Saturday, November 16, 2013
Digital Storytelling and Metaliteracy
Digital Storytelling and Metaliteracy
Digital storytelling molds our perception to how we view information. For this MOOC talk, the proliferation of digital tools and platforms through social networking is one of the key aspect of storytelling. It is because thesis and developmental imaginary conveys a certain message, metaliteracy contributes in such a way that metaliterate learner will apply these terminology to their intended audiences through digital tools.
In the the new millennium, 'multiliteracies' is becoming more complex and significant than ever before. Keeping up with the latest information demands competence in a wide swathe of literacy. One way of viewing digital storytelling is its ability to untwist convoluted imaginary into simple understandable pictorials. Here, the main focus is a sequence of events that has a distinct storyline. In terms of academic achievements, it contributes to campus-wide collaborative efforts to develop critical thinking and skills with regard to visual materials.
By combining personal narrative with multimedia, the creation of a 'movie' will instruct the viewer to understand what ever is being portrayed. One cannot ignore the challenges that may arise through story processing, as this procedure requires some sort of creative writing, film convention, media and visual literacy. This is where a metaliterate learner steps in. The key concepts (which is also shown on the MOOC talk) are communicate, review, analyze, collaborate and publish.
Thinking of it in a global scale, it gets more exciting when two mediums combine together. When collaborative measures meets with cross cultural perspective. With all the cultures harvested, a sense of enticement is being lured. Not only will ideas be shaped through environmental society but the concept itself is unique and different. It is very fascinating to think of the changes human 'evolution' has brought us. Two thousands years ago, people used rocks and natural colorings to create stories on cave walls. Today, we have a massive broad range of media to create our expressions.
"digital storytelling 'remediates' the ancient practice of storytelling" (Bolter and Grusin 1999)
Digital stories take place alongside with narrative-based video games, web soaps, hypertext stories, blogs and web soaps. The idea behind each concept starts with desire which strives them to take action, in order to come to a realization of how this creation will affect people.
Some controversial arguments against digital storytelling is the usage of the tools. Technology. It can only be viewed through technological tools such as a computer, laptop, phone, ipad and so on. This encourages people to spend more time on these equipments rather than having social interactions with others. It shifts the focus out of the norm of having in-person interactions. Since technology has made it extremely convenient for people to research or find anything they have questions on, manual work such as researches at libraries or communicating with scholars are heavily being neglected. It can become a massive distraction because it is very addictive. Also its the easy way, making people lazy.
There will always be an opposite opinion on anything in life and therefore shouldn't be dealt with with extremity. An engaging digital story successfully links skill in visual representation and knowledge with a sense of personal narrative writing to conveying a particular message. To link digital media with cultural diversity, a philosophy of digital humanties seen through the lens of creative writing can be seen as important. To the extent where a parallelism can be drawn between modes of digital media and poststructuralism(various theories of analysis). 'Telling your story through my eyes.' This paradigmatic mindset of the creator will be able to reach audiences through a global scale.
As simple as view, understand and process stories, this equation pretty much sums up intention of digital storytelling.
In the the new millennium, 'multiliteracies' is becoming more complex and significant than ever before. Keeping up with the latest information demands competence in a wide swathe of literacy. One way of viewing digital storytelling is its ability to untwist convoluted imaginary into simple understandable pictorials. Here, the main focus is a sequence of events that has a distinct storyline. In terms of academic achievements, it contributes to campus-wide collaborative efforts to develop critical thinking and skills with regard to visual materials.
By combining personal narrative with multimedia, the creation of a 'movie' will instruct the viewer to understand what ever is being portrayed. One cannot ignore the challenges that may arise through story processing, as this procedure requires some sort of creative writing, film convention, media and visual literacy. This is where a metaliterate learner steps in. The key concepts (which is also shown on the MOOC talk) are communicate, review, analyze, collaborate and publish.
Thinking of it in a global scale, it gets more exciting when two mediums combine together. When collaborative measures meets with cross cultural perspective. With all the cultures harvested, a sense of enticement is being lured. Not only will ideas be shaped through environmental society but the concept itself is unique and different. It is very fascinating to think of the changes human 'evolution' has brought us. Two thousands years ago, people used rocks and natural colorings to create stories on cave walls. Today, we have a massive broad range of media to create our expressions.
"digital storytelling 'remediates' the ancient practice of storytelling" (Bolter and Grusin 1999)
Digital stories take place alongside with narrative-based video games, web soaps, hypertext stories, blogs and web soaps. The idea behind each concept starts with desire which strives them to take action, in order to come to a realization of how this creation will affect people.
Some controversial arguments against digital storytelling is the usage of the tools. Technology. It can only be viewed through technological tools such as a computer, laptop, phone, ipad and so on. This encourages people to spend more time on these equipments rather than having social interactions with others. It shifts the focus out of the norm of having in-person interactions. Since technology has made it extremely convenient for people to research or find anything they have questions on, manual work such as researches at libraries or communicating with scholars are heavily being neglected. It can become a massive distraction because it is very addictive. Also its the easy way, making people lazy.
There will always be an opposite opinion on anything in life and therefore shouldn't be dealt with with extremity. An engaging digital story successfully links skill in visual representation and knowledge with a sense of personal narrative writing to conveying a particular message. To link digital media with cultural diversity, a philosophy of digital humanties seen through the lens of creative writing can be seen as important. To the extent where a parallelism can be drawn between modes of digital media and poststructuralism(various theories of analysis). 'Telling your story through my eyes.' This paradigmatic mindset of the creator will be able to reach audiences through a global scale.
As simple as view, understand and process stories, this equation pretty much sums up intention of digital storytelling.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Question this
Furthermore....
Even the scientific literacy and statistical model being shown in the MOOC talk has a focused point. The comparison made between developed countries and developing countries has guided us to agree that most of the consumptions in energy, fuel and resources are by developed countries even though they hold only 30% of the world population.
The equation~> Population x Consumption per person x Technological Impact per unit of Consumption = Environmental Impact of Population.
The explanation being made about Commons, how 'any situation of unregulated open access is unsustainable' has made a linkage to the popular quote by Herbert Stein, 'that which is not sustainable will end'
With all these examples I have mentioned above, this is something I would like to conclude as Ubiquitous Assimilation, the concept of always absorbing everything everywhere all the time.
This triggers one to question how opinions are supposed to be made when images are always provided for you. With the question also being asked during the MOOC talk on who controls information and who controls the truth, it comes down to sphere of influence.
Its majorly what catches people's attention. It it more likely that a person would give attention to news that are provided by a familiar source rather than a random source where one might feel it is out of their comfort zone. In the end, what truly matters is whether the person cares enough to put effort in engaging with the different types of news that are generously being provided to them.
Having an open mind and a strong knowledge background would help the situation as well.
Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession of generations requires that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed.
-cited from http://www.sciencemag.org/content/162/3859/1243.full
Even the scientific literacy and statistical model being shown in the MOOC talk has a focused point. The comparison made between developed countries and developing countries has guided us to agree that most of the consumptions in energy, fuel and resources are by developed countries even though they hold only 30% of the world population.
The equation~> Population x Consumption per person x Technological Impact per unit of Consumption = Environmental Impact of Population.
The explanation being made about Commons, how 'any situation of unregulated open access is unsustainable' has made a linkage to the popular quote by Herbert Stein, 'that which is not sustainable will end'
With all these examples I have mentioned above, this is something I would like to conclude as Ubiquitous Assimilation, the concept of always absorbing everything everywhere all the time.
This triggers one to question how opinions are supposed to be made when images are always provided for you. With the question also being asked during the MOOC talk on who controls information and who controls the truth, it comes down to sphere of influence.
Its majorly what catches people's attention. It it more likely that a person would give attention to news that are provided by a familiar source rather than a random source where one might feel it is out of their comfort zone. In the end, what truly matters is whether the person cares enough to put effort in engaging with the different types of news that are generously being provided to them.
Having an open mind and a strong knowledge background would help the situation as well.
Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession of generations requires that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed.
-cited from http://www.sciencemag.org/content/162/3859/1243.full
Media and News Literacy
In this MOOC talk, the linkage made between metaliteracy and media literacy can be concluded as the most controversial one (compared to the previous MOOC talks). Why might I sound slightly more opinionated than usual is because the topic about media itself is so broad that a lot of different intakes can be processed among individuals.
To begin with, Five Core Concept of Media Literacy
1. All media messages are constructed
2. Media messages are constructed using a creative language with its own rules.
3. Different people experiences the same message differently.
4. Media have embedded values and point of views.
5. Most media messages are organized to gain profit and/or power.
With all these concepts, it is only fair to keep in mind that media falls in between the consumer and creator. That the fundamental structure of news portrayed by the media is based on a cycle of endless adaptation which spreads in the global society.
To begin with, Five Core Concept of Media Literacy
1. All media messages are constructed
2. Media messages are constructed using a creative language with its own rules.
3. Different people experiences the same message differently.
4. Media have embedded values and point of views.
5. Most media messages are organized to gain profit and/or power.
With all these concepts, it is only fair to keep in mind that media falls in between the consumer and creator. That the fundamental structure of news portrayed by the media is based on a cycle of endless adaptation which spreads in the global society.
Media and News Literacy
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