What skills/attributes do you think a media literate person should have?
Media Literacy definition: Ability to access, analyze, evaluate and communicate messages in a wide variety of forms. Media literacy is umbrella concept, which promotes pedagogy of inquiry, to make “asking critical questions about what you watch, see, and read” stand at the center of what it means to be media literate (Hobbs, Journal of Communication 1998, p. 28).
GLOBAL MEDIA LITERACY
Critical Thinking & Critical Skills
IDENTIFY how news matters to civil society
MONITOR and compare media coverage
UNDERSTAND the media’s role in shaping global issues
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Civil Society & Global Citizenship
DEFEND the importance of Freedom of Expression for good governance, economic development, informed citizens & global pluralism
PROMOTE news literacy by creating and supporting good media
MOTIVATE media to better cover global issues and events (Olympic Study)
PARADOXES OF THE DIGITAL INFORMATION AGE
More fragmentation | More consolidation
Multiplicity of voices | Reduction of substantive reporting
Information richness | Information fatigue
Citizens who know more facts | Citizens who have less truth
How do you plan to communicate those attributes to other students?
Building a GML Lesson Plan
- Story
- Exercise
- Analysis Criteria
- Resources
- Authorship
- Ownership
Part 1 – Your Story
- What about your story
- What story do you want to tell?
- What media will you use?
- How can you be transparent?
- Who are you telling your story to?
- How can you engage your audience?
Part 2 – The Exercise
Thoughts about your Exercise
- What do you want people to explore?
- How do you want people to critically engage with this topic?
An exercise is more than just questions
Part 3 – Analysis Criteria
The 5 A’s of Global Media Literacy
- Access
- Awareness
- Assessment
- Appreciation
- Action
How the 5 A’s work
- access to media,
- awareness of media’s power,
- assessment of how media cover international events and issues,
- appreciation for media’s role in creating civil societies, and
- action to encourage better communication across cultural, social and political divides.
Access
- Who has access to this information?
- Are there any barriers to entry?
- Are there Hi-Fi/Lo-Fi versions of the information?
- Participation Gap/Digital Divide
Awareness
- What is the meaning of this information in larger social & civic contexts?
- What are the main issues in the information presented?
- What are the underlying assertions?
- How are the stories being told? And by whom?
Assessment
- Who is the intended audience?
- What’s are symbols?
- What are hidden messages?
- From what angle is the story being told?
- What’s the emotional appeal?
- Who is speaking, delivering the message?
- What is omitted from the message?
Appreciation
- In what ways are media beneficial avenues for civil society?
- What are the civic implications of the information?
- How does a greater understanding of this information allow for a greater understanding of its purpose?
- How diverse and independent is the information?
Action
- How is this information produced?
- What does this form of media production do for the scope, content, and shape of the information?
- What new opportunities does this production allow for? What restrictions?
- How participatory is the information? Is there room for dialogue?
Part 4 – Resources
- Diverse?
- Credible?
- Titled ?
Your resources must be representative and thorough
Part 5 – Authorship
Authorship equals Responsibility
Part 6 – Credits
- Accuracy
- Credibility
- Authority
- Rough APA style (ask faculty)
To think about…
- What is your mission?
- What do you want to tell your audience?
- What experience do you want people to have while engaging with your lesson plans?
- How will help people become media literate?
Informed Citizenship in the 21st Century
• Seeking diverse, credible, and independent information
• Learning how play with power, to cover issues, and to participate in democracy
Media Literacy can enable citizens to ask questions and evaluate how far they will
go to protect choice
