A Summary For What I Have Learned

Lesson 2

Current and Future Trends of
Media and Information

The world's fast-pacing revolve around the technology takes us into different places there is, or, paradigms. Because of this trends, whether it be the present or current trends, or the future trends that may come to light, it brings us different uses for us, that is notably a big help for each and eveyone, especially for those who are needing the presence of the internet.

To take into account, there are these different aspects in the Paradigms of Communication In The Digital Age. These are;

Audience to User
Media to Content
Monomedia to Multimedia
Periodicity to Real Time
Scarcity to Abundance
Editor-Mediated to Non-Mediated
Distribution to Access
One Way to Interactivity
Linear to Hypertext
Data to Knowledge

All of these are the tools, or instruments that the internet was able to build throughout its expanding years, more specifically on the Digital Age, or Modern World. This showcases the importance and significance of the internet trends to the world. As stated, it gives us a more reliable data tools for gathering information, it helps us use the internet more easier and reachable for everyone, and it also promotes communication even through in and out of screens.

Speaking of Internet Trends of Media and Information, in our digital and modern world, this includes;

Haptics Techonologies
Contextual Awareness Technology
Voice & Tone Recognition Technology
Intelligent Routing Devices
Eye Tracking Technology
Internet Glasses
Wearable Technology

All of these are a very helpful trends in our world. For example, On the Wearable Technologies, a Fitness Tracker is a great example of how trends are a helpful tool for us, individuals. Fitness trackers can help especially those who are fitnessly active. Trends in our digital age offers more that what it is. It gives us the power to learn, to bear, and to utilize the internet.

Speaking of Learning, this broughts us to the knowledge of MOOC, which stands for Massive Open Online Course. It is a revolutionary approach to learning, or education so to speak, that moves from the physical learning to the virtual world of learning.

MOOC is a very helpful revolutionary advances that the internet, or in our digital age has to offer to people, especially to students or young children who ought to learn even via screens since gadgets are vastly prominent in our world.

All in all, this lesson signifies the significance and importance of advancing, and stepping out of our comfort zone to utilize and handle the life with the modern, digital age.