Class on Thursday 11/19/09

Tonight we have learned about media literacy and its ever changing face. The MIT video that we watched as a catalyst called for the following new skills that students must gain in this new world. Karen P. stated that she recently attended a conference given by business leaders. These leaders also echoed the need for students to attain some of these same skills.

I love the fact that Play is listed as the first skill!!!


Play— the capacity to experiment with one’s surroundings as a form of problem solving

Performance— the ability to adopt alternative identities for the purpose of improvisation and discovery

Simulation— the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real-world processes

Appropriation— the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content

Multitasking— the ability to scan one’s environment and shift focus as needed to salient details.

Distributed Cognition— the ability to interact meaningfully with tools that expand mental capacities

Collective Intelligence— the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes with others toward a common goal

Judgment— the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information sources

Transmedia Navigation— the ability to follow the flow of stories and information across multiple modalities

Networking— the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information

Negotiation— the ability to travel across diverse communities, discerning and respecting multiple perspectives, and grasping and following alternative norms.