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What are the "three principal ways" that making is connecting? |
1) Connecting things together (materials, ideas or both) to make something new. 2) Socializing and connecting with others. 3) Making and sharing things with the world - become involved with our social & physical environment. |
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How did Gauntlett's interest in studying media change and lead to the writing of this book? |
1) Making and sharing media became much easier. 2) He wanted to participate making things but never had an audience (until now). 3) Difficulty interviewing people, created "creative research methods". |
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How is "Web 2.0" different from "Web 1.0"? |
Web 2.0 describes that the producer is the audience, whilst Web 1.0 was small segments (different websites) of individual content by a single producer. Think - a garden without fences in-between other gardens, a collaboration. |
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What is the "essence" of Web 2.0? |
It's about harnessing the collective abilities of the members of an online network. Web sites become more powerful when they collaborate with society. Ex) Facebook, Wikipedia & YouTube |
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What are the qualities of a "sit back and be told" culture in education and media? |
Essentially the 20th century - Passive Education: Where a body of knowledge is input into students and are tested on their grasp of it later. Media: He gives the example of how much time people spend a day watching TV? |
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What does "the medium is the message" mean? |
The way an arrival of a medium, such as television, can affect the way we live our lives. |
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What does the concept of a "fetish" have to do with consumerism? |
A common, everyday way in which we find pleasure in the purchase of consumer goods. A system of mass deception? |
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What are the qualities of a "making and doing" culture in education and media? |
Seeks opportunities for creativity, social connections, and personal growth. Ex) Teachers asking students to work together, ask questions and create their own solutions. |
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How does Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi view creativity? |
You don't need to be a genius to be creative. Creativity emerges from being surrounded in a supportive environment. You can work hard for many years to master a certain skill. Creativity needs to be recognized "significant" by others key people working in the same field. |
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How does Gauntlett view creativity? |
Creativity happens every day and it's not something that only happens once or twice in a lifetime. |
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What does Gauntlett identify as the real point of his book? |
The value of everyday creativity and why it is important. It is important for society and therefore, political. |
