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Empowerment of people through Media and Information Literacy (MIL) is an important prerequisite for fostering equitable access to information and knowledge and promoting free, independent and pluralistic media and information systems.
Media and Information Literacy recognizes the primary role of information and media in our everyday lives. It lies at the core of freedom of expression and information - since it empowers citizens to understand the functions of media and other information providers, to critically evaluate their content, and to make informed decisions as users and producer of information and media content.
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February 18, 2017 4:00 PM
Empowerment of people through Media and Information Literacy (MIL) is an important prerequisite for fostering equitable access to information and knowledge and promoting free, independent and pluralistic media and information systems.
Media and Information Literacy recognizes the primary role of information and media in our everyday lives. It lies at the core of freedom of expression and information - since it empowers citizens to understand the functions of media and other information providers, to critically evaluate their content, and to make informed decisions as users and producer of information and media content.
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Multiculturalism is a term that is everywhere these days in education. This is a way to promote educational achievement in students by using a set of strategies and materials that promote the contributions of different cultures to society, while encouraging inclusion, democracy, inquiry and critical thinking, skill acquisition and self-reflection. Since our society is becoming …
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James Banks' 5 dimensions of multicultural education are conveyed in this scoop.
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Social movements are critical agents of change that vary greatly in both tactics and popular support. Prior work shows that extreme protest tactics – actions that are highly counter-normative, disruptive, or harmful to others, including inflammatory rhetoric, blocking traffic, and damaging property – are effective for gaining publicity. However, we find across three experiments that extreme protest tactics decreased popular support for a given cause because they reduced feelings of identification with the movement. Though this effect obtained in tests of popular responses to extreme tactics used by animal rights, Black Lives Matter, and anti-Trump protests (Studies 1-3), we found that self-identified political activists were willing to use extreme tactics because they believed them to be effective for recruiting popular support (Studies 4a & 4b). The activist’s dilemma – wherein tactics that raise awareness also tend to reduce popular support – highlights a key challenge faced by social movements struggling to affect progressive change. Via Jim Lerman
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A Democratic state senator in South Carolina wants to end the practice of lawmakers choosing who votes for them. The senator introduced a bill Wednesday that would create an independent commission to draw the state’s political districts. Lawmakers in the GOP-controlled Legislature now control that process. South Carolina voters would approve or reject the boundaries of new political districts in a statewide referendum if the bill becomes law. The state redraws its political boundaries for South Carolina House, state Senate and U.S. House seats after each 10-year U.S. Census [the next Census is in 2020]."
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Spiral is a suite of web apps that assist with collaboration in the classroom. Spiral's simple EdTech tools mirror teachers' existing classroom practices and can be used across all devices.
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The Bush twins have offered the Obama daughters advice on adjusting to life as former first children in a heartfelt letter.In the open letter published by Time
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Good advice for all from two 18-year-olds: “Enjoy college… Explore your passions. Learn who you are. Make mistakes—you are allowed to. Continue to surround yourself with loyal friends who know you, adore you and will fiercely protect you. Those who judge you don’t love you, and their voices shouldn’t hold weight. Rather, it’s your own hearts that matter…. Take all that you have seen, the people you have met, the lessons you have learned, and let that help guide you in making positive change ….” (Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush)
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The top reasons that students take the virtual route for school tend to fall into a few specific categories, which haven't changed in the two decades since online options first surfaced. A new report issued by the Foundation for Blended and Online Learning looks as what has influenced the pace of growth among students choosing to attend blended and online schools, as well as the number of such programs introduced or adopted by "traditional" districts." Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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January 25, 2017 11:14 PM
Now public k-12 schools are jumping in with blended and online schools, in addition to charter/private schools (primarily high schools, but not all) 
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January 26, 2017 5:48 AM
some recent views on developments in e-learning and blended learning
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Presented by Professor David C. Berliner In the United States almost all recent designs of teacher evaluation systems rely on standardised tests of studen
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The Global Digital Citizen understands that we can govern technology for the benefit of both ourselves and others. It is a citizen that views the world as an interconnected community. Additionally, they realize we simultaneously share technological and human experiences regardless of culture, status, or political/religious beliefs. Via Nik Peachey, John Evans
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January 16, 2017 3:53 PM
Interesante artículo sobre que es un ciudadano global digital y porque es importante. 
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January 19, 2017 2:20 PM
Un article intéressant qui dessine les contours du futur citoyen du monde et qui donne quelques pistes pour l'introduire dans l'enseignement.
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Charter schools are largely viewed as a major innovation in the public school landscape, as they receive more independence from state laws and regulations than do traditional public schools, and are therefore more able to experiment with alternative curricula, pedagogical methods, and different ways of hiring and training teachers. Unlike traditional public schools, charters may be shut down by their authorizers for poor performance. But how is charter school performance measured? What are the effects of charter schools on student achievement? Assessing literature that uses either experimental (lottery) or student-level growth-based methods, this analysis infers the causal impact of attending a charter school on student performance. Focusing on math and reading scores, the authors find compelling evidence that charters under-perform traditional public schools in some locations, grades, and subjects, and out-perform traditional public schools in other locations, grades, and subjects.
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There is no doubt that having a desktop computer or laptop in school is useful for writing papers, gathering information, and learning how t
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A new study reveals the wide range of teacher salaries from state to state.
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November 12, 2013 5:45 AM
This is the Scoop.it home page. Here you can create your own account and begin your journey.
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Todd Rose isn’t your average Harvard professor — but not because he dropped out of high school, spent time on welfare, and had 10 different minimum wage jobs and a wife and kid before he even finished being a teenager. Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Jim Lerman
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Celebrate Black History Month with these twenty-eight ideas, one for each day of February, that recognize the heritage, accomplishments, and culture of African Americans in the United States. Via John Evans
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While students today may think of the Civil Rights Movement as part of the distant past, it’s clear that many of the problems that fueled that fight are still with us.
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After the election of President-Elect Trump, many people were quick to point fingers at various media organizations that may have contributed to the unlikely election.
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November 17, 2016 11:42 PM
...or why Information Literacy is even MORE important than ever!
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For the 45th time in the history of the United States, power has passed peacefully from one administration to the next. The transfer of power through peaceful means is a cherished attribute of American exceptionalism, and is something that is not a given in many countries. For that we can be grateful. (Paraphrased from comments given by Rev. Tom Are, Jr., Senior Pastor at Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas on 1/22/17)
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“Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” This quote epitomizes why I have always admired Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a pastor, activist, humanitarian and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, he not only advocated for the equal treatment of our fellow man, but he also supported the fair and humane treatment of animals—a personal passion of mine as a rescuer, adopter, foster and sponsor of shelter and puppy mill dogs. Via Jamie Forshey, GwynethJones
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January 15, 2017 10:07 AM
Thanks, Jamie! Adding this to my blog, too!
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Culture is the new black. Why is it such an important new topic in business and how do we define it? Via Graeme & Jennifer Bowman
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March 14, 2015 5:47 PM
Tip for aspiring women leaders in organisations: become the go-to thought leader around these game-changing (and planet-changing) trends. |
