Hi Maureen, Great questions, a topic dear to my heart! There are multiple definitions for each depending on perspective, each with varying approaches (which gets to the pedagogical means of developing these skill sets, and I believe for Libraries, a framework for articulating related programmatic support).
Media Literacy: Here is a website I recently developed that helps define media literacy, including approaches for instructors to integrating these concepts into teaching and learning: http://www.lib.umn.edu/media/teachingmedialiteracy Media Assignments: http://www.lib.umn.edu/media/assignmentsupport Case Studies: http://www.lib.umn.edu/media/profiles Our program has been heavily inspired by Kellner and Shares (2007), who articulated 4 approaches, three of which I think of as true approaches (family values approach..not so much): Media Arts Education (creative production, aesthetic appreciation), Media Literacy Movement (locating, accessing, analyzing media as one would print, mainly in popular mass contexts - not as deep as critical media literacy) and Critical Media Literacy Approach (as Gary suggested, MEF territory; a critical reading of media (in all forms) and representations, also including alternative forms of production and communication). There is a lot of overlap with the other "new literacies" (e.g., visual, aural, digital). Digital Literacy: I have found that older concepts tend to define digital literacy more as having the skill sets to utilize technology to access information and communicate in a digital environment, while more modern concept tend to define digital literacy as the ability to traverse and understand information in a digital (online) envirionment. Transliteracy: I'll leave this wild territory for Tom Ipri: http://crln.acrl.org/content/71/10/532.full I'd be happy to discuss further offline. Best, Scott On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 2:07 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send videolib mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/[email protected] > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of videolib digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. media/digital/transliteracy? (Maureen Tripp) > 2. Re: media/digital/transliteracy? (Jessica Rosner) > 3. Re: media/digital/transliteracy? ([email protected]) > 4. Re: media/digital/transliteracy? (Ball, James (jmb4aw)) > 5. Re: media/digital/transliteracy? ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 12:19:31 -0500 > From: Maureen Tripp <[email protected]> > Subject: [Videolib] media/digital/transliteracy? > To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I have been asked to talk to faculty about some version of these > "literacies", and suggest some ways our library help our students become > more media/digital, or trans literate. > My first question: what is the difference between these terms? > And the second is like it: what is the preferred term? > And finally, if anyone has any ideas about programs or services that might > support development of said literacies, I'd love to hear them. Thanks, as > always, o collective wisdom! > > Maureen Tripp > Media Librarian > Iwasaki Library > 120 Boylston Street > Boston, MA 02116 > [email protected] > (617)824-8407 > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 12:36:25 -0500 > From: Jessica Rosner <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] media/digital/transliteracy? > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <CACRe6m9mPmANQcwqKQ3vuHwFDyh35KWWmG2ThCFnXzEXf0z=x...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > A little confused. Are you asking the difference between the terms media & > Digital or media digital and trans literate. I have no idea what the last > term means. > > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Maureen Tripp <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > I have been asked to talk to faculty about some version of these > > ?literacies?, and suggest some ways our library help our students become > > more media/digital, or trans literate. > > My first question: what is the difference between these terms? > > And the second is like it: what is the preferred term? > > And finally, if anyone has any ideas about programs or services that > might > > support development of said literacies, I?d love to hear them. Thanks, > as > > always, o collective wisdom! > > > > Maureen Tripp > > Media Librarian > > Iwasaki Library > > 120 Boylston Street > > Boston, MA 02116 > > [email protected] > > (617)824-8407 > > > > > > > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as > > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > > producers and distributors. > > > > > > > -- > Jessica Rosner > Media Consultant > 224-545-3897 (cell) > 212-627-1785 (land line) > [email protected] > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 09:46:43 -0800 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Videolib] media/digital/transliteracy? > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 > > Cool! > > Yeah...I think there are major and significant differences between > "digital literacy" and "media literacy" (the latter sometimes referred to > as visual literacy") > > This is my thinking: Digital literacy comprises two types of > understanding: > technical and content/critical. The former has to do with the physical > act of negotiating the complex terrain of devices, databases, > etc.--knowing how to push the buttons and make the digital dog jump thru > hoops. Knowing the apposite uses and limits of the technology. The latter > has to do with the critical assessment of the content contained in the > digital domain: how to read and assess web resources and other online > content; how to effectively (and ethically) use digital content in > research and learning. > > Media literacy (or visual literacy)has to do with the critical "reading" > and assessment of the images (and sounds) offered up via various media > (including online)...in other words, MEF territory: how to understand the > ways in which various media work us over, inform our lives, shape the > world. Understanding the grammar, syntax, and semiotics of media > images...the movies and docs and the news and sitcoms and everything else > that moves on the screen. Understanding the politics and means of media > manipulation and distribution. > > At least that's my take. > > Gary > > > > I have been asked to talk to faculty about some version of these > > "literacies", and suggest some ways our library help our students become > > more media/digital, or trans literate. > > My first question: what is the difference between these terms? > > And the second is like it: what is the preferred term? > > And finally, if anyone has any ideas about programs or services that > might > > support development of said literacies, I'd love to hear them. Thanks, > as > > always, o collective wisdom! > > > > Maureen Tripp > > Media Librarian > > Iwasaki Library > > 120 Boylston Street > > Boston, MA 02116 > > [email protected] > > (617)824-8407 > > > > > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel > of > > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > > producers and distributors. > > > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > [email protected] > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 19:50:08 +0000 > From: "Ball, James (jmb4aw)" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] media/digital/transliteracy? > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > < > 302d2154cd0ea448aef4b356e860542701463...@reagan.eservices.virginia.edu> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Transliteracy is kinda the same as Information Literacy, but without so > much bias as to the information source. Images, websites, Twitter, film... > it's all fair game in Transliteracy. The idea is to be able to apply the > principals of access, evaluation and use across formats. This definition > was given at a talk recently: > > "the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, > tools and media..." > > Brian Hulsey was the presenter: > http://librariesandtransliteracy.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/transliteracies-libraries-as-the-critical-%e2%80%9cclassroom%e2%80%9d-computers-in-libraries-2011/ > > Matt > > ______________________________ > Matt Ball > Media Services Librarian > University of Virginia > [email protected]< > https://mail.eservices.virginia.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=f9bb9e66e0cb45eb9c98da126198ad7e&URL=mailto%3amattball%40virginia.edu > > > 434-924-3812 > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Maureen Tripp > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 12:20 PM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: [Videolib] media/digital/transliteracy? > > I have been asked to talk to faculty about some version of these > "literacies", and suggest some ways our library help our students become > more media/digital, or trans literate. > My first question: what is the difference between these terms? > And the second is like it: what is the preferred term? > And finally, if anyone has any ideas about programs or services that might > support development of said literacies, I'd love to hear them. Thanks, as > always, o collective wisdom! > > Maureen Tripp > Media Librarian > Iwasaki Library > 120 Boylston Street > Boston, MA 02116 > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > (617)824-8407 > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 12:07:45 -0800 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Videolib] media/digital/transliteracy? > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 > > My personal feeling is that the "transliteracy" concept is a major crock > (yet another!). The implicit assumption behind this notion is that all > content served digitally somehow has equal cultural, intellectual, or > cognitive valence...that, somehow, the means of delivery is the message > (thank you very, much Mr. McL)--or at least the most salient issue. The > attempt to apply "principles of access and evaluation across formats" is > unspeakably wrongheaded...the fact of the matter is that, if you focus on > the nature of media content (rather than content delivery) it's abundantly > clear that each medium has it's own unique set of rules, uses and misuses, > grammar, and history. The fact that all this stuff is increasingly shoved > over wires doesn't obviate the need to deal with each medium as unique. > Students (and others) don't usually make these kinds of distinction: some > would view that as a good thing...I view it as catastrophic. > > Gary H. > > > > > > > Transliteracy is kinda the same as Information Literacy, but without so > > much bias as to the information source. Images, websites, Twitter, > > film... it's all fair game in Transliteracy. The idea is to be able to > > apply the principals of access, evaluation and use across formats. This > > definition was given at a talk recently: > > > > "the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, > > tools and media..." > > > > Brian Hulsey was the presenter: > > > http://librariesandtransliteracy.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/transliteracies-libraries-as-the-critical-%e2%80%9cclassroom%e2%80%9d-computers-in-libraries-2011/ > > > > Matt > > > > ______________________________ > > Matt Ball > > Media Services Librarian > > University of Virginia > > [email protected]< > https://mail.eservices.virginia.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=f9bb9e66e0cb45eb9c98da126198ad7e&URL=mailto%3amattball%40virginia.edu > > > > 434-924-3812 > > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maureen Tripp > > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 12:20 PM > > To: '[email protected]' > > Subject: [Videolib] media/digital/transliteracy? > > > > I have been asked to talk to faculty about some version of these > > "literacies", and suggest some ways our library help our students become > > more media/digital, or trans literate. > > My first question: what is the difference between these terms? > > And the second is like it: what is the preferred term? > > And finally, if anyone has any ideas about programs or services that > might > > support development of said literacies, I'd love to hear them. Thanks, > as > > always, o collective wisdom! > > > > Maureen Tripp > > Media Librarian > > Iwasaki Library > > 120 Boylston Street > > Boston, MA 02116 > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > (617)824-8407 > > > > > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel > of > > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > > producers and distributors. > > > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > [email protected] > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > > > End of videolib Digest, Vol 49, Issue 9 > *************************************** > -- Scott Spicer Media Outreach and Learning Spaces Librarian University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities 341 Walter Library [email protected] 612.626.0629 Media Services: lib.umn.edu/media SMART Learning Commons: smart.umn.edu
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