The Digital Ethnography Research Team at Kansas State University is a working group led by Dr. Michael Wesch dedicated to exploring and extending the possibilities of digital ethnography. Today the Digital Ethnography Research Team of 2011 is proud to announce the release of the Visions of Students Today: a “video collage” about student life created […]
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“Women and Girls Lead” panelists discuss media
The Social Good Summit, a Mashable event wrapping up today in New York, discussed how social media can ignite more conversation to help solve social issues and promote charity and nonprofit organization support. Among the panel discussions was “Women and Girls Lead: Where Storytelling, Gaming and Public Media Converge,” featuring Academy Award-winning actor Geena Davis; […]
The Machine is Us/ing Us
Michael Wesch, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University. The video “The Machine is Us/ing Us” is “Web 2.0” in just under 5 minutes. Wesch made this video while writing a paper about web 2.0. The video is part of the Kansas State University Digital Ethnography Research Team’s video showcase, “Explorations […]
The Media Literacy Expert Group
The European Commission was requested to launch an initiative on Media Literacy by the European Parliament (during the hearings of Commissioner Reding before taking up her new mandate, as well as in the Weber Report on the transition to digital TV) and the industry together with a number of Member States. The group was composed […]
Testing and Refining Criteria to Assess Media Literacy Levels in Europe: Final Report, April 2011
European Association for Viewers Interests (EAVI) is an independent, not-for-profit international civil society organisation registered in Brussels as an AISBL – Association International Sans But Lucratif. The mission of EAVI is to serve public interest in the fields of media. Its primary aim is to represent and advance the interests of European media users and […]
European Media Literacy and Education Study (EUMEDUS)
European Association for Viewers Interests (EAVI) is an independent, not-for-profit international civil society organisation registered in Brussels as an AISBL – Association International Sans But Lucratif. The mission of EAVI is to serve public interest in the fields of media. Its primary aim is to represent and advance the interests of European media users and […]
Media Literacy in Higher Education: Breeding Civic Awareness
Scholars, since Harvard sociologist Robert Putnam’s now famous “Bowling Alone: the Collapse and Revival of American Community” revived the debate about the alarmingly quick decline of civic participation in the United States, have increasingly pointed to the media as a key variable in this decline. Common speculation ranges far and wide—from sensationalized reporting to privatized […]
Policy Paper on the Youth Perspective on E-Society (2009)
The so-called digital age of today depicts a constantly evolving information society that brings new challenges, needs and opportunities, especially for young people. New information and communication technologies have become central for the work of youth organisations as they entail emerging opportunities for young people to participate in the society they live in. Moreover there […]
Uncovering Media Bias: The “Ground Zero Mosque” Case Study
This study is intended to be an initial step towards a deeper analysis of how concrete media messages (in time and location) facilitate cultural perceptions that deliver political language, ultimately channeling policy (locally and globally). For the UNAOC, research such as this is immensely valuable since the main goal of the organization is to support […]
World Wide Workshop: Social Media Technology and Learning
The World Wide Workshop is a global foundation for developing open-source applications of social media technology and game production, to enhance learning, innovation, entrepreneurship, and an understanding of the world in economically disadvantaged and technologically under-served communities.
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