In the contemporary educational landscape, emerging participatory practices, facilitated by technological and socio-cultural developments, have given rise to a new model of knowledge circulation. Knowledge is increasingly distributed among numerous and diverse networks. Individuals now have the capacity – and the cultural impetus – to become creative producers of information and cultural products. The quickening […]
Mobile Technology for Children: Designing for Interaction and Learning
A book that looks at the benefits of bringing digital technology to children in developing countries
Study on Media & Diversity in Europe
The Study on Media & Diversity publication ‘Media4Diversity – Taking the Pulse of Diversity in the Media’ is now available. The Study on Media & Diversity has identified over 150 initiatives by, or about, the media that counter discrimination and promote diversity, across Europe. From the 150, 30 selected examples have been included in the […]
Second year of MA Diversity and the Media
Second year of the MA Diversity and the Media course at University of Westminster has started. This highly innovative new course has been designed and developed in the collaboration between the University of Westminster and Media Diversity Institute.
Media Literacy and Its Use as a Method to Encourage Civic Engagement
Changes in technology have opened up a new kind of participatory citizenry; one in which engaged citizens’ blog, post, tweet, upload, create, and otherwise interact with others online. This paper explores the intersection of media and information literacy with civic participation by examining three specific programs operating in the USA. These projects include «Powerful Voices […]
Film Literacy: Media Appropriations with Examples from the European Film Context
The increasing development of new multimedia materials as supporting vehicles of film languages has raised some global literacy questions and problems within teacher training. These new literacy problems pose a specific curricular question: How shall different media, social and cultural contexts approach the specific training of teachers (and, in fact, media makers) in order to […]
Challenges and Risks of Internet Use by Children. How to Empower Minors?
The aim of this paper is to reflect critically, using the latest data taken from reports, research, publications and other sources, on how to empower children in their daily Internet browsing given current online risks. These risks faced by children are a real concern for teachers, families and researchers and this article will focus on […]
Young People’s Interaction with Media in Egypt, India, Finland, Argentina and Kenya
In contemporary information society, finding, evaluating and using information is a key survival skill. Conventional and new media such as libraries, archives, mass media and the Internet serve an important function in society as the sources of information. This chapter will focus on findings from research that was carried out in Egypt, India, Finland, Argentina […]
Resources for Media Literacy: Mediating the Research on Children and Media
Much has been said and written about media education, its relevance and goals. Beyond directives, resolutions or recommendations, research in this area has deepened the foundations of media education but has also emphasized its weak points or faults. One of these critical points noted in the training and research work developed at the University of […]
«The World Unplugged» and «24 Hours without Media»: Media Literacy to Develop Self-Awareness Regarding Media
Across the globe, many students have easy and constant access to media, yet they often receive little or no instruction about the impact of their media consumption. This article outlines a «24 hours without media» exercise in accordance with the guidelines set in Module 7, Unit 1 of the UNESCO curriculum. In the fall of […]
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