This assignment tests the student’s skill of knowing and applying the communication theory of telepresence to a complex situation as well as a specific context.
Read articles posted on Canvas regarding Telepresence under the heading “Readings” and draw from lecture notes during Week5 on telepresence, digital media, convergence, and the internet. You will find two of the readings quite challenging because they contain a lot of advanced academic jargon related to digital media and psychology. For that reason, I have highlighted the sections that are essential reading. The rest, skim through and see if you understand it. But the highlighted sections, you must read to understand. If there are words in those sections that you don’t get, look them up in a dictionary!
Find at least two additional academic journal articles (in addition to the ones supplied in Canvas) using the library’s online database. They can be articles about telepresence or some aspect of it related to your reflections on the topic. If you are confused about what “counts” as an academic journal article, we will go over it in class, and you can send a PDF of the paper you’re considering to me for a ruling on whether it counts.
You are welcome to use other sources, such as media articles, in addition to the academic articles required above. They will not, however, replace the necessary two additional academic/research sources. Make sure to include these other articles in your References list and cite them in the paper, using APA style. The following links provide you with samples of APA style and the PowerPoint tutorial. APA sample paper.pdf Download APA sample paper.pdf; APA style sample paper.pdf Download APA style sample paper.pdf; Introduction to APA style for MM course.pdf Download Introduction to APA style for MM course.pdf
Write a reflective paper of 3-4 pages (not including the References list and title page, which should bring it to 5-6 pages) about your experience that is an example of telepresence and discuss it in the light of the academic sources you have read. You must identify what conceptualization or specific kinds of telepresence you witnessed, and your explanation must demonstrate good knowledge of the kind(s) you chose.
Use APA style for the title page, citations, and references.
