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What is Media Literacy?

Renee HobbsTemple University

Philadelphia PA

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TECHNOLOGY

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TOOL: A resource that helps you do or make 

things

TECHNOLOGY

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TOOL: A resource that helps you do or make 

things

TECHNOLOGY

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TOOL: A resource that helps you do or make 

things

TECHNOLOGY

CONTENT: The messages that 

matter

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Current EventsEntertainmentScienceWorkFashionPoliticsMathHistoryNatureMoneyLove/RomanceHealthStories about life

 

TOOL: A resource that helps you do or make 

things

TECHNOLOGY

CONTENT: The messages that 

matter

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MEDIA: Forms of expression and communication

TOOL: A resource that helps you do or make 

things

TECHNOLOGY

CONTENT: The messages that 

matter

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TOOL: A resource that helps you do or make 

things

TECHNOLOGY

CONTENT: The messages that 

matter

MEDIA: Forms of expression and communication

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DISTRIBUTION &PARTICIPATION: 

A means of sharing  

TOOL: A resource that helps you do or make 

things

TECHNOLOGY

CONTENT: The messages that 

matter

MEDIA: Forms of expression and communication

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DISTRIBUTION &PARTICIPATION: 

A means of sharing  

TOOL: A resource that helps you do or make 

things

TECHNOLOGY

CONTENT: The messages that 

matter

MEDIA: Forms of expression and communication

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 PEDAGOGY: A way of learning and teaching 

ACCESS ANALYZE/EVALUATE COMMUNICATE ACT

TOOL: A resource that helps you do or make 

things

TECHNOLOGY

CONTENT: The messages that 

matter

DISTRIBUTION &PARTICIPATION: 

A means of sharing  

MEDIA: Forms of expression and communication

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Media Literacy is an Expanded

Conceptualization of Literacy

…the ability to access, analyze, 

evaluate and communicate messages

in a wide variety of forms.

--Aspen Institute Leadership Forum on Media Literacy, Washington DC (1993)

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The purpose of media literacy education is to

help individuals of all ages develop the habits of inquiry andskills of expression that they need

to be critical thinkers, effective communicators and

active citizens in today’s world.

--Core Principles of Media Literacy Education, AMLA, St. Louis (2007)

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ACCESS ANALYZE/EVALUATE

COMMUNICATEACT

The Spiral Curriculum

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Promoting Habits of Inquiry

Authors & Audiences

Authorship: Who made this?Purpose: Why was it made? Who is the target audience?

Economics: Who paid for it?

Impact: Who benefits from this? Why does this matter to me?

Response: What kinds of actions might I take?

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Messages & Meanings

Content: What is this about? What values and points of view are expressed? What is omitted?Techniques: How was this constructed? What tools and techniques were used? Interpretations: How might different people understand this message? What is my interpretation and what do I learn about myself from my reaction?

Promoting Habits of Inquiry

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Representations & Realities

Representation: How does this message represent its subject?Context: When was this made? Where or how was it shared?Credibility: What are the sources of information, ideas or assertions? What criteria do I use to evaluate it?

Promoting Habits of Inquiry

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Alignment Matters

Teacher Motivations

Approaches to Teacher Education

Instructional Methods

Media Texts, Tools & Technologies

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Teacher Education and Media/Technology Integration

 

Independently initiated by teacher enthusiast who is: comfortable with technology & risk-taking motivated by a passionate interest responsive and respectful of students confident in the recursive process of curriculum development

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Teacher Education and Media/Technology Integration

 

Independently initiated by teacher enthusiast who is: comfortable with technology & risk-taking motivated by a passionate interest responsive and respectful of students confident in the recursive process of curriculum development

Introduced through staff development with teachers who may be: unclear about the purposes and goals of integrating media/technology uncomfortable when feeling loss of expertise or loss of control unfamiliar with or uninterested in technology confused about what can/should be done

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Renee HobbsFounder, Media Education LabProfessor, Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass MediaSchool of Communications & Theater | College of EducationTemple UniversityPhiladelphia PA 19122Email: [email protected]

http://mediaeducationab.com


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