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The role of online social media in political communication of young activists in Thailand

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Resources, Youth Media

As in any other contexts, Thai youth generally appear as disaffected citizens and usual suspects for political apathy and engagement deprivation. Nevertheless, there still exists a few youth-based organizations that have proven to be highly politically active, projecting consistent political presence –in the institutional electoral politics as well as in civic politics. Meanwhile, amidst political […]

 

African Media Development Initiative – South Africa Research: Findings and conclusions

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Resources

In March 2005, the UK Government’s Commission for Africa delivered a report entitled “Our Common Interest”, which represented a significant attempt to understand and recommend an action programme for Africa’s social and economic development. A key component of the report focused on the importance of a strong media sector to support governance and development in […]

 

新解“磨杵成针”

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy

中国有一个非常著名的关于诗人李白的成语故事：“磨杵成针”，它出自于明•杨慎《七星桥记》：“矢磨杵成针之志，徼折梅寄慲之灵。” 意思是把铁棒磨成了针。比喻做任何艰难的工作，只要有毅力，下苦功，就能够克服困难，做出成绩。当然这是成语的本意，可是呢，与时俱进，看看我们教育技术的同学怎样在科学的背景下采用视觉文化的视角来新解“磨杵成针”吧。

 

Primary School Second Grade Teachers’ and Students’ Opinions on Media Literacy

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy

As a result of this study, we see that teachers need in-service training for classes in media literacy; the media literacy lesson is adequate in terms of content but inadequate as an activity. Students indicated significant changes in their perceptions of media after taking this lesson. A «Media Literacy Level Scale» was applied in order […]

 

Meaning Processes mediated through a Protagonists’ Collaborative Learning Platform

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy

The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the classroom requires the creation of contextualized proposals which foster in students collaboration and the use of resources to hand. This paper shows the results obtained in the analysis of the signification process which teachers and students have built through their participation in a project implementing […]

 

Adolescent Students as Media Fictional Characters

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Youth Media

Media fictional narrations on adolescents as characters and target are used by teenage audiences when looking for references for their identity building. As a starting point for Media Literacy activities to help teenage students in this process, this research focuses on the representations of adolescent students proposed by different kinds of media fictional narrations. Three […]

 

Fact-checking tools and resources for PR to use in content

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy

The state of the media has opened opportunities for PR practitioners to place stories directly into mainstream news. As Conan O’Brien demonstrated on his show, more journalists are “ripping and reading” news releases word-for-word as a result of smaller newsroom budgets and fewer journalists and original stories. We’ve urged PR pros to use this opportunity […]