A model for understanding new media literacy: Epistemological beliefs and social media use

Designing a Media Literacy Curriculum Model for Teacher Training Centers

Purpose: The present study was conducted to design a model of media literacy curriculum in teacher training centers. Methodology: This research was applied in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of research method and data type. Experts in the field of media literacy and education, including university professors, were considered as the research community. By conducting a snowball method ...

New literacy, new audiences: social media and cultural institutions

This paper reports on a major Australian research project which examines whether the evolution in digital content creation and social media can create a new audience of active cultural participants. The project draws together experts from major Australian museums, libraries and screen centres to examine the evolution in digital contentcreation and social media. It explores whether organizations...

Unpacking New Media Literacy

The 21 century has marked an unprecedented advancement of new media. New media has become so pervasive that it has penetrated into every aspect of our society. New media literacy plays an essential role for any citizen to participate fully in the 21 century society. Researchers have documented that literacy has evolved historically from classic literacy (reading-writingunderstanding) to audiovi...

Media Literacy and new HuManisM

Social media: A path to health literacy

Social media - websites and other online tools called social networks - serve as a tool to connect people and organizations around topics of common interest. Social media platforms offer tremendous opportunity to engage quickly and sometimes in depth with many and diverse stakeholders as people have the ability to communicate back-and-forth from anywhere in the world. As increasing numbers of p...