Brave New Digital: Mapping the Technium

Keywords

digital culture, digital literacy, collaborative creativity

Abstract

This blog accompanies a course, "Digital Culture" (Engl 326) taught at Brigham Young University. These are the learning outcomes for that course:

  1. History and Key Issues of Digital Culture Understand the origins and development of digital culture (socially, technologically). Identify and meaningfully discuss major issues in digital culture (openness, control, participation, information theory). (Assessment via midterm exam the first week of October)
  2. Digital Literacy Gain proficiency in being able to 1) consume; 2) create; and 3) connect using available communications and media technology. (Assessment: Document learning via regular use of Google+, blog, or approved other medium)
  3. Self-Directed Learning Demonstrate independence in finding, reading, filtering, and sharing ideas and resources. Identify and develop a significant topic relative to digital culture using the tiered content model. This must include selecting and reading one nonfiction work from the Digital Culture bookshelf on Goodreads or ebrary; plus one novel (preferably one being read for another course or one that you have read more than once). (Assessment: instructor interview end of September)
  4. Collaborative Creativity Work with others (in part, via communication and collaboration tools such as Google Docs or Skype) in three creative projects.

Original Publication Citation

Brave New Digital: Mapping the Technium bravenewdigital.blogspot.com Instruction and support for Eng 326, “Digital Culture” (Fall 2012)

Document Type

Other

Publication Date

2012

Language

English

College

Humanities

Department

English

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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