How have my views changed?
I think that my concept of literacy has changed the most while reading about media literacy. It has certainly expanded. Previously I had seen literacy as simple a concept for reading and understanding novels, or more broadly, written texts of literature. I do admit to having a bias for these types because I have a nostalgia for things closer to the past, even though we still use majority print media to this day. However, with the expansion of media literacy, I see how my opinions can come to envelope more areas of the literacy field. For example, I love films and movies. If I take into consideration visual literacy and compare it to my love of cinematography, I can see the increased value for using visual literacy within a classroom setting. Also, movies just create a reality to the "film" going on within a person's head as they use their imagination while reading print or text.
Truly the possibilities are almost limitless when it comes to the broad concept of literacy. As long as new technologies are being invented, new media will pop up, and therefore new views on literacy will have to be created. I see all of this as a giant football field, and each light that shines on one part of the field as being a certain type of literacy. When all the lights are lit, we will see a more unified field and the entire picture of the truth of a subject we are focusing on.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Media literacy as a form of information literacy
Question: How does the content from the RSS connect or disconnect with what you know about your field already?
Media literacy at first seemed like it matched up with information literacy, a topic we had discussed earlier in our curriculum. Information literacy is defined as the ability to know when there is a need for information, ability to know the types of sources, and the ability to evaluate and use those sources. In this case, media literacy is just a specific type of information literacy; knowing how to apply it to all the different types of media fields, whether they be paper documents, videos, or information on the Internet. Being literate of a media simply means that the person is able to use and navigate the type of forum successfully. With each new generation coming into the world, people are now living in a world where computers have always been utilized. These younger generations are becoming more adept at using these new types of media, even better than their elders. While I do have somewhat of a bias towards print media, I do see room for the use of different types of media. Different types of learners, for example visual learners, will have a better grasp with videos and will learn more from the visual media. If we can match innate traits and skills of individuals to the appropriate media, then we can create learners comfortable with their specific lens of education and who can utilize it to the fullest.
Media literacy at first seemed like it matched up with information literacy, a topic we had discussed earlier in our curriculum. Information literacy is defined as the ability to know when there is a need for information, ability to know the types of sources, and the ability to evaluate and use those sources. In this case, media literacy is just a specific type of information literacy; knowing how to apply it to all the different types of media fields, whether they be paper documents, videos, or information on the Internet. Being literate of a media simply means that the person is able to use and navigate the type of forum successfully. With each new generation coming into the world, people are now living in a world where computers have always been utilized. These younger generations are becoming more adept at using these new types of media, even better than their elders. While I do have somewhat of a bias towards print media, I do see room for the use of different types of media. Different types of learners, for example visual learners, will have a better grasp with videos and will learn more from the visual media. If we can match innate traits and skills of individuals to the appropriate media, then we can create learners comfortable with their specific lens of education and who can utilize it to the fullest.
New Information about Media Literacy
While I browsed through the new blog I was following, entitled Center for Media Literacy, I discovered what the term actually meant. Originally, media literacy had a more brief definition as composed at the 1992 Aspen Media Literacy Leadership Institute: "Media Literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and create media in a variety of forms" (Center for Media Literacy).
However, over time, the definition needed to be enhanced. Now media literacy is: "a 21st century approach to education. It provides a framework to access, analyze, evaluate, create and participate with messages in a variety of forms — from print to video to the Internet. Media literacy builds an understanding of the role of media in society as well as essential skills of inquiry and self-expression necessary for citizens of a democracy" (Center for Media Literacy). This definition is very broad and deals with almost any type of media format. It's almost as if the definition must become more general because our world is getting more complex. In order to keep up with the increasing complexity of the world, we need to continue to make access to media, aka literacy, up to date. This site sounds like a good start for such a sizable objective. All of this information was new to me. I was intrigued when I first learned about information literacy and it seems like this is the next step in learning more.
References
Media Literacy: A Definition and More. Retrieved from http://www.medialit.org/media-literacy-definition-and-more
However, over time, the definition needed to be enhanced. Now media literacy is: "a 21st century approach to education. It provides a framework to access, analyze, evaluate, create and participate with messages in a variety of forms — from print to video to the Internet. Media literacy builds an understanding of the role of media in society as well as essential skills of inquiry and self-expression necessary for citizens of a democracy" (Center for Media Literacy). This definition is very broad and deals with almost any type of media format. It's almost as if the definition must become more general because our world is getting more complex. In order to keep up with the increasing complexity of the world, we need to continue to make access to media, aka literacy, up to date. This site sounds like a good start for such a sizable objective. All of this information was new to me. I was intrigued when I first learned about information literacy and it seems like this is the next step in learning more.
References
Media Literacy: A Definition and More. Retrieved from http://www.medialit.org/media-literacy-definition-and-more
New Blogs I am following; Summary of RSS Feed
Though I follow many blogs from my previous use of the technology(however I admit that I barely kept up with them at all), for this assignment I have chosen a few blogs pertaining to my future career field. I have begun following a blog called Center for Media Literacy in order to learn more about the various types of information literacy. As I expand my thinking of what literacy is, I realize that literacy goes far beyond simple comprehension of traditional book or paper text. Also, because I am so interested in the various types of literature, considering that I am an English major, I have decided to follow a blog on Russian literature, which happens to be my favorite field of study right now. I am sure that any topic that I have an interest in will have a blog out there for it.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
My First Review
Link to my first review on the Fantasy Shop Website. This is a review of a great series titled, Daytripper.
http://www.fantasyshoponline.com/reviews/2010/8/6/lane-lectures-every-day-as-if-it-were-your-last.html
http://www.fantasyshoponline.com/reviews/2010/8/6/lane-lectures-every-day-as-if-it-were-your-last.html
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Professions and Legitimacy
I find it extremely fascinating when "downtrodden" people can hit it big. Now they might not be down and out, but they didn't go to college, but now they are having their dream jobs. For example, it's a great thing that Kurt Cobain and Nirvana could go on to become a huge success. They didn't get trained at the Julliard School of Music or learn from some stuck up professor or conductor. At least, I think they didn't.
Anyway, that is great. Man pulls himself up by his talents and reaps his rewards. I love it, capitalism. However, could it be considered a bad thing when one of Tiger Woods' mistresses(her name isn't worth finding), gets a hit column as a "celebrity" journalist? She was hired because she fucked Tiger Woods. Masters in Journalism work their years away to get jobs like this.
Is this a good thing? Does this show the decline of our society? I don't know. Anyone?
Anyway, that is great. Man pulls himself up by his talents and reaps his rewards. I love it, capitalism. However, could it be considered a bad thing when one of Tiger Woods' mistresses(her name isn't worth finding), gets a hit column as a "celebrity" journalist? She was hired because she fucked Tiger Woods. Masters in Journalism work their years away to get jobs like this.
Is this a good thing? Does this show the decline of our society? I don't know. Anyone?
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