In the wake of government reforms, it’s now examiners who choose the texts that UK media students will study – not their teachers, or students themselves. What are the consequences for teaching and learning?
Category Archives: Education
Who needs ‘digital literacy’?
Policy-makers are showing growing interest in ‘digital literacy’. But what does digital literacy mean, and how and where might we teach it?
The challenge of youth media
How can youth media production promote civic and political understanding and activism? A review and an interview with Steve Goodman.
Taking charge: media regulation, digital democracy and education
How can we – and should we – regulate the digital media landscape? And what role might education have to play? Some current issues for media students and their teachers.
Going critical
Is it really enough for students to be ‘critical’ of media? Some thoughts about the continuing need for critical thinking – and critical action – in media education.
Media literacy policy in Europe: where are we going?
How can we make better progress in developing media literacy in Europe? And what should the European Commission itself be doing?
Teaching social media 5: reflections
Developing a critical media education approach to teaching social media: some concluding reflections.
