Handbook of Research on Media Literacy in the Digital Age

Noted as an IGI Global Core Reference Title in Media & Communications for 2019.

Melda N. Yildiz (Walden University, USA & Unite to Educate, USA) and Jared Keengwe (University of North Dakota, USA)

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase

ISBN13: 9781466696679

EISBN13: 9781466696686

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9667-9

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With the current ubiquity of technological tools and digital media, having the skillset necessary to use and understand digital media is essential. Integrating media literacy into modern day education can cultivate a stronger relationship between technology, educators, as well as students.

The Handbook of Research on Media Literacy in the Digital Age presents key research in the field of digital media literacy with a specific emphasis on the need for pre-service and in-service educators to become familiar and comfortable with the current digital tools and applications that are an essential part of youth culture. Presenting pedagogical strategies as well as practical research and applications of digital media in various aspects of culture, society, and education, this publication is an ideal reference source for researchers, educators, graduate-level students, and media specialists.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Cross-Cultural Issues
Edutainment
Global Competencies
Media Education
Multimedia Technologies
Project-Based Learning
Teacher Education

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Scholars of communication, information, education, and other disciplines make a case that media literacy education in the digital age is crucial, especially in a globally connected world. Among their topics are pedagogical approaches to media literacy education in the US, creating global classrooms using universal design for learning, using media literacy to teach and learn the English language arts: common core state standards, pedagogical guidelines to introduce transmedia learning into the classroom: the Brazilian context, and methods and strategies for using digital literacy in media and the arts.

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Melda N. Yildiz is a global scholar, teacher educator, author and edupreneur. 2009-2010, Melda served as the first Fulbright Scholar in Turkmenistan. Since 1994, she taught Media Literacy Education, Multimedia Production, Women Studies, Asian Studies, and Global Education to P-16 educators and teacher candidates. Melda worked as a Media Specialist, taught video and media production to grades 9-12, and published and presented featuring Educational Media, Global Education, Media Literacy, Education Semiotics, and Multicultural Education in many national and international conferences. She received her Ed.D. from University of Massachusetts on Math & Science and Instructional Technology. She received an M.S. from Southern Connecticut State University on Instructional Technology. She majored in Teaching English as a Foreign Language at Bogazici University, in Turkey.

Jared Sagini Keengwe is a Professor of Education at the University of North Dakota (UND). He has published extensively in refereed journals and scholarly books. He is the editor-in-chief of two IGI Global Book Series: Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD) and Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education (AECKE). His work was honored with the UND Foundation/McDermott Faculty Award for Excellence in Academic Advising. He was a recipient of the North Dakota Spirit Faculty Achievement Award in recognition of significant contributions in teaching, research, and service. At the national level, Prof. Sagini was a recipient of the International Institute of Education Fellowship under the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) – a scholar fellowship program funded by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) for educational projects at African higher education institutions. He was also a recipient of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) Visiting Fellowship.

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