MediaTech: SCOT, Tech Determinism and the History of Media Tech (U2-P3) Fa14

Ev Rogers and I wrote a book chapter which, in part, explained the Social Construction of Technology and Technological Determinism theories.  We also tied the two theories together.


The chapter appeared in The Changing Conversation in America edited by Eadie and Nelson.



Ev and I wrote about Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) this way:

We said of Technological Determinism:

At the end of the chapter we included a diagram.

There is something missing in the figure.  It was included in the paper we submitted, but left out in the printing.  What is missing?

How do these theories help us understand how media technologies develop?  Do they help us understand the future of media technologies?



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DigPhotog: Apps for the Dig Photog Beginner - Flickr, Instagram & Pinterest (U2-P3) Fa14

As beginning digital photogs, there are obvious apps and online services that you should be familiar with and should be using.  Apps and online services like Flickr and Instagram come to mind.  You can use Flickr and Instgram to show off the photography skills you are learning.

However, a little less obvious app/service that you should be using is Pinterest. Pinterest can help in two key ways.  It can help you collect and share photographs from around the web that you like.  It can also help you specifically collect photographs from photog mentors that you should have.  Unlike Flickr and Instagram, Pinterest is designed to help you collect other peoples photos.

In his book, The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography, Miotke suggests that beginning photographers should keep a visual notebook.

"One excellent way to define your goals is to keep a collection of images that inspire you. You could simply write down a list of photo ideas, but as photographers are generally visual people, it’s usually more effective to collect pictures. Subscribe to magazines or visit the library. Look though catalogs, books, and Web sites like BetterPhoto.com—anything with the kind of photographs you enjoy" (Miotke)

I agree.  However, we can use Pinterest and update Miotke's idea of a visual notebook.

There are also photo editing apps/services, but we'll get to those later.



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InterculturalCom: Ways in Which Cultural Groups Differ (U2-P3) Fa14

What are ways in which cultural groups differ?



According to Gardenswartz and Rowe, cultures vary along the following dimensions...

1. Sense of self & space
2. Comm.style & language
3. Dress & appearance
4. Food & eating habits
5. Time orientation
6. Relationships
7. Values and norms
8. Beliefs and attitudes
9. Mental processing & learning
10. Work habits & practices


Source: Managing Diversity: A Complete Desk Reference & Planning Guide


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GlobalMedia: National Sovereignty and Transborder Data Flow (U2-P3) SP14

Explain the issue of international communication, TDF, and national sovereignty.

Sovereignty: “a country’s right to protect its borders from military aggression; to preserve its natural wealth and resources; and to choose its political, social, economic, and cultural systems without interference by another state”(Frederick, p.121).

TDF (transborder data flow): the flow of banking, insurance, credit and other similar information across national boundaries via mainly computer networks (a.k.a. TBDF).

Some countries “farm” their data management tasks out to other countries (mainly to U.S.). Issues?

Information is power!!

Photo by Paul Keller

Other examples:
Direct Broadcast Satellites (DBS).... spillover
Remote-sensing satellites used to gather information from the Earth’s surface.

Does one country have the right to gather information about another country via remote-sensing satellites?

A Google Map of Google Maps’ Legal Troubles

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DigPhotog: Apps for the Dig Photog Beginner - Flickr, Instagram & Pinterest (U2-P3) Sp14

As beginning digital photogs, there are obvious apps and online services that you should be familiar with and should be using.  Apps and online services like Flickr and Instagram come to mind.  You can use Flickr and Instgram to show off the photography skills you are learning.

However, a little less obvious app/service that you should be using is Pinterest. Pinterest can help in two key ways.  It can help you collect and share photographs from around the web that you like.  It can also help you specifically collect photographs from photog mentors that you should have.  Unlike Flickr and Instagram, Pinterest is designed to help you collect other peoples photos.

In his book, The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography, Miotke suggests that beginning photographers should keep a visual notebook.

"One excellent way to define your goals is to keep a collection of images that inspire you. You could simply write down a list of photo ideas, but as photographers are generally visual people, it’s usually more effective to collect pictures. Subscribe to magazines or visit the library. Look though catalogs, books, and Web sites like BetterPhoto.com—anything with the kind of photographs you enjoy" (Miotke)

I agree.  However, we can use Pinterest and update Miotke's idea of a visual notebook.

There are also photo editing apps/services, but we'll get to those later.

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MediaTech: SCOT, Tech Determinism and the History of Media Tech (U2-P3) Fa13

Ev Rogers and I wrote a book chapter which, in part, explained the Social Construction of Technology and Technological Determinism theories.  We also tied the two theories together.


The chapter appeared in The Changing Conversation in America edited by Eadie and Nelson.



Ev and I wrote about Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) this way:

We said of Technological Determinism:

At the end of the chapter we included a diagram.

There is something missing in the figure.  It was included in the paper we submitted, but left out in the printing.  What is missing?

How do these theories help us understand how media technologies develop?  Do they help us understand the future of media technologies?



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InterculturalCom: Ways in Which Cultural Groups Differ (U2-P3) Fa13

What are ways in which cultural groups differ?



According to Gardenswartz and Rowe, cultures vary along the following dimensions...

1. Sense of self & space
2. Comm.style & language
3. Dress & appearance
4. Food & eating habits
5. Time orientation
6. Relationships
7. Values and norms
8. Beliefs and attitudes
9. Mental processing & learning
10. Work habits & practices


Source: Managing Diversity: A Complete Desk Reference & Planning Guide

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GlobalMedia: National Sovereignty and Transborder Data Flow (U2-P3) SP13

Explain the issue of international communication, TDF, and national sovereignty.

Sovereignty: “a country’s right to protect its borders from military aggression; to preserve its natural wealth and resources; and to choose its political, social, economic, and cultural systems without interference by another state”(Frederick, p.121).

TDF (transborder data flow): the flow of banking, insurance, credit and other similar information across national boundaries via mainly computer networks (a.k.a. TBDF).

Some countries “farm” their data management tasks out to other countries (mainly to U.S.). Issues?

Information is Power!!

Photo by Paul Keller

Other examples:
Direct Broadcast Satellites (DBS).... spillover
Remote-sensing satellites used to gather information from the Earth’s surface.

Does one country have the right to gather information about another country via remote-sensing satellites?

A Google Map of Google Maps’ Legal Troubles

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MediaTech: SCOT, Tech Determinism and the History of Media Tech (U2-P3) fa12

Ev Rogers and I wrote a book chapter which, in part, explained the Social Construction of Technology and Technological Determinism theories.  We also tied the two theories together.


The chapter appeared in The Changing Conversation in America edited by Eadie and Nelson.



Ev and I wrote about Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) this way:

We said of Technological Determinism:

At the end of the chapter we included a diagram.

There is something missing in the figure.  It was included in the paper we submitted, but left out in the printing.  What is missing?

How do these theories help us understand how media technologies develop?  Do they help us understand the future of media technologies?


See more at my web site WilliamHartPhD.com.

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InterculturalCom: Ways in Which Cultural Groups Differ (U2-P3) fa12

What are ways in which cultural groups differ?



According to Gardenswartz and Rowe, cultures vary along the following dimensions...

1. Sense of self & space
2. Comm.style & language
3. Dress & appearance
4. Food & eating habits
5. Time orientation
6. Relationships
7. Values and norms
8. Beliefs and attitudes
9. Mental processing & learning
10. Work habits & practices


Source: Managing Diversity: A Complete Desk Reference & Planning Guide

See more at my web site WilliamHartPhD.com.


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GlobalMedia: National Sovereignty and Transborder Data Flow (U2-P3)

Explain the issue of international communication, TDF, and national sovereignty.

Sovereignty*: “a country’s right to protect its borders from military aggression; to preserve its natural wealth and resources; and to choose its political, social, economic, and cultural systems without interference by another state”(Frederick, p.121).

TDF (transborder data flow): the flow of banking, insurance, credit and other similar information across national boundaries via mainly computer networks (a.k.a. TBDF).


Some countries “farm” their data management tasks out to other countries (mainly U.S.). Issues?

Information is Power!!

Other examples:
Direct Broadcast Satellites (DBS).... spillover
Remote-sensing satellites used to gather information from the Earth’s surface.

Does one country have the right to gather information about another country via remote-sensing satellites?



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Please follow, add, friend or subscribe to help support this blog.
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MediaTech: SCOT, Tech Determinism and the History of Media Tech (U2-P3)

Ev Rogers and I wrote a book chapter which, in part, explained the Social Construction of Technology and Technological Determinism theories.  We also tied the two theories together.


The chapter appeared in The Changing Conversation in America edited by Eadie and Nelson.



Ev and I wrote about Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) this way:

We said of Technological Determinism:

At the end of the chapter we included a diagram.

There is something missing in the figure.  It was included in the paper we submitted, but left out in the printing.  What is missing?

How do these theories help us understand how media technologies develop?  Do they help us understand the future of media technologies?


See more at my web site WilliamHartPhD.com.

InterculturalCom: Ways in Which Cultural Groups Differ (U2-P3)

What are ways in which cultural groups differ?



According to Gardenswartz and Rowe, cultures vary along the following dimensions...

1. Sense of self & space
2. Comm.style & language
3. Dress & appearance
4. Food & eating habits
5. Time orientation
6. Relationships
7. Values and norms
8. Beliefs and attitudes
9. Mental processing & learning
10. Work habits & practices


Source: Managing Diversity: A Complete Desk Reference & Planning Guide

See more at my web site WilliamHartPhD.com.