This report explains the components and need for digital and media literacy, and gives recommendations for incorporating it into education.
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Journal-Article
Recommended Uses:
Ask students in small groups to choose one stakeholder, and extract action plans to promote and support digital and media literacy. Jigsaw findings so that students are arranged into mixed groups constituted by a representative of each stakeholder; they then develop an action plan that reflects the coalition. Students compare their action plans.
Technical Requirements:
Any browser, PDF Reader
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Using this document to foster the development of digital & media literacy skills will enable learners to:
Responsibly find & use information
Analyze the quality & credibility of information in a variety of forms
Create content using digital tools & technology
Reflect on personal conduct & communication
Participate in social action in a variety of settings
Target Student Population:
Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed, Pre-service teachers and administrators, Communications studies majors, Library and information professional majors, Educational technology majors, Public policy majors
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic ICT literacy
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The report, which was commissioned by the Aspen Institute, represents current thinking and research. After an in-depth description for the need of a plan of action, the report porivdes a framework with detailed core competencies for K-12, higher ed, and other lifelong learners. Topics include: community-level digital initiatives, developing partnerships for teacher education, plans for research and assessment, and opportunities for a wide variety of stakeholders; it also includes"portraits of success." The report takes an American perspective, and notes relevant professional organizations. Thus, users can apply the recommendations without added sources.
Concerns:
Content is dated 2010
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Digital and media literacy closely reflect ICT literacy standards. The report identifies the conditions for promoting and supporting these literacies, so in that way build on prior concepts. More specifically, the document provides a structure and examples for achieving digital and media literacy competencies. Detailed content allows for multiple scenarios and opportunities to utilize the plan of action in a wide variety of communities. As such, this report offers valuable reading for students in a variety of disciplines, and can inform learning activities such as strategic planning. The report reflects societal conditions, so its recommendations can be applied meaningfully in professional life.
Concerns:
The document would benefit from practical application activities and from updating.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The report is straightforward, organized and clear; it includes an executive summary along with the extended white paper. Writing is a bit scholarly but accessible. As a pdf file, it requires little technology skills. The text is basically ADA-compliant.
Concerns:
The report is dense, so might not be appealing to the reader.
Creative Commons:
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