Media Literacy Education in Action: Theoretical and Pedagogical Perspectives

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Media Literacy Education in Action brings together the field’s leading scholars and advocates to present a snapshot of the theoretical and conceptual development of media literacy education―what has influenced it, current trends, and ideas about its future. Featuring a mix of perspectives, it explores the divergent ways in which media literacy is connected to educational communities and academic areas in both local and global contexts. The volume is structured around seven themes: • Media Literacy: Past and Present • Digital Media and Learning • Global Perspectives • Public Spaces • Civic Activism • Policy and Digital Citizenship • Future Connections Compelling, well-organized, and authoritative, this one-stop resource for understanding more about media literacy education across disciplines, cultures, and divides offers the fresh outlook that is needed at this point in time. Globally, as more and more states and countries call for media literacy education more explicitly in their curriculum guidelines, educators are being required to teach media literacy in both elementary and secondary education contexts. Cover Title Copyright Dedication CONTENTS Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART I Media Literacy: Past and Present 1 Media Literacy: An Incomplete Project 2 Voices of Media Literacy 3 Media Literacy Education in Ontario PART II Digital Media and Learning 4 A Case for Curation as a Media Literacy Imperative for Participatory Culture 5 Lessons Learned from Amanda Baggs: Implications for New Media Literacies Education 6 Visualization as a New Media Literacy 7 The World Is a Village: Conceptualizing Uses of New Media in “Flat Classrooms” PART III Global Perspectives 8 Towards a European Network for Media Literacy: A Nordic Perspective on Challenges in a Global Society 9 Media Literacy through Arts Education in Australia 10 Sowing the Seeds of Digital and Media Literacy in Lebanon and the Arab World: The Importance of a Locally Grown and Sustainable Curriculum 11 Hong Kong Media Education in the Web 2.0 Era: Engaging with the Net Generation PART IV Public Spaces 12 Towards the Integration of Media and Information Literacy: A Rationale for a Twenty-first-century Approach 13 A Promising Future: U.S. Public Libraries as Informal Media Literacy Educators 14 School Libraries, Media Literacy, and the Potential for Civic Engagement 15 Why Media Arts Curriculum Standards Could Improve Media Arts and Critical Media Literacy in K–12 Settings PART V Civic Activism 16 What Are We Really Teaching? Outline for an Activist Media Literacy Education 17 Should I Really Kill My Television? Negotiating Common Ground among Media Literacy Scholars, Educators,and Activists 18 Shrinking the Divide: Solving Social Inequalities through Media Literacy Education 19 Game-based Civic Learning in Public Participation Processes PART VI Policy and Digital Citizenship 20 On the Difficulties of Promoting Media Literacy 21 Media Literacy Education: A Requirement for Today’s Digital Citizens 22 Emerging from K–12 Future Shock: How to Blend Digital and Media Literacy into the Common Core Standards 23 Grasping the Complexities of U.S. Educational Policy and the Classroom: How to Move Media Literacy Education Forward PART VII Future Connections 24 Media Literacy Preparation in Undergraduate Teacher Training: An American and Australian Perspective 25 Rhetoric in a New Key: Media Literacy Education for the Twenty-first-century University 26 International Media and Informational Literacy: A Conceptual Framework List of Contributors Index