Course Description

Media Studies investigates the hows and whys of information presentation and collection.

Information Literacy

.: the ability to access, interpret, evaluate, organize, select, produce and communicate information in and through a variety of media technologies and contexts to meet diverse learning needs and purposes

Media Literacy

.: the ability to understand how mass media, such as TV, film, radio, and magazines, work, produce meanings, are organized, and used wisely

Visual Literacy

.: the ability to understand and interpret the representation and symbolism of a static or moving visual image—how the meanings of the images are organized and constructed to make meaning and to understand their impact on viewers

 

 

 

 

Course Outline

Instructor: Forrest Lilly (D Block)
Email: fclilly@edu.pe.ca  


Media Studies will examine the following 10 Units:

There is no text for this course. Students will obtain and submit all their work the website and email. Students are expected to participate in online discussions via Atutor and meet perodically with the teacher via eluminate live and the telephone.

Evaluation

Discussions and Participation 10%
Assignments 55%
Projects 35%

 

Current Events

Television

.: ABC h
.: BBC h
.: CBC h
.: CBS h
.: CNN h
.: CTV h

Radio

.: BBC World Service h
.: CBC h
.: Radio Netherlandsh

 

National Newspapers

.: Globe & Mail h
.: The National Post h
.: New York Times h
.: The Times h
.: The Toronto Star h

Local Newspapers

.: The Guardian h
.: Journal Pioneer h

 

Web Based

.: Google News h
.: MSNBC h
.: Yahoo News h

 

 

Key Concepts (from APEF Document)

The key concepts provide the framework for designing activities for a media literacy curriculum. These concepts are often organized or stated in different ways, but the intent is similar. For example, there may be some confusion about the interchangeable use of the terms media studies, media education, and media literacy. For the purposes of this document, the term media literacy will be used. It is wise to note, however, that media literacy is a cross-curricular area of study.

  • What Media Looks Like
    *Media consists of narrative with identifiable texts.
    *Media has an aesthetic quality and style that can be critiqued
    *The codes, conventions, and characteristics of media influence the content it produces.

  • Media vs Reality
    *Media presents a construction of reality.
    *Audiences interpret the meaning of media texts individually.

  • The People in Media
    *Media is produced by people who are following a format for a purpose.

  • Media and Society
    *Media contains the ideological and social messages of the dominant culture.

  • Media and what Drives It
    *Media has commercial implications.
    *Media both influences and is influenced by the social/political structure in which it operates.