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Media Convergence from
the Perspective of an
Educator
Naila Hamdy, PhD
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
The American University in Cairo, Egypt
November, 2010
Media Convergence from the
Perspective of an Educator
 Egyptian Youth are involved in what is
being referred to as the participatory
cultures.
 Egyptians are online, connected on
Facebook, Tweeting, Mashing, Digging and
Sharing. Watching, broadcasting, You
tubing and Flickering, commenting and
posting.
Media Convergence from the
Perspective of an Educator
 Who can access this global culture?
Anyone with an internet connection and a
mobile phone. It has low barriers to
creative expression, civic engagement and
political participation.
Media Convergence from the
Perspective of an Educator
 Affiliations: formal and informal
memberships, in online communities.
 Expressions: Producing creative forms.
 Collaborative Problem Solving: Formal
and informal teams
 Circulations: Shaping the flow of media
 Global Interaction: circulated, shared,
moved, archived, annotated, commented on,
mashed, repurposed, consumed and re-
circulated, globally.
Media Convergence from the
Perspective of an Educator
 So why should educators and/or policy
makers care?
Because our youth are already engaged.
Media Convergence from the
Perspective of an Educator
 What can educators do?
Teach skills needed for full participation.
Teach new media literacy.
Socialize them into ethical standards.
Student Tweeting
Student Photo Gallery
Student Blogging
Student Facebook Group
Student Web Page
Media Convergence from the
Perspective of an Educator
Skills Needed:
 Show them how to become media
creators.
 Give them the confidence to join the
culture.
 Let them become empowered.
Media Convergence from the
Perspective of an Educator
Media literacy:
 Enable them to analyze, evaluate create
and disseminate messages in a wide
variety of media modes, genres and forms
by thinking critically.
Media Convergence from the
Perspective of an Educator
Ethics:
 Teach skills needed to negotiate between
conflicting opinions and values of diverse
internet communities.
 Teach them to recognize that the choices
they make as participants can have
impact on others.
Members of the Participatory
Culture
Media Convergence from the
Perspective of an Educator
 Conclusion:
Educators and policy makers need to work
together to educate our youth helping
them become full and ethical participants
of this new global culture.

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AUC - Media Convergence form the Perspective of an Educator

  • 1. Media Convergence from the Perspective of an Educator Naila Hamdy, PhD Department of Journalism and Mass Communication The American University in Cairo, Egypt November, 2010
  • 2. Media Convergence from the Perspective of an Educator  Egyptian Youth are involved in what is being referred to as the participatory cultures.  Egyptians are online, connected on Facebook, Tweeting, Mashing, Digging and Sharing. Watching, broadcasting, You tubing and Flickering, commenting and posting.
  • 3. Media Convergence from the Perspective of an Educator  Who can access this global culture? Anyone with an internet connection and a mobile phone. It has low barriers to creative expression, civic engagement and political participation.
  • 4. Media Convergence from the Perspective of an Educator  Affiliations: formal and informal memberships, in online communities.  Expressions: Producing creative forms.  Collaborative Problem Solving: Formal and informal teams  Circulations: Shaping the flow of media  Global Interaction: circulated, shared, moved, archived, annotated, commented on, mashed, repurposed, consumed and re- circulated, globally.
  • 5. Media Convergence from the Perspective of an Educator  So why should educators and/or policy makers care? Because our youth are already engaged.
  • 6. Media Convergence from the Perspective of an Educator  What can educators do? Teach skills needed for full participation. Teach new media literacy. Socialize them into ethical standards.
  • 12. Media Convergence from the Perspective of an Educator Skills Needed:  Show them how to become media creators.  Give them the confidence to join the culture.  Let them become empowered.
  • 13. Media Convergence from the Perspective of an Educator Media literacy:  Enable them to analyze, evaluate create and disseminate messages in a wide variety of media modes, genres and forms by thinking critically.
  • 14. Media Convergence from the Perspective of an Educator Ethics:  Teach skills needed to negotiate between conflicting opinions and values of diverse internet communities.  Teach them to recognize that the choices they make as participants can have impact on others.
  • 15. Members of the Participatory Culture
  • 16. Media Convergence from the Perspective of an Educator  Conclusion: Educators and policy makers need to work together to educate our youth helping them become full and ethical participants of this new global culture.