Making visible the invisible: Exploring McLuhan’s figure/ground in digital citizenship education

Forsler, Ingrid; Ciccone, Michelle

doi:10.1386/eme_00110_1

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“…alters our environment and is precondition, or percept, necessary for the existence of that very figure (Gibson, 2008;Logan, 2019). In digital environments, the line between figure and ground becomes increasingly hard to identify (Adria, 2010;Dowd, 2023;Forsler & Ciccone, 2021). Thus, the task of properly delineating between figure and grounda precondition to understanding media effectsbecomes a much taller task.…”

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Probing the limits of Figures and Grounds: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computation

Gustafson

2024

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<p>The present article employed McLuhan’s figure/ground distinction to probe the boundaries of artificial intelligence (AI) and computation. In popularizing the intellectual tradition of media ecology, Marshall McLuhan warned scholars that confusing the figure (i.e. the content or software) with the ground (i.e. the medium of communication or hardware) would lead to inadequate and incorrect analyses and appraisals of the effects of our media technologies. However, the present article contends that scholars of all stripes are at risk of falling prey to that exact mistake with regards to AI. The present article argues that AI, though having appeared as a touchstone issue in media and communication studies recently, represents the figure, whereas the computational hardware is the ground. Moreover, with continued development of quantum computation technologies, the ground upon which our AI programs rest is in the infantile stages of undergoing a revolutionary change. In sum, this article probes the significance of AI and Quantum computation for the coming decades.</p>

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Probing the limits of Figures and Grounds: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computation

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2024

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“…Submission of information through digital media will be more easily accessible to the current generation because the average person has a cellphone and other digital media. New media is superior to digital technology in conveying messages (Forsler & Ciccone, 2021). The digital technology built into this new media is to make it easier to access information on the media quickly (Rahmawati & Sujono, 2021;Turmudi, 2020).…”

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“…New media is media that relies on a connection and is the gadget. The ease of quickly accessing information on new media makes the interaction even more manageable (Forsler & Ciccone, 2021;Rahmawati & Sujono, 2021;Turmudi, 2020).…”

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Strategy to empower Pancasila values through podcast media as digital citizens innovation

Nugroho

Anwar²

2022

j.civics

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Communication is one of the skills that need to be mastered by the 21st century generation. This includes communicating in harmony with the current pattern of the younger generation, which has a lot to do with the use of digital media. Podcasts are a form of innovation in communicating to spread Pancasila values in the lives of the younger generation. This research relates to the strategy taken to re-earth the values of Pancasila in the younger generation. This research was conducted at the Pancasila and Citizenship Education Study Program, Lambung Mangkurat University. This study focuses on 2 research points, including: (1) Podcast innovation in the educational environment, and (2) the strategy for implementing Citizenship Podcasts to promote Pancasila values. The results obtained in this research article refer to recommendations for innovative forms of communication that are more adaptive for the younger generation in grounding the values of Pancasila. This research article uses qualitative data analysis techniques by describing the data findings in the article presentation. The data collected is combined from observation data, interviews, and the experience of researchers in civic podcast activities. This research article is expected to be able to provide positive recommendations for the advancement of digital-based science.

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“See results anyway”: auditing social media as educational technology

Heath,

Krutka,

Gleason

2024

ILS

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Purpose This paper aims to consider the role of social media platforms as educational technologies given growing evidence of harms to democracy, society and individuals, particularly through logics of efficiency, racism, misogyny and surveillance inextricably designed into the architectural and algorithmic bones of social media. The paper aims to uncover downsides and drawbacks of for-profit social media, as well as consider the discriminatory design embedded within its blueprints. Design/methodology/approach The authors used a method of a technological audit, framed through the lenses of technoskepticism and discriminatory design, to consider the unintended downsides and consequences of Twitter and Instagram. Findings The authors provide evidence from a variety of sources to demonstrate that Instagram and Twitter’s intersection of technological design, systemic oppression, platform capitalism and algorithmic manipulation cause material harm to marginalized people and youth. Research limitations/implications The authors contend that it is a conflict of professional ethics to treat social media as an educational technology that should be used by youth in educational settings. Thus, they suggest that future scholarship focus more on addressing methods of teaching about social media rather than teaching with social media. Practical implications The paper concludes with recommendations for educators who might work alongside young people to learn about social media while taking informed social actions for more just technological futures. Originality/value This paper fulfills an identified need to challenge the direction of the field of social media and education research. It is of use to education scholars, practitioners and policy makers.

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Making visible the invisible: Exploring McLuhan’s figure/ground in digital citizenship education

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

Probing the limits of Figures and Grounds: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computation

Probing the limits of Figures and Grounds: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computation

Strategy to empower Pancasila values through podcast media as digital citizens innovation

“See results anyway”: auditing social media as educational technology

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