Digital literacy & Me (Adela Popescu)

Here is my podcast

listen to ‘Digital Literacy & Me’ on audioBoom

Reflections…

 It was a good exercise for me. This digital material made me think about changing. It made me think back, and noticed how I let myself changed over time by technology. Nothing stays the same, especially, in the digital era: things are changing, and we are changing with them. Listen to my podcast and see what I mean!

I used audacity to record myself, a great open-source tool that I am using frequently, and it never lets me down; audioboom.com also worked perfectly for my purposes -- very user-friendly for a first time user.The open-source tools, such as these, make the digital world  awesome(r): save time, money, and allow us to be experts from the comfort of our home.

Here is the community I’ve mentioned in my presentation, aquarius.net: http://aquarius.net/directory/

And here is a capture of my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/adela.simboteanu

When I think of new media, I have this visual representation in my mind:

Lastly, the bird present in my audioboom profile picture is my quaker parrot, Bambi. 

Digital Literacy and Me

Hi everyone,

Here is the podcast I created for Assignment 1.

listen to ‘Digital Literacy and Me’ on audioBoom
 

It's somewhat amusing to me that we are discussing digital literacy and this is the first podcast I have created so this was new ground for me. I found it very interesting and challenging. Interesting because it's always fun to play with new technology and create something new. Challenging because my technology has been a challenge to work with and getting the quality I wanted in audio sound proved more difficult than I thought it would. My Mac is in the shop and I am using my husbands laptop so this assignment was more challenging than it probably should have been.

I find every time I have to use a new technology or interface online I have some skills that I can rely on even if I haven't used them for a long time. The accumulated experience is maintained somewhere in my brain and I am able to call up on the required skills needed to get the job done. There are times I wish I had more resources and play time to explore the creative side of the internet and create fabulous work like Joshua Davis. When I was studying new media he had just developed Praystation.com, which was a site for Flash designers that was one of the first to offer open source files. I wish I could link to the site but it doesn't exist any longer. The picture below is a screenshot from the site when it was up and running. Davis was a first generation web designer who used technology, particularly Flash, as it was developing and helped define the ground rules of digital design.

 

 

His work has continued to push boundaries, as illustrated in this film.

 

 

I have been trying to explore new technologies to keep abreast of changes and I have decided to use Vimeo more this year because it has such great content.  Like this short documentary filmed at Charlie Hebdo in 2006. It is also interesting to note that the #JeSuisCharlie has become the most used hashtag ever on Twitter.

 

http://vimeo.com/116362234 

 

Its astounding when you consider how many aps, programs and interfaces exist in the digital world, like this one designed by Brian Solis call the Conversation Prism.

 

 

 

Literacy whether it is online or otherwise helps to keep us informed and current.  It is important to always maintain our literacy and to continue to grow.

 

 

Regards,

Tess

 

Digital Literacy & Me (Jaylene Ulmer)

Podcast Note: The image used in this playlist is under standard licensing agreement from istock. The music and sounds are under the Apple Software licence agreement.
 


Podcast Reflection


Creating this (my first) podcast was an interesting and new experience for me. In my current position with Economic Development Lethbridge I often design and write speaking notes and keynote presentations for others to deliver so I enjoyed the challenge of writing something that I would verbally deliver.
 


The subject of the assignment is thought provoking and a great pre-cursor to the rest of the modules scheduled for this class. It made me do some self-reflection both on the definition of digital literacy as well as my own use and opinion of digital media as a communication tool.
 


The following links provide information that is well- aligned with my personal opinions on this subject. I have also included a few images (under the creative commons licensing agreement) which provide a visual representation of where my digital practices fit within this topic.
 


Links


I started my podcast with the following quote by Jason Ohler,

• “Being able to read and write in multiple forms of media and integrate them into a meaningful whole is the new hallmark of literacy.”
• You can check out some of his most recent articles here: http://www.jasonohler.com/publications/articles.cfm 

I think that understanding the fluidity by which we are actively online is a valid concept to consider when tracking and analyzing consumer and societal behaviour. 

• Being Online has Become So Common That Some People No Longer identity It as Being Online
• https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121022/18144920795/being-online-has-become-so-common-that-some-people-no-longer-identify-it-as-being-online.shtml

In my opinion, this quick slide share was helping in on defining digital literacy and what this means.

• Digital Literacy Defined
• http://youtu.be/p2k3C-iB88w?list=PLPPY4Oh26YVJiysU1ewut2wFubgCOhEJn


I like the idea of exploring the range of elements and experience of digital literacy. This TEDx Talk provides some interesting context on the spectrum of literacy and the context for defining it.

• The essential elements of digital literacies: Doug Belshaw at TEDxWarwick
• http://youtu.be/A8yQPoTcZ78?list=PLPPY4Oh26YVJiysU1ewut2wFubgCOhEJn
 

And just for a laugh…
http://search.dilbert.com/search?w=social+media&x=-461&y=-788

Visual Representation

A tree is often used to portray knowledge and learning. I like the use of this traditional symbol with digital icons. To me this is what digital literacy is about...Mixing the traditional with the digital to create a "meaningful whole".




Digital literacy has so many interpretations. This image represents some of the keywords I would use to define it. 

 

I was intrigued by the idea of digital citizenship and what it means.