Marcus Leaning
Biographic Data
| ID | 4176995 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marcus Leaning |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marcus |
| FAMILY NAME | Leaning |
| SIGNATURE | LEANING M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Winchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8985-2431 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
An Approach to Digital Literacy through the Integration of Media and Information Literacy
Digital literacy often serves as an ‘umbrella’ term for a range of distinct educational practices which seek to equip the user to function in digitally rich societies. This article explores two of these practices, information literacy and media literacy and through an examination of their histories and practices proposes a future direction for digital literacy. The article consists of three main sections. Section one considers the history of info…
A study of the use of games and gamification to enhance student engagement, experience and achievement on a theory-based course of an undergraduate media degree
This article details the research findings of a study investigating the effectiveness of a learning and teaching project that involved the use of games to aid in student learning on a media theory module taught on a undergraduate Media Studies degree in a British university. Critical and social theory often presents a significant problem for students (Campbell, 1997) and this is no different for media students (Buckingham, 2003). A learning and t…
The Zombie Renaissance in Popular Culture
This collection addresses the significant cultural phenomenon of the 'zombie renaissance' – the growing importance of zombie texts and zombie cultural practices in popular culture. The chapters examin
The Use of 'Community' in South Africa's 2011 Local Government Elections
In South Africa, local government elections are held every five years, with the next ones scheduled for 2016. During the last local government elections in 2011, much media coverage was given to political parties' manifestos and slogans. They are frequently layered with social and political references, and the terms used are often emotionally resonant across a broad spectrum of the electorate. One term frequently found in such rhetoric is 'commun…
Educating the postmodern child: The struggle for learning in a world of virtual realities . By Fiachra Long
"Educating the postmodern child: the struggle for learning in a world of virtual realities. By Fiachra Long." British Journal of Educational Studies, 62(1), pp. 77–78
The Internet, Power and Society: Rethinking the Power of the Internet to Change Lives
The Internet, Power and Society: Rethinking the Power of the Internet to Change Lives
This book combines a fresh interpretation of the Internet and ICT (Information and Communications Technology), with a new approach for their understanding. It offers an exciting challenge to how the Internet and ICT have been understood in academia and popular culture and shows how important 'cultural' assumptions are in how we understand technology. It argues that the way in which we view technology such as the Internet owes much to older, histo…
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The Internet, Power and Society: Rethinking the Power of the Internet to Change Lives
The Internet, Power and Society: Rethinking the Power of the Internet to Change Lives
This book combines a fresh interpretation of the Internet and ICT (Information and Communications Technology), with a new approach for their understanding. It offers an exciting challenge to how the Internet and ICT have been understood in academia and popular culture and shows how important 'cultural' assumptions are in how we understand technology. It argues that the way in which we view technology such as the Internet owes much to older, histo…
Educating the postmodern child: The struggle for learning in a world of virtual realities . By Fiachra Long
"Educating the postmodern child: the struggle for learning in a world of virtual realities. By Fiachra Long." British Journal of Educational Studies, 62(1), pp. 77–78
A study of the use of games and gamification to enhance student engagement, experience and achievement on a theory-based course of an undergraduate media degree
This article details the research findings of a study investigating the effectiveness of a learning and teaching project that involved the use of games to aid in student learning on a media theory module taught on a undergraduate Media Studies degree in a British university. Critical and social theory often presents a significant problem for students (Campbell, 1997) and this is no different for media students (Buckingham, 2003). A learning and t…
The Zombie Renaissance in Popular Culture
This collection addresses the significant cultural phenomenon of the 'zombie renaissance' – the growing importance of zombie texts and zombie cultural practices in popular culture. The chapters examin
The Use of 'Community' in South Africa's 2011 Local Government Elections
In South Africa, local government elections are held every five years, with the next ones scheduled for 2016. During the last local government elections in 2011, much media coverage was given to political parties' manifestos and slogans. They are frequently layered with social and political references, and the terms used are often emotionally resonant across a broad spectrum of the electorate. One term frequently found in such rhetoric is 'commun…
An Approach to Digital Literacy through the Integration of Media and Information Literacy
Digital literacy often serves as an ‘umbrella’ term for a range of distinct educational practices which seek to equip the user to function in digitally rich societies. This article explores two of these practices, information literacy and media literacy and through an examination of their histories and practices proposes a future direction for digital literacy. The article consists of three main sections. Section one considers the history of info…
Computer Science (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · World Wide Web (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Internet (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)