A Letter from Guest Editors, Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus “[The] instantaneous world of electric informational media involves all of us all at once. Ours is a brand new world of all-at-once-ness. The global village is not created by the motor car or even by the airplane. It's created by instant electronic information movement. The global village is at once as wide as … [Read more...] about Marshall McLuhan knew what we were. And what we were in for.
Being an AI in a Marshall McLuhan World
Co-authored by Perplexity Preface There continues to be a long and loud sturm und drang about Generative artificial intelligence. I am responsible for some of it because I helped to create the GenAI Agent Imposter podcast in this issue. One GenAI innovation is the ability to dialogue with users. I have had conversations with a virtual Hamlet, Ophelia, Adolf Hitler, … [Read more...] about Being an AI in a Marshall McLuhan World
GenAI Agent Imposters: A Cautionary Tale: A Podcast
Abstract A conversation exploring a GenAI agent impersonating a student reveals a provocative question for education: what happens when participation—and learning itself—can be fully automated? Neil Andersen interviews Gina Marcello - Link to Podcast Keywords Podcasts, Artificial Intelligence, Generative Artificial Intelligence You are teaching an asynchronous online … [Read more...] about GenAI Agent Imposters: A Cautionary Tale: A Podcast
Wisdom Weavers by Tom Cooper: A Book Review
Abstract This comprehensive review of Tom Cooper’s Wisdom Weavers explores the intellectual "symphony" composed by Cooper to honor the lives, relationships and legacies of Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan. It interprets the text through the Association for Media Literacy (AML) lens, evaluating how Cooper humanizes these two Canadian giants while tracing their influences from … [Read more...] about Wisdom Weavers by Tom Cooper: A Book Review
John Pungente SJ (1939-2023)
John was one of the important media literacy pioneers, not only in Canada but also in the world. When I was a doctoral student and collected data in Toronto for my thesis in the 1990s, he offered me great support. I learned a lot from him. He always emphasized that media literacy initiatives must be “bottom-up,” and connecting media literacy advocates from different … [Read more...] about John Pungente SJ (1939-2023)
Media Literacy + Information Literacy: Converging Spaces / Transcending Silos
A Letter from Guest Editors, Neil Andersen, Spencer Brayton, and Natasha Casey As governments, educational institutions, and nonprofits around the world continue to struggle with the fast-paced evolution of ubiquitous digital technologies, media and information literacy have arguably never enjoyed more mainstream public recognition than they have during the last decade. But … [Read more...] about Media Literacy + Information Literacy: Converging Spaces / Transcending Silos
Media Education Summit 2023 Highlights
Neil Andersen’s Media Education Summit 2023 Highlights This was a very politicized gathering of people who are working hard to be woke. The conference theme derived from the work of Media Ecology Professor Antonio Lopez, who has been a long-time advocate for ecological thinking. The ecological/educological notion was woven through most of the conference activities. There … [Read more...] about Media Education Summit 2023 Highlights
