DMD 3998: (Variable Topics) Human Development, Digital Media, & Technology

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Requires ENGL 1010, 1011, or 2011.

This interdisciplinary Honors course examines individual development and family life in the Digital Culture. Youth’s interactions with, and use of technology for formal and informal learning will be explored. Topics include media literacy, the Digital Divide in the US and around the Globe, technology in education, and cyberbullying. Through discussion, lectures, and application of relevant research and social science theories, students will think critically and creatively about issues that have emerged since the rise of the World Wide Web during the 1990s and the growth of social media during the early part of the 21st century. The impact of these issues on youth and their families will also be explored.

Permission number A permission number may be required. Please email honors@uconn.edu and include (1) your name; (2) your 7-digit Student Admin number; (3) your registration “pick time”; (4) the course number and section; (5) the class number from Student Admin; and (6) confirmation that there are seats available in the class. 

DMD 2620: Human Development, Digital Media, & Technology

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Requires ENGL 1010, 1011, or 2011.

This interdisciplinary Honors course examines individual development and family life in the Digital Culture. Youth’s interactions with, and use of technology for formal and informal learning will be explored. Topics include media literacy, the Digital Divide in the US and around the Globe, technology in education, and cyberbullying. Through discussion, lectures, and application of relevant research and social science theories, students will think critically and creatively about issues that have emerged since the rise of the World Wide Web during the 1990s and the growth of social media during the early part of the 21st century. The impact of these issues on youth and their families will also be explored.