Exploring Digital Empathy: A Holistic Approach to Media Literacy Research Methods

Yonty Friesem

@yonty

About Me

Who am I?

Digital Media

• Jenkins (2006) Convergence Culture

• Rushkoff (2013) Present Shock

• Turkle (2013) Alone Together

Is digital connection real?

What do we get from digital interactions?

(Hobbs, 2010)

Understanding (Cognitive Empathy)

Empathy

Analyzing & Evaluating(Empathic Accuracy)Role Playing

(Imaginative Empathy)

Caring(Empathic Concern)

Reflecting (Self-empathy)

Feeling(Affective Empathy)

Reframing Media Literacy Research

http://www.ideo.com/work/toolkit-for-educators

Findings:

Media

Production

Develops…

Planning

Media

Production

Workshop

RQ: How

Media

Production

Enhance

Learning?

Intervention:

Teaching

Media

Production

Data

Collection:

Media

Production

Outcomes

Exploring Digital Empathy: A Holistic Approach to Media Literacy Research Methods

Yonty Friesem @yonty

yonty@my.uri.edu