The purpose of this first Societal Commentary assignment is to further develop your social problems ...
The purpose of this first Societal Commentary assignment is to further develop your social problems lens regarding education and media. It will also allow you to play with Artificial Intelligence... I give you my permission! Type your responses in complete sentences with 12 point font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins, edited for grammar and spelling, and have your name in the upper left corner of the first page. Write at a college level; minimize excessive spelling/grammatical errors (worth 1 point). Edit and spell-check! Yes, you can label your "steps" in writing your responses but DO NOT use bullet points or include the prompt's questions in your responses (you will lose points if you do either of these). Write in complete sentences with paragraphs. Your paper should be no less than 2 pages and no more than 3 pages. This means you'll need to either write more detail or summarize accordingly to meet the page parameters (2-3 pages). While using AI of some sort is part of the goal of this assignment, you only need to use it for one specific step. Remember, for the remaining steps in this paper, it is not necessary to use AI to write your paper. In fact, you all agreed to this in the form of academic integrity. We take time to create original, inspiring paper prompts with questions that get you thinking sociologically. We respect you and your learning as students in this class. Please respect this effort and do your own work with your own words when you are asked to do so. We care most about what YOU have to say. STEP ONE: Discuss Your Own Media Literacy & Digital Wellness (2) How would you characterize your own level of media literacy? When, where and how did you learn the skills and experiences that enable you to engage critically with the media and the fundamentals of producing your own media? What do you think has been the most challenging aspect of media literacy for you to comprehend or exercise? Finally, how would you describe your own current level of digital wellness? What is one personal obstacle/challenge and one societal obstacle/challenge you currently face in improving your digital wellness? STEP TWO: Create a "Media Literacy Lesson Plan" Using Artificial Intelligence Let's say you've decided to become a "media activist" to help young people develop their media literacy: First, choose a target age range (use a three-year range, like ages 8-11, ages 14-17, etc.). Second, choose a key concept/pattern/challenge/aspect related to media literacy to incorporate into your lesson plan (it could be one you wrote about in Step One or one from Chapter 8). Third, for this step (and only this step!), log onto ChatGPT. Ask it to "create a media literacy lesson plan incorporating the concept of __your choice__ to educate young people ages ____your choice____." Once the lesson plan has been created, save it so that you can use it for the next step (you will be summarizing it, not copy/pasting it directly). STEP THREE: Summarize the AI Media Literacy Lesson Plan (5) Do not copy/paste the actual lesson plan for this step. Instead, summarize the lesson plan with the following components (you will need to write out sentences/paragraphs based on the bullet points AI provides): What are the lesson details (title, target age group, duration, subject, theme, etc.)? What are the lesson objectives? What materials are needed? What is the lesson outline and its main components? What (if any) other information does the lesson plan provide? STEP FOUR: Provide an "Media Activist" Critique (3) As a "media activist," what is your overall impression of the AI-generated medial literacy lesson plan? What are its strengths and limitations? What could you add to improve its effectiveness for your target age group's media literacy? How might your talk contribute to their overall digital wellness? Finally, what do you suggest are the benefits and limitations to using generative AI to develop lesson plans for educational purposes? As a reminder, please type your responses to these questions in complete sentences with 12 point font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins, edited for grammar and spelling, and have your name in the upper left corner of the first page. This paper is worth ten points (and 10% of your overall grade). Point values for each step are listed as grey numbers for TA grading purposes, i.e. (2). Address each step thoughtfully and thoroughly and you will receive credit. Be as detailed as possible with your responses and write in complete sentences. Yes, you may use headings (Step One, Two, ...) but do not use bullet points or include the prompt's questions in your responses. Write at a college level; minimize excessive spelling/grammatical errors (1 point). Edit and spell-check! The grace period for paper submission is 48 hours after the due date. When the submission window is closed on Canvas, no further papers will be accepted.
