This is the start for the Learning Portfolio in Med 104 - Engaging Media.
Started Reading Four Puzzles From Cyberspace
FIRST ENTRY FOR THIS UNIT
Comment:
A definition of Cyberspace from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberspace
The interesting thing about this read is -again- that we look at the way the US will have to deal with the problem of regulating the Web. It is paradox to understand on one hand that the Web is borderless, timeless, and omni accessible, while arguing that US-American Amendments need to be taken into consideration when aiming at regulating the Web. The first thing that has to happen is to understand, that the Web is a nation by istelf. Not only cyberspace, but also the Web and the Internet that actually make cyberspace possible exist parallel to the real world. No matter from where you access this space, it is always the same. This is why I argue that the rules implemented on the Web should not reflect on the US-American constitution alone. It would require all countries in the world (including those outside the UN) to come up with a combined approach. Looking at the immaturity of governments and politicians in general that in itself is a mammoth task.
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General Information
Assessment 1A (due date 23 March 2012)
Assessment 1B (due date 6 May 2012):
Portfolio
Students should summarise and critically engage with the central arguments proposed in each of the weekly texts for reading and/or viewing. In addition, students will undertake a number of analytical and reflective tasks centred on media texts from each of the four ‘uses’ – entertainment, play, information, and communication. These tasks may involve personal reflections, short opinion pieces, rewriting/ re- mediating their work into different media forms, planning for assignments, and providing feedback/reflection on other students’ work. These tasks should be included in your learning portfolio. You are welcome to extend your learning portfolio to include any ideas or information that you consider relevant to the learning outcomes for this unit. The portfolio may be kept as a word document or in an online format such as a website, blog, or wiki.
Optional Portfolio Interim feedback
Write a 2000 word essay commenting on the implications of remediation for the reception, production and distribution of texts. Using key terms and concepts of the unit, and drawing on your remediated text as an example, respond to this question:
How does the production and/or consumption of media texts change through remediation?
Your answer should not merely reflect on your own experiences of remediating a text, but use this text as an example or case study for exploring the opportunities, challenges, limitations and problems associated with new media. You should also draw on academic texts and other media examples to support your argument.
In researching your answer, think about audience, cultural context, media organisations and institutions. Your answer should also make reference to the overarching themes of ownership, privacy, participation, ethics and credibility. Your essay should be properly referenced according to APA guidelines and include a reference list.
Submission:
Additional information
Assignment submission
Professional communication almost always involves adhering to set formats: start practising now by presenting your work as required.
All assignments should include a cover sheet with your name, unit number, assignment number, due date and name of your tutor. Cover sheets are available on the unit website.
All assignments are to be submitted electronically through FLECS-Blackboard by the due dates indicated above. (Please keep a copy of your assignment and your submission notice from blackboard).
Important! Assignment files must be named: Med104_a.[insert #]_[your surname]; eg: Med104_a.1_Leaver.doc.
Please submit in word (.doc) or rich text (.rtf) formats only
Assessment 1B (due date 6 May 2012):
Portfolio
Students should summarise and critically engage with the central arguments proposed in each of the weekly texts for reading and/or viewing. In addition, students will undertake a number of analytical and reflective tasks centred on media texts from each of the four ‘uses’ – entertainment, play, information, and communication. These tasks may involve personal reflections, short opinion pieces, rewriting/ re- mediating their work into different media forms, planning for assignments, and providing feedback/reflection on other students’ work. These tasks should be included in your learning portfolio. You are welcome to extend your learning portfolio to include any ideas or information that you consider relevant to the learning outcomes for this unit. The portfolio may be kept as a word document or in an online format such as a website, blog, or wiki.
Optional Portfolio Interim feedback
You have the option, if you so wish, to submit a sample of your learning portfolio in week 4 in order to gain feedback on how you are progressing. You will not receive detailed commentary, but a grade that indicates what you would be likely to receive for your final portfolio if this was the standard of work submitted. This grade is indicative only and is not recorded as part of your final mark for the unit.
Portfolio Reflection
Towards the end of the study period, you will choose four entries from your portfolio which you think best reflect your learning process throughout the unit. You will submit these entries along with a portfolio reflection: a short analysis (no more than 2 pages) of how the activities documented in your portfolio relate to the learning goals of the unit. (A pro-forma to aid you in writing this piece is available on the unit website). A key function of your learning portfolio should be to reflect on your learning, and to think about the ways in which the readings, tasks and conversations with the other students relate to the core themes and unit learning outcomes. Taking such a reflective approach throughout the learning portfolio will assist you in writing the final reflection.
Assessment 2 (due date 13 April 2012):
2. Remediation Project and Outline
This assignment consists of a practical creative response to the notion of remediation, as well as research preparing you for the assignment 3 essay. Thus assignment 2 and 3 are closely linked, with assignment 2 providing the groundwork for the final essay: both in terms of a creative example to discuss (the remediation) as well as a brief summary of the structure and content of your final essay (the outline).
The Remediation
Work with a text of your personal choice that you have used in your discussions and Learning Portfolio. You need to ‘remediate’ this text – i.e. re-present the text in a different media format. For example, if the original text was a newspaper article, you could rework it as a webpage, or video. This part of the assessment may be done individually or working in groups.
Your remediation will not be assessed according to technological or artistic prowess, but on the success of the process of transforming the text into a different form, and the understanding itdemonstrates of how remediation impacts the contemporary media environment. Your remediated text needs to be presented in an electronic format so it can be shared with other students in an online format (e.g. as pdf, video, webpage, blog, jpeg etc).
The Outline
Along with the remediation you need to submit a short (no more than one page) outline that will form the basis for your assignment 3 essay. The outline should identify, in dot point form, the major groups of people / companies and institutions involved in the production, distribution and consumption of both the original text, and the likely groups which would be involved in the production, distribution and consumption of your remediated text.
You should also provide an outline of your essay structure (headings and subheadings indicating what the major sections of your essay will address). Finally you should include a preliminary bibliography of at least 3-5 academic sources (outside of those set as unit reading) you think will be relevant to your essay. A proforma for the outline is provided on the unit website.
Assessment 3 (due date 25 May 2012):
3. Final Essay
Portfolio Reflection
Towards the end of the study period, you will choose four entries from your portfolio which you think best reflect your learning process throughout the unit. You will submit these entries along with a portfolio reflection: a short analysis (no more than 2 pages) of how the activities documented in your portfolio relate to the learning goals of the unit. (A pro-forma to aid you in writing this piece is available on the unit website). A key function of your learning portfolio should be to reflect on your learning, and to think about the ways in which the readings, tasks and conversations with the other students relate to the core themes and unit learning outcomes. Taking such a reflective approach throughout the learning portfolio will assist you in writing the final reflection.
Assessment 2 (due date 13 April 2012):
2. Remediation Project and Outline
This assignment consists of a practical creative response to the notion of remediation, as well as research preparing you for the assignment 3 essay. Thus assignment 2 and 3 are closely linked, with assignment 2 providing the groundwork for the final essay: both in terms of a creative example to discuss (the remediation) as well as a brief summary of the structure and content of your final essay (the outline).
The Remediation
Work with a text of your personal choice that you have used in your discussions and Learning Portfolio. You need to ‘remediate’ this text – i.e. re-present the text in a different media format. For example, if the original text was a newspaper article, you could rework it as a webpage, or video. This part of the assessment may be done individually or working in groups.
Your remediation will not be assessed according to technological or artistic prowess, but on the success of the process of transforming the text into a different form, and the understanding itdemonstrates of how remediation impacts the contemporary media environment. Your remediated text needs to be presented in an electronic format so it can be shared with other students in an online format (e.g. as pdf, video, webpage, blog, jpeg etc).
The Outline
Along with the remediation you need to submit a short (no more than one page) outline that will form the basis for your assignment 3 essay. The outline should identify, in dot point form, the major groups of people / companies and institutions involved in the production, distribution and consumption of both the original text, and the likely groups which would be involved in the production, distribution and consumption of your remediated text.
You should also provide an outline of your essay structure (headings and subheadings indicating what the major sections of your essay will address). Finally you should include a preliminary bibliography of at least 3-5 academic sources (outside of those set as unit reading) you think will be relevant to your essay. A proforma for the outline is provided on the unit website.
Assessment 3 (due date 25 May 2012):
3. Final Essay
Write a 2000 word essay commenting on the implications of remediation for the reception, production and distribution of texts. Using key terms and concepts of the unit, and drawing on your remediated text as an example, respond to this question:
How does the production and/or consumption of media texts change through remediation?
Your answer should not merely reflect on your own experiences of remediating a text, but use this text as an example or case study for exploring the opportunities, challenges, limitations and problems associated with new media. You should also draw on academic texts and other media examples to support your argument.
In researching your answer, think about audience, cultural context, media organisations and institutions. Your answer should also make reference to the overarching themes of ownership, privacy, participation, ethics and credibility. Your essay should be properly referenced according to APA guidelines and include a reference list.
Submission:
Additional information
Assignment submission
Professional communication almost always involves adhering to set formats: start practising now by presenting your work as required.
All assignments should include a cover sheet with your name, unit number, assignment number, due date and name of your tutor. Cover sheets are available on the unit website.
All assignments are to be submitted electronically through FLECS-Blackboard by the due dates indicated above. (Please keep a copy of your assignment and your submission notice from blackboard).
Important! Assignment files must be named: Med104_a.[insert #]_[your surname]; eg: Med104_a.1_Leaver.doc.
Please submit in word (.doc) or rich text (.rtf) formats only
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