1. Renee Hobbs
Professor of Communication Studies
Director, Media Education Lab
University of Rhode Island USA
Twitter: @reneehobbs
Best Practices of
Media Literacy
In Secondary
Education
5. Whatâs Needed to
Advance
Media Literacy
Education in
Elementary &
Secondary Schools
1. Curriculum Standards and Frameworks
2. Teacher Education and Professional
Development
3. Professional Networks for Information
Sharing
4. Curricular Resources, Instructional
Strategies and Materials
5. Support for Program Evaluation and
Research on Effectiveness
6. Supportive Implementation Climate
13. What are the Media & Digital Literacy
Competencies Needed Today & in the Future?
14. Inclusive. I am open to hearing and respectfully
recognizing multiple viewpoints and I engage with
others online with respect and empathy.
Informed. I evaluate the accuracy, perspective, and
validity of digital media and social posts.
Engaged. I use technology and digital channels for civic
engagement, to solve problems and be a force for good
in both physical and virtual communities.
Balanced. I make informed decisions about how to
prioritize my time and activities online and off.
Alert. I am aware of my online actions, and know how
to be safe and create safe spaces for others online.
#DIGCITCOMMIT
15. Heightened
awareness of
media use
Balances benefits
& risks by using
using media
content in socially
responsible ways
Critically analyzes
messages to
evaluate credibility
& quality
Creates media for self-expression,
communication & advocacy
Reflects on how
media influence
attitudes &
behaviors
Understands media
systems & the
political economy of
the media
Aware of how media
constructs
representations of
ideas, events & people
in ways that impact
democratic processes
Participates in a
collaborative digital
knowledge
community
Uses digital texts, tools
& technologies for
inquiry learning
Gains competence
and confidence with
digital technologies by
practicing & self-
learning
Compare & Contrast
DIGITAL LITERACY MEDIA LITERACY
Aware of interpretation
processes at work in the
sharing of meaning
Aware of how digital
texts circulate as
culture
16. Learning Processes for
Digital & Media Literacy
Hobbs, R. (2010). Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action. Washington DC: Aspen Institute and Knight Foundation.
17. 1. Reflect on Your
Love-Hate Relationship
with Media, Technology &
Popular Culture
18. Are media formats & digital technologies
reproducing, transforming or challenging the educational status quo?
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19. LOVE HATE
PRINT VISUAL SOUND DIGITAL
EMPOWERMENT â PROTECTION PARADIGM
Educatorsâ love-hate relationship with media, technology and
popular culture shapes their instructional practices
21. 2. Media literacy is inquiry:
âAsking critical questions
about what you watch, use,
play, listen to and read.â
22.
23. Some Critical Questions for Analyzing Media
ï Who is the author and what is the
purpose of this message?
ï What techniques are used to attract
and hold attention?
ï What lifestyles, values and points of
view are represented?
ï How might different people interpret
this message differently?
ï What is omitted?
24. Video annotation is a powerful tool for critically analyzing media
http://bit.ly/thirdpew
27. 3. Media literacy is an
expanded conceptualization
of literacy. View and discuss
a media text.
28. VIEW & DISCUSS
A FILM TRAILER
The Library
Director: Jason LaMotte
AS YOU WATCH THIS FILM, CONSIDER:
âą SETTING: the location and specific places depicted
âą CHARACTERS: the people you see & what you notice about them
âą SOUND/MUSIC: what you hear
45. FORMATCONTENT AUDIENCEPROCESS
A set of 5
memes
You Decide
Work Under
Deadline
Pressure
Summarize
Key Insights
from the
Reading
Family, friends, co-workers, future employers, the world
Supporting Learning Through a Mix of
Both Creative Freedom & Creative Control
55. FORMATCONTENT AUDIENCEPROCESS
Supporting Learning Through a Mix of
Both Creative Freedom & Creative Control
You Decide
Work with
a Partner
Digital
Authorship
Essay, image slideshow, podcast, infographic, video, animation,
screencast, vlog, social media
You Decide
56. 10. Your Turn: Reflect and then
Create to Learn
âą How are your students "asking critical questions" AND
âcreating to learnâ in your classroom?
âą How are you supporting the development of studentsâ
confidence in making interpretations and their authority
as digital authors?
âą What current activities could be modified so that
students experience the power of media literacy?
âą What potential impact might these learning experiences
have for learners?
Create a Spark Video
57. As you watch, consider:
Why is becoming a digital
author a transformative
experience?
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59. How are your students âcreating to
learnâ in your classroom?
How are you supporting the
development of studentsâ
authority as digital authors?
What current activities
could be modified so
that students experience
the power of digital
authorship?
What potential impact might these
experiences have for learners?
61. We gain these competencies through relationships
and in learning communities through
dialogue, discussion & creative media-making
62. Renee Hobbs
Professor of Communication Studies
Director, Media Education Lab
Harrington School of Communication & Media
University of Rhode Island USA
Email: hobbs@uri.edu
Twitter: @reneehobbs
LEARN MORE
Web: www.mediaeducationlab.com