Different authorities have been urging to practice ‘social distancing’ and/or ‘physical distancing’; and also suggesting different measures for distancing to slowing spread of novel corona virus (2019-nCoV). I describe both the phenomena ‘physical and social distancing’ in socio-psycho and political context and discuss the implications. I highlight ‘distance society’, social presence, importance of media and […]
Mediating Religious Literacy among Primary School children in Gujarat: Classroom as a Liminal Space
Articulation of religious guidelines in the political milieu never takes place in a disembodied form; rather politically inscribed religious discourses are embedded within and conveyed through specific institutional channels, including media organizations and education institutions. My experiences of working as a media educator in villages in Gujarat have helped me understand how the learning of […]
Media Analysis and Research Center
Media Analysis and Research Center is a non-profit collective of mediamates, communication experts, academicians and researchers. We focus on critical media education/literacy along with other sub themes like Media matters, Folklore, Education, Environment, Gender etc. Contact Name: Dr. Ratheesh KaliyadanContact Address: Koyilandy, Kozhikkode, Kerala, IndiaContact Email: marckerala@gmail.comPhone: +919496404339Website: http://www.indiamapped.com/ngo-in-kerala/koyilandy/media-analysis-and-research-center-14480/
How Digital Games can Support Peace Education and Conflict Resolution.
Since video games rose to popularity in the early 1970s, they have been maligned by a media narrative that associates them with violence, addiction and antisocial behaviour. Their popularity with youth, a persistent media emphasis on violent content and a sense that they challenge social norms and values produced a moral panic once reserved for […]
E-learning, Knowledge Management, and Globalization: An Outlook
Abstract: Developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), particularly in intranets, the Internet, hardware, multimedia software, and videoconferencing have created a tremendous potential for multi-site course delivery and on-demand training to people’s work sites. Four major areas for implementing E-learning are: knowledge management for corporates, education and training for corporate and individuals, performance support, and
Institute of Journalism
Established in 1968, the Institute of Journalism of the Press Club Trivandrum has a glorious history of training thousands of youngsters into being journalists of note. Most of them have established themselves as warriors of the Fourth Estate across the Globe. One of the earliest schools of journalism in the country, this institute is run […]
Promoting Media Literacy amongst Students for Intercultural Dialogue and Peace: A Global Entitlement
“Our newspaper, The Peace Gong promotes diversity and helps in facilitating dialogues amongst young people from different cultures and communities. We extensively use the social media, email communications and mobiles to connect with other student reporters from different background across the country and abroad. Using new forms of available communication, The Peace Gong can be […]
Media Literacy Education: Should it be inclusive in the school curriculum?
Media literacy education aims at creating awareness among the individuals about the media to critically analyze, construct and access , create them to effectively encounter the media massages. This study is aimed at preparing a media literacy questionnaire to examine the level of media literacy among the adolescents females and males. Descriptive method using survey […]
Sense-making: Information Literacy for Lifelong Learning and Knowledge Management
The paper emphasises the sense-making approach to the concept and practice of information literacy (IL). After discussing the meaning and purpose of IL, passing references are made to the IL standards, models, and rubrics. The information search process is emphasised in this paper. Nature and types of knowledge and learning have also been discussed. Expectations […]
CHINH India
CHINH is Meenakshi Vinay Rai’s initiative to reposition local in global. CHINH supports social initiatives promoting causes of children and marginalized nomadic communities through harnessing traditional wisdom, art and culture and rediscovering them in contemporary contexts. CHINH’s symbol represents phoenix like strength, amazing culture, unassuming life skills and humane traditions of INDIA.