A critical introduction is a comprehensive introduction to the culture, history, technologies and theories of new media. If youre a student in this course, you should absolutely begin by carefully reading the syllabus. Mp3 players and other types of modern technology are playing a major role in everyday life in modern society. Introduction to media and technology introduction to sociology. Okwor nicholaas writing in the july 21, 2005 daily champion lagos, nigeria i dont necessarily agree with everything i say. Someone applying the interactionist perspective to technology and the media might seek to understand the difference between the real lives we lead and the reality depicted on reality television shows, such as the bachelor. Broadcasters are quite satisfied with the use of new media. To make recordings using old media technology, grooves were carved into vinyl to make records or changes were made in the electromagnetic signature of ribbon or tape to make cassette tapes.
Media, technology, and communication 2012 book archive. The evolution of puppetry as an entertainment medium 4. It can help affirm and advance relationships between educators and students, reinvent our approaches to learning and collaboration, shrink longstanding equity and accessibility gaps, and adapt learning experiences to meet the needs of all learners. It examines the social, political and economic impact of new technologies on creativity, industry and culture from a cross. The objective of this book is to develop an understanding of new media and their impact. For use on portable media players ipod, mp3 players and personal computers not just an audio or video file, podcasts are syndicated or subscribed to downloaded automatically when new content is added using an aggregator or reader podcasting. Terry flew is professor of media and communication at the queensland university of technology, brisbane, australia.
The purpose of this study was to investigate educational media and technology emt as a panacea for effective teaching and learning by trainee adult educators at the university of port harcourt. The roles and underlying process of new media production are. The impact of new media technologies on social interaction in the household so303h 1 19th april 2012. Technology is driving big changes in media and lastly is the media relevant in todays marketplace to the right. The term communication comes from latin word communis which means common. Today the internet is intrinsic to media and communications, entertainment, politics, defence, business, banking, education and administrative systems as well as to social interaction. New media avantgarde is about new ways of accessing and manipulating information e. Show full abstract paper presents a case study of an ongoing project at apple computer that encountered numerous such opportunities and problems. What social media sites should my department be on. An introduction to cybersecurity ethics module author. Technology innovations in traditional and modern media 6.
New media is a new form of electronic media where people can distribute information through digital devices and the internet. Oct 02, 2011 this presentation is a contribution to the definition of the new media concept. He has recently completed a secondment to the australian law reform. Moursund page 3 book we argue that basic skills lowerorder knowledge and skills, rudimentary use of some of the general purpose pieces of computer software should be integrated in with higherorder knowledge and skills. The introduction to media communications and technologies course provides students with a brief history and an overview of contemporary forms of media communication. In this class, youll learn about the historical development of the internet and other forms of new media and examine the repercussions of the digital revolution for our.
This course offers you a critical introduction to our evolving wired culture and to the technologies and economic and political infrastructure that make it possible. Any student who wishes to work on a project related to the course themes may petition the instructor to get credit for that work, possibly in lieu of an existing assignment. As a result of the evolution of new media technologies, globalization occurs, terry flew wrote in his book new media. An introduction combines a comprehensive overview of theories of new media with contemporary case studies. Communication essentially means transmission of commonly meaningful information. The relevance of educational media and multimedia technology is inestimable in teaching and learning activities if the most suitable and effective service delivery is adopted within the classroom setting. Introduction to new media, a class taught in the new media institute in the grady college of journalism and mass communication at the university of georgia. Get acquainted with the different types of communication systems and transmission media. Technology is driving big changes in media and lastly is the media relevant in todays marketplace to the right audience. Free social media marketing tutorial introduction to social. As the educational media and multimedia technology industry. This course provides an introduction to new media concepts, products and technologies. Introduction to information and communication technology. The internet disentangles this extraordinarily complex information and communication.
Technology and the media are interwoven, and neither can be separated from contemporary society in most core and semiperipheral nations. They share a common interest in using new media technology to help people in developing countries face the challenges in their lives. So each of these physical objects must be paired with a specific device, such as a record player or a cassette deck. Sep 30, 2008 a fun and very light intro to the concept of new media. A short introduction to new media and how important it is to communication. It is important to be aware of emerging social media sites, and understand how they could fit into your communications strategy. Until the early 1990s the internet was simply a network of computers used to transmit government data. This pdf version of free culture is licensed under a creative commons license. The impact of modern technology on the educational. Written especially for students, the book considers the ways in which new media really are new, assesses the claims that a media and tech. Students will examine a variety of analytical and strategic perspectives while being introduced to. New media will continue to evolve in the information technology age. Key to new media is the notion of technological convergence.
A fun and very light intro to the concept of new media. This study set out to explore if new media technologies within the home are serving to. With so many new social media sites launching each year, deciding which one is right for your department can be overwhelming. Terry flew is professor of media and communication at the queensland university of technology.
The introduction of new media techniques to the traditions of technical documentation creates not only new opportunities, but new problems as well. Relevance of educational media and multimedia technology. Leigh technology academy ict teacher and social media addict toby adams presents this comprehensive and fun introduction to social media in education. Introduction to new media chapter 1 introduction to. New media, journalism, blippar, milliyet newspaper, new technologies introduction journalism went through radical changes with the invention of printing press, telegraph, telephone, radio and television and transformed to a brand new dimension in the media world with mobile communication systems, satellite communication systems.
With this purpose in mind, the study was guided by the following four objectives. From the time the printing press was created and even before, technology has influenced how and where information is shared. Introduction to media studies literature mit opencourseware. The combination of paper, pencil, and such algorithms is a powerful aid to the human mind in representing and solving arithmetic computational problems. New media technologies can assist in increasing interaction amongst families by bringing generations and family members together. When used properly, social media can be a valuable addition to a departments communications strategy. Throughout this chapter, we will use our sociological imagination to explore how media and technology impact society.
Because many employees have expressed an interest in developing and maintaining a social media presence in personal and professional capacities, the office of university communications and marketing has crafted. Introduction to social media university communications and. Whereas new technology often made analogue media devices and products obsolete, the format of much of the new media objects stays the same even as newer and updated devices with which to access digital media become available. Moursund page 6 instruments, and the development of algorithms for paper and pencil arithmetic computation. Introduction to new introduction to new media to new media. Storytelling as the core of traditional and modern media 3. Based on an historic understanding of new media developments, the book explores the role of new media in an globally networked society. Introduction to media studies is designed for students who have grown up in a rapidly changing global multimedia environment and want to become more literate and critical consumers and producers of media. Meta media is an example of how quantity can change into quality as in new media technology and manipulation techniques can recode modernist aesthetics into a very different postmodern aesthetics. As new media is an expansive category, this class leaves room for nontraditional and unorthodox responses to assignments. Apr 21, 2015 what is new media and what makes it new. This website is a survey of new projects and ideas from around the world. Written especially for students, the book considers the ways in which new media really are new, assesses the claims that a media and technological revolution has taken place and formulates new ways for media studies to respond to new technologies. Students will examine a variety of analytical and strategic perspectives while being introduced to industryproduction tools and techniques.
This allows users of most computing platforms to view and print these files. New media communication new media can be defined as digital media that manovich 2011, p. This presentation is a contribution to the definition of the new media concept. Technology can be a powerful tool for transforming learning. With the advent of world wide web and online subscription service providers, internet traffic became an important medium of communication. The interactivity develops a new meaning when it is applied through web 2. Introduction to media and technology introduction to. Through an interdisciplinary comparative and historical lens, the course defines media broadly as including oral, print, performance, photographic, broadcast, cinematic, and digital. On the other hand however, new media technologies within. Introduction to information and communication technology in education. As in all engineering science, in media technology one of the biggest challenges is to create costeffective solutions to practical problem by applying scientific knowledge to building things in the service of mankind. Communication has been defined in several ways as people have different impression about it. An introduction much of what mcluhan had to say makes a good deal more sense today than it did in 1964 because he was way ahead of his time. Now, people can interact with each other anytime and anywhere.
The technology that made new media possible has been in development for many years. Our schools, community colleges, and universities should be incubators of exploration. The socalled new media technologies often referred to as web 2. School of engineering technology and applied science application scholarships. Media is a term that refers to all print, digital, and electronic means of communication. There has been much written in the trade and popular press and quite a bit in scholarly. Mobile devices are no longer simple voice communication devices. Introduction to information and communication technology in. New media and development communication link to the table of contents introduction. Photo by alex siale this site is the companion text for nmix 2020. There has been much written in the trade and popular press and quite a bit in scholarly publications about specific new media technologies.
About a dozen us newspapers also explored electronic transmission through a service called. Introduction to new media from cct 109 at university of toronto, mississauga. What is media technology as an academic discipline. Summarize the history of media and communication leading up to the era of new media identify the social and cultural dynamics that create and are created by new mediums explain the key technologies underpinning the hardware, software, and networks that comprise essential new media forms the internet, social media, mobile devices, the internet. Any combination of texts, graphics, animation, audio and video which is a result of computer based technology or other electronic media. As a result, it can help bridge generational and digital divides. Today, after more than a century of electric technology, we have extended our central nervous.
They have become a medium to create voice, music, text, video, and image communications. Chapter 1 introduction to new media convergence the process by which media technologies. Instead, the new media would work alongside the old media. The internet has existed in some capacity for more than forty years, and the world wide web, which made the internet accessible to the masses, just celebrated its twentyfirst birthday in august of 2012. An introduction to new media berg new media series lelia green on. It is in this way that this book is a critical introduction to new media and technology. New media newinteractive media planning supplemental article power of multiple media. Media and technology in society introduction to sociology. Life without the internet, a very new technology, seems almost unimaginable for most people in western nations. Introduction to social media university communications. It begins by exploring digital interactive new media. May 01, 2010 life without the internet, a very new technology, seems almost unimaginable for most people in western nations.
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