Abstract
Any process of education is media based. But the advent of computer based media in the classroom caused a qualitative change. This new type of media serves as a bodily and cognitive extension of man. The aim of the article is to demonstrate educational consequences of these new anthropologically premises. The article discusses the structure and concept of digital communication culture as it denies the existence of spatial distance. The click option of the mouse will be framed as digital communications hidden curriculum. In order to navigate in the digital world of education the texts concludes with that man has to develop sign-literacy to be able to master the iconic turn in education.
Highlights
Who wouldn’t recognize it? The lights are our, the screen descends, the computer is turned on, the projector is running properly, and the presentation begins
This section concludes with some essential educational requirements when establishing information and communication technology (ICT) based relationships between learners and teachers
It is necessary to understand educational consequences of the “iconic turn” (Flusser 1991, 1999, Boehm 2007). It comprises the recognition of the structural nature of the picture which is based in a pictorial representation of reality
Summary
Who wouldn’t recognize it? The lights are our, the screen descends, the computer is turned on, the projector is running properly, and the presentation begins. There was more to the Seminar.net - International journal of media, technology and lifelong learning printing press than this: aligning letters in a row in order to form words implies linear thinking. Since knowledge and emotions can be expressed by means of lead pressed letters, mass communication becomes possible This new form of communication involves the human capacity to perceive themselves as subjects. Old media become an integrated part of new media This means that media, in addition to framing communication, provide content, thereby shaping human experience. This means that the new media change mankind. One might state that new media will change our selves
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