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by Diana Maliszewski Media literacy can be most impactful when the media texts chosen for study are items that students interact with daily, often without much consideration. The Canadian [...]
by Diana Maliszewski Media literacy can be most impactful when the media texts chosen for study are items that students interact with daily, often without much consideration. The Canadian [...]
These slides (click here) were part of a presentation by AML Director Diana Maliszewski for newly-hired permanent contract teachers in the Toronto District School Board during their Beginning [...]
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 [...]
Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus of The Association for Media Literacy are proud to have been the guest editors of the Agency issue of The Journal of Media Literacy. We chose Agency as the [...]
How might this repugnant misogynist statement connect with the ice bucket challenge? CityTV reporter Shauna Hunt confronted a group of soccer fans who were planning to shout ‘F*ck Her Right In [...]
Carmen is an animated music video comment on social media, specifically referencing Twitter. It makes strong and unequivocal statements about the effects of social media on society. Students [...]
Produced by Dissolve, a stock footage company, to promote its catalog of video clips, this video can be read differently by different audiences. The company sells its clips to promotional firms [...]
Canadaland If there is a must-read, must-see, must-hear experience for Canadians seeking to develop their media literacy, it is the Canadaland Podcast. Jesse Brown, veteran of the CBC, Saturday [...]
I am very excited about research concerning the repeated hearing of musical phrases. Why do we listen to our favourite music over and over again? Because repeated sounds work magic in our brains. [...]
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We’re pleased to share a gr. 11 Arts unit from Director Irene Faiz as an example of how #KeyConcepts of #MediaLiteracy such as “Media construct versions of reality” & “Media contain values messages” can be seamlessly woven into other subject curricula.
“[Media literacy] can also help [students] develop skills and perspective that may help them… to live with a little more tolerance, understanding, and confidence and a lot more skepticism, scrutiny, and sophistication.” Continue in @EdWeekOpinion 🔗
🚨 It’s been a chaotic, emotionally charged news week. Trying to find credible reports in such an environment can be hard – especially on social media!
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In today’s featured blog, President @mediasee highlights evolving real-world applications of #MachineLearning & considers potential benefits & hazards of #GenAI, from enhancing social connections to ethical concerns, in true #McLuhanian style.
Co-VP @MzMollyTL just returned from presenting & participating in @IC4ML #IMLRS24 in the Azores. Check out her reflection on this year’s iteration of one of our favourite #MediaLiteracy conferences on our blog: