Each semester, Michelle Ciulla Lipkin struggles with the right time to share a very personal story with her media studies students at Brooklyn College. She hopes it will help explain her desire for a more media-literate society. She also hopes it will explain how the media’s coverage of a news story forever changes the experiences […]
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Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2017: Message from Ms Irina Bokova
The Director-General of UNESCO notes that more people have access to information than ever before. This opens up vast new horizons, to create and share knowledge, to exchange, to deepen dialogue. It also raises challenges to empower women and men to make the most of new opportunities for the benefit of all, based on human […]
Teaching social media: a critical media education approach
How should educators respond to the opportunities and challenges posed by social media? Why we need to look beyond educational technology, and develop a critical media education approach. The educational technology industry is showing a growing interest in social media. Commercial services such as Facebook and Twitter are widely used in educational settings, alongside customized […]
FactChecking: Children’s eSafety Commissioner on cyberbullying
Revelations that boys have been sharing pornographic pictures of underage girls online have refocused attention on how best to tackle online harassment, bullying and abuse. When asked about the issue on Q&A, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield said that the Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner had investigated about 11,000 cases of cyberbullying and can order […]
¡Hazlo con tu smartphone!
“¡Hazlo con tu smartphone!” es un manual práctico de iniciación a diversos aspectos de la cultura digital. En este caso trato de mostrar las enormes posibilidades que ofrece el teléfono móvil como herramienta de ayuda en la vida cotidiana, dispositivo de entretenimiento y medio de aprendizaje y acceso a la cultura. Un smartphone es la […]
The problem with teaching internet safety
Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it would be making a million pound grant to a programme designed to tackle cyberbullying in UK schools. The strategy will involve a peer-to-peer approach, in which schools will appoint an individual student who will be trained as their ‘digital safety ambassador’. A million pounds sounds like a lot […]
Making media literacy great again
A basic understanding of where news comes from is back on the syllabus as students navigate an increasingly bewildering media environment. One of these News Literacy projects is called “Calling Bullshit”. Professors instructed students to ask themselves three questions when encountering a news story, scientific study, or complicated data: Who is telling me this? How […]
Confirmation Bias and Media Literacy
Newletter October 2017 There’s no doubt: fake news, biased sources, trustworthy information are the hot topics of our day, thanks to President Donald J. Trump, the person who’s done more for calling attention to the need for media literacy education than any leader in recent memory. These hot topics lead to deeper discussions, as well. […]
Media Meets Literacy in Sarajevo (MDI report)
Fake news and misuse of information in the media were the main topics of the Media Meets Literacy conference held on 20-21 September in Sarajevo. The Media Diversity Institute Western Balkans Executive Director Ivana Jelaca was amongst participants discussing how to foster media literacy among citizens of different backgrounds, as well as the role of […]
La Semaine des médias à l’école en Suisse romande n’aura pas lieu cette année
La Semaine des médias à l’école est la plus importante action de sensibilisation pédagogique au rôle de la presse de Suisse romande. Développer l’usage pratique et critique des supports, instruments et technologies de l’information et de la communication fait partie des finalités de l’école publique romande. La capacité à accéder à des sources d’information de […]
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