Cutting through the Covid-19 confusion
Title Cutting through the Covid-19 confusion Objectives Resilience to disinformation and online media Description OFCOM’s article about the dangers of news consumption during the pandemic and resources that people can use to understand what’s true or not Link to the source https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/coronavirus-resources Terms of use Free Connectivity Online only: requires internet connection Device requirements Desktop […]
Slowing The Infodemic: How to Spot COVID-19 Misinformation
Title Slowing The Infodemic: How to Spot COVID-19 Misinformation Objectives Resilience to disinformation and online media Description Resources for high school and post-secondary educators to inspire a relevant and rich discussion about media literacy. Link to the source https://www.aspeninstitute.org/videos/infodemic-half-truths-lies-and-critical-information-in-a-time-of-pandemics/ Terms of use Free Connectivity Online only: requires internet connection Device requirements Desktop computer and Tablets […]
Connected Learning Alliance
Title Connected Learning Alliance Objectives Resilience to disinformation and online media Description Several blog posts about fake news and disinformation Link to the source https://clalliance.org/?s=fake+news Terms of use Free Connectivity Online only: requires internet connection Device requirements Desktop computer and Tablets Mode of learning (Menu Item) Personalised / adaptive learning paths
David Buckingham
Title David Buckingham Objectives Resilience to disinformation and online media Description David Buckingham’s website. BIas tag Link to the source https://davidbuckingham.net/category/bias/ Terms of use Free Connectivity Online only: requires internet connection Device requirements Desktop computer and Tablets Mode of learning (Menu Item) Personalised / adaptive learning paths
Journal Media Literacy Education (issue 2, 2018)
Title Journal Media Literacy Education (issue 2, 2018) Objectives Resilience to disinformation and online media Description Academic journal issue focused on fake news, disinformation and citizenship Link to the source https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/jmle/vol10/iss2/ Terms of use Free Connectivity Online only: requires internet connection Device requirements Desktop computer Mode of learning (Menu Item) Teacher or trainer-directed learning
B-learning Course
Title B-learning Course Objectives Introducing fake news, Knowing what fake news is, Awareness of virality and trending in social media, Awareness of virality and trending in social media, The credibility of the sources in a media context, Promoting (social) media and digital literacy, Critical understanding of information consumption (and influence of algorithms), Communication skills in […]
Media literacy key concepts Lesson 6: Each medium has a unique aesthetic form
Title Media literacy key concepts Lesson 6: Each medium has a unique aesthetic form Objectives MediaSmarts has partnered with Concerned Children’s Advertisers to develop a suite of videos on each of the media literacy key concepts. Description In this lesson, students compare print and TV ads for the same product and discuss the advantages and […]
Media literacy key concepts Lesson 5: Media have social and political implications
Title Media literacy key concepts Lesson 5: Media have social and political implications Objectives MediaSmarts has partnered with Concerned Children’s Advertisers to develop a suite of videos on each of the media literacy key concepts. Description In this lesson, students watch a video introducing the media literacy key concept that media have social and […]
Media literacy key concepts Lesson 4: Media have commercial implications
Title Media literacy key concepts Lesson 4: Media have commercial implications Objectives MediaSmarts has partnered with Concerned Children’s Advertisers to develop a suite of videos on each of the media literacy key concepts. Description In this lesson, students watch a video introducing the media literacy key concept that media have commercial implications. They then watch […]
Media literacy key concepts Lesson 3: Audiences negotiate meaning
Title Media literacy key concepts Lesson 3: Audiences negotiate meaning Objectives MediaSmarts has partnered with Concerned Children’s Advertisers to develop a suite of videos on each of the media literacy key concepts. Description In this lesson, students watch a video introducing the media literacy key concept that audiences negotiate meaning. They discuss the idea that […]
