Media Literacy by the Nomadic Professor is a comprehensive course covering topics such as the evaluation of information sources, the understanding of media biases, and the recognition of persuasive techniques used in digital content. This course is for advanced level high school students and adults desiring to understand and improve their media literacy skills. This course is intense but is well presented. It covers a wide range of topics about media literacy. Media Literacy offers video lectures, textual content, guided notes for use with the videos, vocabulary, activities, and automatic grading for quizzes. Taught in an unbiased manner this course values encouraging students to explore individual viewpoints and approaches. As artificial intelligence develops rapidly, it is more important than ever to teach the younger generations how to discern media influences wisely. We all need this skill. Age is no barrier to deception.
The course is broken down into 5 units of study.
The course begins with asking the question, "What is media literacy?" The course offers practical strategies for assessing online information credibility and provides insights into how algorithms shape our media consumption. It also delves into the impact of media on public opinion and encourages critical thinking skills to navigate the complex media landscape effectively. It also includes interactive exercises to help readers develop critical thinking skills and become more discerning digital content consumers. Additionally, the course emphasizes the importance of knowing one's own biases when engaging with media.
Recognizing media biases is crucial because it allows individuals to understand how information might be presented in a skewed manner to influence opinions. By identifying these biases, readers can critically evaluate the reliability and objectivity of the information they consume. This awareness helps individuals make more informed decisions and engage in meaningful discussions about current events and societal issues.
Here are a few quotations that really make you think.
"In other words, media literacy is about the tools and their content—the smartphone app and the articles we read within the app; the social media platform and the social media feed; the Internet and the news stories that appear on its pages."
"The fundamental effect of a technological framing of the world is the reduction of things that are not us to things that are best defined in relation to us –– we are the center of the world, and everyday objects and people are the means we use to achieve our own ends, and the things we use to get what we want."
"The real problem of humanity is the following: we have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology." –– Dr. E.O. Wilson, Sociobiologist
"In fact, the tools we use are shaping us in fundamental ways we are not always aware of, and molding, or modifying, impacting our expectations, our assumptionos, and our values."
Here is a lesson example:
Section 1 includes an introduction, a lecture, and reading.
Let's generalize about three broad historical periods starting after the newspaper itself had already become a product around the 17th century. The three time periods broken down are:
The Revolution-era political product
The penny-press commercial product
The 20th-century professional product
Section 2 covers vocabulary.
In section 3 you will find the activity for the lesson.
Section 4 wraps up the lesson, In Summary.
Section 5 is the quiz.
In the Handbook for teachers, parents, and course facilitators you can find a break down of what to assign each day in order to complete a lesson. There is one book at is required in order for students to complete one of their papers.
Included is a breakdown of the course and credit that can be earned.
The Nomadic Professor's Media Literacy course is excellent. The time and effort that went into putting this course together is greatly appreciated. This is an excellent course that I would highly recommend.
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