Working collaboratively with a partner, create a 2–5 minute video that enables you to creatively express some important ideas related to the themes and issues explored in this class. DUE: Sunday, April 10 at 9 PM POINTS: 200 (20% of class grade) Your Content, Purpose and Audience: This is your…

Work with a partner to document and analyze the creative work of a digital author. This could be a YouTuber, Instagrammer, TikTokker, or another creative individual who has embraced the identity of a digital author. Analyze the choices they make and discover what aspects of their work are most appreciated…

LEAP 3. Write a short essay to analyze an example of contemporary propaganda Propaganda is defined in different ways depending on the culture, time period, and the context. …

Spring 2022 Explore how life, work and citizenship have been impacted by digital media and culture & learn how to critically analyze and create media in a variety of forms Because the Internet has radically accelerated the free flow of information, old power hierarchies are shifting under our feet. Today…

Spring, 2022 By Renee Hobbs This course introduces major theories of digital authorship as a pedagogical approach to digital literacy and includes a range of hands-on dynamic learning experiences that integrate digital media, technologies, and best practice strategies for teaching composition and authorship in a Web 2.0 world. I’m so…

We’re closing down to the finish line and considering the through lines and implications of this course, which has considered the rise of algorithmic online culture through a look at fake sponsored content, fake news, Russian disinformation, contemporary propaganda, extremists of all sorts, reflecting on the legal and institutional structures…

This course has been exploring the connections between the rise of digital platforms, disinformation, persuasion and propaganda, algorithmic curation, and a theory of media effects that is rooted in the power of interpersonal social influence, or “suggestion.” This week, we explore the rising power of content creators, who now exceed…

We’re learning about facial recognition and voice profiling this week, and we’re thinking about how “natural” it has become to accept the use of biometric data as an inevitable (and sometimes welcome) aspect of our digital tools and technologies. For me, the most important reading of the week was a…