Dominant Communication Media in Ten Years Digital Media Essay

The media landscape of tomorrow presents challenges and opportunities across a range of fields. You will consider Christianity specifically. The essay is effectively two parts: Predict & Expound

Predict: In ten years, what will be the dominant medium(s)? Why?

– What kind of people will this produce? What will the generation after you be like?

– What are the big and small package considerations of these mediums?

– What are the values of these new mediums? What will become marginalized?

– What makes the content good? What makes a good consumer? How do these differ?

– What moral issues can we expect to arise or be exacerbated in this new world?

– In 10 years you will receive an automated email from me with these predictions

Expound: With this new media landscape, how will it Impact Christianity?

– How easily could a GOSPEL presentation be delivered in this new medium?

– What attributes of a religious communication benefit/stay the same/are harmed?

How receptive will people be to religious communication? Are there implications when Diffusion of lnnovations is considered?

– Will dominant epistemology change? Is this agreeable for religious commmunication

Final Exam:
Your essay: Predict
The media landscape of tomorrow presents challenges and opportunities across a range of
fields. You will consider Christianity specifically. The essay is effectively two parts: Predict &
Expound.
Predict: In ten years, what will be the dominant medium(s)? Why?
● What kind of people will this produce? What will the generation after you be like?
● What are the big and small package considerations of these mediums?
● What are the values of these new mediums? What will become marginalized?
○ What makes the content good? What makes a good consumer? How do these
differ from right now?
● What moral issues can we expect to arise or be exacerbated in this new world?
● In 10 years you will receive an automated email from me with these predictions
Expound:
Expound: With this new media landscape, how will it impact Christianity?
● How easily could a GOSPEL presentation be delivered in this new medium
● What attributes of a religious communication benefit/stay the same/ are harmed?
● How receptive will people be to religious communication?
● Are there implications when Diffusion of Innovations is considered?
● Will dominant epistemology change? Is this agreeable for religious communication?
Title: Digital Scrubs: The Future Importance of Home Personal Assistants
1. Intro
a. Downton Abbey
b. Tell me a wee story
c. Tell me what you’re gonna tell me
i.
In a nutshell
d. Preview Parts
e. Transition
2. Background
a. We already smart devices
i.
Some examples would be Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Google Home,
SOMETHING ELSE
ii.
These devices already perform a number of functions making life a little
easier.
1. Scheduling
2. Purchasing
3. Entertainment
iii.
Underutilized functionality includes..
1. Person-to-person communication
2.
3. Predict
a. Big Small Package consideration
i.
Small packages
1. Increased bandwidth
2. More connectivity from more devices
3. Microphone and speech recognition software that is more powerful
than now
4. Integrated speaker systems in homes
ii.
Big package
1. What does it about our society
2. What does it say about how we interact
b. What are the values of these new mediums
i.
Explicitly state values
1. Constant Connectivity to others
a. Interpersonal expectations
i.
Bleedover expectations
b. Implications for topics of conversation
2. Constant immediate access to information
i.
3. Constant immediate control over all functions of the house
ii.
Values that are no longer important
1. 1
2. 2
iii.
Who benefits
iv.
Who is margina
v.
Render commentary on what we know concerning societal embrace or
rejection of new tech
c. What kind of people will this produce?
i.
Implications for education
1. Memorization
2. Higher ed & Ph.D.s
ii.
People would spend more time at home
iii.
What will the generation after you be like?
iv.
Will certain religious organizations appear as a result of this medium?
v.
Considere personalities (extroverted, agreeable, etc.)
1. Introverted people would have greater opportunity to succeed,
even on an interpersonal level.
d. DOI considerations
i.
Relative advantage
1. cost
e. What makes content good?
i.
What makes a consumer an adept consumer of this medium?
f. New moral issues?
4. Expound
a. How easily could a gospel presentation be delivered in this new medium?
i.
What are the challenges/opportunities presented by this new medium
ii.
Give an example here
b. What attributes of a religious communication benefit/stay the same/are harmed?
i.
Reach
1. # of eyes ears and noses
2. Distance
ii.
Impactfulness
iii.
Cost
iv.
Others?
c. How receptive will people be to religious communication?
i.
Highlight values from the section previous
d. Consider DOI (Diffusion of Innovations)
i.
Think about Christianity/Gospel as an innovation here
1. How does it spread
2. What are the perceptions of it along dimensions of RA,
compatibility, complexity, observability, trialability
e. Will dominant epistemology change?
i.
How might this impact how people process a religious message?
5. Conclusion
a. Sum up your arguments
b. Make a couple sold predictions here
c. End with a long sentence or long sentence/short sentence for a mic drop