Motivations+for+Media+Literacy+Education


 * YOUR MOTIVATIONS FOR MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATION **

People have many different motivations for integrating media and technology into their work with students. What motivations are important to you?

Review the list below and rank order the top FIVE that most closely relate to your goals and motives:

_ to modernize the curriculum and make it more relevant to the lived experience of students

_ to strengthen students’ ability to resist the negative messages present in mass media, digital media and popular culture about violence, materialism, stereotypes and sexuality
_ to improve students’ writing and communication skills by enabling them to use a wide range of message forms, symbol systems and technologies _ to promote creativity and self-expression _ to increase student motivation and engagement in the classroom _ to build students’ appreciation for the function of journalism, news and information as tools for citizenship in contemporary society _ to build students’ ability to be active, thoughtful ‘readers’ or interpreters of the media messages in their cultural environment _ to help students use their own voices for advocacy and social change _ to strengthen discrimination skills in distinguishing between high-quality and low-quality messages _ to increase students’ knowledge of the mass media in society _ to build appreciation for the unique features of film and visual media as an art form _ to develop students’ skills in using digital technology _ to promote appreciation for locally produced-media and respect for diverse cultures _ to help students use digital technology to build content knowledge _ write your own