This document provides an overview of the topics and schedule for Dr. Kathryn Murphy-Judy's GLOBAL MEDIA AND NEW LITERACIES course on August 22nd from 11:00am to 12:15pm in MPALC 1102. The itinerary includes an introduction to course basics like Blackboard, clickers, attendance policies and grading rubrics. Students will learn about task-based learning assignments like summaries, discussions and presentations. They will also discuss global media literacy with references to Werner Herzog and the impacts of media creation. The first task is to read and summarize one of five short texts on issues like connectivity as a human right and new media/immigration for discussion on the next class date.