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The subject of media literacy is all-encompassing and can be overwhelming. We recognize that the media - or, more specifically, our relationship with the media - affects almost every aspect of our lives. That's why Media Think is committed to an ambitious program of education and outreach to meet your specific needs.
What kinds of media literacy education do we offer?
We have age-specific presentations for grades K-12. We have program-specific workshops for professional organizations, colleges and universities. We host discussion groups for parents, families, professionals, faith communities, and workplace gatherings interested in furthering a dialogue about media literacy. Our Crash Course in Media Literacy introduces participants to fundamental techniques of deconstruction and analysis. Topics for discussion have been but are not limited to:
Advertising and Consumerism
Children and Families
Creativity
Ethics and Values
Health Issues
Politics and the News
Pop Culture - Music, Television, Film, Video Games, the Internet · Sexuality, Body Image and Gender Portrayal
The Environment
Violence and Aggression
We are developing a salon-style course that will lead participants through a 6-8 week program of self-taught lessons on a media literacy topic.
For more specific information or to schedule a workshop or presenter, please contact us at 503-432-7333 or info[at]mediathink.org.
The Crash Course is a fun, lively, hands-on experience in media literacy. In an informal, small group environment, participants examine their relationship to media, share its effect on their lives, and gain tools for critical thinking that challenge existing perceptions of media.
The half-day course focuses on how to deconstruct advertising—the engine driving the media machine—and to read visual messages. Training includes experiential problem solving, thoughtful discussion and analysis of broadcast news, television programs, pop music, Internet, video games, magazines and movies. We explore how images are constructed and how they shape perception, build desire and/or discontent, and create stimulus addiction. We address violence, body image and health issues, over-consumption and environmental issues, media globalization, corporate invasion of the schools, sexuality, brain development, creativity and addiction. The goal of media literacy is to empower us to convert a passive relationship with media into an active and imaginative reclaiming of our stories and our culture.
The course is divided into four parts:
(1) The role of story in defining cultural values, norms and behaviors.
(2) Our media-saturated world, the concept of constructed media messages, and learning the skills of deconstruction.
(3) Mass Media and health, including the influence of media on brain development, physical health and behavior, violence, substance abuse, body image , consumerism and eating.
(4) Constructive personal, interpersonal, and community responses to living in a hyper media-saturated world.
Classroom teachers, school principals, and administrators
Parents, students, and community leaders
Directors of family and youth organizations
PTA directors and organizers
Religious educators and youth leaders
Potential center volunteers, prospective members, trainers, and interns
Media industry professionals and critics
Course Fee: The Crash Course is free to Media Think
members
$25 for non-members
Scholarships are available - please ask
The Crash Course is held in response to expressed interest. If you are interested in the course, please let us know. Refer to our News and Events page for scheduled dates, times and locations.
A 6-8 week self-taught discussion course on the relationship between media and health issues. Weekly topics for discussion will include: diet and nutrition, body image, addition, sex and relationships, violence. Please check back for more information.
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formerly the Northwest Media Literacy Center (NMLC)
2115 SW Tyrol St., Portland, OR 97239
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