Media Literacy Case for Educators: Empowering Educators for the Next Digital Decade
With a growing generation of teens relying on the internet for learning, entertainment and socialising, it's crucial to cultivate their capacity to ask critical questions about how technology impacts their lives, their communities and the planet. But how can educators guide teens to understand and navigate the digital world confidently? “Everywhere, All the Time” is a creative and playful digital literacy intervention, aiming to do just that.
What are the media literacy needs of young people today? How have recent advancements in technology changed the media literacy landscape? And what the ethical considerations that young people should take into account around their use of technology and the internet?
This course will empower teachers and educators to become informed and innovative advocates and facilitators of media literacy, supporting young people to understand opportunities and challenges around topics such as algorithms, large language models (LLMs) and their relationships with technology. The course will also explore the ‘cost’ of the internet in terms of environmental impact and human labour. The course will run from 6 May to 12 June.
You can follow the course at your own pace. Learn more here. You can register for the course by 6 May.
Learning objectives
- To be familiar with the principles behind effective media literacy education and teaching critical thinking.
- To understand the issues faced by youth using modern technology.
- To consider technology’s influence on individuals, society and the world.
- To select and develop educational approaches that meet the media literacy needs of your learners.
Prerequisites
The course is targeted at primary and secondary school teachers of any subject. Other educational professionals and stakeholders, such as heads of schools, school support staff, and policy makers with an interest in this topic are welcome to join also.