Media Literacy: New Agendas in Communication
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This volume explores how educators can leverage student proficiency with new literacies for learning in formal and informal educational environments. It also investigates critical literacy practices that can best respond to the proliferation of new media in society. What sorts of media education are needed to deal with the rapid influx of intellectual and communication resources and how are media professionals, educational theorists, and literacy scholars helping youth understand the possibilities inherent in such an era?Offering contributions from scholars on the forefront of media literacy scholarhip, this volume provides valuable insights into the issues of literacy and the new forms of digital communication now being utilized in schools. It is required reading for media literacy scholars and students in communication, education, and media.
List of Figures viiList of tables viiiList of Contributors ixIntroduction: New agendas for Media Literacy Kathleen Tyner 1I Literacy in Action: Media Literacy in Community-Based Setting 91 Young People, New Media, and Participatory design: A Study of Cybermohalla from India Sanjay Asthan 112 Digital Pathways to Learning Through Collaborative Media Prodution Krishna M. bass Elizabeth A. Bandy 28Part II Views from the K-12 Classroom: Media Literacy in Formal Education 513 Voices from the Trenches: Elementary School Teachers Speak about Implementing Media Literacy Jeff Share 534 Thinking Inside the Classroom: Notes from the Field Allison Butler 76Part III the Next Generation: Media Literacy in Higher Education 995 Composing and Reflecting: Integrating Digital Video in Teacher Education David L. Bruce 1016 "Truthiness" and Trust: News Media Literacy strategies in the Digital Age Jennifer Fleming 1247 A Safety Net? Using New Technologies to Engage Education Students in Controversial Topics J.Lynn Mcbrien 127Part IV Beyond the Classroom: Media Literacy in Virtual environments 1738 Media Literacy 2.0: Unique Characteristics of Video Games Aaron Delwiche 1759 New Media Literacies By Design: The game School Alice Robison 19210 Augmented Reality Gaming and Game Design as a New Literacy Practice James M. Mathews Kurt D. Squire 209Index 233
