According to McLuhan, communication technology allows us to _______?

Process information beyond the limitations of our natural body

Which definition best fits ‘symbolic environment’?

The socially built sensory world that shapes our views, feelings, and acts

What does Media Ecology aim to equip us with?

an ability to step back and see our media environment in a different light

What is Media Ecology?

Studying the relationships between people, media, culture and consciousness

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1
Which of these is NOT a type of media medium?
A newspaper
A website
An artist
An email
2
According to McLuhan, communication technology allows us to _______?
Stop using traditional language
Process information beyond the limitations of our natural body
Remove bias from communication
Limit our ability to process complex information
3
Our school system is a product of ______?
The Electronic age
The Print age
The Literary age
The Tribal age
4
The digital age can be seen as a _________?
A step back in time
A wireless global village
The extinction of face-to-face communication
A decline in information sharing
5
What is the dominant sense organ of the Tribal Age?
The ear
The hands
The mouth
The eye
6
McLuhan saw messages and mediums as one and the same
False
True
7
Which definition best fits ‘symbolic environment’?
A brain process that controls perception of color and sound.
The socially built sensory world that shapes our views, feelings, and acts
A private imagination with no cultural or social influence.
A natural space with no human meanings or interpretations.
8
What does Media Ecology aim to equip us with?
A skillset for coding and developing new social media platforms.
an ability to step back and see our media environment in a different light
A strict set of rules for how all media should be used.
The ability to memorize historical media inventions
9
What is NOT one of McLuhan's four periods or epochs of human history?
Pre-historic age
Literate age
Electronic age
Print age
10
What is Media Ecology?
Studying the relationships between people, media, culture and consciousness
A study of rules for proper social media etiquette.
The study of how media companies compete in financial markets
A method for designing eco-friendly digital devices

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