Policy-makers are showing growing interest in ‘digital literacy’. But what does digital literacy mean, and how and where might we teach it?
Who needs ‘digital literacy’?
Category Archives: Internet
Beyond ‘fake news’: disinformation and digital literacy
What does the new UK government report on fake news and disinformation have to say about ‘digital literacy’?
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.
Deepfake: the end of representation?
New software can be used to falsify moving images and create a new kind of ‘fake news’ on video. What are the implications for media literacy?
The trouble with Peppa Pig
Recent controversies about a cute cartoon character are part of a longer history of adults’ responses to media for very young children.
Teaching social media 5: reflections
Developing a critical media education approach to teaching social media: some concluding reflections.
Teaching social media 4: audiences
A critical media education approach: using the concept of audiences to teach about social media.
