Outcomes
Understand the emergence and progress of social media,
Assess impacts of social media and citizen journalism,
Increase awareness of communication contexts involved in social media.
Increase critical approaches in evaluating social media content.
Activity
Listen each week of the semester to the program, On the Media. During the semester, choose three of their stories from their broadcasts and post your thoughts/opinion/argument about the content of that story on your class blog. Create a discussion on at least one of your peers' posts as well.
Points Possible: 300 - Three posts worth 100 points each
Rubric
1. You've posted a thorough discussion on the contexts of the story on your blog.
/40 Points
Thorough (35-40 points)
The student's posted discussion flushes out at least three contexts of the story,
psychological, social, and cultural and used these to determine the story's meaning.
Talking Points (25-34 points)
The student posted talking points on the story, identifying basic meaning.
Surface (1-24)
The student posted generalities about the story.
2. You've discussed the veracity of the story, supporting or taking issue with its position.
/40 Points
Digested (35-40 points)
The student explains their position on the story providing a supporting or opposing argument supported with evidence.
Identified (25-34 points)
The student identifies their position on the story with a level of cogent reasoning.
Aware (1-24)
The student is aware of their position and states opinion.
3. You've posted a thoughtful comment on at least one other post from a peer in class.
/20 Points
Assess impacts of social media and citizen journalism,
Increase awareness of communication contexts involved in social media.
Increase critical approaches in evaluating social media content.
Activity
Listen each week of the semester to the program, On the Media. During the semester, choose three of their stories from their broadcasts and post your thoughts/opinion/argument about the content of that story on your class blog. Create a discussion on at least one of your peers' posts as well.
Points Possible: 300 - Three posts worth 100 points each
Rubric
1. You've posted a thorough discussion on the contexts of the story on your blog.
/40 Points
Thorough (35-40 points)
The student's posted discussion flushes out at least three contexts of the story,
psychological, social, and cultural and used these to determine the story's meaning.
Talking Points (25-34 points)
The student posted talking points on the story, identifying basic meaning.
Surface (1-24)
The student posted generalities about the story.
2. You've discussed the veracity of the story, supporting or taking issue with its position.
/40 Points
Digested (35-40 points)
The student explains their position on the story providing a supporting or opposing argument supported with evidence.
Identified (25-34 points)
The student identifies their position on the story with a level of cogent reasoning.
Aware (1-24)
The student is aware of their position and states opinion.
3. You've posted a thoughtful comment on at least one other post from a peer in class.
/20 Points
Deep (15-20 points)
The student's comment identifies barriers and discusses solutions.
Shallow (8-14 points)
The student's comment discusses the barrier.
Surface (3-7)
The student's comment is meta.
(or "meh" if you prefer)
