Media Skills: Crash Course Media Literacy #11
Now that you have a solid understanding of the media landscape, it's time to equip you with the essential skills for navigating it. *** Resources: NAMLE on Media ...
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If you’ve ever driven a car – legally, that is – you know before you taste that sweet, sweet vehicular freedom you had totake a really fun test. No, not the practical one where you parallel park between two cones like your life depends on it. The learner’s permit exam, the test of all tests. You probably studied for it with a real snooze-worthy booklet or some informational government website. You had to learn all the rules of the road before getting to touch the road. Well, in a car at least. Whenever you’re learning a new skill, there’s a certain amount of theoretical knowledge you need before you’re ready to sit in “the driver’s seat.” It’s the same for media literacy. These days we’re so inundated with media it’s impossible to teach someone all the skills ...
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If you’ve ever driven a car – legally, that is – you know before you taste that sweet, sweet vehicular freedom you had totake a really fun test. No, not the practical one where you parallel park between two cones like your life depends on it. The learner’s permit exam, the test of all tests. You probably studied for it with a real snooze-worthy booklet or some informational government website. You had to learn all the rules of the road before getting to touch the road. Well, in a car at least. Whenever you’re learning a new skill, there’s a certain amount of theoretical knowledge you need before you’re ready to sit in “the driver’s seat.” It’s the same for media literacy. These days we’re so inundated with media it’s impossible to teach someone all the skills ...
