Innovations in Mass Communication
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 18th, 2010
The chapter about Early Motion Pictures sort of overlapped and further enforced what the first group presented about on Tuesday, which i found really interesting to learn about.
In reality motion picture photography was being conducted as early as the mid-seventeenth century. Those involved in inventing this craft used what they called,”magic lanterns” which were essentially [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 11th, 2010
A few months ago I watched the movie, Milk, in one of my classes. I had always heard about it but I hadn’t seen it until recently. I was really surprised by the movie and how well it was portrayed and how well Sean Penn played Harvey Milk’s character. The movie shows Harvey “coming out” [...]
On January 6, 1838, “text messaging” was first created with the invention of the telegraph, starting a telecommunication revolution across the world, reaching the height of it’s popularity in the 1920’s and 1930’s. It was an invention that Samuel F. B. Morse produced which included a paper copy with raised dots and dashes, which were [...]
Today i went to Michael Wesch’s presentation at the Driscoll Center. I really enjoyed Mr. Wesches’s discussion on the topics of communication, popular culture, media, and the communities it all creates. Although I watched the YouTube lecture video this week that was very similar to the presentation he gave this morning, it was a very [...]
Posted in YouTube on Jan 28th, 2010
I watched the YouTube clip and actually found it quite entertaining and interesting. YouTube has become such a huge part of our popular culture, and it is interesting to see how it got to be so popular. Over 9,232 hours per day spent on the site, 385 always on tv channels and 200,000 3 min videos. [...]
Posted in Culture of Reading on Jan 20th, 2010
Ever since Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press during the reformation, the shift from being able to reproduce and move written materials completely revolutionized all forms of learning, informing, thinking and perceiving. As the text says, Steinberg classifies that, “the history of printing is an integral part of the general history of civilization.”
By 1516, the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 14th, 2010
Since day one we have been discussing the issues behind the disconnect of technology among college campuses and specifically at DU. Throughout Tapscott’s articles, she points out some of the main ideas we have discussed in class. Specifically about the difference in how schooling is being conducted throughout history. Should learning be strictly through lecture [...]