Digital Media
Today I will be writing a blog about three videos I watched based on digital literacy, what it is?why it matters? And the elements of digital literacies.
Digital media to me consisted of things like my phone/laptop/iPad and how I have the access to a wide range of information. The video made me think about how much has evolved within digital media for things like how quickly we can access information we are not even looking for, for example advertisements before YouTube videos. Another scary thing can be how others get caught up in what people are portraying online that we almost forget to question, what if this article, picture, or post isn't all that true?
I thought working in the digital media sector these days you would have to be extremely skilled in software developments/updates, you would need serious communication skills(however that's a given in majority of jobs) and being able to work PowerPoint/photoshop/HTML etc.
In these videos and some researching of my own, I discovered there is much more required to digital media, but I also learned from these videos how so much of it has changed. We and the people in this profession have still a lot to do, however it requires a little less effort than years ago. For example the use of multiple floppy discs for storage, where we have everything on one laptop/computer that we can use to store and save the information we need, and how processing took ages as Doug Belshaw spoke about the downloading of a single image was like using the Wi-Fi on a UK train(which never really works.)and now you can have images sent to another device in seconds.
The way of media has evolved massively even when speaking to my parents which they watched change overtime. We went from the traditional way of getting the latest news through newspapers and fashion ideas in magazines, to now having social media influencers to decide what's in the style this season and what were once newspapers are now apps.
There are many different ways that traditional media differs to digital media. In my opinion they have both positives and negatives. Digital Media is faster way of getting information which is brilliant when being a student. It also is open to everyone and gives people a platform to voice their own opinions, and its amazing for connecting to others abroad. The other side can have a negative impact in some who begin to obsess with news and social media.
People create media everyday and for so many reasons like: creating content for others to learn this could be in images/articles, also the creator benefits by getting free publicity. Its a way of connecting the world, and for entertainment like pictures/videos whether its for enjoyment or learning purposes.
"The Medium is the message" was once said by Marshall McLuhan(McLuhan M, 1964) if you take medium to be media you read "the media is the message." To me this sounds as if media is the way of the world, it almost makes it sounds as if it shapes us, as if it was going to be the next best thing.
References:
McLuhan, Marshall "The Extension of Man" 1964, New York, NBC.
Belshaw, Doug "The essential elements of digital literacies" 2012, TedXWarick
I loved the introduction to Emma's blog because it was precise and straight to the point it made me aware straight away what the blog was going to be about. I also liked how the paragraphs showed Emma's point of view and it is a great skill to be comfortable giving your opinion but I would have like if Emma backed this up with refencing more research and implementing it with a bibliography at the end of her blog. I am not sure if Emma meant to make the font different for the last two paragraph's to make them stand out but I would like it better if the font was all the same. I really enjoyed reading Emma's blog.
ReplyDeleteHey Emma after reading your blog post I have learned many things. It is evident that you have watched those videos by the information that you have provided in your blog. I also enjoyed the introduction as you were short and to the point about what you’re going to talk about. What’s also nice is the image that you added to the end, it suited the topic. A few points that I would give you is that I would like to hear more of your personal opinion in the blog and not just the facts that you found out. I would also really appreciate it if you could add the links to the videos that u have watched so that I and other readers could get to the videos faster. I have realised that the last two paragraphs have a different font, I’m wonder if it’s a small mistake or if it was intentional. Either way great work, I really enjoyed your blog.
ReplyDeleteHello Emma your blog was fun to read as I can understand and relate to the points you made. I like how you pointed out how fast technology has advanced; “The way of media has evolved massively”. This statement stood out to me because it’s really clear to see how technology has affected our lives with the evolution of media. My first question to you is do you think that there will be more life changing evolutions to media that will impact us soon? My second question is what other negative impact can media have on a user that doesn’t check their sources. What I learned from the blog is that you have a few sentences containing the content your going to be addressing and writing about. If I would make any suggestions I would say what if your last paragraph was at the start after the introduction? Emma your blog was really interesting to read and you definitely got your points across about the topic discussed.
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