Exploring Curation as a core competency in digital and media literacy education

Authors

  • Paul Mihailidis Assistant Professor, Media Studies Department of Marketing Communication Emerson College Boston, MA, USA
  • James N Cohen School of Communication Hofstra University New York, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5334/2013-02

Keywords:

Media Literacy, Curation, Civic Engagement, Digital Learning

Abstract

In today’s hypermedia landscape, youth and young adults are increasingly using social media platforms, online aggregators and mobile applications for daily information use. Communication educators, armed with a host of free, easy-to-use online tools, have the ability to create dynamic approaches to teaching and learning about information and communication flow online. In this paper we explore the concept of curation as a student- and creation-driven pedagogical tool to enhance digital and media literacy education. We present a theoretical justification for curation and present six key ways that curation can be used to teach about critical thinking, analysis and expression online. We utilize a case study of the digital curation platform Storify to explore how curation works in the classroom, and present a framework that integrates curation pedagogy into core media literacy education learning outcomes.

Author Biographies

Paul Mihailidis, Assistant Professor, Media Studies Department of Marketing Communication Emerson College Boston, MA, USA

Paul Mihailidis is an Assistant Professor of Media Studies in the Department of Marketing Communication at Emerson College. Dr. Mihailidis’s research concerns the connections between media, education, and citizenship in the 21st century. He has published widely on media literacy, global media, and digital citizenship. He is the editor of News Literacy: Global Perspectives for the Newsroom and Classroom (Peter Lang). His most recent work is on a Media Literacy Learning Commons Model predicated on new participatory civic voices. Mihailidis sits on the board of directors for the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), and is reviews editor for the Journal of Media Literacy Education (JMLE). Dr. Mihailidis is also director of the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change.

James N Cohen, School of Communication Hofstra University New York, USA

Jamie Cohen is the Director of Web and Digital Media at Hofstra University's School of Communication. His work focuses on media literacy and video production across multiple disciplines in an effort to create informed citizens and creative thinkers. Cohen is the co-founder of the New Media Program at Molloy College as well as the founder and advisor of HTVinteractive.com, Hofstra University’s Web Television Channel. He is also an Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Faculty Fellow.

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Published

2013-02-08

Issue

Vol. 2013 No. 1

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