A new perspective of Teacher Education in Media

在媒体环境下，如何促进教师教育，Renee Hobbs 在“Approaches to Teacher Education in Media Literacy” （2008）一文中给了我们很好的视角和参照。
首先，关于媒体素养，Renee Hobbs 此汇报中给了如下定义：
Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and communicate messages in a wide variety of forms.
The purpose of media literacy education is to help individuals of all ages develop the habits of inquiry and skills of expression that they need to be critical thinkers, effective communicators and active citizens in today’s world.
那么，在这样的环境下，与教师教育相关的问题有哪些呢？
1、Teacher Motivations
2、Instructional Methods
3、Approaches to Teacher Education
4、Media Texts, Tools & Technologies

1、Examining Teacher Motivations: 检验教师动机，主要采用问卷调查法，同时要关注以下几个方面：
• Engagement and motivation
• New forms of literacy
• Workplace skill development
• Citizenship, democracy & social change
• Aesthetic and cultural appreciation
• Protection from negative influences
2、Instructional Methods
在媒体环境下，我们采用教学方法，应该是这样的：
1. Use media texts & technologies
2. Reflect on media consumption and participation
3. Critical analysis and evaluation of media texts and technologies
4. Compose and create using media and technology tools
5. Participate in appropriate forms of advocacy/action
也就是说，我们要创造性、批评性地来使用媒体技术，在教学中选用适当的媒体形式。

3、Approaches to Teacher Education：实施教师教育的方法，Renee给出了以下几种：
• Self-taught enthusiast
• Staff development programs
• Curriculum-based approaches
• Mentoring
• Research partnerships
• Formal education (theoretical, conceptual)
同时，在使用技术工具的时候，我们要有意识考虑以下几个问题：
Texts, Tools & Technologies
 How and why do school districts control use of texts, tools and technologies in school?
 How do faculty in schools of education model the use of texts, tools & technologies?
 What are the opportunities & risks when students bring in texts, tools & technologies to the classroom?
 What role can teachers play in addressing policy issues related to the use of texts, tools & technologies?
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