EDUCOMUNICAÇÃO

Semana da Educação para os Media no Canadá

Terminou ontem no Canadá a primeira Semana Nacional da Educação para os Media. A iniciativa foi organizada em parceria pela Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) e pela Media Awareness Network (MNet) .
Os promotores explicitaram deste modo os objectivos da Semana:
"The purpose of the week is to promote media literacy as a key component in the education of young people, and to encourage the integration and the practice of media education in Canadian homes, schools and communities. Media are powerful forces in the lives of youth. Young people are immersed in media, moving beyond geographical and regulatory boundaries as they access, absorb, communicate, create and repurpose media content. And they're doing this largely without guidance and often without reflection. To be media literate in this new environment, young people need to develop knowledge, values and a range of critical thinking, communication and information management skills - and media education is an essential tool in helping them acquire these skills."
Ver aqui uma lista de eventos organizados antes e durante a Semana assim como alguns materiais produzidos para apoiar as iniciativas das escolas. Ver nomeadamente: Dez boas razões para abordar a Educação para os Media.

http://www.mediaeducationweek.ca/involved_events.htm