Digital Literacy 101

Digital Literacy Training Workshops

Making Media Across the Curriculum

Professional Learning Opportunity for Teachers

Making Media Across the Curriculum will provide teachers with training and resources on how to use digital media production of various kinds (games, film and animation, etc.) in their classroom practice.

Teachers will learn how media making can be supported from kindergarten to Grade 12 and will used to assess student learning across the curriculum, from Language/English as a Second Language courses to Social Studies, Health/Life Skills, Mathematics, Science, Special Education and Technology Education/ICT.

Upon completion of the course, teachers will be certified by MediaSmarts as Media Maker Experts. The self-directed online course will provide participants with personalized instruction and feedback, connecting them with other teachers who are exploring digital media production, leading them through discussions of key texts and sample activities, and providing guidance in implementing media production in the classroom. It will be available online 24/7 over a four-week period (July 6-July 31 and August 3-August 28), and take a total of 16 hours. It will include lectures and discussions.

Please review the detailed information, including contact information in the letter to the left.