Teaching Media Literacy: How Can It Fit into Teaching Composition?
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 217
Proposal
See presentation description.
Short Description
Teaching media literacy in a composition class is not only possible, but also promotes media literacy for students who mighnt never take a course in technological writing or media literacy. This presenter will be reporting the successes and failurs of a media literacy course taught in first ear writing classes for fransitional basic writing and regular composition students in Comp I and Comp II classes. Handouts of the syllabus and assignments will be distributed.
Keywords
Information literacy, Media literacy, Compositon, Technological writing, First-year composition
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Ribble, Marcia, "Teaching Media Literacy: How Can It Fit into Teaching Composition?" (2008). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 42.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2008/2008/42
Teaching Media Literacy: How Can It Fit into Teaching Composition?
Room 217
See presentation description.
