Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Theories of Media and Information Literacies
Course Code
KSK_254
Branch of Science
Media and communications
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Information and Communication Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ilva Skulte
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To develop an understanding about the main theoretical approaches, models and concepts in media and information literacy.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basic theoretical understanding of communication processes, media and information.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.In-depth knowledge of main concepts of MIL, theoretical approaches, history and different aspects.
Skills
1.Skills of differing between different theoretical approches of MIL and create tests of its evaluation while taking in account these theoretical traditions.
Competences
1.The application of the theoretical knowledge in the research practice.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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Independent work includes reading and analysing theoretical sources and creation of the argumented essay on most important challenges of the MIL theory today.
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
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Attendance in the seminars and lectures and activity 25%,
Independent work 25%,
Examination 50%.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The concept of MIL in the context of the development of media technologies.
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The concept of MIL in the context of the development of media technologies.
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2
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Topics
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The concept of MIL in the context of the development of media technologies.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Media, content, audiences, effects - the history of research and MIL.
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2
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Topics
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MIL and contemporary school.
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2
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Topics
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Theoretical traditions of media literacy.
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2
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Topics
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Theoretical traditions of media literacy.
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2
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Theoretical understanding of information literacy.
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2
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Theoretical understanding of information literacy.
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2
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Topics
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Understanding and traditions of digital literacies.
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2
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Topics
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Understanding and traditions of digital literacies.
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2
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Topics
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Digital literacies amd contemporary society.
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2
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Topics
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Concept of data literacy and the development of theoretical approaches.
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Critical thinking and media and information literacy.
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Critical thinking and media and information literacy.
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2
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Topics
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Multiliteracies, transliteracies and other ideas of integration.
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Multiliteracies, transliteracies and other ideas of integration.
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Topics
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Ethical issues in the framework of MIL.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
36 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Hobbs, R. (2011). Media literacy education: Connecting the classroom to contemporary culture. Corwin Press.
2.
Potter, W. J. (2018). Media literacy. Sage Publications
3.
Culver, S. H., & Grizzle, A. (2017). Survey on privacy in media and information literacy with youth perspectives. UNESCO Publishing.
4.
Cope, B., & Kalantzis, M. (Eds.). (2016). A pedagogy of multiliteracies: Learning by design. Springer.
5.
Beach, R., & Tierney, R. J. (2016). Toward a theory of literacy meaning making within virtual worlds. Handbook of research on reading comprehension, 2, pp. 135-164.
6.
Buckingham, D. (2015). Defining digital literacy-What do young people need to know about digital media?. Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy, 10, pp. 21-35.
7.
Garcia, A., Mirra, N., Morrell, E., Martinez, A., & Scorza, D. A. (2015). The council of youth research: Critical literacy and civic agency in the digital age. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 31(2), pp. 151-167.
8.
Gummer, E., & Mandinach, E. (2015). Building a Conceptual Framework for Data Literacy. Teachers College Record, 117(4), n4.
9.
Hobbs, R. (2011). The state of media literacy: A response to Potter. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 55(3), pp. 419-430.
10.
Koltay, T. (2011). The media and the literacies: Media literacy, information literacy, digital literacy. Media, Culture & Society, 33(2), pp. 211-221.
11.
Koltay, T. (2015). Data literacy: in search of a name and identity. Journal of Documentation, 71(2), pp. 401-415.
12.
Leu, D. J., Kinzer, C. K., Coiro, J., Castek, J., & Henry, L. A. (2017). New literacies: A dual-level theory of the changing nature of literacy, instruction, and assessment. Journal of Education, 197(2), pp. 1-18.
13.
Wilkinson, C. (2012). Transforming Information Literacy Programs: Intersecting Frontiers of Self, Library Culture, and Campus Community. Chicago, IL: ACRL Publications in Librarianship. pp. 3–44.
Additional Reading
1.
Frau-Meigs, D. (2008). Media education: Crossing a mental rubicon.”. In: Empowerment through media education: An intercultural dialogue, pp. 169-180.
2.
Gee, J. P. (2010). A situated-sociocultural approach to literacy and technology. In: The new literacies: Multiple perspectives on research and practice, pp. 165-193.