Abstract This article reframes K–12 media literacy through a media ecology lens to address the realities of algorithmic and AI-driven media environments. Drawing on McLuhan, Postman, Strate, and critical media literacy scholarship, it argues that media operate as environments that shape perception, attention, and meaning rather than neutral tools. Integrating media ecology … [Read more...] about McLuhan, Media Ecology, and Machine Learning: Rethinking Media Literacy in K–12 Education
Student Agency
“Producing Peace”: The Possibilities and Limits of Using Media Literacy to Foster Student Agency
Abstract Media literacy is a powerful tool for fostering citizenship skills in youth. Yet, while research and some exemplary model citizens demonstrate its ability to provide students tools to engage with media productively in order to participate in civic conversions, not enough media literacy focuses on how students develop a strong personal message and authentic … [Read more...] about “Producing Peace”: The Possibilities and Limits of Using Media Literacy to Foster Student Agency
