This issue of Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE)’s newsletter explores new skills and knowledge teachers can develop to effectively engage families in the twenty-first century. The issue seeks to respond in particular to teachers’ desire to be better prepared to relate to diverse students and families. According to FINE, “family involvement in schools is […]
Resources
How to develop critical thinking skills using PBL in the online and blended learning environment.
There are a number of ways to teach critical thinking in the online world. An exciting way to teach students high level thinking skills is to have teachers and students do interactive online/real-world learning experiences. This type of teaching gives teachers the opportunity to challenge students to learn the material by touching all levels of […]
Schools by stereotype
Western High School made a video for Wide Angle Youth video Festival talking about stereotypes youth find in theirs schools.
Communication for Peace in Action: Journalisms, Conflicts, Media Literacy and Alliance of Civilizations
Article from a book edited by ELOÍSA NOS ALDÁS, FATUMA AHMED ALI and JOSÉ IGNACIO MARTÍN GALÁN, and published by Universitat Jaume I. —————– The UNESCO Chair of Philosophy for Peace-Interuniversity Institute for Social Development and Peace-IUDESP (Jaume I University) recently presented in Spain the new book Communication for Peace in Action: Journalisms, Conflicts, Media Literacy […]
Courses Taught by Industry Pros at Prestigious Locations
Digital Media Academy’s Pro-Series courses cover the most relevant tools and techniques being used by professionals in the ever-changing world of new media. Whether you are a creative professional, an educator, a student, or a serious amateur, our Pro Series courses offer an incredible learning experience. Digital Media Academy’s intense, total-immersion format is designed to […]
Youth and Digital Media: From Credibility to Information Quality
Urs Gasser Harvard University – Berkman Center for Internet & Society; University of St. Gallen—– Sandra Cortesi Harvard University – Berkman Center for Internet & Society—– Momin Malik Harvard University – Berkman Center for Internet & Society—– Ashley Lee Harvard University – Berkman Center for Internet & Society—————————— Building upon a process- and context-oriented information […]
Global Teachers: A Conceptual Model for Building Teachers’ Intercultural Competence Online
Erin M. McCloskey, Madison (United States)_________ Foreign language ability, global awareness, and intercultural communication skills are increasingly recognized as essential dimensions of productive participation in the emerging economic, civic, political and social arenas of the 21st century. Consequently, these skills are being promoted more intentionally than ever across the spectrum of K16 education. This newly […]
Spaniards’ Perspective of Immigration. The Role of the Media
Juan Carlos Checa Olmos, Almería (Spain) Ángeles Arjona Garrido, Almería (Spain) With the transformation of Spain into an immigration country, society has become a major change by setting up a social space characterized, increasingly, by cultural, ethnic and religious diversity. In this new frame is interesting to investigate the overall value of diversity into the […]
Españoles ante la inmigración: el papel de los medios de comunicación
Revista Comunicar Juan Carlos Checa y Ángeles Arjona, Almería (España) ———————— Con la transformación de España desde hace unas décadas en país de inmigración, la sociedad ha experimentado un importante cambio configurando un espacio social caracterizado, cada vez más, por la diversidad cultural, étnica y religiosa. En este escenario novedoso es de gran interés indagar […]
BEYOND THE GUTENBERG PARENTHESIS: EXPLORING NEW PARADIGMS IN MEDIA AND LEARNING
Robert F. Kenny Department of Digital Media, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA ————————- There are those who agree with Tom Pettitt that we are entering into a period where text based literacy is no longer the only measure of intelligence, nor is it the only form of valuable communications and knowledge acquisition for […]
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