lofflers vocab Flashcards
Ethic
Moral principles that govern a person’s or group’s behavior
Digital Immigrant
A person born or brought up before the widespread use of digital technology.
Digital Native
A person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and therefore familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age
Multimodal Society
An interdisciplinary approach that understands communication and representation to be more than about language
Memes
An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.
Wikis
A website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.
Social Networking
The use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to oneself
Academic Integrity
Honesty and responsibility in scholarship.
Independent Learning
When an individual is able to think, act and pursue their own studies autonomously.
Disinformation
False information that is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media.
Moral/Social Literacy
As the ability to contend with complex moral/social problems. It involves the ability to recognize a problem as a moral/social one.
Privacy
The state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people.
Collaborative Media
Refers to digital media where people outside the traditional media industries participate in production as well as infrastructural design.
Digital Rights and Responisiblity
- Is having the right and freedom to use all types of digital technology while using the technology in an acceptable and appropriate manner.
Plagiarism
The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.
