RTF 365 Media Literacy for Prospective Teachers

Unique No. 07490

Faculty: Tyner

Class Time: MWF 9-10

Room: HRH 3.102A

Writing Comp: No

Comm/Culture Req: No

Closing Limit: 35

Cross-l* THIS COURSE MEETS THE LIBERAL ARTS UTEACH REQUIREMENT *

Prerequisites

For RTF Majors: Upper division standing and the following coursework with a grade of at least C in each course: RTF 305 and 9 additional hours of lower division coursework in RTF. For all others, consent of the instructor.

Consent requirements

This course does not require consent. Registration is open via the online registration system to all RTF majors.

First class day policy

Students must attend the first class day or make prior arrangements with the instructor.

Course description

Media literacy can be defined as the ability to strategically access, analyze, evaluate, and produce communication in a variety of forms. This course explores the expanding nature of literacy in a digital world and offers techniques for the integration of a wider range of media forms and practices in the classroom. Students will survey international theories underlying contemporary media education and apply them to formal and informal educational environments. Relationships between alphabetic, electronic, and digital media will be explored through cross-cutting techniques that can also be used to analyze the content and contexts of educational media. Standards, tasks and assessments for teaching about media will be highlighted. Students will use promising practices in the field to design innovative ìview and doî media exercises for use in educational spaces.

Kathleen Tyner joins the Department as an Assistant Professor in the Fall 2004 semester. She speaks and publishes in international forums, journals and popular press about the role of media in education. She is author, co-author and editor of numerous books and articles, including Literacy in a Digital World: Teaching and Learning in the Age of Information (Erlbaum), Visions/Revisions: Moving Forward with Media Education (National Telemedia Council), and Scanning Television II (Harcourt Brace-Canada). Tyner also works with non-profits, museums, universities and school districts to develop media and technology education programs, policies and projects across the United States.