Global Media Literacy in a Digital Age

Belinha S. De Abreu, PhD, is a media literacy educator and Director/Assistant Professor of the Practice in Educational Technology at Fairfield University in Connecticut. She is the author/editor of several papers/books, including Media Literacy in Action: Theoretical and Pedagogical Perspectives (2014) and Media Literacy, Social Networking, and the Web 2.0 Environment for the K-12 Educator (Peter Lang, 2011). Follow @belmedia. Melda N. Yildiz, EdD, is a global scholar and teacher educator. She served as the first Fulbright Scholar in Turkmenistan. She received her EdD in math and science and instructional technology from the University of Massachusetts, her MS in instructional technology from Southern Connecticut State University, and her BA in teaching English as a foreign language from Bogazici University in Turkey.

Contents: Tessa Jolls: Foreword – Belinha S. De Abreu/Melda N. Yildiz: Introduction – Belinha S. De Abreu: Media Literacy: Global Connections – Belinha S. De Abreu: World Literacy and ICTs: Educational Technologies – Belinha S. De Abreu: Global Media Events and Moments – Richard Hornik/ Masato Kajimoto/Jennifer Fleming: Creating a Global Community of News Literacy Practice – Michael RobbGrieco: Digital Remix for Global Media Literacy – Kristine Scharaldi: Fostering Global Competencies and 21st-Century Skills through Mobile Learning – Vanja Ibrahimbegović-Tihak: Enhancing Media Literacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Toward Utilization of IT Tools in Teaching Media and Digital Literacy – Kelly McNeal: Contextualizing Global Media Literacy in the Standards-Based Classroom: Moving Beyond the Culture of the Dichotomous «Like» – Rob Williams: Project Censored: Building a Global «Networked Fourth Estate» in a Digital Age – Maria Boos/Jennifer Tiede/Silke Grafe/Petra Hesse: Developing Students’ Pedagogical Media Competencies and Intercultural Competencies through a U.S.-German Partnership – Victoria Brown: Breaking Down Barriers: Digital Media and Universal Design – Melda N. Yildiz: Global Education Projects – Melda N. Yildiz: Media Assessment – Melda N. Yildiz: Practice to Action: World Savvy Teachers Take Action – Melda N. Yildiz/Belinha S. De Abreu: Global Education Resources – Alice Y. L. Lee: Media Literacy Goes Global.