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New approaches to media and information literacy

New approaches to media and information literacy. Igor Kanižaj , Ph.D ., Assistant Professor Faculty of Political Science , Journalism Department, University of Zagreb DKMK , Vice president , www.dkmk.hr , www.djecamedija.org ikanizaj @ fpzg.hr. Gunja. Gunja, Croatia, 16.5.2014.

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New approaches to media and information literacy

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  1. New approaches to mediaandinformationliteracy Igor Kanižaj, Ph.D., AssistantProfessor FacultyofPoliticalScience, Journalism Department, Universityof Zagreb DKMK, Vice president, www.dkmk.hr, www.djecamedija.org ikanizaj@fpzg.hr

  2. Gunja

  3. Gunja, Croatia, 16.5.2014.

  4. www.index.hr

  5. Gunja, 15.9.2014. – thenewapproach? http://www.vecernji.hr/slavonija/ucionica-buducnosti-otvara-se-danas-u-gunji-961013

  6. Zagreb, 22.9.2014. – classroomofthe future?

  7. Howmuchdid he learn on ML? eSkills? ICT? CONSUMPTION 96% on Internet (60-240 min/day) 50% on socialnetworks intheclassroom 48% trust Internet OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN Once a month (45’) Motherlanguage Mediaculture Informatics? National Curriculum Framework PHOTO SOURCE: www.midlaunch.com

  8. Whatabouthisteacher? • No adequateteachertrainingmaterial on MIL. • Mediaculture/FILM • Major withoutMIL. • Lowinstitutionalsupport. • Insufficient LLL programs. • LowMIL capacities!

  9. ParisDeclaration on MIL inDigital Era, 24.6.14. • „Allcitizensneedthecritical MIL competencies to demandtransparencyandtoanalyseinformationaboutwhatfreedomstheygain or lose, whatopportunitiesthey face, andwhatriskstheytake, byinteractingwithcomputerprogramminglanguagesthat are normallyinvisible”

  10. MIL

  11. Promissingcapacity? • EMEDUS, ANR TRANSLIT • 250 entities registered (Ministry of education; Government institution; Network platform; Observatory; Official research institute; Organization of Media Education (or ML); Regulatory authority and Research groups. • Bibliography on Media Literacy which includes over 350 documents, from the years 2007 to 2013. • 550experts who work in or are related to Media Literacy in the 27 EU countries studied and other non-European countries Source: emedus.com, translit.fr

  12. Side effects – Vinkovačke kurve (whores)

  13. Whatabout GOVERNMENT(s)? • Strategy of Education, Science and Technology (0) (11/13) • The National Youth Program 2009-2013 (0) • National Action Program for Youth (2002) (0) • National Activity Plan for the Rights and Interest of Children 2006-2012 (4 measures) • Law on Education in Compulsory and Secondary Schools (0) • Guidelines for the strategy of education, science and technology (0) • „Vision, mission and objectives of the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports” (0) • “Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports for the period 2012-2014” (0) • “Government Programs Strategy for the period 2012-2014” (0) • Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports for the period 2013-2015 (0)

  14. Whataboutthepublic? Do you think that media education has to be included in our educational system in order to learn media literacy and reflect upon media content? Yes – 62% NO, because the educational system already has too much content – 11.8% NO,because it is not very important - 11.7% Do not know or no answer - 14.5% IPSOS PULS, DKMK, N=1080, 10+, June 2013, general public.

  15. There is a longroadfromcoding to medialiteracy

  16. Isthisenough?

  17. New approach - 70 VOLUNTEERS!

  18. www.djecamedija.org

  19. Themission to educateandinform - DKMK • DKMK (Association for CommunicationandMediaCulture) • www.dkmk.hr, www.djecamedija.org, • 270 workshops for 3500 children, parentsandteachers • 38 radio programs • 250 newsarticles • 100.000 visitors • Workshopson: cyberbullying, safer Internet, sensationalisminthemedia, cartoons, video games, mediaandadvertising… • Search for Djeca medija, or djeca_medija • Partnerships

  20. THREATS for M(I)L inCroatia! • No M(I)L policy at all. Whydidweignore AVMSD? • PoorMIL manualsandtrainingmaterials. • Nolegal definition of media education. • No coordinationbetweenministries. • No official inter-ministerial body or committee. • No law that designates a clear authority to oversee media education. • No responsibilityofpublicinstitutioninrelation to MIL programs. • LLL MIL programs?

  21. New approach • Wecannotpromoteandimplement MIL without ICT sector. • It’s notwise to promotejust one supplier • NGO’s are stillthebestpromotersof MIL in Croatia. • Politicians: no literacy on MIL. • Politicalpartieshavelow MIL capacityandawareness! • Weneed „grandcoalition” for MIL. • MIL as a partof „acquiscommunautaire”? • Computerscience/informatics as a optionalsubject?

  22. Canwecounton ourGovernment? • „Notsolongago Department for Informatics had anannualbudgetof 300 mil. Kn (39 mil. E). • Todaynotonlythere is no budget, but there is also no Department… • Whenweequip all ourschoolswith IT equipmentwewillbein a position to haveinformatics as a newcompulsorysubject.” MinisterofScience, Educationand Sport, prof.dr.sc. Vedran Mornar, 23.9.2014.

  23. This is ourapproachin 2014/2015! • 70 workshops! • 21 primaryandsecondaryschoolsthroughout Croatia! • 3500 participants! • Howmuchdoesitcost? Wealsohave a budget. 0 KUNA

  24. MIL kanizaj.igor@gmail.com

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