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Digital Media Literacy Becoming a Graduation Requirement

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Digital Media Literacy Becoming a Graduation Requirement Lauren.Coffey@… Tue, 03/26/2024 - 03:00 AM As concerns mount about online misinformation, AI-created images and the ethics of the digital landscape, several institutions are requiring courses in digital media literacy. Byline(s) Lauren Coffey

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Assessing Problematic Digital Media Consumption: Academic Minute

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Binghamton University Week: Peter Gerhardstein, professor of psychology, examines a new way to measure overuse of social media.

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Bringing History to Life

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In addition to learning about the past through movies, television documentaries, historical fiction and digital media, many of Americans’ most meaningful encounters with the past take place in history museums and at historic homes, historic battlefields and living history and pioneer museums.

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Student podcast evaluates student success measures

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A group of students from the Community College of Baltimore County set out to answer such questions and pull back the curtain on higher education for students through their podcast. One, it’s an opportunity for dialogue led by community college students who are disadvantaged by rankings and the prestige of “good schools.”

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Reflecting on "The End of the English Major" (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

She writes, “The expansive, encompassing processes that underlie insight and reflection in the present reading brain represent our best complement and antidote to the cognitive and emotional changes that are the sequelae of the multiple, life-enhancing achievements of a digital age.”

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Millennials, Your Nostalgia Window Is Now: Academic Minute

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Today on the Academic Minute, part of SUNY Polytechnic Institute Week: Ryan Lizardi, associate professor of digital media and humanities, says the nostalgia window is now wide-open for millennials. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.

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Strong Opposition to Art Sale at Valparaiso

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Ashley Vernon, a junior studying digital media arts who has helped lead student opposition to the proposed sale of three paintings, called the plan “completely unethical.” ” She cited strong pushback from museum associations after the art-sale proposal became public.