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• Haptics technology


  Feedback technology (using computer applications) that takes advantage of the user's sense of touch by applying force, vibrations and/or motions to the user
• Contextual Awareness


  Combining 'hard sensor' information such as where you are and the conditions around you, combined with 'soft sensors' such as your calendar, your social network and past preferences future devices will constantly learn about who you are and how you live, work and play
• Voice and tone recognition


  Can be used to confirm a person's identity and detect their health or emotional state
• Intelligent routing to devices


  Provide a precise description and location of a street-based issue using Smartphones and mobile devices that can take photos and have GPS (global positioning system) support
• Eye tracking technology


  Measures eye positions and movements which are analyzed through computer applications
• Possible applications of eye tracking technology

  • Law enforcement
  • Airport security
  • Retail
  • Safety
  • Health care
  • Human computer interaction
• Internet Glasses


  Technology that can display images directly onto our retinas while not blocking our sight is being developed
• Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)


  Massive means large number or amount, open means accessible to all, online means connected to or available to system and course means the act of moving a path from point to point
• Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)


  A route or pattern of getting a content or information available through an online system that can be accessed by many people
• MOOC


  • Asynchronous web-based courses geared towards enabling several hundreds of students all over the world to enroll and learn from top world-renowned academic institutions at the same time
  • Deliver content via recorded video lectures, online readings, and online assessments, with various degrees of student-student and student-instructor interactions
• The concept of MOOC was invented by Dave Cormier, from the University of Prince Edward Island, for a course offered by the University of Manitoba, 'Connectivism and Connective Knowledge'


  2008
• Types of MOOC


  • xMOOCs (AKA eXtended MOOC - based on traditional university course structures and make use of established teaching approaches and materials)
  • cMOOCs (AKA connectivist MOOC - based on the connectivist learning model that favors collaboration among learners as a form of active learning)
• Advantages of MOOC


  • Relax requirements
  • Video format availability
  • Accessibility
  • Repetition
  • High quality
  • Self-paced
• Implications of Media and Information Literacy


  • Personal
  • Political
  • Economic
  • Educational
  • Social
  • Professional
  • Online collaboration
• Personal implications


  • Improves the quality of life
  • Communication has been made easier
  • Information has become widely accessible
  • Conducting research has become more convenient
  • Long-distance communication between family members has become possible through video calls or instant messaging
  • It provides entertainment through various cable channels and internet access
• Political implications


  • It generates greater political participation
  • Media keeps the public and even the government informed on what is happening in the country, helping both sectors make political decisions
  • Through media reports of government activities and issues, the public are informed of the political affairs in the country and are further encouraged to take a more active role in the government
• Economic implications


  • It promotes economic opportunities
  • The new media has made it possible for ordinary individuals to offer their materials for consumption, whether free or paid
  • YouTube, a free video host, is also an advertising medium. Advertisers pay to display their ads with the videos. YouTube then pays video contributors if their videos get enough views or if their channels have a high subscriber rate
  • It creates new job opportunities
• Educational implications

  • Media and information literacy improves learning environment through different interactive media platforms
  • The invention of learning modalities makes knowledge accessible to more people
  • Information can be easily accessed and assessed, thus, making studying convenient for students
  • Learning resources can be easily improvised and customized to suit the aptitudes of different types of learners
• Social implications


  • Media and information-literate individuals form groups that are said to be more cohesive units than those formed by people who are not, creating a bond that does not only have relational implications but also create social impact
  • People are being connected in ways that were possible before
  • Media and information literate people would rarely, if ever, fall victim to fake news and consequently react to it in a way that would destroy social relationship
  • It allows people to develop camaraderie and interaction
  • Different social networks sites like Facebook and Instagram can be used to build support groups engaging in different advocacies
• Professional implications


  • It builds professional networks
  • Looking and applying for a job becomes easy by checking different websites
  • Job hunting becomes convenient for applicants who can share their personal profiles and other credentials to prospected companies
  • An individual can conveniently work from home through the use of different media
• Text


  Simple and flexible of presenting or conveying information and ideas whether handwritten, printed or displayed to the screen
• Sources of text


  • Formal Text-Based (created and distributed by established institution)
  • Informal Text-Based (come from personal opinions or views on different issues and processes)
• Typeface


  AKA font, font type or type, refers to the representation or style of a text in the digital format, comprised of alphabets, numbers, punctuation marks, symbols and other special characters, when fonts are installed in the computer, they usually come in file formats such as True Type Font (.ttf), Open Type Font (.otf), etc
• Types of typeface


  • Serif (connotes formality and readability in large amount of texts)
  • Sans Serif (brings a clean or minimalist look to the text, used for clear and direct meaning of text)
  • Slab Serif (carries a solid or heavy look to text)
  • Script (draws much attention to itself because of its brush-like strokes)
  • Decorative (Display or decorative- caters to a wide variety of emotions or themes)
• Times New Roman serif font has a line under the A, while Helvetica sans serif font does not