Abstract This article proposes Marshall McLuhan's tetrad of media effects (enhancement, obsolescence, retrieval, and reversal) as a generative framework for ecomedia literacy education. Drawing on McLuhan's Laws of Media and his figure/ground distinction, the article argues that the tetrad's non-linear, ecological logic is uniquely suited to the demands of media education in … [Read more...] about McLuhan’s Tetrad and Ecomedia Literacy: A Systems Thinking Approach for Transformative Media Education
Systems Thinking
Critical Media Literacy Analysis and Production for Systems Thinking About Climate Change
Abstract As young people’s use of media is growing globally, the climate crisis is increasing to unprecedented levels. In this report, we focus on the role that education can play in promoting critical thinking about media and environmental justice. Through the teaching of critical media literacy, students learn to analyze representations of the climate crisis in the media. … [Read more...] about Critical Media Literacy Analysis and Production for Systems Thinking About Climate Change
