This blog is designed as a resource for CURR 501, Media Literacy, Popular Culture and Education at Rhode Island College, summer 2015. The course is driven by the essential question: How is new media and digital culture produced and consumed in ways that help us understand ourselves and each other in the context of the current educational landscape?

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

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Tuesday, February 5, 2019

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Thursday, July 9, 2015

COURSE EVALUATION



On Friday morning, you will spend about 30 minutes reflecting on your learning experience here.  You can CLICK HERE to access the Course Evaluation form.  Thank you for your honest feedback!

Presentation Schedule


CURR 501 2015 PRESENTATION SCHEDULE

Wednesday, July 8th
(1) 1:15-1:30  Brittany D
(2) 1:35-1:50  Dan
(3) 1:55-2:10  Brittany R
(4) 2:15-2:30  Tina
2:30-2:45  BREAK
(5) 3:00-3:15  Dalila
(6) 3:20-3:35  Alicia
(7) 3:40-3:55  Katie



Thursday, July 9th
(8) 12:15-12:30   Claudine
(9) 12:35-12:50  Laura
(10) 12:55-1:10  Taylor
(11) 1:15-1:30  Kara
1:30-1:45  BREAK
(12) 2:00-2:15  Brianna
(13) 2:20-2:35  Regina
(14) 2:40-2:55  Bryana


Wednesday, July 8, 2015


What role do teachers play in learning?  Check out Sugata Mitra's vision of a School in the Cloud that he articulates in his 2013 Ted Prize Wish.



Compare his vision to that of Ken Robinson, below.


Ken Robinson, Education's Death Valley
"Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational "death valley" we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of possibility."

3 Principles Guide Human Life in Flourishing
  • Diversity (as a strength to embrace) vs Conformity 
  • Curiosity (as the engine of achievement) vs Compliance 
  • Creativity (to allow flexibility and thinking outside the box) vs Standardization

He argues that the standardize testing landscape forgets about the relationship between "teaching" and "learning" as it deprofessionalizes teaching, and emphasizes control at the federal level. He makes a strong case for the importance of TEACHERS in awakening the the floor of the Educational Death Valley.

He believes that schools work when they:
  • Highly personalized
  • Strong teacher support
  • Tight links with community
  • Broad and diverse curriculum
  • Student involvement in and outside of school

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Gender Making....

Pictures forthcoming!

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Androgyny Game





This is a mirror I created for my friend Ellie for her third birthday.  The text reads:

"Once upon a time there was a princess named Elle.  She was STRONG, and SASSY, and BOLD.  She could

(Each envelop along the side names a different trait such as "Read every book ever written, run as fast as the wind, recognize beauty of all kinds, speak out loud and strong to change the world... etc)

With a BRAVE heart, and a  CURIOUS mind, and a KIND soul, (and sparkly shoes that are easy to run in,) the princess lived happily ever after. "

Notes on Kelly Reed


@Kellyjvreed

All of the resources Kelly talked about:
Bit.ly/letsmakestuff


It's not really about the TECHNOLOGY:
"Used purposefully, technology/media has the potential to help students "reposition themselves, from cogs in the machine to social actors intent on jamming, resisting, and/or rewriting the status quo" "(Marshall and Sensoy, Rethinking Popular Culture and Media 11).  

Sometimes we confuse compliance with engagement


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