ERIC Number: EJ956006
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 10
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Teaching with Transmedia
Pence, Harry E.
Journal of Educational Technology Systems, v40 n2 p131-140 Dec 2011
The media environment is currently being dramatically changed by social networking, mobile computing, augmented reality, and transmedia. Of these four, transmedia is probably the least familiar to most educators. Transmedia enhances a central story idea with a variety of media components that provide additional information, give increased importance to minor characters in the main narrative, or even add new characters that were not in the original story. These techniques are already being widely used for movies, television, and advertising. They also offer significant advantages for education, although it will require some major adjustments in order for them to become accepted in higher education. (Contains 2 figures and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Web Sites, Instructional Innovation, Web 2.0 Technologies, Multiple Literacies, Popular Culture, Mass Media Effects, Educational Media, Educational Trends, Computer Mediated Communication, Handheld Devices, Influence of Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Publishing, Multimedia Materials, Computer Simulation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan; United States
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