MEDIA LITERACY OFFERED ONLINE- SPRING 2006.

CI. 5830 MEDIA LITERACY.

Dr. David Considine.

 

This class is intended as a gateway class to introduce students to the field of MEDIA LITERACY It is not necessary for students to be familiar with the field before taking the class . Students who have taken the c lass and who had some background in media literacy before they registered, have typically said that they covered approaches that they were not familiar with.

Key media studied throughout the class include, ADVERTISING, PHOTO JOURNALISM, PICTURE BOOKS, MOTION PICTURES and NEWS.

The class begins by exploring the key PARADIGMS of media education as it has evolved in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. This is contextualized against the experience in the United States [ 1990s- present ]

Students are also introduced to the key principles of media literacy.

EVALUATION is based upon :

WANT TO TAKE THE CLASS?

Students who are interested in taking this class should contact the instructor [Considinedm@appstate.edu] requesting permission to take the course, or asking for a clarification of the workload and deadlines. All contact with the instructor must be made prior to Friday, November 21st, 2005. Students MUST register before end of semester in December 05 in order to have mailing packets, readings,clips etc produced and shipped to them in time for start of class.

Out of state students who take this class and then become interested in doing a. more classes b. the 18 hour certificate of completion or c. the 36 hour masters degree , can take this course without being admitted formally to the program. They can also expect to be able to transfer in some approved credit hours from their own state and to study with us on the ASU campus in summer or at one of our special summer sites.

For registration, login, password questions contact Perri David at Extension Office.[ davidwp@appstate.edu ] Phone [828] 262- 6518. First days to login and introduce yourself to class will be January 9th and 10th. First full week of class will start Sunday January 15th. ***Please note: if you have NEVER taken an online class before, this class runs on a flexible schedule. You will be required to log in and respond several times each week, to interact with other students and complete work in each unit, but you log in at your own convenience, rathert than at a fixed day and time each week.

 

EVALUATIONS FROM STUDENTS .

'I enjoyed taking the class online. It was extremely convenient. There was plenty of time for us to respond to the topics at hand and also to divulge other information that each of us has individually acquired over time. There was an ease with seeing things online, finding the assignments and working on them. It is a class for the self-motivated".

'The convenience factor and the incredible dialogue and experiences of the class members made up for any lack of face-to-face contact..The breadth of experience in teaching and the media backgrounds gave great depth and understanding to media issues from many different perspectives..Invaluable information and ideas to ponder and to put to use in the classroom".

'What impressed me most was the organized fashion in which we evaluated different aspects of the media from understanding the basics ,to advertising, movies and news media. Such a broad exposyre widened my understanding trememndously ..The instructor was extremely quick to respond and eager to help me in terms of answering questions and commenting on my work".

'This is the first online class I have taken. The discussions and quality of the posts were terrific..The quality of the reading materials was excellent; the exercises were challenging and encouraged us to move beyond our everyday knowledge and understanding of the media ..The instructor was very receptive to our questions .His comments and suggestions were very helpful and individualized".

'A primary benefit was the opportunity to deconstruct information with the guidance of an expert in a very new field.It was interesting to interact with people from all over the country. The instructor was responsive, receptive and quite enthusiastic. He never talked down to students but treated us almost as colleagues. He recognized the expertise people brought to the class and tried to help us learn from each other ".

"I didn't think I would be an ideal online person because I tend to procrastinate and get off the subject, yet I have found online classes give me the freedom to think a subject or issue through before I blurt out the first thing that comes in to my head.I really appreciate Dr. C's very active involvement in the class. He doesn't dictate or dominate.He strategically places probes to get us to think deeper and to encourage us to think in different ways about issues, ideas and concepts I had often taken for granted... The diversity of materials and presentations were very interesting and greatly enhanced the scope of the class".