ETEC 501 Overview of Media Literacy in the Classroom

Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators

3 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course

This course helps teachers from all disciplines to integrate a deeper understanding of media into their classrooms. Consider various media forms such as fictional cinema, dramatic television, braodcast news, on-line journalism and advertising, with a focus on how to analyze these media forms and how to teach from them in order for students to develop critique and analysis. Particiapants learn the vocabulary of media literacy, deconstruct various forms of media as well as develop basic techniques of constructing messages via technology. Combining screenings, short readings and discussions, participants gain an understanding of how to apply these ideas via specific tools, lesson plans and projects.

Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.