Sunday, June 24, 2007
Digital Media Literacy: Connecting Children/ Young People's Out-of-school Experiences to Media Learning
Jiwon Yoon and Amie from South Korea presenting about the Generation Gap between teachers and students, and what can be done about it.
Jiwon set up a background with stats on who uses the internet in Korea and for what. Like the US, the median age of internet users are in their 20s, with males using it more than females.
Here are some examples of the literacy of South Korean youth
PC-Bang (pee-shee bahng) is a cultural meeting place for internet access , similar to an internet cafe, except that the avg. age of customers is children/youth! It costs about .50/hr.
Jiwon showed a clip of school corporal punishment that was excessive. A student recorded it on their cell phone and posted online. When parents saw it, they were outraged, and changes were eventually made in the school system regarding corporal punishment.
Jiwon set up a background with stats on who uses the internet in Korea and for what. Like the US, the median age of internet users are in their 20s, with males using it more than females.
Here are some examples of the literacy of South Korean youth
PC-Bang (pee-shee bahng) is a cultural meeting place for internet access , similar to an internet cafe, except that the avg. age of customers is children/youth! It costs about .50/hr.
Jiwon showed a clip of school corporal punishment that was excessive. A student recorded it on their cell phone and posted online. When parents saw it, they were outraged, and changes were eventually made in the school system regarding corporal punishment.
WARNING: violence
Amie continued on the subject of Media Education. South Korean schools off extra-curricular activities a few hours after classes and about 4 hours on Saturdays. There are also media summer camps.
She went on to explain how we can close the gap. Media experts began working with teachers to teach Media Production. But there was a communication gap between the experts and the children: the terms used were not understandable between teachers and students.
Korea Press Foundation (Ministry of Education) began sending trained media educators into schools.
Amie's thesis was on Media Generation Gaps in Secondary Schools. She found that it wasn't so much that the students weren't using too new technology, but that teachers were using old technology.
For students the internet was for entertainment and networking, but for teachers it was to check email.
Interestingly, students use the TV for news resource than the internet. Jiwon explained that parents limit the students' online time.
Common media education lessons given in South Korea:
Dotori Sarangbang Institute is a new way of teaching Media Literacy.
SO one example was coming up with a new way of teaching using comics to teach topics. For instance, the students would read a comic book on the news and the teacher would teach them how to draw so that they could draw their own comics. Interesting.
She went on to explain how we can close the gap. Media experts began working with teachers to teach Media Production. But there was a communication gap between the experts and the children: the terms used were not understandable between teachers and students.
Korea Press Foundation (Ministry of Education) began sending trained media educators into schools.
Amie's thesis was on Media Generation Gaps in Secondary Schools. She found that it wasn't so much that the students weren't using too new technology, but that teachers were using old technology.
For students the internet was for entertainment and networking, but for teachers it was to check email.
Interestingly, students use the TV for news resource than the internet. Jiwon explained that parents limit the students' online time.
Common media education lessons given in South Korea:
- Using proper language in chat room
- Protecting personal info
- Internet addiction
- How to make a web site
Dotori Sarangbang Institute is a new way of teaching Media Literacy.
SO one example was coming up with a new way of teaching using comics to teach topics. For instance, the students would read a comic book on the news and the teacher would teach them how to draw so that they could draw their own comics. Interesting.
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