The possibilities that online platforms and new media technologies provide in terms of human connection and the dissemination of information are seemingly endless. With Web 2. 0 there is an exchange of messages visions facts fictions contemplations and declarations buzzing around a network of computers that connects students to the world fast. Theoretically this digital connectivity and the availability of information that it provides is beneficial to curriculum development in higher education. Education is easily available democratic and immersive. But is it worthwhile? Is the kind of education one can get from new media platforms and social media resources with their click-on videos rollover animations and unfiltered content of sufficient quality that educators should integrate these tools into teaching? This book examines the use of new media in pedagogy as it presents case studies of the integration of technology tools and devices in an undergraduate curriculum taught by the author at an urban research university in the United States. Language: English