Introduction and Theoretical Foundations of New Media

introduction and theoretical foundations of new media

course presentation

David Lamas & Kai Pata

September 2011

Kai Pata & David Lamas 2

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

September 2011


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

September 2011


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.

September 2011


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


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

September 2011


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.

September 2011


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

September 2011


wikiversity landing page

September 2011


course blog

September 2011


recorded sessions

September 2011


session’s contents

September 2011


course community

September 2011

14

overall learning process

September 2011 Kai Pata & David Lamas

topic

concept mappingreflections

feedbackscaffolding


feedback

September 2011


closing remarks

September 2011

Introduction and Theoretical Foundations of New Media

Education

Transcript of Introduction and Theoretical Foundations of New Media