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Media for Learning
Media, first of all, is a term that is widely used but has many connotations.
It is the plural of medium, which, itself, has many definitions.
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Medium
• intermediate or midway (small-medium-large)
•through which something is transmitted or carried (“the medium is the message”)
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Media (pl.)
•means of mass communication, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television
•materials used in a work of art (mixed-media artist)
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The rise of technology and the Internet have led to media being thought of in even more ways
• Multimedia
• Media Literacy
•Social Media
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Media is not only the how of communication
• Radio• Newspapers• Magazines• Television• WWW • Cell phone...
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Media is also the what of communication
• Text• Graphics• Audio • Video
Multi-media
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Traditionally, learning was primarily
Verbal/Auditory/Oral (Story-telling / Recitation)
and
Visual/Graphic/Observation (Drawings)
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We spoke and listened and observed.
Images were drawn.
Words were spoken.
Meaning was conveyed.
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With the invention of mass print production, the written word and books became a standard means by which learning occurred.
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With the invention of mass print production, the written word and books became a standard means by which learning occurred.
Question:Is there a “sense” that learning via written words and text is perceived as “better” than other methods of learning?
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Fast-forward to the mid-late 20th Century
Mass Newsprint, Radio, Television, Telephones, and the Internet all play a part in learning.
Implicitly or Explicitly
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So, learning has gone from this...
http://www.stenudd.com/myth/greek/aristotle/images/raphael-school-of-athens.jpg
...to this
http://www.utsa.edu/terryscholars/ts_images/scholars.jpg
...to this
http://static-p4.fotolia.com/jpg/00/08/87/19/400_F_8871962_Ye43ShtqOBCJQcz3SX0JsedxahZuEqYc.jpg
...to this
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TextThe written word
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Text / Writing
• Finding Inspiration• Research for Writing• Citation• Essay Help
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Text / Writing • Definitions• Editing and Grammar• Collaboration• Other Tools and Sites
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Finding Inspiration
The Imagination Prompt Generator
http://www.creativity-portal.com/prompts/imagination.prompt.html
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Finding Inspiration
Story Spinner Online
http://www.bonnieneubauer.com/ssonline.shtml
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Finding Inspiration
The Story Starter
http://thestorystarter.com/
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Research for Writing
http://www.google.ca/ http://scholar.google.ca/http://news.google.ca/
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Research for Writing
Scholarpedia http://www.scholarpedia.org/ Wikipedia http://www.wikipedia.org/ About.com http://www.about.com/Ask.com http://www.ask.com
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Citation
bibme: http://www.bibme.org/
OttoBib: http://www.ottobib.com/
Zotero http://www.zotero.org/
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Essay Help
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/essaymap/
http://www.theeasyessay.com http://www.wordsift.com
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Definitions
http://www.definr.com/ http://dictionary.reference.com/http://www.onelook.com/http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
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Editing and Grammar
http://www.spellchecker.net/spellcheck/ http://www.whitesmoke.com/free-online-checker
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Collaboration
http://www.Etherpad.comhttp://www.Writeboard.com
http://www.zohowriter.comhttp://docs.google.com/
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Other Related Sites
http://nickrate.com/2009/07/15/google-docs-student-writing-feedback/
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Other Related Sites
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
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