Will Fassbender

Asst professor of English Education at Montana State. Husband. Drummer. Doodle wrangler. Teacher. Tech Geek. Music Geek. Pop Culture Geek. Book Geek. Food Geek.

[Journal of Literacy Research @JLiteracyRes]

In JLR's most recent issue, Dr. Bradley Robinson focuses on digital design practices to investigate the practice of affectively and procedurally literate video game design and literacy pedagogies. Read Dr. Robinson's article here: https://t.co/bY8K7zkcEU

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@philnichols @shelbiewitte @initiative211 FANTASTIC NEWS! Congrats @philnichols

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@Alex_Corbitt @writinglit Thank YOU for joining @Alex_Corbitt and adding so much to the conversation tonight!

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@Prof_Brad_TxSt @Neil_Selwyn @BenPatrickWill @carloper @hickstro For scholarship on media literacy, I turn to @philnichols @bradylnash, @reneehobbs, @JohnPP, and, @SHEG_Stanford #literacies

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A6: For studies on AI in ed, I am following @Prof_Brad_TxSt , @Neil_Selwyn , @BenPatrickWill , @carloper, and @hickstro #literacies

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@micheleleej Agreed! There is certainly an assumed passivity when it comes to media literacy and it's the production end that gets overlooked. That prosumer concept is a powerful one, @saraheconroy.

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@MrAleoSays 2X speed on audible, Trevor. That's how you do it.

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A5: Generative AI generates media and it is something to account for in the years to come. I’m concerned about #surveillancecapitalism and how AI platforms might hoover data to tailor content to our own preferences/biases, particularly heading into the 2024 election #literacies

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@Prof_Brad_TxSt @writinglit Yeah! What does it mean to be literate when that text was generated just for *you* based on RLHF reinforcement learning of your bias and interests??

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@Alex_Corbitt I highly suggest Algorithms of Oppression by Noble (2018) if this is something you're thinking about Alex. It talks about similar themes as the makers of Coded Bias.

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@saraheconroy @Alex_Corbitt Totally @saraheconroy! I can't wait to see how teachers and youth use generative AI to expand creativity.

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@carolinebeding There is a TON to be weary of when it comes to AI, @carolinebeding. BUT, I do think that you should tinker with it a bit to see what all the noise is about. Teacher educators like yourself will shape how it gets taken up in schools.

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@Alex_Corbitt What the hell is this think called "truth" you speak of, Alex?

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@MrAleoSays Yes Trevor! And I think it's more complex than many make it out to be. The tech skills, I would argue, are a small part of the media literacy pie. Media literacy is bound up in trying to understand individuals and their motivations and strongly held beliefs. It's Complicated!

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A4: I am most intrigued by how teachers are going to make the turn from AI as a tool for cheating to using it as a "cheat code" for their own planning and instruction...and where they draw the line ethically for how to use it (especially around feedback) #literacies

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@Alex_Corbitt ohhhhhhhhh man. Feels like the sky is the limit with generative AI in the arts. Killer Alex!

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@micheleleej Totally Michele! I think that's what makes media literacy so compelling! Without participatory culture, I doubt we would be as deeply invested in media as we are. So much about media literacy is tied up in looking at identities, collaborations, and connections to others.

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A3: In our article (listed in the Q), @Prof_Brad_TxSt and I think about different “actors” and how they play a role in the response to “digital dismisinfo.” We were shocked by how much money flows to media nonprofits from platforms and then seems to just…circulate #literacies

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@Alex_Corbitt Affect is all up in media literacy in my opinion. I would argue that the most convincing media is interpreted in some pre-conscious/intentional state. That's what makes it so trick @Alex_Corbitt

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A2: I’ve been convinced that media #literacies are less about the rational faculties that people possess in determining fact from fiction with media and more about how to address the affective dimensions of polarizing info that people *want* to believe, but is clearly false.