Introduction to New Media gives students a hands-on feel for the history of new media technologies and their current social impacts. This year’s course features a special focus on the most disruptive technology of the present day, namely generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT and DALL-E.
In the first half of the semester, students will write, code, and create media using digital tools to express themselves and connect to the world around them.
Due Friday 1 Sep
Individually or in teams, choose a sort method for your newsfeed, eg (chronological, novelty, based on universal engagement, or based on engagement in your circle). Then assign a priority (always, sometimes, or never) to each of the following types of news items:
Due Friday 15 Sep
Due Friday 22 September
Due Friday 29 September
Due Wednesday 4 October
In the second half of the semester, students perform similar tasks to the first half, but this time using generative AI–all the time comparing their experiences in reflective journal entries.
Due Monday 16 OctoberStudents below a B- stay until caught up or class ends.
Due Monday 23 October
Flowers Blooming Backward Into Noise (2:50-26:30)
Quiz 7 Text-to-Image Generators
Guest talk by Eryk Salvaggio on AI images
Task 9: Illustrate a hoax with AI
Due by classtime Wednesday 8 November
Due Monday 13 November
Monday
Due Wednesday 29 November
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