Abstract
From newscasts and sitcoms, to podcasts, blogs, and Instagram memes, media are the common communication channels or tools we use for storytelling today. But as our lives are saturated with stories created for, and distributed by, by multiple media outlets, a vast majority of audiences reading, watching, and listening to these stories lack the media literacy skills necessary to think critically about them. This, in turn, contributes to the creation and distribution of narratives that lack evidence of thoughtful or reasoned thinking during the creative process. While academia has sought to teach students how to identify different types of media and understand the messages they are sending, there is often a disconnect between how this applies to media practice. For all these reasons, it is important that we find new and more creative pedagogical tools that will help students transition from being passive media consumers to informed critical thinkers about the media they are producing and consuming. This workshop is designed to review some of these specific tools, and the way they can be applied in and outside of the classroom.
Presenters
Melissa CamachoProfessor and Graduate Coordinator, Department of Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts, San Francisco State University, California, United States
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Media, Media Criticism, Media Literacy, Pedagogy, Active Learning, Storytelling
Digital Media
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