MA: Digital Technologies, Communication and Education
A postgraduate course on digital technologies & media, at the University of Manchester, UK
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Core activities
Cognitive authority
Critical media analysis
Deansgate library video
Final portfolio
Podcast Presentation
Problem-based learning
Supersize Me
Introduction
Activities and assignment
How the course works, academically
The course environment
Judgments about information
Critical – Transformational – Intersubjective
Functional – Generic – Objective
Personal-Situated-Subjective
Prezicasts and other video material
The literature
Timetable
Media and IL for PGs and researchers
1. Introduction
How to use this website
Authorship information and some suggestions for further reading
Information overload
Text and context: a film review
2. The content frame
3. The competency frame
ACTIVITY: Researching a topic
4. The learning to learn frame
Examples of cognitive bias
5. The personal relevance frame
ACTIVITY: Reflecting on your IL skills
ACTIVITY: Developing an IL plan of action
6. The social impact frame
Interview with a senior news producer
ACTIVITY: Mainstream and alternative views
7. Conclusion, the relational frame and how this ties together
Other collected papers and chapters
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