Digital Media Literacy I

Catalog description

Helps students begin to navigate the 21st-century media, starting by becoming active users of media, not just passive consumers. The Internet-fueled democratization of media creation has enabled anyone to be a publisher, and given audiences' almost infinite choices, with both great and questionable effects. In a world of information abundance, it can be difficult to discern fact from opinion and truth from fiction. We need to know how to wade through this barrage of information with a critical eye, to be better informed, and ultimately become creators of media ourselves.