As a society we have a hard time envisioning the endless possibilities and believing change is possible. Especially when it comes to our school system. People have to work together in order for change to occur. Parents can have a voice when it comes to their children’s education. In the book Volatile Knowing there is…
So far the readings in Module 2 have discussed many of the inequalities that we as a society are facing today. It discusses many of the minority groups that are being underrepresented in our media. From those with a different gender, ethnicity, or even sexual orientation, these readings address these inequalities. In the first reading…
Cyber bullying is a new version of old fashion teasing. Crime rates and violence, especially in schools are increasing more in these past couple years then they have in the past ten years. What’s causing this? Are parents allowing their kids too much freedom and not monitoring their behaviors, friends, and whereabouts? Could this be…
In the first reading, The Inversion of Visibility, one sections talked about spotlighting accountability, not possibility. What caught my eyes is when Volatile states ” Perhaps the biggest problem Americans are facing as a society is that we have a hard time believing in possibility, imagining that things could be otherwise”. I thought this sentence…
Module one was definitely a little overwhelming mainly i think because it was the first module so there was a lot of getting used to and getting the hang of mostly. The entire Module allowed us to understand Media, what media moments are. Media is portrayed in many ways, it exposes and is showing the…
So far these readings have introduced us to inequalities of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc. It also has mentioned the daring topic of cyberbullying and how media education can be mportant. In the activity 2 video, Professor Tollefson mentions that there are five key question that media literate people would ask themselves when experiencing a piece of…
Wow! The Tropes Vs Women and The Bechdel Test video clips were a game changer for me. I like to think that I am an advocate for gender equality. Yet, I hadn’t noticed that this principle was being applied to some of my favorite movies and television shows. These tropes are highly visible, yet, because…
Module 1 gave me a solid background on what media literacy is and different approaches to media education. With those foundations in mind, Module 2 has challenged me to look deeper at media, how it is developed, and looking for what is not easily seen. Visibility is a fundamental theme when teaching media literacy to…
First of, let me start by saying, reading all these new information about media literacy has definitely gave me a broader knowledge for what it truly is. Like many of my classmates I am sure, we all had some what of an idea of what media literacy was but these readings were very helpful. One…
After reading the different definitions of media literacy; I gained a deeper understanding of what media literacy can be. As technology has evolved, so has the definition of media today. Maureen Baron defined media literacy as the ability to “decode, understand, evaluate, and write through, and with, all forms of media”, as well as, “read,…
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