CMNS 253 Introduction to Information Technology & Society: The New Media Frederik Lesage School of Communication, Fall 2011 Overview & Fit .............................................................................1 Outline .........................................................................................2 Prerequisites ..........................................................................................................2 Overview ...............................................................................................................2 Required Readings................................................................................................ 2 Grading .................................................................................................................2 Syllabus .........................................................................................3 Assignment One: Literacy ....................................................................................3 Assignment Two: Observe & Reflect ....................................................................3 Assignment Three: Literature Review ..................................................................3 Assignment Four: Group Video Project ................................................................4 Week 1 - Course overview .....................................................................................5 Week 2 - What is New Media?.............................................................................. 5 Week 3 - History.................................................................................................... 6 Week 4 - Theory.................................................................................................... 6 Week 5 - Mobility ..................................................................................................6 Week 6 - Social Networks & Participatory Culture ...............................................6 Week 7 - Midterm .................................................................................................6 Week 8 - Games ....................................................................................................6 Week 9 - Creative industries .................................................................................7 Week 10 - Knowledge Economy ...........................................................................7 Week 11 - Internet policy ......................................................................................7 Week 12 - Issues ....................................................................................................7 Week 13 - Presentations ........................................................................................7 Week 14 - Final Exam (Exam Week) .....................................................................7 Assignments ..................................................................................1 Assignment One: Literacy ....................................................................................1 Assignment Two: Observe & Reflect ....................................................................3 Assignment Three: Literature Review ..................................................................5 Assignment Four: Group Video Project ................................................................5 Attention, And Other 21st-Century Social Media Literacies ......1 Low Stakes Writing ......................................................................1 Peer evaluation form ....................................................................1 Tetrad of media effects .................................................................1 Chapter Outlines ..........................................................................1 Questions to Consider 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.........................................................................................14 Chapter Outline ..................................................................................................14 Discussion Questions ..........................................................................................14 Class Activities ....................................................................................................15 Questions to Consider .........................................................................................15 Overview & Fit These days, with user-generated media and “Web 2.0” figuring largely in the plans of most new media businesses, it is even more important that our students have what Howard Rheingold calls “21st Century Literacy.” In other words, that they know how to multitask when and where appropriate, in a way that doesn’t impair their studies; that they know how to collaborate efficiently and effectively; that they understand the workings of a network and network society; that they can critically evaluate material that doesn’t necessarily come from large publishing companies; and - most importantly - that they can contribute meaningfully and positively to this emerging new media world. This course - via the textbook, the tutorial exercises, the questions to consider, and the assignments that it requires - challenges you to think about new media in new ways and encourages you to ask the question, what do we want in our new media environment? Communication 253 is the “entry” course to the technology and society stream within the school of communication. Other courses include CMNS 353 and CMNS 453. CMNS 353 will expand on theories of technology and society and CMNS 453 will explore special topics such as the mobile information society or the use of technology in education. There are additional courses, such as CMNS 354, which looks at technology and work, and various 45X courses which explore applied aspects of technology