IL 2373 - GROWING UP WITH THE MEDIA
BEFORE THEY GET TO SCHOOL, CHILDREN HAVE ALREADY LEARNED A LOT ABOUT SCHOOL BASED DISCIPLINES, ABOUT LEARNING, AND ABOUT THEMSELVES BY WATCHING TELEVISION, PLAYING DIGITAL GAMES, AND USING THE WEB. AS THEY MATURE, CHILDREN BECOME INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED MEDIA USERS, UNTIL A LARGE PART OF THEIR LEARNING AND SOCIAL LIVES INVOLVE IM, EMAIL, CHATS, BROWSING, AND, INCREASINGLY, SELF-EXPRESSION THROUGH CONTENT CREATION. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT HOW CHILDREN LEARN WITH NEW MEDIA? WHAT ARE THEY LEARNING? HOW HAS IT CHANGED HOW THEY RELATE TO SCHOOL-BASED SUBJECTS? THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THESE QUESTIONS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HOW CLASSROOM TEACHERS CAN CONNECT WITH AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DIVERSE NEW MEDIA-BASED KNOWLEDGE AND LITERACIES THEIR STUDENTS ARE BRINGING TO SCHOOL.
Credits: 3
This course is not offered in the Summer 2010 (2107) or Spring 2010 (2104) or Fall 2009 (2101) terms.
