Question 1 -: Consider the following in your response to the questions below:
– What is media literacy?
Media Literacy related to the ability of an individual in identifying the different forms of media formats in terms of understanding the message it includes in it. The different forms of media format can be print media such as posters, pamphlets, newspaper or even magazines (Bulger & Davison, 2018). While in terms of digital media, it can include visual presentation, video, slideshows or even podcasts. While in terms of understanding the media, an individual will be identified as media literate when he/she can evaluate, critical analyze and manipulate the media as per the requirements under different media formats.
– Why is it important?
Media literacy is important as we all are living in the age of media saturation. Hence, media literacy holds utmost importance for both students, teacher and for an individual. Media is also considered as one of pillar of democracy and it is main source of receiving information about whole word events.
– Why is it dismissed?
The main reason behind dismissing the media literacy is intentional ignorance towards it as its bringing a change to the traditional method of sharing knowledge and information.
Question 2- : Why should you aim for varied views but the factual consensus in your PLN?
When an individual is sharing an information on personal learning network. The information should be critically analyzed and evaluated on the basis of factual consensus. While one should doesn’t ignore the consideration of varied views as it help in evaluating a certain information. In this way, the PLN becomes more reliable and trustworthy among its participants.
Question 3- : Open dialogues about media literacy and factual information can create conflict, why does this happen?
Media literacy imposes three great challenges which can create conflict during open dialogues such as investment, reaching adults and exacerbating inequalities (Smith, 2020). When on media literacy the open dialogues comes no barrier or evaluation which leads to seamless flow of data and information across the channels. Thus, it certainly will create issues with the factual information in the long run.
Question 4- : What is the benefit of having a PLN that values media literacy?
There are variety of benefits having a PLN or personal learning network that values media literacy. First, it leads the participants to be become more wise and critical thinker. It increases the engagement in the information of the participants. It opens the way of critical evaluation among the participants of the PLN. It certainly boast the proficiency and ability of the PLN participants. It helps in increasing in the process skills than content knowledge. Last, this will help the society in large as value media literacy in the PLN provides for open discussion on variety of global and local issues.
References
Bulger, M., & Davison, P. (2018). The promises, challenges, and futures of media literacy. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 1-21.
Smith, J. (2020, November 02). EDCI 338 A01- SMITH, JULIE. Retrieved from youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_T9RghwJlI
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