ED 360

Course Code & Number

ED 360

Course Title

New Media Literacy

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 3 ECTS Credits

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Catalog Description

Use of advanced information search techniques. Evaluation of trustworthiness of information. Selection of the right information sources. Safe information communities. Cultural infrastructure of media convergence. New media literacy skills. Overview of theoretical background on traditional media and new media. Discussions on the potential of new media. Advanced web research tools and techniques.

Course Objectives

This course aims to help students to develop basic to advanced new media literacy skills. The content of the course is designed considering recent arguments such as fake news, AI-made multimedia, trustworthiness of information, and sources of information. Consequently, students are going to be competent with interacting and dealing with the information pollution ex post of new media.  

Course Learning Outcomes

1. criticize the potential use of social media through educational activities,
2. identify challenges of using social media in the school environment,
3. compare traditional media and social media in terms of recent arguments,
4. explain the concepts of bias and diversity in terms of new media,
5. select appropriate strategies for information seeking,
6. evaluate implications, advantages, and disadvantages of new media in terms of educational practices.

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Hilal Seda Yıldız