Media literacy has become a center of gravity for countering fake news, and a diverse array of stakeholders – from educators to legislators, philanthropists to technologists – have pushed significant resources toward media literacy programs. Media literacy, however, cannot be treated as a panacea. This paper provides a foundation for evaluating media literacy efforts and […]
The uses of (digital) literacy
This article shares research facilitated by a multinational technology provider, converging mobile networked technology (tablets) used across school and home, a technology enhanced community ‘third space’ providing workshops for students aged 6–9 with their parents/carers. The approach taken avoids the instrumental measurement of functional digital literacy competences, but instead seeks to negotiate a more nuanced […]
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education
This document is a code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances — especially when the cultural or social benefits of the use are predominant. It […]
Mapping of media literacy practices and actions in the European Union
“Media literacy” is a wide concept that, according to the definition elaborated by the EU Media Literacy Expert Group (MLEG), “includes all technical, cognitive, social, civic and creative capacities that allow a citizen to access, have a critical understanding of the media and interact with it”. Media and information literacy actions responding to this definition […]
Transmedia literacy in the new media ecology: teens’ transmedia skills and informal learning strategies
The emergence of new media and platforms has compelled media literacy scholars to review their theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches. Based on a new conception –‘transmedia literacy’– that moves from traditional media literacy (teaching critical media skills at school) to informal learning and participatory cultures, the research behind the present article aims to understand how […]
Stuart Hall – Race, Gender, Class in the Media
Short YouTube video by Al Jazeera English’s media analysis show The Listening Post Jamaican-British cultural historian Stuart Hall gives us the tools to understand how representation is always imbued with ideology – and how to subvert it. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWP_N_FoW-I&t=34sAuthor: Al Jazeera EnglishSource: Al Jazeera English
OCERINT DIGITAL LIBRARY for Social Sciences and Education
OCERINT online Digital Library includes more than two thousand open access research articles on the different fields of Social Sciences and Education presented in Ocerint Conferences. Link: https://www.ocerints.org/index.php/digital-librarySource: https://www.ocerints.org/index.php/digital-library
Copyright and Media Literacy (CONNECT!ONS / Summer 2018)
Intellectual property presents an ever changing landscape in the field of law. As you will see in this issue of Connections, there are no simple answers, no slam-dunk directives that apply to using any intellectual property: the places and spaces where intellectual property exists is as diverse as actual real estate property that can be […]
Developing Informed Opinions in the World of “Likes”
In this climate of instantaneous thumbs up and thumbs down, students can easily lose sight of the difference between spontaneous judgments and informed opinion. This lesson lets students experience the distinction. After viewing clips from the film The War to Be Her, a profile of Pakistani athlete Maria Toorpakai, who beat the odds under Taliban […]
Media Literacy Questions
Because everyone interprets media through the lens of his or her own experience, media literacy analysis is about rich readings rather than specific “right” answers. These suggested questions are starting points for that type of analysis. They are designed for diverse films and audiences; choose the ones that best meet the needs of your situation. […]
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