ARIN1001 The Past and Futures of Digital Cultures - solutions for tall the unit assessments (early feedback task, annotated mind map, thinkfest poster, thinkfest report, and Exit Tickets)
Participation (A): Exit Tickets (7%)
The participation assessment (10%) is evaluated and graded in two parts:
Through the completion of exit tickets (7%); and
On the basis of participation and engagement in tutorials (3%);
The below participation instructions and rubric relate to the completion of exit tickets (A).
Each week, students are allocated tutorial time to complete an exit ticket at the end of each class. The exit ticket is a reflective exercise that asks you to consider:
What were the activities you carried out this week? (briefly explain the activity and what you did for each activity);
One important thing you learnt in class today; and
One thing about today’s activities or weekly readings that has left you puzzled or that you’d like to learn more about.
Although we strongly recommend you use the tutorial time allocated to complete these, each entry ticket will remain open for two weeks, after which they are locked. Please note: once the exit ticket has been locked, we cannot reopen these to allow for any individual entries.
Please see below Exit Ticket Completion Schedule:
Exit Ticket Week: Must be completed by:
Week 2: 'Cyber Imaginaries and Sci-Fi Futures' Exit Ticket Friday of Week 4
Week 3: 'Critical Imaginaries and the Techlash' Exit Ticket Friday of Week 5
Week 4: 'Early Computing Cultures' Exit Ticket Friday of Week 6
Week 5: 'Media Transformations and the Home' Exit Ticket Friday of Week 7
Week 6: 'Search Engine Society' Exit Ticket Friday of Week 8
Week 7: 'Sharing and Platform Ecologies' Exit Ticket Friday of Week 9
Week 8: 'Participating Dangerously' Exit Ticket Friday of Week 10
Week 9: 'AI, Algorithms and Big Data' Exit Ticket Friday of Week 11
Week 10: 'Influencers and Livestreamers' Exit Ticket Friday of Week 12
Week 11: 'Robotics' Exit Ticket Friday of Week 13
Week 12: 'Digital Margins in Smart Cities' Exit Ticket Friday of Week 14
Week 13: 'Conclusion' Exit Ticket Friday of Week 15
In your exit tickets, you are encouraged to reflect on discussions based on the lectures, required readings, and the tutorial activities identified in the weekly modules.
Below is a detailed rubric which outlines the various grades achievable depending on your participation in the exit tickets.
Assessment weighting:
The total weighting of the participation assignment is 10%, consisting of exit tickets (7%) and tutorial participation and engagement (3%).
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Early Feedback Task
Due Aug 16 at 23:59 Points 10 Questions 10 Available until Aug 16 at 23:59 Time Limit None Allowed Attempts Unlimited
Instructions
This task is designed to give you feedback to help ensure you are ready for academic success, prior to the census date.
The multiple choice quiz consists of 10 questions that relate to unit content, assessments and foundations for academic success.
Score for this attempt: 10 out of 10
Submitted Aug 16 at 0:22
This attempt took 8 minutes.
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Annotated mind map
Due: Thu Sep 12, 2024 23:59Due: Thu Sep 12, 2024 23:59
A mind map is a visual representation of keywords, phrases, ideas and sources arranged around a central concept or subject using a graphical layout. A mind map is usually created by starting with a central theme/main idea in the middle of the page and working outwards in all directions to create a growing diagram composed of your notations. A mind map has many uses: for brainstorming, taking notes, planning an essay, researching a topic, problem-solving or revising for an exam. An annotated mind map is a mind map that includes sources and a reference list.
For this assignment you will create an annotated mind map by using a visual tool to map thinkers, concepts and sources covered in the first five weeks of the course to develop and demonstrate your understanding of the key scholars, ideas and contributions to the interdisciplinary field of digital cultures. You must select one thinker or one concept from the thinkers and concepts from weeks 2-5 identified each week in the weekly modules and in one list on this page.
You may use a range of digital tools and non-digital techniques to develop your mind map, however the completed mind map must be submitted as an electronic file to the Canvas assignment box in a readable format such as PDF, TIFF or JPEG. Some suggested digital tools are listed below.
Your mind map must use images, text and lines (nodes) to indicate relations between items. You must show three levels (minimum) of subtopics from your central topic. Your mind map should summarise, explain and evaluate connections using a combination of explanatory text and graphics. You must include any in-text citations and a reference list (1-3 academic sources).
Some examples of digital tools for mind mapping:
Edraw (mind map software)*
Mindmup (a website dedicated to mind-map creation)
Canva (a graphic design, cloud based tool, has mind map templates)
bubble.us (a graphic design, cloud based tool, has mind map templates)
Microsoft Word (Using shapes, arrows, text boxes etc)
Microsoft PowerPoint
*there is a cost to upgrade to full version
Some tips and examples for hand drawn mind maps.
Assessment length weighting:
The length of this assignment is the equivalent of 500 words not including references and graphics.
The total mark for this assignment is 100 (or 20% of your overall mark for this unit).
Use APA 7th edition referencing style (in-text citations, page numbers for direct quotations and a reference list). The reference list (1-3 academic sources) is not included in the overall word count. Your reference list should appear at the end of the document and list all the texts you referred to in your text.
Submission: Submit your responses in a readable format such as PDF, JPEG or TIFF to the Mind Map poster (Dropbox) and submit using the 'Upload Submission' button in week 6 on Friday, 6 September by 11:59pm.
Submissions for this assignment are marked anonymously so please DO NOT include your name, but do put your student identification number on it (your nine digit number).
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Thinkfest poster (Group)
Due: Mon Oct 14, 2024 9:00Due: Mon Oct 14, 2024 9:00
Thinkfest is a student-led conference that is run in the tutorial classes in week 11. For this event, students will create a digital research poster in groups which will be presented to the class at the Thinkfest conference in week 11. They will also write an individual report to be submitted in week 13.
The digital research poster will be created using Inkscape, a free open source graphic design software program, which is an alternative to Adobe products such as Indesign and Illustrator. The poster needs to be uploaded to the Thinkfest discussion board prior to the group's tutorial class in week 9. It also needs to be submitted to the Thinkfest Assignment dropbox by Monday, 14 October by 9:00am.
Simple Extension is not applicable for this Assignment!
See Thinkfest FAQ
See a list of key thinkers and concepts from weeks 2 - 12Download See a list of key thinkers and concepts from weeks 2 - 12
Thinkfest Groupwork Best Practice Tips and Checklists.pdfDownload Thinkfest Groupwork Best Practice Tips and Checklists.pdf
Group Work - What Works Well.pdfDownload Group Work - What Works Well.pdf
See the Inkscape page with FAQ and all unit Inkscape materials.
What is a research poster?
A research poster is used in the academic community to present your research at a conference. It summarises the research concisely using a mixture of textual and graphical information which might include tables, graphs, pictures, and other presentation formats. Usually, during the conference the researcher will stand by their poster and interact with participants answering questions and carrying out discussion about their research.
What should your poster contain?
For your research poster you need to select a key thinker or a key concept from all the key thinkers and concepts identified in the weekly modules from week 1 to week 12. Your poster will need to answer the following questions with reference to the readings and ideas covered in the unit and through carrying out independent research. Your research poster must also include a title, the thinker or concept selected, the full names of the group members and a reference list. It should use a mixture of textual and graphical information such as tables, graphs and pictures. The recommended word length for the poster text is between 500-800 words including references. Minimum word length for the poster body text is 400 words.
Questions your poster should answer:
Who is your key thinker? Provide some biographical information and explain the cultural and disciplinary context of the thinker. Explain the contribution of the thinker's work: what ideas or texts are they known for and what are the relevance of these to understanding digital cultures in the past, present and/or future?
What is your key concept? Provide a definition of the concept as well as different and/or competing definitions. Explain the history of the concept, who uses it and how it is used today. Explain the contribution of the concept to understanding digital cultures historically, in the present or in the future.
How will Thinkfest run?
The Thinkfest will also run like a conference, held in the tutorial. Prior to the week 11 tutorial you must upload your digital poster to the Thinkfest discussion board which will be accessed during the tutorial class that week. In the tutorial, one member of the poster group will share their screen and show the group poster to the whole class. Each group member must verbally present one aspect of the digital poster. Like in a conference, the other students in the class are expected to ask questions about the poster to each group. You must come to the class prepared for one person in your group to show your poster, for each person to present one aspect of the poster and to respond to questions from other students and the tutor.
Each group will speak for 7 minutes, and respond to audience questions directly afterwards.
Assessment length weighting:
The length of this assignment is the equivalent of 1000 words made up of between 500-800 words including references and graphics. The total mark for this assignment is 100. The digital poster is worth 35% of your overall mark for this unit.
Use APA 7th edition referencing style (in-text references, page numbers for direct quotations and a reference list). The reference list is included in the overall word count. As a guide it should have 3-6 academic sources and not exceed 200 words. Your reference list should appear at the end of the document and list all the texts you referred to in your text.
Submission: Submit your responses in Inkscape.svg as well as a readable format such as PDF, JPEG or TIFF to the Thinkfest poster (Dropbox) - this means that you will submit 2 file types of the same poster - one Inkscape.svg and the other PDF, JPEG or TIFF etc. Submit using the 'Upload Submission' button by Monday, 14 October by 9:00am.
Submissions for this assignment are not marked anonymously.
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Thinkfest report (Individual)
Due: Mon Oct 28, 2024 23:59Due: Mon Oct 28, 2024 23:59
The Thinkfest report (35%) is an individual report you must write on your own based on the research and group work you carried out for the digital poster and the Thinkfest conference you attended in week 11 as well as further independent research. The Thinkfest report is due in week 13 by Monday, 28th October by 11:59pm.
* See the Thinkfest FAQ page.
Your report must address the following with answers to all questions:
Reflective practice (1000 words)
1. Individual and group contribution (500 words)
What was your individual role and contribution to the digital poster?
What research did you carry out and how did you go about researching your topic?
What was one key challenge you or your group encountered in this assignment and how was this challenge overcome?
2. Peer review of digital poster (500 words)
Select one other digital poster created by another group. Provide a summary of what the poster is about. Write one thing you liked, one thing you thought could be improved and one thing you'd like to learn more about.
Interest-led exploration
3. Building on your topic (500 words)
Select one of the academic sources your group used in the digital poster and address the following:
identify the source (the full name, title and what it was published in)
provide a summary of the argument
identify one or more key claims made by the author(s)
explain the evidence or support used by the author(s) Does it seem adequate, is it completely relevant?
explain how this source related to the key thinker or concept that was selected for the poster
Note: you may alternatively select an academic source from one of the essential readings in the unit.
4. Game, film or activity analysis (1000 words)
Select a game, film or activity from one of the tutorial classes from week 2-12 and answer these questions:
What is its purpose, the type of media, the setting and the story/narratives and techniques or mechanics?
What was your experience of playing the game, watching the film or doing the activity? What did you encounter and learn? What challenges did you come across?
What does the game, film or activity illustrate about the key concepts (e.g. representation, identity, media imaginaries, domestication) covered in that or other weeks in the course? What does it say about digital culture?
5. Reference list (not counted in word length)
How to Engage in Critical Analysis, Synthesise Literature and Demonstrate Engagement in the Unit - Assessment Tip Sheet.pdfDownload How to Engage in Critical Analysis, Synthesise Literature and Demonstrate Engagement in the Unit - Assessment Tip Sheet.pdf
Support through the Learning Hub:
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Assessment length weighting:
The length of this assignment is 2500 words (10% leeway without penalty). Any references are not included in the word count. The total mark for this assignment is 100. The report is worth 35% of your overall mark for this unit.
Report format
You may use the bolded text as subheadings in your report.
Use APA 7th edition referencing style (in-text references, page numbers for direct quotations and a reference list). The reference list is not included in the overall word count. Your reference list should appear at the end of the document and list all the texts you referred to in your text.
Submission: Submit your responses in a Word document to the Thinkfest report (Dropbox) and submit using the 'Upload Submission' button on Monday, 28 October 2024 by 11:59pm.
Submissions for this assignment are not marked anonymously.