Abstract David Buckingham’s (2023) “The trouble with ‘information literacy’” extends observations and areas rife for exploration related to the multiple terms and semantic framings regarding information literacy and other connected, but distinct areas of study. He problematizes narrow, ill-defined, or common conflations across sub-fields related to media education. Inspired by … [Read more...] about From Silos to Synergies: Co-developing Collaborations Across Media Education Sub-fields Towards Social and Environmental Justice
Critical Media Literacy
Teamwork makes the dream work: Reflections on collaborations to support media and information literacies in liberal arts education
Abstract Experts and practitioners use multiple definitions of media literacy (ML) and information literacy (IL). From these, myriad similarities and distinctions emerge between the domains. Although some may see the convergences and divergences in ML and IL as messy, we–a university librarian and assistant professor of communication–propose that this conceptual ambiguity … [Read more...] about Teamwork makes the dream work: Reflections on collaborations to support media and information literacies in liberal arts education
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
Teacher Education: Critical Media Literacy for STEM Teacher Candidates
Abstract This article offers a review of a graduate level course called Critical Media Literacy (CML) designed for pre-service STEM cohort teacher candidates. It provides an overview of the course topics and projects that prepare pre-service STEM teacher candidates to integrate critical media literacy into their STEM teaching practices. Critical media literacy extends … [Read more...] about Teacher Education: Critical Media Literacy for STEM Teacher Candidates
The Prevalence of Artificial Intelligence, Surveillance Capitalism, Disinformation, and Biased Algorithms Amplify the Need for Critical Skills Applied to Media
Abstract Algorithm-driven technologies are transforming our world. Digital algorithms possess the epistemological algorithmic authority to shape, reinforce, and limit society by determining what we see and do not. While some public and private efforts exist to mitigate the harmful effects of these powerful digital technologies, few measures exist to prepare K-12 students for … [Read more...] about The Prevalence of Artificial Intelligence, Surveillance Capitalism, Disinformation, and Biased Algorithms Amplify the Need for Critical Skills Applied to Media
Sowing the Seeds of Algorithmic Literacy: K-4 Practices for Studying If-Then Structures, Perspective, and Persuasion
Abstract Even students too young to study algorithms or algorithmic bias per se can learn the habits of mind that will later help them to understand algorithms and to search out and identify bias. At La Jolla Country Day School, students in grades K-4 study if-then-else logic, perspective/point of view, and the difference between information and persuasion, all of which are … [Read more...] about Sowing the Seeds of Algorithmic Literacy: K-4 Practices for Studying If-Then Structures, Perspective, and Persuasion
Connecting Youth, Eco-Media and Resilience in Appalachia
Abstract: In the summer of 2019, the We are All Connected urban-rural youth media program launched Something in Our Water, an eco-media documentary project that investigates the shared problem of water sustainability, public health, and climate change in their communities. This article discusses the transformative experience that the youth from New York City … [Read more...] about Connecting Youth, Eco-Media and Resilience in Appalachia
Teaching for Environmental Justice at the Educational Video Center
Abstract: While teaching about climate change in K-12 schools often focuses on the catastrophic crises it is causing on a global scale, for students from poor and historically marginalized communities a pedagogy of environmental justice centers their own local neighborhoods, schools, and homes as sites for investigation and action. The Educational Video Center (EVC) in New York … [Read more...] about Teaching for Environmental Justice at the Educational Video Center
Engaging with Things: Speculative Realism and Ecomedia Literacy Education
Abstract: In recent years, media scholars and educators have made an effort to address ecological issues in their work. Ecomedia literacy adapts the principles and practices of the media literacy movement in order to prepare the public to critically engage with the relationship between media and the environment. However, this article argues that the philosophical frameworks, on … [Read more...] about Engaging with Things: Speculative Realism and Ecomedia Literacy Education
For the Love of Nature: Bringing Environmental Justice to Urban Elementary Students
Abstract: This essay explores the role of critical pedagogy in environmental justice education. We discuss the need for teaching a love of nature (biophilia) as an entry point for developing a caring relationship and sense of stewardship with the natural world. Place-based education and ecopedagogy offer liberatory potential to make education more transformative and … [Read more...] about For the Love of Nature: Bringing Environmental Justice to Urban Elementary Students