We focus on the use of frameworks as tools for judgment and decision-making, and show how they embody key principles of media literacy education. We also explore the traditional use of a conceptual framework as a tool for scientific research.
CML introduced a trilogy for anytime, anywhere learning. Two e-books now available online explain why critical thinking, intellectual inquiry and student choice are essential for teaching and learning in an information age, and how the principles of media literacy education can be uniquely helpful for schools which are preparing for systemic change. This issue also includes an interview with media literacy pioneer Jean-Pierre Golay and a summary of the Obama Administration’s Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights.
In this issue, we focus on the capacity of new media and communications technologies to change the direction of education in the 21st century. The Khan Academy is highlighted as well as the important roles of school librarians and principals.
The Core Concepts provide a strong foundation for developing critical thinking skills about media, and life. Read a compressed version of an article recently published by The Journal of Media Literacy Education “The Core Concepts: Fundamental to Media Literacy Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.”