The approach to media literacy in the Reich
College of Education at Appalachian State University has been
recognized by the prestigious Aspen Institute as a model for
integrating media literacy in teacher preparation, 1992 report.
"Perhaps the most sustained institutional effort at pre-service training within formal schooling has been at Appalachian State University, where North Carolina's largest teacher training institution requires competence in media literacy and offers courses to that end. The success of that program reflects some useful strategies:
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searching for ways that media literacy fulfills existing mandates; |
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finding links to other areas, e.g. health education and social studies, so that media literacy is not isolated within one course; |
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paying attention to institutional context, particularly principals and library media specialists; |
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training not only for subject matter but also in how to be change-agents; |
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defining and operationalizing productivity, effectiveness and evaluation." |
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Media Literacy: An Introduction to Media Literacy by Dr. David Considine
Media Literacy: First National Media Literacy Conference at ASU
Media Literacy: Summit 2000: Reflections on Toronto Conference
