Understanding Media for Active Citizenship wants to examine the concept of Media Literacy in Europe, how it has been defined at European institutional level and academia and the experience of community radio, and explore how it has been – or could be –embedded in the content of the training curriculum being delivered by community media as to promote better understanding of how to ‘read’ the media among citizens, but also how to ‘write’ more informative and balance content in the shape of media literacy broadcasting products- as to promote equality, pluralism and diversity, and to increase active citizenship actions through media.
The partners believe that media literacy is as important as literacy in today’s information society. During the initial Understanding Media project, we found that there were different approaches to media literacy among us, which in our view creates a need for further investigation and an opportunity to enhance media literacy education in the participating stations with a few simple tools and didactical exemplifications.
This is what this toolbox ist for. Here you can find different exercises and helping hands for media trainers to teach media – and especially radio – skills. The items are sorted by categories (see below) and by language. If you can not find an item in your language, you can ask us to translate it for you or – even better – translate it yourself and submit it to us via email: umac@near.ie
The toolbox items are sorted by four main categories including the following topics: