Media education and media literacy

Teacher(s)

Philippette Thibault;

Language

French

Content

This course will address the link between media literacy, media education and education through media; he will discuss the concept of media literacy with regard to other concepts present in the literature (digital literacy, information literacy, computer literacy, etc.); it will deal with different analytical frameworks for evaluating media activities (e.g. reading, writing, navigating, organizing) and the dimensions of associated skills (e.g. technical, social, informational); Finally, it will address the challenges in terms of skills related to contemporary technologies and their uses.
This teaching will be structured in different modules (the order is subject to change) :

1. Module 1: Introduction to Media Literacy (e.g. the concept of literacy, the concept of media)
2. Module 2: Media Education, Education through media and Media Literacy
3. Module 3: Media Literacy Reference Frameworks
4. Module 4: Evaluating Uses and Skills: A Complex Approach
5. Module 5: Perspectives on "New Forms of Literacies"

In a non-recurring way, the course will give place to interventions of Belgian or foreign researchers, experts in the field.

Teaching methods

The course is based on a participatory pedagogy. In addition to lectures, students will be encouraged to discuss media literacy issues through a guided reading and writing exercise. Depending on the annual theme, students will be provided with a portfolio of suitable texts. 
In addition, researchers and practitioners will be invited to contribute to the debates.

Evaluation methods

The evaluation modalities vary between the first and second session

• Active participation in the reading/writing exercise and in the exchanges with the speakers (50% of the final mark).
• Written examination in the form of a media education situation and its evaluation in terms of media literacy (50% of the final mark).
• This exam will be organised face-to-face or online depending on the multi-site management of the exam schedules (Mons, Brussels, LLN).

• Oral examination of knowledge and understanding of the material covered in the course.

Other information

This course is also given to "Master in Media Education" students (co-diplomation IHECS-UCLouvain) and is borrowed by students of the Master in Communication of UCLouvain Mons.
English-friendly Course

• Reading: bibliographical references in English can be provided
• Questions: students can ask their questions in English
• Evaluation: students can do presentations and answer exam questions in English
• Dictionary: students are allowed to use a dictionary (monolingual French dictionary or bilingual French-mother tongue dictionary, as specified by the teacher), including for exams

Online resources

https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=10391

Bibliography

Références (exemple)
Auferheide (1993). Report on the National Leadership Conference on Media Literacy. Queenstown (M.D.): Aspen Institute ;
Buckingham (2009). The future of media literacy in the digital age: some challenges for policy and practice, 2nd European Congress on Media Literacy, Bellaria (IT), 21-24 october 2009 ;
Fastrez (2010). Quelles compétences le concept de littératie médiatique englobe-t-il ? Une proposition de définition matricielle, Recherches en Communication, 33(1): 35-52 ;
Feuerstein (1999). Media Literacy in Support of Critical Thinking, Journal of Educational Media, 24(1): 43-54 ;
Hobbs (1998). The seven Great Debates in the Media Literacy Movement, Journal of Communication, 48(1):16-32 ;
Livingstone (2003). The changing nature and Uses of Media Literacy, Media@LSE, Electronic Working Paper, 4, see: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/.

Faculty or entity

COMU