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: Policy
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.
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.
PIRLS of wisdom? The limits of educational data
Education policy is increasingly being led by ‘big data’. Yet how valuable and useful is this data? An argument for ‘critical data literacy’.
Waking up from the digital dream: media education and media reform
What is the role of media literacy in the age of digital capitalism? How can media education be combined with media reform? A kind of manifesto.
