The Be Internet Citizens curriculum is made up of five hour-long modules, which can be taught in both formal and non-formal education settings. The modules cover key areas of digital citizenship, offering young people the opportunity to build their critical thinking skills while developing their knowledge through a range of engaging and creative exercises. Link: […]
Growing up Digital
The internet is an extraordinary force for good but it is not designed with children in mind. Yet one third of internet users are under the age of 18 and the part it plays in their lives continues to grow: among 3-4 year olds, in the last year, time online increased from 6 hours 48 […]
Media literacy policy in Europe: where are we going?
How can we make better progress in developing media literacy in Europe? And what should the European Commission itself be doing? Through the 2000s, media literacy began to rise up the European policy agenda. There was a Communication on the topic in 2006, followed by a formal Recommendation published by the Commission in 2009. But […]
Adults’ Media Use and Attitudes Report (OfCom 2018)
Media literacy is the ability to use, understand and create media and communications in a variety of contexts. Our 2017 Adults’ Media Use and Attitudes report is part of Ofcom’s media literacy research programme. It provides detailed evidence on media use, attitudes and understanding among adults aged 16+, with a particular focus on those groups […]
Teaching social media 5: reflections
This has been the year of the ‘techlash’. Over the past few months, there’s been a significant shift in the public debate about social media. Fake news, addiction, hate speech, data harvesting, cyberbullying… the litany of digital ills gets longer by the day. Amid all these controversies, there have been growing calls for young people […]
Diversity and the Media MA (Call for applications)
Apply for Diversity and the Media MA in London This innovative course is for students who care about diversity and want to learn theory and practice of inclusive reporting. Apply for the school year 2018/19. Branded as “an exciting and highly innovative course”, MA Diversity and the Media at the University of Westminster in London, […]
Teaching social media 3: representation
Are the ‘key concepts’ of media education still relevant in an age of social media? To what extent do they need to be reformulated, or even replaced? In an earlier post, I made the case for a critical media education approach to social media. This is the third of four posts in which I take […]
Teaching social media 1: production
A critical media education approach: using the concept of production (a.k.a. institutions or industry) to teach about social media. Are the ‘key concepts’ of media education still relevant in an age of social media? To what extent do they need to be reformulated, or even replaced? In an earlier post, I made the case for […]
#StatusOfMind (Social media and young people’s mental health and wellbeing)
Report– Social media is now a part of almost everyone’s life, but none more so than our young population of digital natives. Its rise to popularity during the mid-2000s has revolutionised the way in which we communicate and share information, both as individuals and as a society. Whilst social media has permeated nearly every aspect […]
A Guide To Workplace Bullying
This guide provides some references of Media and Information Literacy strategies to combat Bullying. A Guide to Workplace Bullying which provides very helpful advice and information for people who may have experienced or continue to experience bullying or discrimination at work. Discover what steps both employees and employers can take to overcome and stamp out […]
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