Week 3-4 Media and Information Literacy PDF

Media and Information Literacy MODULE 3 TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY LITERACY Academics. And beyond.  INTRODUCTION 01  Technology Technology – Olsen and Engen (2007) define technology as the integration of artifacts and knowledge, as well as the social...

Media and Information Literacy MODULE 3 TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY LITERACY Academics. And beyond.  INTRODUCTION 01  Technology Technology – Olsen and Engen (2007) define technology as the integration of artifacts and knowledge, as well as the social contexts by which the 2 elements interact. Technological determinism – coined by Thorstein Veblen, a related theoretical perspective where technology is seen as the driving force that shapes the culture in a society  Technology Critical Theory of Technology – Feenberg (2005) offered a new perspective in this theory, according to him, technology is a 2-sided phenomenon, the 2 sides being the operator or the creators of technology and object or the people who use it. Social Construction of Technology Theory– proposed by Pinch and Bijiker (1984), this theory argues that humans and their actions shape technology. Any technological advancement is interpreted differently by different member groups of society  Technology Interpretative flexibility – Any technological advancement is interpreted differently by different member groups of society  02 The Media Technology of Today  Media Technology Intermedia – Higgins (1960) proposed this Digital Age – 5th evolution idea, which refers to of media, an acceptable media contents that do term on how we not necessarily fall under communicate, consume Transmediality –new the traditional media and develop new cultures. media engagements present at the time surface  Media Technology Long (2007) – identified key Multimedia– refers to the concepts in experiencing of multiple Transmedia – narrative transmedia media contents in 1 go and non-narrative storytelling elements that are spread across multiple platforms and creates one one- story world.  INTRODUCTION 03  Technology Literacy From the Estrella Mountain Community College website : Is the “ability to safely, responsibly, creatively, and effectively use appropriate technology” for communication; information; problem solving and innovation and many more.  04 Convergences of Media, Information, and Technology Literacies Is concerned with the understanding of the tools that we use to communicate in various platforms. Focuses on scrutinizing and evaluating the content being shared in various sources. More about the comprehension of how tools and media forms change over time and how to use them effectively to achieve various communication and information goals.  INTRODUCTION 05 1. Design thinking It is a process of conceptualizing solutions to daily problems by empathizing with what users feel and need and refining proposed solutions through prototyping and testing. Answer the following: Dig Deep (Pages 45, 47, 50) Evaluation of Lesson Size Up (Pages 42, 48-49, 52) Think Tank: Perform the task on pages 57-59. Good luck!