Researching the concept of the post digital

This microcollaboration aims to introduce students to the concept of the post-digital. Students should first become digitally active themselves and reflect on their activities, decisions and thoughts. Then they should try to manage without digital tools and reflect on this as well. The collaboration will be framed by an introduction to the concept of the post-digital and selected works on relevant concepts within the research field.

The assessment asks you to form a group, minimum 3 people max 7 to investigate and critically review an area of digital activity within a defined context. This builds on your individual activity by investigating how different groups might engage with the digital. This can be an area of your choosing – education – politics – health and be related to a particular group/identity or demographic. Together your group will develop, produce and present a resource of publishable  quality in any digital format within any digital public space. Your resource will be suitably referenced with a rationale for its significance and importance that evidences critical thinking.  There will be an opportunity for feedback and review and representation before final assessment.

The collaboration can be conducted in two or three sessions. Ideally, students work together online in small groups (or even in pairs).

Researching the post digital – intro

This session introduces the notion of the post digital and invites students to try two different things: a) act digitally and b) try to avoid technology. They are then asked to reflect on their experience

Introduction:

  • Show (one of the) presentation(s)

Tasks in-class:

Tasks at home:

  • Live without technology for the seminar week 2
  • Research post digital
  • Research the notion of technology

Competences:

Researching the post digital – diving into

The modules introduces research on the post digital to answer the question “What is post digital?” by referring to existing discussions. Subquestion refer to the notions of technology, digital environments and networked publics.

Task in-class:

  • Find a video on YouTube on post digital definitions
  • what it means to you
  • Watch the video about the course

Discussion:

  • What have you discovered?
  • What do you think about it?
  • How has it informed your thinking?
  • Questions and answers on the notion of post digital (with the teacher)

Task at home:

Competences: