The News Literacy and Australian Teachers: How News Media is Taught in the Classroom report – the latest outcome of ...
Study calls for media literacy support amid COVID-19 'conspiracy theories'
Faced with a relentless 24-hour news cycle that’s littered across multiple digital platforms with dubious sources and claims, it’s imperative that children are equipped with the news media literacy skills that will help them sort fact from fiction – but most Australian teachers feel they are not well supported in this area, a new national survey has revealed.
“News media literacy should be a critical component of a broader digital media literacy education program, but most teachers surveyed said they are not well supported to teach it under the Australian Curriculum, and some schools do not value it highly,” a researcher said.
“News media literacy should be a critical component of a broader digital media literacy education program, but most teachers surveyed said they are not well supported to teach it under the Australian Curriculum, and some schools do not value it highly,” a researcher said.
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