Week 13 Topic Learning objectives Time taken Learning activity Resources The new media Review neophiliac 1 hour Statements listed and students need to identify if that is and their view. a statement associated with neophiliacs or cultural significance for pessimists. Identify what the an cultural pessimist view Re-cap and review neophiliac key concepts. understanding is. Discussion of cultural pessimists. of the role of Outline the key the media in Students to note down key views and develop and concepts associated contemporary expand on the key arguments problems of validity of – with this view. society information, cultural imperialism, threat to democracy, lack of regulation, commercialisation and limited consumer choice, increasing surveillance, the undermining of communities. Students to identify key concepts and complete concept grid independently. Noughts and crosses one person has concepts – associated with neophiliacs (instead of noughts) and one person in the pair has concepts associated with cultural pessimists (instead of crosses). Review the key 1 hour 30 Re-cap activity students to recall on white boards the – features of new minutes key features of the new media. media. Discussion review of inequalities in accessing new Evaluate and media. investigate whether Students to review the key debate between optimists/ the new media has neophiliacs and cultural pessimists and decide which is had a positive impact.
Week 13 Topic Learning objectives Time taken Learning activity Resources The new media and their significance for an understanding of the role of the media in contemporary society Review neophiliac view. Identify what the cultural pessimist view is. Outline the key concepts associated with this view. 1 hour Statements listed and students need to identify if that is a statement associated with neophiliacs or cultural pessimists. Re-cap and review neophiliac key concepts. Discussion of cultural pessimists. Students to note down key views and develop and expand on the key arguments – problems of validity of information, cultural imperialism, threat to democracy, lack of regulation, commercialisation and limited consumer choice, increasing surveillance, the undermining of communities. Students to identify key concepts and complete concept grid independently. Noughts and crosses – one person has concepts associated with neophiliacs (instead of noughts) and one person in the pair has concepts associated with cultural pessimists (instead of crosses). Review the key features of new media. Evaluate and investigate whether the new media has had a positive impact. 1 hour 30 minutes Re-cap activity – students to recall on white boards the key features of the new media. Discussion review of inequalities in accessing new media. Students to review the key debate between optimists/ neophiliacs and cultural pessimists and decide which is