Securing Attention: How to Teach the Selfie Culture - Serena Carpenter

S E C U R I N G A T T E N T I O N :H O W T O T E A C H T H E S E L F I E C U L T U R E

@dr_serena

Michigan State University

“YOU”

Oxford Dictionary - SELFIE

Selfie Stick

Art Museum Designed for Taking Selfies

The Do It YourSelfie 360°

Marketing

Social Mobile

Selfie

Culture

Creating Moments

Self-Performance Culture

• Highlight positive attributes about individuals through the sharing of text, pictures, and other props

• Increase their self-status

• Share photos of themselves in moments

• Motivated by social reasons

• Immersed in a visually saturated ecosystem

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Assignment

Logic [ Images &

Messages ]

Self-Reflection

Selfies

Visual Literacy

Forum Discussion

Personal Symbolic PortraitRepresent yourself visually

PRESENTATION OF SELF CRITIQUE

PERSONAL IMPACT STATEMENT

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OUTCOME

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Visually Communicate

Critical Reflection

Creativity

Deeper Connection

T H A N K Y O U !@ d r _ s e r e n a

M i c h i g a n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y