The New Communication: Using New and Social Media as a Basis for Instruction and Assessment in Higher Education

It is undeniable that new and social media, far from being frivolous distractions, are crucial to students' education and preparation for entry into the modern workforce. Australian Catholic University lecturers Diane Charleson and Mark Lyall outline how they incorporated new media into early tertiary communication studies, and why this inclusion is essential across all senior education. Additional keywords: teaching media, senior secondary, digital native, generation y, literacy, mobile phones, blog, Marc Prensky, Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Henry Jenkins