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Mediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenGenAI Agent Imposters: A Cautionary TaleYou are teaching an asynchronous online course.One of thousands such courses.You discover that one student has engaged a GenAI agent imposter to take the course in their place. The GenAI imposter reads and responds to the course readings; it takes the quizzes; it completes and submits the culminating project.Algorithmically, without any participation from the student.What might this mean for the student? ...for you? ...for your institution?
2026-02-1146 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenHappy Media Literacy Week 2025!The start of the school year is always exciting. It's also a great time to begin media literacy education because there are so many opportunities. Veteran media literacy educators join host Carol Arcus to describe and discuss their first media literacy lessons of the school year. Listeners will gain great and simple teaching ideas for their own media literacy education.Happy Media Literacy Week!(At The Association for Media Literacy, EVERY week is Media Literacy Week!)
2025-10-2638 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenTeacher/Librarians are key Media Literacy advocates & expertsChelsea Attwell engages 3 teacher-librarians in a rich conversation exploring ways that they integrate and teach media literacy skills in their schools. Listeners will gain great insights into media literacy theory and how it might be applied to concrete learning.
2025-10-2430 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEarly Childhood Media Literacy Education (part 2) ft. Dr. Faith RogowEarly Years Media Literacy Education may at first seem challenging but is entirely doable.Two expert early years educators discuss how, based on a very useful guide.
2024-11-2338 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenMedia Literacy and the Revised Ontario Language CurriculumOn this special episode of Mediacy, the Association for Media Literacy celebrates Media Literacy week 2023! On this episode of Mediacy we will chat with expert educators and media literacy enthusiasts who are going to share helpful insights and strategies for talking about media literacy in the Revised Ontario Language Curriculum. Thanks for listening! Participants:Diana MaliszewskiNeil AndersenChelsea AttwellMíchílín Ní Threasaigh
2023-10-2539 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenMedia Literacy in the Early YearsIn this episode of Mediacy, we are talking about media literacy in the early years with Dr. Faith Rogow. Dr. Rogow is an independent scholar who has been a media literacy educator, innovator, and strategist since the 1980s. On today's show, we are talking with Dr. Rogow about her groundbreaking book Media Literacy for Young Children: Teaching Beyond the Screen Time Debates. Listen in for an engaging, insightful, and fun conversation!
2023-05-2646 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenGenerativeAI in EducationHeidi Siwak and Margie Keats bring their classroom experiences with GenerativeAI Apps to Mediacy. What are the challenges? How might teachers meet those challenges? How might GenerativeAI support learning?
2023-02-2449 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenA Special Media Literacy Week Edition of MediacyA panel of directors in the Association for Media Literacy will gather to chat about media topics of particular interest, what media approaches are somewhat misguided (hint: it's not all about "fake news"), and current events through a media literacy lens.On the panel: Neil AndersenDiana MaliszewskiMichelle SolomonMargie KeatsVisit the Association for Media Literacy at https://aml.ca
2022-10-2644 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenWhat should media literacy education be now?UK Professor Julian McDougall talks with Neil and Carol about building media literacy education at the intersection of social justice, cultural studies, and digital competency.
2021-07-0546 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenThe Business of Digital Marketing- What are its Challenges and Advantages?Neil and Carol talk to Toronto entrepreneur Sue Sutcliffe about the online marketing biz, including the newest digital conference site, World Event Centre.
2021-06-2234 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenHow might watching Let’s-Play videos help children learn from their peers?Michael Dezuanni, QUT Professor and author of Peer Pedagogies on Digital Platforms: Learning with Minecraft Let's Play Videos, talks to Neil and Carol about children’s non-hierarchical learning through youtube and Minecraft. They learn that it’s more than just a game.
2021-06-1540 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenMaking is an essential part of media literacy education, but how is it connected to critical thinking?Join Neil and Carol as they explore the benefits and challenges of “making” with David Gauntlett, the author of Making is Connecting.
2021-06-0842 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenSelling Art in the Digital Age- How social media affords freedom, agency, and opportunity to artists who are willing to work for itNeil and Carol learn from Nina Silver the ins and outs of the online art business, and why art is still art no matter the sales system.
2021-06-0152 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenExploring Critical Media Literacy- What is it, and why is it more important now than ever?UCLA’s Jeff Share and Doug Kellner help Neil and Carol understand why Critical Media Literacy is the gold standard in media literacy learning.
2021-05-1836 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenThe Rise of the Podcast- Why are we so fixated on listening to other people talk?Neil and Carol’s trusty producer Stephen Hurley shares his philosophy about the differences between broadcast radio and podcasting, and why we love to listen.
2021-05-1140 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenCereal Boxes or Artificial Intelligence: What inquiry best serves media literacy students now?Notes from The Media Education Project: Carol and Neil embark on a journey to discover the best iteration of media curriculum now, as guest Belinha De Abreu explains her research and concerns about AI.
2021-05-0440 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenNotes from The Age of Disinformation, Part Two - How disinformation, audiences, and social media interact to spread conspiracy theoriesNeil and Carol once again enlist the help of Paul Levinson to understand how the most bizarre conspiracies flourish online and in the minds of Believers.
2021-04-3043 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenNotes from The Age of Disinformation, Part One: How people make meaning from deviant news narrativesNeil and Carol chat with Paul Levinson about the difference between disinformation and misinformation, and how and why “truth” requires our permission.
2021-04-2032 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenWhat Will Become of Your Digital Assets When You DieNeil and Carol learn a lot about digital estate planning from two brilliant law students, Alisha and Sabrina, including the uncomfortable truth that it might be better to borrow an audio book from the library than “buy” it online.
2021-03-3145 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenUnderstanding Our Ground Part Two- What is a Classroom Now?Dynamic educators Aimee and Michilin continue to tell it like it is, offering new gems of wisdom for pandemic pedagogy conversations.
2021-03-2359 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenUnderstanding Our Ground Part One- What is a Classroom Now?Two Secondary teachers from the trenches tell Neil and Carol about the struggle to create and cultivate online pedagogy in a pandemic.
2021-03-2234 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenMental Wellness One Year On in the PandemicWellness expert Glenys Vivian returns to help Neil and Carol understand how to support those around us, and ways we all might go forward together - post COVID.
2021-03-1034 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenGoogle & Facebook vs. Australia & Canada- What Price Democracy?Our guest Jesse Hirsh blasts traditional journalism as we try to untangle the issues: Why might the newspaper industry be the biggest culprit of all, and how can we disrupt the system through media literacy?
2021-03-0346 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenYouth, the Pandemic, and Life OnlineThe people in charge of education talk a lot about children, but not so much with them. Neil and Carol chat with Sophie, an Ontario Secondary school student, to help them understand the role of technology in the social and learning experiences of youth in the time of COVID.
2021-02-2336 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenDigital Parenting & Teaching- How has the virus pushed us to think differently about learning, work, and parenting?Neil and Carol chat with Ethan and Glenys, experts in learning, parenting, and mental health, in an effort to understand why we’re feeling like hamsters on a wheel. Surprisingly, we discover that 2020 taught us lessons that the “before times” never could.
2021-02-0931 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenThe Reality of Parenting for a Digital Future- Grounding Sonia Livingstone’s WorkNeil and Carol ask a thoughtful parent about the struggle to raise future digital citizens. How do we manage the balance between screentime and other experiences such as exploring and appreciating nature?
2021-02-0335 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenMetanarrative, Mittens, and Media- How did the Presidential inauguration reflect the hopes and dreams of America now?Neil, Paul, and Carol examine how this ceremony embodied the American metanarrative, and agree to disagree on what makes a perfect musical media experience these days.
2021-01-2732 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenParenting for a Digital FutureChildren & Screens?! What’s a parent to do? Wouldn’t it be great to have reliable, informed advice? Listen in as Neil and Carol chat with Sonia Livingstone, world expert on how families negotiate digital environments & how they can make effective choices.
2021-01-1942 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenThe Domestic Terrorism Edition of Mediacy - Taking Figure-Ground into New TerritoryNeil, Carol, and guest Paul Levinson deconstruct the bizarre intersections of social media, popular culture, and politics on Capitol Hill during the week of January 4.
2021-01-1233 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenPaying Attention—not Tuning Out—is Key to Media Literacy PT II ft. Julie Nilsson SmithNeil and Carol welcome back Julie Smith to discuss effective privacy strategies for parents and students, acknowledging that true critical media literacy is never negative, but instead develops confidence, enjoyment, and agency.
2020-12-1534 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenWhy Paying Attention, not Tuning Out, is key to Media Literacy ft. Julie Nilsson SmithNeil, Carol, and special guest Julie Nilsson Smith ask, 'How is our privacy at risk?' 'How might WE be part of the problem?' 'What should we know?' And 'what might our media literacy do about it?'
2020-12-0831 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenThe Rise of Joe Biden- Revival of Camelot - or Man of La Mancha?Might Joe Biden be a new character in the JFK/Camelot meta-narrative? Or is the national story Man of la Mancha? Join Paul Levinson, Carol Arcus and Neil Anderson in this episode of Mediacy as they explore the new twists in the American national saga.
2020-12-0131 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenThe Search for CItizen "Canine"In his inimitable droll style, Bill Smart (with Neil and Carol) explores dog films - the good, the ugly, and the excellent - and asks whether a dog feature film can ever reach the heights of film artistry.
2020-11-2536 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenTrump (and Biden) Hot and ColdNeil and Carol - with the help of Paul Levinson - attempt to understand the Trump/Biden personas and the Pro-Trump rallies of the last week through the lens of McLuhan’s “hot” and “cool” media.
2020-11-2332 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenGeorgia on my MindNeil, Carol, and Paul Levinson explore how metanarratives have shaped politics in America, and speculate on whether Joe Biden can stem the Tide of Trumpism.
2020-11-1134 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil Andersen'Twas the Night Before a U.S. ElectionOn this night before the US Election, Neil and Carol welcome Paul Levinson back to dissect the American metanarrative. Will 'Reality TV’ triumph? Or Biden's ‘hero against all odds’?
2020-11-0341 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenNavigating New Ground“Neil and Carol continue their conversation with three smart educators - Diana Maliszewski, Chelsea Attwell, and June Lee - about negotiating virtual and face-to-face learning spaces through media literacy education.”
2020-10-2736 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenCoping through Media LiteracyDiana Maliszewski, Chelsea Attwell, and June Lee chat with Neil and Carol about the stress of the ‘new normal’, and how media literacy might help us cope.
2020-10-2130 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenLaurie Townshend on Kamala HarrisCarol and Neil welcome special guest Laurie Townshend to help understand how different audiences negotiated the debating skills of Black, South Asian female vice-presidential candidate, Kamala Harris.
2020-10-1336 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenMedia and the US Election DebatesCarol Arcus and Neil Anderson take a look at the recent US Presidential Debate and, in particular, how the media has handled the event. A look ahead to the Vice-Presidential debates.
2020-10-0737 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenThe Art of the Mask ft. Irene FaizFollowing on the previous episode - Unmasking the Mask - Neil and Carol welcome special guest teacher Irene Faiz from Toronto District School Board to share creative classroom ideas for building media literacy and art skills through masks. She offers wonderful examples of how to mobilize key media concepts through analysis, personal response, and engaging production projects such as mask logos, birthday/wedding masks, and masks for a social cause.
2020-09-2939 min2020-09-2232 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenJesse Stommel and Sean Michael MorrisJesse Stommel and Sean Michael Morris are passionate in their work around critical digital pedagogies. Together, they wrote "An Urgency of Teachers: the Work of Critical Digital Pedagogy. Tonight on Mediacy, Jesse and Sean join Carol Arcus and Neil Anderson for a discussion on synchronous and asynchronous learning in our post-COVID learning contexts. Some very powerful messages for anyone tasked with thinking about the future of schools moving forward. Let's get to what is at the heart of good pedagogy in a digital age.Learn more about Jesse Stommel at https://www.jessestommel.com/Learn more about...
2020-06-3032 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenUnder My SkinCarol Arcus and Neil Andersen are joined by McLuhan scholar (Fordham University), Paul Levinson, to explore the media under our skin. How do video, street painting, dashcams, bodycams, flash grenades narrate our experience?
2020-06-2330 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenA Narrative Pivot: from #blacklivesmatter to #defundPoliceCarol and Neil are joined by Fordham University media scholar Paul Levinson to discuss how mourners and news are Constructing an Epic, how the George Floyd narrative has evolved into police reform, and how the protests have become international.
2020-06-1736 min
Richest Men in TownEpisode #3: Toby Crawford-"On Chains and Change"In this episode, Tyler and Mike sit down with their good friend Toby Crawford to discuss a few of the things that Toby has learned about living "the richest men in town" life. A few of the topics covered in the conversation include:Personal changeService/giving beyond selfOvercoming adversityListen as the hosts of the program explore Toby's rich life and the choices that he has made with the hope of applying those lessons to their lives. Show Notes:Who is...Elder Neil L. Andersen-Apostle of the Lord Je...
2020-06-131h 59Mediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenFurther Adventures in Interweaving NarrativesNeil Andersen, Carol Arcus and Paul Levinson take a deeper look at interwoven narratives during this powerful time in social and political life. In this epsiode, the team explores memes, iconography, the giddy Bible, taking a knee, the NFL pivot, and more.
2020-06-1034 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenOh What A Tangled WebIn this episode, Paul Levinson, Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen explore ways in which the George Floyd murder protests and the Covid-19 pandemic twist and turn around one another. This conversation will continue in the next episode.
2020-06-0232 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenThe Narratives of COVID-19Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen welcome back Marshall McLuhan scholar Paul Levinson to the show to talk about the narratives that are being woven during this time of pandemic. A fascinating and very rich conversation
2020-05-2732 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenWeaving the Story of A PandemicCarol Arcus and Neil Andersen take a look at the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of the storyteller. What stories are being told? What narratives are being woven? Who is the audience? Who are the characters? The plot?Visit the Association for Media Literacy website for more information: https://aml.ca/
2020-05-2031 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenThe Pandemic, McLuhan and The MediaHow is the pandemic centering us in the media environment? Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen continue their exploration of how the media is covering and portraying the current COVID-19 crisis from a McLuhan perspective.
2020-05-1233 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenThe Pandemic and the Media PT 2Tonight Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen welcome back author, singer-songwriter and professor of communications and media studies, Paul Levinson. Paul rejoins the team to continue an in-depth examination of the current COVID-19 pandemic through a media literacy lens.
2020-05-0530 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenThe Pandemic and the MediaTonight Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen welcome author, singer-songwriter and professor of communications and media studies, Paul Levinson. Paul joins the team to continue an in-depth examination of the current COVID-19 pandemic through a media literacy lens.
2020-04-2830 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenCOVID-19 PT 5 — Continue to Talk to our Children ft. Glenys VivianNeil Andersen and Carol Arcus are, once again, joined by guest expert, Glenys Vivian. Another great conversation about how to stay attuned to the needs of our children this time of global uncertainty. Ideas for talking to and engaging with our children.
2020-04-2130 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenCOVID-19 PT 4 — Continue to Remember the Children ft. Glenys VivianIn this time of global concern, if not crisis, we are reminded that our children need our care and attention. Tonight on Mediacy, Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus are, once again, by Glenys Vivian, an education and school-based wellness lead with the York Region District School Board.
2020-04-1732 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenCOVID-19 PT 3 —Remember the Children ft. Glenys VivianIn this time of global concern, if not crisis, we are reminded that our children need our care and attention. Tonight on Mediacy, Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus are joined by Glenys Vivian, an education and school-based wellness lead with the York Region District School Board. In this episode, the team discusses ways of being attuned to the signs that our children are sending us, and how we respond.
2020-04-0732 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenCOVID-19 PT 1Neil and Carol take a first look at the media being produced around COVID-19. It's been declared a global pandemic related to the virus, but is there also a growing pandemic of fear. A media literacy "first dive" into COVID-19.
2020-04-0534 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenCOVID-19 PT 2Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus continue their look at the COVID-19 story and narrative through a media literacy lens
2020-04-0535 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenMediacy - MentorshipNeil Andersen and Carol Arcus welcome educators Chelsea Attwell and Ethan Andersen about mentorship——in education and, more specifically, in the area of media literacy!
2020-03-1336 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenMedia Literacy is Going to the DogsHow might we understand the uses of dogs in media experiences? What's the best advertising dog? Join media teacher (and dog lover) Bill Smart, Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen for a fun discussion of dogs in media.
2020-03-0336 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenMedieval Times - A Family Dinner or a Media Literacy ConstructRecently, Carol Arcus took her granddaughter to a local edition of The Medieval Times Banquet and Tournament. Not surprisingly, Carol couldn't resist bringing her media literacy lenses to the experience. She joins Neil Andersen to talk about what she saw through those lenses!
2020-02-2539 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenPayback Time - PT 3 ft. King CosmosKing Cosmos is a Calypso artist. His song Payback Time—a course in Black History and music—demands reparation for the centuries of slavery that built the American economy.
2020-02-1935 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenPayback Time - PT 2 ft. King CosmosKing Cosmos is a Calypso artist. His song Payback Time—a course in Black History and music—demands reparation for the centuries of slavery that built the American economy.
2020-02-1141 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenPayBack Time - PT 1 ft King CosmosKing Cosmos is a Calypso artist. His song Payback Time—a course in Black History and music—demands reparation for the centuries of slavery that built the American economy.
2020-02-0636 min2020-02-0139 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenBrain Research and Media Literacy Pedagogy PT 2Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus continue their conversation that connects what current brain research is telling us about our response to our mediated world and the way that approach teaching about media literacy. In this episode, Neil and Carol talk about Anticipation, Rewrite and Mirror Neurons.
2020-01-2143 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenBrain Research and Media Literacy PedagogyIn this first episode of 2020, Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus gather to begin a conversation that connects what current brain research is telling us about our response to our mediated world and the way that approach teaching about media literacy.
2020-01-0739 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenScreen Time - A Middle School Conversation Part TwoNeil Andersen rejoined by two middle school students, Jade and Rowan, who enlighten us with their perspective, habits and ideas around the use of screen time by young people.
2019-12-1735 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenScreen Time — A Middle School ConversationNeil and Carol are joined by two middle school students, Jade and Rowan, who enlighten us with their perspective, habits and ideas around the use of screen time by young people.
2019-12-1033 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenOn Podcasting Part IINeil Andersen and Carol Arcus bring Marshall McLuhan and his thinking on media to their continued conversation about podcasts and podcasting. Are podcasts a form of New Media, or a retooling of one that has existed for some time now?
2019-12-0333 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenOn PodcastingNeil Andersen and Carol Arcus are joined by Stephen Hurley as they take a deep dive into the podcasting phenomenon.
2019-11-2732 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenParenting in A Digital Age IIEducator/parents Chelsea Attwell and Rebecca Leslie are back to discuss anxieties and ideas about establishing a healthy relationship between our children and their technology.
2019-11-1937 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenParenting in a Digital Age Part OneCarol Arcus welcomes educator/parents Chelsea Attwell and Rebecca Leslie to talk about the challenges and opportunities of parenting in a digital age.
2019-11-1541 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenCanadian Humour IINeil and Carol continue their unique look at Canadian humour from a media literacy lens. How can we apply McLuhan's idea of the Figure and Ground to reflect on the development of the Canadian humour scene.
2019-11-0734 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenCanadian Humour - Part ICarol and Neil dive into the world of Canadian humour, including sketch comedy, from a media literacy lens. How is Canadian humour different than that expressed in other countries and cultures? What makes the Canadian brand of humour unique?
2019-10-3033 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenFederal Election 2019 - Greek Theatre for the Modern Age?Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen unpack the 2019 Federal election campaign, including Carol's theory that the CBC television coverage of the election returns mirrored the elements of traditional Greek Theatre.
2019-10-2337 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenS2 EP 06 Media Literate ElectionsIn this special, pre-election edition of Mediacy, Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen talk about the media's role in election campaigns, the role of social media and how campaign messages are constructed.
2019-10-1734 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenS2 EP 05 Jesse Currell Living Media Literacy PT 2Jesse Currell is dedicated to empowering educators, youth, teams, and nations with the skills to thrive in the digital world. She is the CEO at Hands On Media an organization that provide production-based workshops, Hands on Media offers educators and students opportunities to engage with the evolving landscape of media education.In the second of a two-part series, Jesse discusses her work in the area of Media Literacy
2019-10-1034 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenS2 EP 04 Jessie Currell - Living Media Literacy PT 1Jesse Currell is dedicated to empowering educators, youth, teams, and nations with the skills to thrive in the digital world. She is the CEO at Hands On Media an organization that provide production-based workshops, Hands on Media offers educators and students opportunities to engage with the evolving landscape of media education.In the first of a two-part series, Jesse discusses her work in the area of Media Literacy
2019-10-0140 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenS2 EP 03 Shifting GroundNeil Andersen and Carol Arcus use the controversy over recently-released photos of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing "brown face" at a 2011 costume party as a backdrop for a conversation about Marshall McLuhan's concept of "figure" and "ground". Do shifting "grounds" change how we perceive the figure? An interesting and thought-provoking conversation.
2019-09-2435 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenS2 EP 02: Lil Nas X and Bianca Andreescu—Case StudiesIn this week's episode, Neil Anderson and Carol Arcus explore the case studies of Lil Nas X and Bianca Andreescu and discuss their public popularity, how it came to be and what might become of it in the weeks and months to come.
2019-09-1732 min2019-09-1038 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 16 - Old Town Road (Part Two)The second of a two-part series of conversations about the popular song, Old Town Road.
2019-06-2737 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 15 - Old Town Road (Part One)Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus are joined by special guest, Steven Webbe, as they set out to explore some of the nuances of the popular song, Old Town Road
2019-06-2333 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 14 Games - Who? What? Why? PT 3 Neil Andersen and Diana MaliszewskiNeil Andersen returns in this episode to pick up some of the threads introduced in the past two episodes. A deeper dive into some of what has emerged in terms of the gamer identity, our dispositions (and pre-dispositions) towards various types of games and the way that games and those who play them are seen in society.
2019-06-0439 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 13 Games - Who? What? Why? PT 2 Diana Maliszewski and Denise ColbyDiana Maliszewski and Denise Colby return for another week to explore more on the gaming dynamic, the identities and even the personalities associated with "gamers".
2019-05-2935 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 12 Games - Who? What? Why? Diana Maliszewski and Denise ColbyGuest hosts Diana Maliszewski and Denise Colby bring their passion for games and gaming to this episode of Mediacy. Tonight, what games do you play? How do you play? Why do you play? Bringing a media literacy lens to the experience of the game!
2019-05-1443 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 11 The Role of Music in Popular CultureFrom songs that expresses value, gathers us around particular events and rituals to songs that evoke particular feelings of emotion, there is no doubt just how important music has always been in popular culture. Tonight on Mediacy, Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen begin to take a look at the many roles that music plays in popular culture, then and now.
2019-05-0740 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 10 Fake NewsFake news is old news, but has become fashionable now. It is a consequence of electronic media and the web, where there are many more news sources.In this episode, Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen begin to explore the emergence of fake news, how to recognize it and, in the end, why we should care about it.Connect with our hosts on Twitter:Carol Arcus @arcus3Neil Anderson @mediasee
2019-04-3035 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 09 Resistance, Fashion and the 21st Century AdolescentNeil Andersen and Carol Arcus return to a discussion of Pop Culture and, in particular, the degree to which youth fashion in the 21st century is (or is not) a medium of resistance.
2019-04-2344 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 08: A Public Service Media with Jesse HirshCarol Arcus and Neil Andersen are joined by Futurist, researcher and powerful public speaker, Jesse Hirsh, to discuss the lack of and, in fact, need for a public service media in a democratic Canada. What is public service media? What purpose could it service? How is it defined and how is it characterized?
2019-04-1640 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 07 - Popular Culture ICarol Arcus and Neil Andersen embark on the first of several conversations about "Popular". What does it mean to say that something is "popular"? Who decides what is popular? Does popular culture represent our deepest hopes and aspirations or is it something that is created for and delivered to us?Join the conversation!
2019-04-0941 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 06 Identity, Media and ViolenceCarol Arcus and Neil Andersen continue their conversation on Identity, Social Media and Violence with a special focus this week on practical ways that we can engage educators and parents in the conversation. What do we need to be aware of in terms of the developing identities of our children as they grow up?
2019-04-0336 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 05 - Violence, Media and IdentityUsing recent violence in New Zealand as a backdrop, Neil and Carol explore the points of intersection between violence, media and identity, with a special focus on the role of social media in helping to weave new and more public narratives.
2019-03-2634 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 04 - The Impact of Social Media in World EventsWhat role does/do Social Media play in the enactment of world events? Have social media users, in a sense, become a form of media? What role does social media play in the erosion of empathy among citizens of the global village? What new conversations do we need to be having about the impact of 24-hour streams of content? These questions (and more) are explored on this week's episode of Mediacy.
2019-03-1933 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 03 Identity in a Selfie CultureIn this episode, Neil and Carol dig deeper into what it means to live in a culture of ubiquitous screen time and screen presence. From selfies that help identify and place us in the world, to questions of when and where selfie images are appropriate, its a deeper dive into our life on in and in the screen.
2019-03-1232 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 02 Thinking about Screen TimeNeil Andersen and Carol Arcus join Stephen Hurley to talk about how might we discover and respond to the effects of ubiquitous cameras and screens in our society.
2019-03-0631 minMediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil AndersenEP 01 Mapping the Media Literacy LandscapeIn this opening episode of the Mediacy Podcast, Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen draw the circle wide around the media literacy landscape, underline the importance of seeing all aspects of our life as mediated, and provide us with three important questions to help frame our media literacy conversations.
2019-02-2631 min