Category Archives: Digital and Media Literacy
Design Thinking, with Michael Maness
Social media allows people to share their stories. For example, Twitter users are 4x more likely to share information on any social site than non-Twitter users. The platform enables distribution. … Continue reading
What’s Next, and Why it Could Matter to You, with Amy Webb
They’re not just scary trends that invade our privacy. Even frightening tools can be used for good. Amy Webb of Webbmedia Group, a digital strategy agency, highlighted three current trends … Continue reading
WOW and Doable! A look at five successful community information projects
“These are ideas you can steal,” says Knight Foundation Vice President for Communities, Trabian Shorters, of the five community information projects discussed at this session of the 2012 Media Learning … Continue reading
Dan Gillmor on Civic Engagement in a Networked Society
When Dan Gillmor took the stage at Knight Foundation’s Media Learning Seminar, his message was one of digital literacy. “Distribution is no longer the problem (for news). The problem is … Continue reading
Media Learning Expo
Get some really innovative people in a room together and ask them to share what they do. That’s the simple concept behind the Expo at Knight Foundation’s Media Learning Seminar … Continue reading
Media Learning Seminar 2012
To get my head in the game for this week’s Media Learning Seminar in Miami, I went to a community space just outside the conference hotel. Bayfront Park was bustling … Continue reading
Digital Literacy Brainstorm
How would you know if you were digitally literate? In our exploration seminar at Queens University of Charlotte, our central question surrounds digital literacies. For our fourth weekly inquiry, students and invited guests will … Continue reading
Top Digital Citizens
The results from our seminar are in, and the nominees are: click on the thumbnails above to read about each nominee and see each … Continue reading
Developing digital skills
What are the skills necessary to be digitally literate? In her white paper Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action, Renee Hobbs suggests that digital and media literacy is … Continue reading
