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Digital and Media Literacy
in Higher Education
Graduate Practicum Presentation
M.Ed Instructional Technology
College of Education and Human Development, University of Maine
November 12 and 13, 2015
Gemma Scott
Questions for Today
What are digital and media literacy and why is it important?
How is media literacy relevant to the elementary curriculum?
What does media literacy look like in the classroom?
What do students actually learn when they learn media literacy?
How can teachers play a role in advancing media literacy?
Higher Education
1
2
3
4
5
Slide adapted from: Hobbs, R. (2015, May 11). Media Literacy: Connecting Classroom and Culture
The Treachery of Images by René Magritte
Basics of media literacy
Core Concepts
1. All media messages are constructed
2. Media messages are constructed using a
creative language with its own rules
3. Different people experience the same
media message differently
4. Media have embedded values and points
of view
5. Most media messages are organized to
gain profit and/or power
from Center for media literacy - medialiteracy.org
Key Questions
1. Who created this message?
2. What creative techniques are used to
attract my attention?
3. How might different people understand this
message differently?
4. What values, lifestyles and points of view
are represented in, or omitted from, this
message?
5. Why is this message being sent?
What is digital literacy and why is it important?
Media is text
What do the stories you see in this link tell?
https://www.google.com/search?q=selfie&es_sm=91&s
ource=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVC
hMI38bO1IyFyQIVQuEmCh11cA86&biw=1297&bih=606
#q=selfie&tbm=isch&tbs=sur:f
Image from: Clinger, A. (2015). Abby, the Blabby Librarian: Word Cloud. Retrieved from http://abbytheblabby.blogspot.com/2015/04/word-cloud.html
Why are digital and media literacy important?
Graphic from: Hobbs, R., Aspen Institute, & John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. (2010). Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action. A White Paper
on the Digital and Media Literacy Recommendations of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy
Media is expanding the conceptualization of literacy
How is Media Literacy Relevant to
the Higher Education Curriculum?
Theoretical Framework
Communication & Education. Institutions of education, communication practices &
democratic values are interconnected.
Inquiry Learning. People learn best from experiences that are carefully supported
or scaffolded to meet the needs of the learner.
Critical Pedagogy. Awareness, analysis, and reflection enable people to take action
to make society more just and equitable.
Medium Theory. Media & technology are immersive cultural environments; media
structures re-shape human perception & values.
Active Audience Theory. Audiences are active; meaning-making is variable; lived
experience & social context are key dimensions of interpretation.
Slide by: Hobbs, R. (2015, May 11). Media Literacy: Connecting Classroom and Culture
What does media literacy look like?
graphic by: Hobbs, R. (2015, May 11). Media Literacy: Connecting Classroom and Culture
Access
Analyze & Evaluate
Create
Reflect
Act
“If you want to live a
happy life, tie it to a
goal, not to people or
things.”
~ Albert Einstein
What do we actually learn from media literacy?
ISTE Standards:
Teachers
Students
Coaches
How can teachers play a role in advancing
media literacy?
Graphic from: Media Education Lab
Conclusions
Are you a
human,
or are you a
muppet?
image: Termine, R. (2009). Michelle Obama’s “Sesame Street”
Appearance: “I’m On A High” [Digital image]. Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/05/michelle-obamas-
sesame-st_n_197191.html
Thank you:
Renee Hobbs
Gail Garthwait
Walt Kimball
Michael Scott
Bibliography
27 Apps that have changed my Teaching and Learning Practice - Updated -. (n.d.-a). Retrieved from
http://createinnovateexplore.com/transformers-learning-disguise/
27 Apps that have changed my Teaching and Learning Practice - Updated -. (n.d.-b). Retrieved from
http://createinnovateexplore.com/transformers-learning-disguise/
Clinger, A. (2015). Abby, the Blabby Librarian: Word Cloud. Retrieved from
http://abbytheblabby.blogspot.com/2015/04/word-cloud.html
Domine, V. (2011). Building 21st-Century Teachers: An Intentional Pedagogy of Media Literacy Education.
Part of a Special Issue: Media Literacy Education, 33(2), 194–205.
Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education | Association of College & Research Libraries
(ACRL). (n.d.). Retrieved November 10, 2015, from http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework
Hobbs, R. (2015, May 11). Media Literacy: Connecting Classroom and Culture. Retrieved November 9, 2015,
from http://www.slideshare.net/reneehobbs/media-literacy-connecting-classroom-and-culture
Hobbs, R., Aspen Institute, & John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. (2010). Digital and Media Literacy: A
Plan of Action. A White Paper on the Digital and Media Literacy Recommendations of the Knight Commission
on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy (No. 0-89843-535-8). Aspen Institute. Retrieved from
eric. (Aspen Institute. 1 Dupont Circle NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 410-820-5433; Tel: 202-736-
5800; Fax: 202-467-0790; e-mail: publications@aspeninstitute.org; Web site: http://www.aspeninstitute.org)
Home - myCampus. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2015, from https://mycampus.maine.edu/group/um/home
Learn the Basics | digitalliteracy.gov. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2015, from
http://www.digitalliteracy.gov/content/learner
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Hawaiian_Applique_Quilt_2.jpg
Bibliography
Daniel in Babylon. (2015). Blakk Amerika — Support and Love to Baltimore [Digital image]. Retrieved from
http://chillvminati.tumblr.com/post/117556903485/support-and-love-to-baltimore
Media Education Lab. (n.d.). Retrieved November 10, 2015, from
http://mediaeducationlab.com/curriculum/materials
Media Literacy Defined | National Association for Media Literacy Education. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9,
2015, from http://namle.net/publications/media-literacy-definitions/
Muceus, J. (2005). Hawaiian_Applique_Quilt_2.jpg (1017×1024) [Photo]. Retrieved from
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Hawaiian_Applique_Quilt_2.jpg
remc12 - Information Literacy. (n.d.). Retrieved November 10, 2015, from
https://remc12.wikispaces.com/Information+Literacy
Bibliography
Termine, R. (2009). Michelle Obama’s “Sesame Street” Appearance: “I’m On A High” [Digital image]. Retrieved
from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/05/michelle-obamas-sesame-st_n_197191.html
The Treachery of Images. (2015, October 27). In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved from
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Treachery_of_Images&oldid=687679914
Unknown. (n.d.). InformationLit.jpg. Retrieved from
https://remc12.wikispaces.com/file/view/InformationLit.jpg/32256581/InformationLit.jpg
Bibliography

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