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ETEC 531: CURRICULUM ISSUES IN CULTURAL & MEDIA STUDIES
When I need to whip up a meal pretty quickly, I go to my standby recipe. This is a recipe that I do not need to think through and so it does not always receive the thought and analysis it sometimes needs. This is my stir fries for me (pictured to the left). Well, it is good to challenge and re-examine a recipe from time-to-time and ensure it really is as good as it can be. Even this past summer, I was introduced to a new range of spices and options for this recipe which has greatly enhanced my “classic” dish.
In the same way, ETEC 531 was an important course for me to take to think through my understanding of cultural and media studies as well as improve my video editing skills. Within this course, I was able to further refine my ideas around media education and was able to ground those ideas in research particularly regarding digital natives. So, while I did have a good beginning, I was able to refine it. I also improved my own technical skills in the area of video editing. In the same way, when I begin to go backwards with my recipes and create my own sauces rather than buying them, I realize the time needed to get the flavour just right.
Aritfact: Need for Digital Literacy Education for Digital Natives Video
We have all eaten a meal. Maybe you know how to make Macaroni and Cheese. Does this mean you know how to cook? Can I assume that just because you have fried an egg, you now know how to make a stir fry? After all frying something in a pan is frying something in a pan. This relates to discussions about our views of digital natives and their use of technology. We may have a lot of assumptions about their skills and competencies. This project allowed me to look at digital citizenship education for digital natives. I took the opportunity with this project to look at the issue in some detail and realized that even though digital natives have technology they need to be guided in appropriate, positive, and productive uses of this technology. This has benefited me in how I approach my own classroom environment. I have realized that I cannot expect that students will naturally have certain technical competencies in using their devices as a tool versus a toy. There needs to be specific scaffolding in place for them to see the great benefits in leveraging the use of their devices. Finally, my work in this area is helping me as I work on a committee examining digital citizenship and literacy policies and resources for the SCSBC group of schools.
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