The Machine is Us/ing Us
This video packs in a LOT of concepts that you may not get right away, but it’s a good one to re-watch, study, and discuss.
Vision of Students Today
This well-known video by a cultural anthropologist shows the disconnect between traditional methods of teaching in higher education and today’s social media savvy students.
Understanding the Social Media Revolution
Not sure what “social media” is all about? See these videos:
Social Media in Plain English
“Did You Know?” 4.0
Social Media Revolution 2011
Social Media Revolution 2010
21st century literacies
These videos explore how the nature of literacy is changing in the 21st century.
This video helps illustrate how the nature of literacy and what it means to be a literate person is changing in the new century:
This video shows some statistics about what employers want, which should motivate any student to bump up those digital literacy skills!
What are some of the new literacies our students need to learn in the age of new media?