview of application areas of digital interactive media are treated, including learning environments, e-participation, knowledge-sharing services and virtual communities
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learning outcomes
• Students…– Develop an individual understanding of interactive
digital media– Become aware of the the main analytical tools,
models and theories supporting new media– Develop a foundation to professional identity of
interactive digital media.
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activities
• To successfully conclude this course students are required to…– Work their way trough the course topics– Gradually build a New Media concept map• based on the topics addressed in the course
– Write a single-spaced 4 page long essay• based at least on 3 relevant sources, which will be
assessed over its rational, depth and reference soundness
– Comment on three peer written essaysSeptember 2011
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organization• The course’s activities are ideally spread over seven weeks and address the
following topics– Introduction to the course activities– Interactive Media– Interaction Styles– Humans and Technology– New media concept: culture and technology aspects– Social interaction in new media communities– Metadata, ontologies and folksonomies– Privacy and Security– Cognitive approaches to new media I: Textual narratives and audio– Cognitive approaches to new media II: visual new media– Mapping knowledge at hybrid spaces and interaction within these– Embodied cognition in digital ecosystems– Design issues and processes– Summing up
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assessment
• As said before, students are required to…– Gradually build a concept map of the topics addressed in
the course– Write a single-spaced 4 page long essay, based at least on 3
relevant sources, which will be assessed over its rational, depth and reference soundness; and
– Comment on three peer written essays.• The assessment quotation is distributed as follows:
– 40% Concept mapping;– 50% Essay; and– 10% Comments on three essays from their peers.
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tools
• Common tools used to run this course include…– Blogs
• Any blog service is accepted
– CMAP Tools• A free tool for drawing concept maps
– Dropbox• A freely available file sharing service
– Slideshare• A presentation sharing service
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wikiversity landing page
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course blog
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recorded sessions
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session’s contents
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course community
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overall learning process
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topic
concept mappingreflections
feedbackscaffolding
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feedback
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closing remarks
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