1:3 Webcast and Forum: Civic Engagement, Media and Learning

 

Beyond Cynicism: Civic Engagement, Media and Learning

IJLM 1:3 Forum | January 2010

IJLM Editor, David Buckingham hosts a panel discussion about the different definitions, questions, debates, and research on the topics of civic engagement and media literacy.  

  • Watch the 1 hour webcast - the Elluminate recording with open in a new window.
  • Contribute to the discussion - post a new comment to the forum below.

 

 

Host

David Buckingham, IJLM Editor

Professor of Education and Director of the Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media at the Institute of Education, University of London.

 

 

Panelists

Paul Mihailidis
Assistant Professor of Media Studies, Hofstra University
Director, Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change, Salzburg Global Seminar

 

 

 Chris Wells
Center for Communication and Civic Engagement
University of Washington, Seattle

 

Joseph E. Kahne
John and Martha Davidson Chair and Dean of the School of Education, Research Director of Civic Engagement Research Group, Mills College

 

How this works

  • The recorded webcast will open in a new window. It may take around 30 seconds to download the small java app.
  • When the movie has loaded you can arrange the video, slide, and dashboard windows independently, to best fit your screen.
  • The chat is not active in the recording. You can close the dashboard, and arrange this window and slides side by side.
  • Add your comments and questions by posting a new comment below.

Participate

Watch the hour-long webcast and contribute your ideas.

Exploring Media, Empowerment, and Citizenship

Submitted by pmihailidis on Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:15.

As one of the panelists in this online forum, simply put, I learned a great great deal. The discussion moves along to explore many of the different facets of how media literacy education contributes to new ideas of citizenship and new ideas of engagement and empowerment.  I learned a great deal about how we really conceive of new ideas around citizenship, how we differentiate political vs. civic vs. social engagement, and where the media plays in all of this. 

This talked also touched on how social media/internet influences what we think of citizenship and how ideas around being a citizen have changed.

I'd love to hear more from viewers on their thoughts around this piece, and hopefully gear some discussion and collaboration on the challenges posed in this discussion, and to educators, practitioners, and citizens alike.

 

 

Paul Mihailidis, PhD

Assistant Professor of Media Studies

Hofstra University

Director, Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change