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In cooperation with:An initiative of:

Media wisdom = media literacy Why?

InspirationGuidance

Examples of good practiceTools for using media in the classroom

Who?Educators

How?Bottom up ( trough a program in teacher training)

3 worlds

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“Media wisdom is the totality of knowledge, skills and attitudes with which citizens can move consciously & critically in a complex, changing and mediatized world. It is the capacity for an active and creative media use focused on societal participation.”

From “conceptnota voor mediawijsheid” of Minister of Media Ingrid Lieten and Minister of Education Pascal Smet

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KnowledgeSyntax

Semantics

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SkillsTechnical skills

Skills to read a mediumDetermine reliabilityUse in a creative way

Building skills by DOING!

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AttitudeAwareness of responsibility

Use in a socially adjusted wayAwareness of the effect and power of media

Knowledge of royaltiesLife long learning

leads to a new way of communicating

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3 Worlds:Handle CONSCIOUSLY

Use CRITICAL Do it yourself = ACTIVE

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“Zelf doen” do it yourself = ACTIVE:Why first? Learning in an intuitive way

‘good practice’ examples:⁻ Teacher training program⁻ Other (VRT, Dynamo3, …)

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Project “Verwoord/verbeeld” Based on the novel“Stitches” by David Small

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• Teacher training program:

– Project on media wisdom: learning how to use media in the classroom– Support by multimedia lab by BAM(No financial support!):

• Creative• Technical

– 2 ways:• Short: only within teacher training• Long : internship (dynamo 3 support of 1500€ for school)

– Video report– 5 themes:

• War and peace • Language, literature and promotion of reading in a digital culture• Subject related propositions • Specific ways of media literacy : Projects on photography, film, television, advertising and games.• Conscious use of the virtual world of the internet.

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Collaboration Flemish Agency for Educational Communication and BAM

Multimedia labEditorial team

Technical support

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Flemish Institute for visual, audiovisual and media artwww.bamart.be

Collaboration Flemish Agency for Educational Communication and VRT

Open up archive for the educational field:Use of archive material in teacher training program Media wise content

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“KRITISCH gebruiken” Use CRITICALDiscovering the relation between

media and the worldUnderstanding the importance of the language of media

Knowledge of the history of media.Knowledge on how to read media-content

The ability to (self) reflectionUse media strategically

Metier

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“BEWUST hanteren” handle CONSCIOUSLYDiscovering the influence media has

on our view on ourselves and of the worldImpact on our brain

Social and ethical aspectsIntention of information and communication

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login procedure (only for educators)• Uploading of films• Access to VRT archives• Access to material in Ingebeeld • To be explored: virtual editing (later phase)

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TIPS:

Implement media in all courses

Don’t let limitations guide you, JUST DO!

Become media wise together, let student educate you!

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Literature:• “Cultuur in de spiegel” Barend van Heusden• “The visual literacy white paper” Dr. Anne Bamford• “Conceptnota mediawijsheid” Flemish Minister of Media

Ingrid Lieten and Flemish Minister of Education Pascal Smet

• “Audiovisuele vorming in het Vlaamse onderwijs” Annemie Goegebuer