tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393731148691283232024-02-07T11:46:53.631-08:00724E MediafolioAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103678812253535noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439373114869128323.post-55679384366839435922012-12-16T16:58:00.000-08:002012-12-16T16:58:32.705-08:00A Tangled Wed - Media Ad
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We live in an age where digital technology is key to
surviving; we Google, YouTube, Facebook, poke, search, tweet, pin, and post
minute-by-minute accounts of what happens in our everyday lives. The above movie poster shows how we have
become chained to our phones, hyper-connected to the devices meant to make our
lives easier. I can hear the
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Next summer, Baldowski Films in association with Media Literacy
Productions brings you the next phase in suspense. <i> </i>Imagine a world where
the technology that normally relies on us for survival suddenly becomes in
charge. Don't hit send just yet,
because you are in... <i>A Tangled Web</i>!</div>
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We
have become so tangled up in our technology that we sometimes forget about the
real world happening around us. As
a media psychologist it is important to understand how we use our technology,
but also to make sure that our technology is not taking over our lives. As an experiment when creating the
above poster I took a week and examined not only my own behavior with my
technology but also those around me.
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For
me, Facebook and Yahoo News were the first two things I looked at before
getting out of bed. I needed to
see what I missed in the few hours I was away from my phone while
sleeping. During lunches, those
around me would text, tweet, and update statuses online instead of talking to
the company sitting in front of them.
I found that I and many around me had become so attached to our mobile
devices that it was hard to break free of the chains we head placed on
ourselves by using the device. Jason Gilbert of the Huffington
Post wrote, "We are totally, hopelessly addicted, so much so that there is
now even a term for a fear of losing one's phone: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/23/nomophobia-fear-of-being-without-a-mobile-phone-on-the-rise_n_1375979.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">nomophobia</span></a>."</div>
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When
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because the battery was dead, it had me asking: Who's really in charge?</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Gilbert, J. (2012, April
16). Smartphone Addiction: Staggering Percentage Of Humans Couldn't Go One Day
Without Their Phone. <i>Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post</i>.
Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/16/smartphone-addiction-time-survey_n_1791790.html<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lesonsky, R. (2012, March
23). Nomophobia, Fear Of Being Without A Mobile Phone, On The Rise: Survey
Says. <i>Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post</i>. Retrieved from
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The discussion this week opened my eyes not only to the bias
that can be found in media but also to my own bias when examining what I am
watching. The ad chosen to show bias in
advertisement was one from the Yes on 8 campaign in 2008. This ad used fear and misinformation to
sway undecided voters to their side and was successful because of the political
climate at the time. Many did not understand what the proposition truly proposed and relied heavily on what they were told to make an "informed" decision. </div>
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The
interesting part of this assignment was how my own bias started to shine
through in my writing. My
experience led me to the ad I found because of the obvious bias I witnessed
during that campaign and I overlooked how my personal feelings affected my view of persuasion and bias in media. As someone
who has worked in the entertainment field, I forgot to look outside of my own
expereinces and instead into the bias of the field itself. Movie trailers are a great example of how persuasion in
media can be effective in drawing in an audience. </div>
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As
a media psychologist, examining how persuasion and bias is present in everyday
forms of media is important.
During an election periods, bias is easy to detect but not so much other
times of the year. Using my own
experiences to draw on observations will be important but I will also have to
learn how to set my personal bias aside for the good of the audience I am
presenting or consulting with.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">Patel, N. (2011, November 16). 6 Ways to Be More Persuasive With Social Media. </span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;">Social Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Guide</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">. Retrieved from http://mashable.com/2011/11/16/social-media-persuasive/</span> </div>
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Everyone is plagued by his or her own bias. Whether we are discussing politics,
religion, sexuality, movies, or food we all perceive in a unique way and we all
believe what we feel is true. Our
biases can help us as we ask questions, but if we are not careful they can also
hinder our evolving thought process.
We must understand that bias is a constant in our lives and that we can
never truly rid ourselves of this.
What we can do is gain an understanding of where our bias stems from and
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Our experiences will help us as media psychologists to be in
control of our bias and constantly being aware of its existence will allow us
to understand how the media we use affects us. Taking an inventory at what media we consume in any given
day will help us begin to break down our own bias. For me, I found that most of my consumption comes from
online, which needs an added sense of bias detection, because of the ease in
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viewpoints. This will allow me to
gather as much information as I can, and sift through the bias to get to the
facts. To understand how bias we
works we also need to understand how we consume our media. We need to ask questions of the sources
and look inward to see how much of ourselves we are putting into our
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<o:p>While bias can never fully go away, we must learn to use it and control it as best we can. Am I reporting only on what helps my argument? Am I pulling from sources that only side with me? While this may be a constant in an every day setting, we must be cognitive of the types of bias we have when trying to pull information especially as media psychologists. If we are to truly use our knowledge of media and technology to explain how they impact and affect society, we must put our own biases aside for the betterment of those we are helping. </o:p></div>
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<o:p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Ollman, G. (n.d.). I don’t need a signature to know it’s going to be bad… « The Day Before Zero. </span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Damballa</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">. Retrieved from https://blog.damballa.com/archives/1558</span></o:p></div>
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Family Security Matters. <i>Family Security Matters</i>. Retrieved from
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Smith, N. (n.d.). Reflective Practice
in Higher Education Instruction - The EvoLLLution | The EvoLLLution. <i>The
EvoLLLution | Attracting Adult Students</i>. Retrieved from
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Understanding how and why technology impacts our lives is
crucial to being affective digital citizens. Today, we have access to more electronic technology than
ever before, and this access allows us to reach further than science fiction
writers could ever have dreamed. This electronic technology has provided access
to higher education for those not able or not wanting to attend a traditional
brick and mortar institution. But
where did this technology start, how does it help us today, and where will it
take us in the future? To answer these questions we must become
"de-tech-tives," a process described by Jason Ohler as, "focusing
on the details and impacts of the technology that permeate our lives."
(Ohler, p. 107) What permeates our lives more than the technology we use to
better ourselves?</div>
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Gone are the days of the one-room schoolhouse. Today the classroom has evolved out of
the physical confines of a four-walled room, through the digital realm of
cyberspace, and into the comfort of our own homes. We have access to more educators, information, and each
other than ever before, and yet there is still a disconnect between the physical
and online community when it comes to connectivity. In the classroom, we can discuss, ask questions, and interact
in a real time setting with those in the same physical space. In regards to online,
often those with questions have to wait for a response, will never meet their
fellow peers, and in many ways teach themselves the material. So what if we merged these two worlds
into one?</div>
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The "Holo-Class," a virtual, holographic
classroom, that projects the "classroom" into the student’s home,
allows each user to interact in real time with their instructor and their
fellow classmates. Of course this technology is a pipe dream so we must instead
use our "de-tech-tive" skills to understand how this new system could
help advance the world of online education. </div>
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Just as a real detective would do, we must
"investigate, analyze and make recommendations about how to address the
personal, social, and environmental impacts of technology." (p. 111) We
know how the traditional classroom works and we use this knowledge to form the
online platform. By investigating
the successes and failures, along with the social impacts of online education,
we can begin to look ahead at how to improve upon this technology. Online education extends our minds into
fields of study most might never have an opportunity to experience. It also can
diminish how we connect to the real world and the experiences a traditional
university can offer, such as student connectivity and instructor interaction. This investigation will lead us to
understand how to use technology currently available to us (i.e. Microsoft
Kinnect, inferred cameras, and 3-D modeling) to start building a new form of
the online classroom.</div>
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debate the pros and cons of this technology. To do this we must find people on both sides of this
debate, along with impartial judges to listen to both sides. Once the debate is done,
recommendations for this technology can begin. For the "Holo-class", the debate revealed questions
about the practical access students would have to technology advanced enough to
project a 3-D hologram of a classroom.
One answer was, we already have access to this, just not in the same
place. Another problem that arose, was the question of cost? Wouldn't it be unreasonable to expect
the average student to incur such a cost? The cost of this could be built into
the tuition, allowing schools to send the appropriate materials to the
students. It can also reduce the
number of on campus buildings the school will require which could offset the
institutions overhead, allowing the cost of this to be minimal to the student. A downside to this could be a loss of
jobs, which would be antithetical of what the "Holo-class" would
provide. The idea would be to
offer a better involvement in online education to expand the knowledge and reach
of those wanting to further their careers. </div>
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If the "Holo-class" were to take off, the analysis
portion of the "de-tech-tive" process would need to be more
involved. As a media psychologist,
this technology is exciting, simply because it allows for greater access to the
world via new forms of media. The
minds of scientists have already bred life into the ideas put forth by science
fiction writers such as blue-tooth, touch screen, and voice-activated
technology. Why not begin to
advance the immersive qualities of 3-D to allow the next wave of these great
minds to begin the cycle again?
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ohler, J. (2010.) Digital Community, Digital
Citizen. CA: Corwin. </span><br />
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As a media psychologist I want to use media to bring
awareness to material that is not looked at as the norm in society. Filmmakers have more than just the
silver screen, writers have more than just paper, and musicians have more than
just radio to share their ideas. Jen Carter of PBS said, "<span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">All
of these stories were centered on how each person used or views social media as
a cultural tool used to stimulate and cultivate communities around an idea,
interest or goal."</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;"> (2012) </span>With the technology
we have, connecting with others through social networking, and the ease in
which we can communicate I hope to share ideas and start a discussion with the
help of various forms of media. </div>
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Media Mantra:</div>
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To use media as an educational tool so that I can bring
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Carter, J. (2012, July 23). PBS Station
Products & Innovation Blog: Part Two: Connecting Through Social Media. <i>PBS
Station Products & Innovation Blog</i>. Retrieved from
http://spiblog.pbs.org/2012/07/part-two-connecting-through-social-media.html<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Psdblast. (2012, August 14). <i>Graphic design, PSDs & Free Icons for
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Understanding media does not have to be complicated and methods have
been created to reveal simple this understanding can be. McLuhan created a tetrad that breaks
down our media and technology into their simplest form. Jason Ohler says, about
the tetrad that "every new technology or medium does four things," enhances,
obsolesces, retrieves, and reverses. (Ohler, p. 134) To understand better how
media has impacted our lives, we look at the four aspects of McLuhan's tetrad in
an aspect that impacts us as media psychologists. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As pointed out in Ohler's book, "this is not an exact
science," (p. 135) but it is a useful way to show how media impacts our
lives in a structured and semi-basic manner. As media psychologists there are many forms of media that
will be impactful in our professional field, but social media seems to be one
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<span style="text-align: center; text-indent: 11.6pt;">Globally both Twitter and Facebook are used to share stories, daily
events, and personal information with their friends, families, and online
followers. One such aspect social
media allows, is a safe place for a person to "come out." There are many forms of coming out and
most of us do this on a daily basis without even realizing it. Of course, when hearing the phrase
"coming out" most people infer the person coming out is gay, but what
if the person is undocumented, Transgendered, alcoholic, or Atheist. </span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: 11.6pt;">Historically the term "to come-out" has been associated with
the gay community but today this term has been expanded to other avenues of the
human experience.</span><span style="text-indent: 11.6pt;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 11.6pt;">Coming out
simply means that people have disclosed something about themselves that society
deems abnormal, and in many ways this is a life long and risky process.</span><span style="text-indent: 11.6pt;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 11.6pt;">Society does not like what it does not
understand so the fear of rejection, abandonment, and physical harm are real
concerns when one "comes out." While these possibilities do not disappear,
social media has provides a place for people to come out in the comfort and
safety of their own home, and allows their friends and family time to process
the information on their own, rather in the moment of when they were told.</span><span style="text-indent: 11.6pt;"> </span></div>
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To better understand how this form of media impacts us, let us look at
McLuhan's tetrad for Facebook and Twitter. With over 1 billion users signing in monthly to Facebook and
over 500 million on Twitter, these two forms of communicating are now woven
into the fabric of our daily lives. Social media has become one of the fastest
ways for people to connect and control the flow of information. By using the four aspects of McLuhan's
tetrad on Facebook, I propose it would look like this:<o:p></o:p></div>
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While Facebook and Twitter are very common forms of social media they
are not the only choices. Many
turn to blogging sites such as Tumblr, video sharing sites such as Youtube and
Vimeo, and networking sites like Linkedin and Pinterest. All of these share the
qualities laid out in McLuhan's tetrad. (see above image) Social media allows
the user better control over who they reveal information to, the privacy of
these options is still not that strong.
Privacy settings can be worked around and information is sold to third
party users. The only true way to stay secure is to keep the information to
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came from, how it impacts us today, and where it could possibly take us in the
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Technology advances at a rapid rate, most of the time as a
help to society but at times can also create a hindrance to societal norms.
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the other senses and alters the way we think, the way we see the world, and
ourselves." (Youtube, 2006) This is what technology does to us. We focus our attention, thoughts,
sight, hearing on a piece of technology, sometimes distracting and impairing
our senses. This does not mean
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McLuhan used the phrase "the medium is the message"
to show the importance of context in the materials we take for granted. The car allowed the development
of highways, which allowed for people to move into suburbs. To understand the meaning of the
car, you have to look at everything together, such as the environment and the
car. According to the Library and Archives of Canada, "McLuhan greatly
admired important modernist art...because their work reconfigured the
figure-ground relationship in ways that offered a critical commentary on
culture and society." This
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In order to properly examine how technology, new media,
electronic media and so-on impacts or affects society we need to understand the
message found in these various mediums.
In McLuhan on Youtube, he said, "I think of technologies as
extensions of our own bodies, of our own faculties, whether clothing, housing,
more familiar kinds of technologies, like wheels and stirrups and such are of
various parts of the body. The
need to amplify the human powers in order to cope with various environments
brings on these extensions, whether tools or furniture, these amplifications of
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We use our phones to connect with people in the same room,
find comfort in an online game when we feel uncomfortable in our real life, and
want convenience over function when choosing the next thing to buy. His
previous statement is a good example of this. We want to "amplify the human powers in order to cope
with various environments," and use technology as an extension of
ourselves. The way use technology
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technology drives a wedge through personal contact while enhancing a digital
one. According to Nielson, the
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member is watching something different, only occasionally gathering to watch
the same program. Smart phones are also great tools that are used to connect
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becoming a critical part of our everyday lives. The fact that we can connect, digitally, using several
different electronic mediums does create a global village, but as media
psychologists we will have to examine and understand if this technology has or
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Technology is advancing at a rapid rate and our daily lives
rely on much of this new technology.
We use it for business, to connect socially, and as an educational tool,
but while the demand for technology is on the rise so is the need for greater
utilization. Education is the cornerstone of civilization and community, and
during this current economic and unemployment crisis we have the power to
utilize our technology to advance peoples lives. By combining the technology of the Microsoft Kinect
and holographic virtual reality, we can take the 2-dimensional online education
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Advanced technology is no longer a thing of science
fiction. Primarily used for video
games the Microsoft Kinect uses "a highly innovative combination of
cameras, microphones and software that turns your body into the video game controller." (Crawford, n.d.) These combinations in conjunction
with virtual reality or holographic technology can be used to help advance
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As a throw back to the Holodeck of Star Trek, the device in
question is called the Holoclass. By combining the functionality of the
Microsoft Kinect with the illusionary realism of holographic technology, the
student can step outside of a 2-dimensional box and into the 3-dimensional
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that, "teachers in distance education had to assume a greater managerial
or technical role in online learning environments than in traditional
classrooms to prevent students from getting lost or forgotten." (2012)</span></div>
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While not every student wants the connectivity this could
provide, some do, but are not able to relocate to the school they wish to
attend. The idea behind the
Holoclass came from hearing complaints about students feeling disconnected in
their current online platform. This got me thinking, what if we could virtually
bring the classroom to them. Imagine
that the student could turn on their computer and have the classroom and those
attending the class, get projected into the comfort of their own home. This
would allow them to attend live lectures, ask questions in real time, and
present work for critique in a live setting. It is "critical that teachers
avoid the assumption that online learners are those who prefer less personal
contact with instructors, are independent learners, have high motivation to
learn, are self-disciplined and have high personal self-efficacy."
(Hawkins and Graham, 2012) By bringing the classroom to them, they will not
only get a sense of connectivity but
could also get time with their instructor not found in the traditional
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This of course does not exclude those who want the anonymity
that online offers. If the student
wishes not to attend live lectures, the instructor can prerecord a lecture that
the student can access. Like in
video games, the student will act as the remote and interact with the material
the instructor is presenting. In
regards to the Kinect technology used in video games, Eddie Wrenn (2012) says,
"Instead of being tied to a controller, players could use their body to
control the action in a myriad ways - for instance virtually pulling back a bow
and arrow, or dancing as the console rated how good (or bad) you are at copying
on-screen celebrities." This
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<span style="text-indent: 0in;">Hearing there is a disconnect between my class and myself, can
be unnerving. Since reaching every student is not possible in the online world,
the Holoclass is a way to offer more connectivity.</span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Of course, as advanced as the technology is, it is still up
to the individual to access the materials given to them.</span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;">During the discussion of this
technology Rori Paul mentioned, "From being able to "be in" the
classroom for a more interactive experience to being in a meeting to
"feeling" an experience while remaining safe from its true effects
allows us another level of understanding and interaction we currently do not
have."</span></div>
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The reach of this technology can and should reach more than
just those seeking a degree in higher education, but for the moment the focus
is just on them. With the
unemployment rate staying high, many people are seeking degrees to better
themselves or compete in the job market, but are finding cost to be
preventative. If we fold this into the cost of attendance and give more people
accessibility to the classroom experience, college can become a reality for
everyone.</div>
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In the world we live in today, it is almost impossible not to
have some sort of digital presence.
E-mail has replaced snail mail, texting has replaced phone calls, and
Facebook has replaced conversations.
As sad as this is, I am finding it to be true, especially after looking
at my own digital footprint. I am
connected. My phone is always with
me and I check it a 100 times a day.
It has become an extension of my right arm, but I never fully realized
how "plugged-in" I was until sitting down and looking at how I
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I live in a state that has no connection to my family. My immediate family lives in Georgia; I
in Florida, and my extended family reside in West Texas. I stay in touch with my childhood
friends through Facebook, my college and industry colleagues through
Twitter. I met my fiancé on an
online dating website and I work with a few warm bodies, but teach online.
After college, my world went physical interaction to nearly all digital and
with the exception of the occasional national session, I attend school in an
online platform. However, with as
much as my life is online, I feel more connected to people than ever
before. According to a study done
on Facebook and the relationship it has to social capital, "It is clear
that the Internet facilitates new connections, in that it provides people with
an alternative way to connect with others who share their interests or
relational goals." </div>
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I do not believe the Internet has changed how we connect with
people but rather the ease in which it happens. You no longer need to ask a person what their interests are
to get to know them, but rather can click on their interests, join a site, or
receive updates from like-minded people by simply clicking a button. To give an
example of this connectivity outside of the typical e-mail or tweet, I will
refer to the online petition site Change.org. According to Reuters, via Yahoo.com, "The mother of a
gay California Boy Scout denied an Eagle award because of his sexual
orientation is fighting to overturn the decision before he turns 18, the
cut-off date for the organization's highest honor,” they go onto say, "A
petition launched by Andresen on Change.org, an Internet social change
platform, calls on his troop to reject the Boy Scouts of America's
discriminatory policy against gays and give the California teenager his Eagle
rank." I use this as an example because, while the online world is a way
to stay connected with those closest to us, it is also a way to spark social
change. This is an area of the digital world that has just started to take
hold. </div>
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Like in any society the advancements made can be used for
great things, but they can also become a hindrance. At a Ted Talk in February, Sherry Turkle talks about how
technology has become a way for us to be together without being together,
"People text or do email during corporate board meetings. They text and
shop and go on Facebook during classes, during presentations, actually during
all meetings. People talk to me about the important new skill of making eye
contact while you're texting," she adds, "We are getting used to a
new way of being alone together."</div>
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As I mentioned in a discussion post from class, "with
great power comes great responsibility." (Spider Man, 2002) Ok so I quoted
rather than mentioned, but this idea fits with what I have been talking
about. There needs to be a balance
between how we juggle our online persona and our real life persona. In his book, Ohler mentions (p.55), "a
mediated culture changes a number of traditional roles, causing "'a very
discernible rearrangement of the social stages on which our roles and [that
causes] a resulting change in our sense of 'appropriate behavior'" (as
cited in Meyrowitz, 1985, p.4).</div>
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This change, if not recognized can send us down the wrong path
where we are alone. However, if we recognize it, we can use it to our advantage
and become successful digital citizens.
We need to balance how we act online and not ignore the real world
around us. Clay Shirky, in his TED
Talk tells us about two values, Civic value and Communal value. The former is
the "value created by the participants but enjoyed by society as a
whole." and the latter is the "value created by the participants for
each other." In certain ways we create material (i.e. pictures of cute
cats, the new apartment we just moved into, and emails to a far away relative)
to stay in touch just for each other.
In other ways, as in the online petition and social issue blogs, we
create material for ourselves that will help society as a whole. </div>
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We live in this world, both physically and digitally, so as
citizens it is up to us to take care of it. We need to understand our physical world to participate in
the digital one, which means finding a balance between the betterment of
ourselves and the betterment of society.
We should transfer what we've learned in the real world and apply it to
the digital realm and become citizens of both. </div>
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<span class="noformat" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Mike (2010, August 20). 3 Rules to Help Avoid Vision Problems Caused by Texting | Integrated Eyecare Blog. <em>Integrated Eyecare Blog | Enhancing the quality of your vision today, while protecting the health of your eyes for tomorrow</em>. Retrieved from http://blog.iebend.com/2010/08/3-rules-to-help-avoid-vision-problems-caused-by-texting/</span></div>
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<span class="noformat" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Rhondda (2008, November 8). Digital citizenship and the choices we make « Rhondda's Reflections – wandering around the Web. <em>Rhondda's Reflections – wandering around the Web</em>. Retrieved from http://rhondda.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/digital-citizenship-and-the-choices-we-make/</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103678812253535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439373114869128323.post-26384469644627859402012-09-29T18:52:00.000-07:002012-09-29T18:52:32.965-07:00Connectivity and the digital world
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"The tie that binds us to our ancestors is that both
ancient and digital-age humans crave community and all the things that make
community possible." (Isbout & Ohler, 2011) This was the quote I used
to open my discussion post this week because the success of our technology lies
in the social constructs of how we use it. Animals of all sorts, especially humans, crave connectivity
with their own. We are drawn to social media like Facebook, Twitter, and
Linkedin because we can expand our social base, reconnect with old friends, and
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I found the discussion that followed my initial post
fascinating. Colleen Cleveland
wrote, "I think we are still in the digital infancy of being able to
connect to people solely through digital means." We have only begun to
scratch the surface of what we are capable of and what our technology can do
for us. In the world of online
learning there needs to be a balance between the digital native and the digital
immigrant. This was a question
asked by Monica Helms. The way our
technology works we can still feel isolated even though we are connected
digitally with people all over the globe, but by mixing in a physical component
we connect with everyone and remain connected throughout the online process. </div>
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Marc Prensky call this generation <i>Digital Natives</i>, those who are born have and speak the language of
the digital world. The digital native is not only used to processing,
providing, and receiving information at an accelerated rate, but he/she is also
an active participant with the information flow. In 1999, Hollywood released a film, where mankind was
"plugged-in" to the web; their world generated and projected by
machines, blissfully unaware that what they were experiencing was a hoax. This film was called the <i>Matrix</i> and as much as this was science
fiction, how much fiction did it really contain? Sure we are not "plugged-in" through ports hooked
up to our head and machines do not control our lives, but we are active
participants in the digital world.
We are more connected through technology than ever before, text instead
of talk on the phone, talk to our televisions instead of watch it, and download
an eBook instead of pulling an actual book off the shelf. </div>
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Larry Taylor finished the discussion I mentioned earlier by suggesting,
"our emerging digital platforms are simply bridges and conduit for
building a relationship." Technology should not be used as a replacement
for human connectivity, but instead we should use it as a bridge to connect
us. </div>
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Prensky, Marc. (2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants. On
the Horizon. </div>
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Ohler, Jason B. (2010). Digital community, digital citizen.
Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.</div>
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Isbout, JP and Ohler, J. (2011) "From Aristotle to
Augmented Reality," Chapter from The Oxford Handbook of Media Psychology
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