Let’s Play! Let’s Talk! Media Literacy & our Youngest Learners
AML Board Director Diana Maliszewski gave this presentation, “Let’s Play! Let’s Talk! Media Literacy and our Youngest Learners” at the NAMLE (National Association for [...]
AML Board Director Diana Maliszewski gave this presentation, “Let’s Play! Let’s Talk! Media Literacy and our Youngest Learners” at the NAMLE (National Association for [...]
One of the most compelling aspects of media studies involves sites of struggle. Sites of struggle are social phenomena that become arenas for changing values and behaviours. They include fashion, [...]
Podcasts have become an interesting new/old media phenomenon. While they seem to be the new de rigeur form, they arguably date from electronic media’s second-oldest form: radio. (The first is the [...]
By Diana Maliszewski with Neil Andersen A common adjective to describe recent media experiences is FAST. The speed at which content is published, shared, commented on, and remixed is quick. What [...]
Recent populist political victories have caused pundits to wonder if public education has failed and democracy is at risk. Some wonder, “How can people who are openly racist, sexist, xenophobic [...]
by Michelle Solomon An observation—and major complication—that I have not heard elsewhere involves the multijurisdictional contexts of media causes and effects. Specifically, that the media [...]
Genius is an annotation website that supports student reflection and critical thinking. Genius’ richest resource is its rap lyric section, but other categories include screen, history, lit [...]
Blog post by Laurie Townshend with extension activities by Michelle Solomon The U.S. Civil Rights Movement reached a peak in the 1960’s with widespread reactions to systemic racism boiling over [...]
Late September, 2017 provided media students with a wonderful opportunity to discuss the relationships between and among politics, news, sports and the global village. Note the update at the end [...]
by Diana Luciani, former AML Board member; teacher – Peel District School Board, Ontario These lessons inform the Media Strand of Ontario’s Grade 9 Applied-level English course. [...]
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Media construct versions of reality. @A_M_L_
@HeidiSiwak
@ms_keats https://www.producthunt.com/posts/chat-by-copy-ai
Media contain social and political meanings.
@A_M_L_ https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-bans-tiktok-on-city-issued-devices-1.6308553
Audiences negotiate meanings.
@A_M_L_ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/daylight-saving-time-doctors-research-cardiovascular-1.6773679
Media contain social and political meanings.
@A_M_L_ https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2023/03/10/mandatory-tech-credit-coming-for-ontario-high-school-students-education-minister-stephen-lecce-announces.html