Undergraduate Program
* THIS COURSE MEETS THE LIBERAL ARTS UTEACH REQUIREMENT *
Unique No. 07335
Faculty: Tyner
Class Time: TTH 2-330P
Room: CMA 3.116
Writing Comp: No
Comm/Culture Req: No
Closing Limit: 40
Cross-listed: None
Prerequisites
For RTF Majors: Consent of the undergraduate advisor and upper division standing. 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.
For Liberal Arts Majors: Must be a participant in the UTeach Program
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.