Assessing Multimodal Texts: How is analyzing multimodal texts different from traditional texts? How can we prepare ourselves as teachers to assess them? Required Readings: Hung, H.-T., Chiu, Y.-C. J., & Yeh, H.-C. (2013). Multimodal assessment of and for learning: A theory-driven design Read More
Get ready for Media Literacy Week at UTK! Media Literacy Week offers a week-long lineup of events designed to connect with the Volunteer community and strengthen media literacy skills. Highlights include interactive tabling such as “Clickbait or Cupcake,” the “Bite for Byte” AI Read More
As the information ecosystem becomes more complex, blurred lines between fact and fiction pose new challenges to credibility, trust, and informed civic engagement. As part of the 11th Annual Media Literacy Week, the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) and Thomson Read More
You have the power to stop misinformation in its tracks. In this session, discover practical fact-checking tools and approaches that will strengthen your media literacy skills and help you share responsibly.
Anyone who's assessed the reliability of a news source knows how difficult it can be. Now try doing it across thousands of news sources. Think it can be done consistently and transparently? Join us for this rare and very candid conversation with Read More
Join us for an exploration of misinformation and disinformation in the digital age. Our panelists will decode the tactics used to manipulate and divide us, and how we can take productive steps to counter them. You'll leave with practical tools for navigating Read More
Social media promises visibility and connection, yet these systems amplify some voices while silencing others. In this Media Literacy Week lecture, Dr. Elizabeth R. Ortiz ’01 explores how digital platforms reward certain performances of femininity and “authenticity” while constraining how women and Read More