Week 1 Activities

Wk. 1 New Media Literacy and Participatory Culture (Jan. 9 -15)

Media Production:

Reading:

Henry Jenkins et al., “Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century.” MacArthur Foundation White Paper, 2006. Available from Blackboard > Course Library. Note: Only pages 1-21 are required.

Screening:

Links to Digital Stories screened in class, for your review:
- By Anna W, October Wedding (This video has a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivs 3.0 License.)
- By Anne G, My Own Private West Virginia (This video has a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.)
- By Christopher W, 800 Miles (This video has a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.)
- By Dale B, That first cup of Jo (This video has a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.)
If you have trouble viewing the videos, you might need to install the latest version of Quicktime Player on your computer. If you do that and still have trouble, please post the details of your problem to the Peer Support blog.

Discussion Blog:

This week our blog discussion will be facilitated by me in "Dr. Tripp's blog". Please review my blog post, Henry Jenkins and New Media Literacy, and respond to ONE of my discussion questions on the blog:

Your response should offer a substantive, 250 word contribution to the discussion, with reference to the white paper by Henry Jenkins et al., as well as to your personal experience (if applicable).

Peer Support:

If you need help with the media exercise, blogging, or some other class activity, please write a blog post to that effect and categorize it under "Peer Support."
Whenever you check the Class Blog, please also check the Peer Support section of the blog and offer assistance to your peers when possible (e.g. explain how you did it, provide a link to a helpful resource on the web, or even share images, sound, or video that helps answer peoples' questions). Also, if you have a helpful tip or suggestion about how to complete the media exercise, you can post it to the Peer Support blog. (Everyone thanks you for your assistance!)
The professor and TA will also monitor this section of the blog and offer additional assistance if needed.
If you have trouble logging in or posting to the blog, please email me (Dr. Tripp) directly.

Other:

Take this short survey to help the instructors learn more about you and better plan future media exercises, production assignments, and support resources. Click Here to take survey. Please complete the survey as soon as possible (and no later than Tuesday, Jan. 15).