Journeying through this semester and learning about New
Media and New Literacies really gave me a few ah ha moments in regards to my
strengths and weaknesses in learning and processing information. I have a desire to learn from school and
life, motivated to do well and am goal oriented. Where I have an opportunity is to practice
better time management and demonstrating effective organizational skills.
It was so interesting to see which assignments I naturally
responded to as opposed to those I had to push myself to become engaged. Just understanding the definition of
traditional literacy and learning about the evolution of it including media and
technology was quite interesting. I still
get a little confused on Green’s approach to literacy and how to apply it but
it is starting to click.
Networked Public Analytics including media convergence and
networked participation was such a great learning experience for me being able
to learn about the convergence between old and new media.
I became actively engaged in learning about Critical
Literacy and Media Education (Advertising Deconstruction) as this totally
relates to the fashion industry that I came from and teaching at SUNY Fashion
Institute of Technology (FIT). I’ve
reviewed many different types of advertisements but deconstructing it was
something totally different.
I also enjoyed learning about growing up digital as what
children and students are learning today is so advanced compared to what I grew
up with. Today, first graders are given
computers and tablets to use in school. This is so different from how I grew up. They
get excited from using smart boards in class and look forward to solving
problems. On the other hand, many times
the digital divide creates an atmosphere where children aren’t very social (one
on one interaction) and can barely have a conversation.
This class has really opened my eyes to the history of
literacy and an extraordinary look into where it has evolved to today. I enjoyed learning from my classmates and
professor and look forward to the next phase.
