May 20, 2020 1 min read Looking at the world through a Media Literacy Lens The Association for Media Literacy (AML) in Canada has media literacy education as its priority. Every Monday evening Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus, AML President and Vice-President, get together to look at 21st Century culture.… Digital and Media Literacy
May 5, 2020 4 min read Facebook announces launch of Messenger Rooms With Messenger Rooms Facebook steps into the area of Zoom, Teams and Skype: Messenger Rooms are multiparty real time videoconferences using the web. Messenger Rooms allows the user to create a virtual meeting room directly… AV Technologies Digital and Media Literacy
April 28, 2020 2 min read Filem’On 2020 announces the Young Audience Award Winner Just two weeks ago Filem’On, the International Film Festival for Young Audiences, hosted the fifth edition of their Young Audience Award. During the week of the event, members of the Belgian young audience discussed their… Digital and Media Literacy
April 28, 2020 2 min read MIL Alliance takes action with MIL webinars The Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) has started a webinar series to increase awareness on misinformation and disinformation online. A better and more critical engagement with information is especially important… Digital and Media Literacy
April 28, 2020 1 min read Renee Hobbs discusses how media literacy handles distorted science How do you simultaneously teach critical thinking and protect science? Earlier in April Renee Hobbs and Chris Sperry held a webinar with a discussion focusing on teaching about distorted science. It explained how to let… Digital and Media Literacy
April 23, 2020 2 min read The Road To Copyright Clarity webinar recording available In April Renee Hobbs, an author of Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning presented a free webinar The Road To Copyright Clarity consisting of three parts. In the webinar Renee explains best practices… Digital and Media Literacy Lifelong Learning
April 10, 2020 1 min read Filmdoo launches new tool to facilitate learning through any film and/or video resource Filmdoo have launched their new edutainment tool in which they have separated their course authoring and interactive video learning tool from FilmDoo’s main films and platforms. This makes the tool accessible by K-12 schools, universities… Digital and Media Literacy
April 10, 2020 3 min read Primeiro Plano celebrates its first year of existence Primeiro Plano is an inter-institutional project in Portugal that networks other projects and independent initiatives situated in the areas of cinema & education and audiovisual. Our partners work through activities with children and youngsters. Primeiro… Digital and Media Literacy
April 8, 2020 1 min read Disinformation Corner on Covid-19 Last week the European Commission launched a disinformation corner under its Coronavirus response website. This web page is available in all languages and content is updated regularly, as new false narratives are detected and rebuttals… Digital and Media Literacy