FYS 1063 - Once Upon a Time: Adventures in Multi-Literacies for the 21st Century Reader/Author

Hours: 4
What does it mean to be literate in the 21st century? How does the way we tell a story influence the message conveyed? What strategies and techniques should we use to critically analyze multimedia texts? Through this class we will reflect on the literacy tools and practices you bring to Otterbein. You’ll identify literacy tools and strategies you know and need to learn in order to access information and communicate your learning while at Otterbein. Along the way you’ll gain hands-on experience in a wide range of multimedia literacy tools, including tools that facilitate research (database, websites, and eTexts,) collaboration (Diigo social bookmarking, Google Docs, Wikis, Voicethreads), and communication (Audacity, PowerPoint, Movie Maker, Photostory, BlogSpot, and Digication ePortfolio). You’ll use these tools to identify an idea or question you’d like to explore related to your first year experience, research information in support of that story, and communicate what you’ve learned as the class culminates in a multimedia storytelling festival complete with red carpet, awards, and after party. Think This American Life meets Independent Lens. Through our class you’ll learn how to conduct inquiry using known and new media literacy tools and processes to research, collaborate, and construct a story you want to tell.

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FYS 1063 - Once Upon a Time: Adventures in Multi-Literacies for the 21st Century Reader/Author