Marshall McLuhan: One of the best who ever did it!
For more than 20 years, my information communication technology (ICT) career has been fueled by the writings of Marshall McLuhan. Yet his material seems like it was written yesterday. He had a gift to write and speak in the moment (i.e. past, present and future). "We are all robots when uncritically involved with our technologies." Imagine being haunted by your enemy which is a digital equivalent of yourself. His material challenges whether humans have evolved beyond Darwin's limited concept of biological evolution, and whether our digital technology will utilmately evolve beyond us. (Read More)
Showing posts with label Digital Media Literacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Digital Media Literacy. Show all posts
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
The Difference: Digital Literacy Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies
Viva la Difference! Who can takes us on a really enagaging tour that examines why digital literacy matters. You thought the subject was simple? Well it is if you think in terms of the usual ways the media pigeon-hole digital technologies (Google, Microsoft) but as "DML E3D" quickly shows participants - digital media literacy can be framed in many, many more ways: and more than that - it provides proof after proof for why it makes a positive impact. Graduates from last years Level I sessions have expressed love for the facilatitor's entertaining command of language, his knowledge of the subject and his clear enthusiasm for the topic. This is one of those rare opportunities that, alongside the transformative experiences after reading the likes of Blink, Wisdom of Crowds and Tipping Point, deserves wide adoption and social recommendations. In many ways it the 5 levels of engagment are all part of an unabashed celebration of human-ness. Leave a comment or send and email to dml.e3d@gmail.com to get more information about registration.
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