multimedia

Is YouTube truly the future?

alawrence — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:15:32 +1000

YouTube: home port for lip-syncers, karaoke singers, trainspotters, birdwatchers, skateboarders, hip-hoppers, small-time wrestling federations, educators, third-wave feminists, churches, proud parents, poetry slammers, gamers, human rights activists, hobbyists. It gets 10 hours of new content every minute. Where did all that come from ask Henry Jenkins and John Hartley.

The Uses of Multimedia

Cognitive playfulness, creative capacity and generation ‘C’ learners

alawrence — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:58:50 +1000

Publication: Cognitive playfulness, creative capacity and generation ‘C’ learners

New Learning Lab

MMOGs: Policy and regulation in a converged medium

paitken — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:57:06 +1100

This article is due to be published in J. Rutter (ed.), Digital Games Industries: Work, Knowledge and Consumption, Ashgate, 2008.

Digital Liberty

The "uses of literacy" revisited in the multimedia age

alawrence — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:27:42 +1000

Richard Hoggart's The Uses of Literacy was published 50 years ago in 1957. It was an intellectual response to the challenge of mass media and it was also a popular bestseller in its own right. It set the agenda for educational and disciplinary reform that lasted a generation.

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Richard Hoggart and the International Journal of Cultural Studies – ten years on

alawrence — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:09:19 +1000

The International Journal of Cultural Studies (IJCS) marks its tenth year of publication with this special issue on ‘The Uses of Richard Hoggart,’ co-edited by Sue Owen and John Hartley.

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"There are other ways of being in the truth." The uses of multimedia

alawrence — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:02:11 +1000

After 50 years, what are the implications of the Uses of Literacy for educational modernisation, in the light of subsequent changes from 'read only' literacy to 'read-write' uses of multimedia? This article argues that a broad extension of popular literacy via consumer-generated content offers not only emancipationist potential in line with Hoggart’s own project, but also economic benefits via the dynamics of creative innovation.

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Uses of multimedia: books and book chapters 2007

alawrence — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:50:12 +1100

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Uses of multimedia: conference papers 2007

alawrence — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:46:16 +1100

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Digital literacy symposium 2007: uses of multimedia presentations

alawrence — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:02:58 +1000

In March 2007 we participated in the Digital Literacy and Creative Innovation in a Knowledge Economy research symposium. The symposium was a collaboration between the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation and the ARC Cultural Research Network. It featured 33 speakers, including Sir Ken Robinson.

The Uses of Multimedia