Quote:
"Scholarly research moves at a snail's pace compared with the speed at which information and communication technologies proliferate. The current research does, however, provide ample evidence of the growing need for media literacy instruction that targets the added cognitive demands posed by the Internet."
Response:
I do find it slightly sad that media literacy has not made it's way into the class room considering the amount of technology emerging. Now students, or anyone for that matter, can connect to the Internet and look something up numerous ways either via smartphone or computer for example. Therefore students today are spending more and more time online. So it makes sense that teachers would want to incorporate different technologies and tools into the classroom. Currently, like the article said, most students learn about evaluating online sources for research papers. That's all I ever learned. Also, according to the article, a different set of skills are required for reading online than reading a printed book. When are the students going to be able to learn or develop these skills? Researchers need to kick it into high gear and figure out the best way to teach media literacy in schools before it is too late.
Reference:
David, J. L. (2009). Teaching media literacy. Educational Leadership, 66(6), 84-86. Retrieved on March 2, 2012 from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Teaching-Media-Literacy.aspx
Related Resource:
The following is an article I found from The Center of Media Literacy that was printed in the Los Angeles Times back in November of 2003 calling for media literacy to be provided in the school system. That was almost ten years ago and much progress hasn't been made.
A Plea for Media Literacy
Shaw, D. (2003, November 30). A plea for media literacy in our nation's schools. Los angeles times. Retrieved on March 2, 2012 from http://www.medialit.org/reading-room/plea-media-literacy-our-nations-schools
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