Any media that is produced for or distributed via the screen, including the entire spectrum of what constitutes ‘the screen’: the cinematic screen, the television screen, the computer screen, and the small screens accessed on a smartphones and other handheld devices.
Published in Chapter:
Making It for the Screen: Creating Digital Media Literacy
Paul Chilsen (Carthage College, USA)
Copyright: © 2015
|Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8205-4.ch011
Abstract
We are immersed in a culture of spoken media, written media, and now irrevocably, digital screen media. Just as writing and speaking skills are keys to functioning in society, we must consider that the world increasingly demands proficiency in “mediating” as well. Doing anything less leaves this powerful medium in the hands of a relative few. By offering instruction in what digital screen media is, how it is effectively created, how the Internet continues to alter communication, and how this all informs everyday teaching and learning, digital media literacy can become more broadly understood and accessible. This chapter follows a program developed by the Rosebud Institute and looks at how—using simple, accessible technology—people can become more digital media literate by creating screen products themselves. The creation process also enables deeper, more authentic learning, allowing us all to communicate more effectively, to self-assess more reflectively, and to thrive in a screen-based world.