Everybody experiences far more than he understands. Yet it is experience, rather than understanding, that influences behavior.
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Media Literacy, General Semantics, and K-12 Education
Analyzing Advertising in the English Language Arts Classroom: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
Students who learned how to critically analyze advertising as part of their Grade 11 English language arts class were compared to a demographically matched control group who did not receive such instruction. Four weeks of classroom activities involving the analysis[Read More]
Review of "The Real Thing: Doing Philosophy with Media" by Christina Slade
Literacy in the Information Age (Translation)
Measuring the Acquisition of Media Literacy Skills
Students who participated in a required yearlong Grade 11 English media/communication course that incorporated
extensive critical media analysis of print, audio, and visual texts were compared with students from a demographically
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Classroom Strategies for Exploring Realism and Authenticity in Media Messages
Teachers can improve students’ critical reading and viewing skills through interactive learning activities that make use of a wide range of nonfiction media, including film, television, print, and the Internet. Four classroom learning experiences designed to facilitate careful[Read More]
Improving Reading Comprehension by Using Media Literacy Activities
Rather than viewing popular culture as an enemy to the work we do in schools, Renee Hobbs challenges educators to find creative ways to build connections between kids' worlds and the work we do in classrooms. She shares a sequence of classroom engagements that[Read More]
The Great Media Literacy Debates in 2001
Literacy for the Information Age
Research in Media Literacy
Teaching the Humanities in a Media Age
An innovative program helps teachers discover how to integrate media literacy concepts into high school humanities instruction. [Read More]
Instructional Practices in Media Literacy Education and Their Impact on Students' Learning
People From Many Walks of Life Enrich The Media Literacy Movement
The Simpsons Meet Mark Twain: Analyzing Popular Media Texts in the Classroom
Teaching Media Literacy
The Billerica Initiative Brings Media Literacy to Middle School
A New Lens on Channel One
The Billerica Initiative
See Dick and Jane Deconstruct: ABC's of Teaching Media Literacy
Channel One: Schulfernseshen zwischen innovation und kommerz (The Promise and Peril of Channel One)
Teaching the Media
Notes of a No TV survivor
How First Time Viewers Comprehend Editing
Stop(ping) the Presses!
Review of "The Media Lab" by S. Brand
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Create to Learn
You don’t have to be a communication professional to create to learn. Today, with free and low-cost digital tools, everyone can compose videos, blogs and websites, remixes, podcasts, screencasts, infographics, animation, remixes and more.
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Today, it's more important than ever before to understand the scope of your rights and responsibilities as a digital author.
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This pedagogy article describes a semester-long undergraduate course designed to deconstruct information disorder in the post-truth era by looking at economics, ideology, and power relations.
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The Seven Great Debates in the Media Literacy Movement
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The Creativity of Imitation in Remake Videos
The production of remake videos may enhance media literacy competencies by offering a means for young media makers to develop creative skills through strategic imitation.
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The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy
The definitive international reference on a topic of major and enduring importance, with over 270 entries by leading experts in the field
More.. [Read More]The Library Screen Scene
A comprehensive look at how school, public and academic libraries unleash the power of film and media through viewing, learning, creating, collecting and connecting to communities.
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