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The Salzburg Academy's Global Media Literacy curriculum and lesson plans are being updated with six additional dynamic lesson modules. 

These  LESSON MODULES are global case studies and lesson plans created by students and faculty of the Salzburg Academy – and now in use in over a hundred countries.  Click on the buttons below to see them:

 

 


 

In fall 2011, the Academy Faculty released A Tethered World, a study that explores the mobile habits and dispositions of university students from around the world. 793 students from 8 Universities from around the world participated in a 24-hour mobile information tracking exploration and reflection to answer the question:How have mobile technologies changed the information habits of a digital generation?

The study was featured in a Huffington Post Story last fall.

You can find the full study at: A Tethered World

 


 

UNESCO Releases Freedom of Expression Toolkit

UNESCO is currently seeking interested organizations to participate in the review process of the Freedom of Expression Toolkit: A Guide to The Concepts and Issues for High School and Pre-University Students. For more information please contact Mr. Ming-Kuok Lim at mk.lim@unesco.org

Download a Review Copy of the Tookit here: Freedom of Expression Toolkit

The Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change is a multi-dimensional initiative that provides curricular materials, training and support for journalism schools, programs and classrooms across the world.

Learn how you can help promote global awareness and understanding:

Download Application
(Click here if interested in earning Credit)


Download Academy Brochure

 



Academy Faculty Collaborate on New Book!

Faculty from the Salzburg Academy collaborated to produce a book that explores how digital media have changed news, and how we can help empower civic voices through the classroom!

 


To read more about the book, sample chapters, and help spread the world, please CLICK HERE

 


 



THE WORLD UNPLUGGED


Take a look at our 2011 study that asked 1000 students in 10 countries on five continents to give up all media for 24 hours.

Led by ICMPA and conducted with a dozen university partners of the Salzburg Academy.

 


 

Three Part Interview with 2012 Academy Keynote Scholar Renee Hobbs

Renee Hobbs,
Part One


Renee Hobbs,
Part Two


Renee Hobbs,
Part Three

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The Salzburg Academy
Media Literacy Challenges

About the Challenge:

    ML Plan #1 - User Generated Content

    ML Plan #2 - Combating Media Overload

    ML Plan #3 - Filter Bubbles

    ML Plan #4 - Empowered Networks

    ML Plan #5 - Combating Bias

A Joint Program of:

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 28, 2012

Academy fellows Marketa Zezulkova, Agustina Rodríguez and Yunyi Du, will present their work during a conference in Quito, Ecuador, this May.

March 28, 2012

Rachel Leven's article was cited on The Colbert Report last February.

April 7, 2011

A new study by ICMPA in conjunction with the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change outlines just how much university students around the world rely on media

January 8, 2011

Stonybrook University, in Long Island, NY, is breaking new ground with its innovative and dynamic Center for News Literacy

October 31, 2010

The Salzburg Academy and International Center for Media and the Public Agenda (ICMPA) and the launch a global study, where students have to "unplug" from media for 24-hours

August 19, 2010

This module prompts students to ask why a single issue can be framed differently by different media. The module also asks how social media are influencing how news is framed.

VOICES AT THE ACADEMY

March 28, 2012

In an e-interview, Roman Gerodimos talks about his work, his aspirations, his view of the Academy, and how media and civic engagement can change for the better.

December 16, 2011

Clare Boyle was involved with the Academy since 2007; she saw it evolve at the same time as the Academy shaped her, and will continue to do so for the rest of her life.

December 5, 2011

Academy fellows express themselves visually as they engage in an on-site photography contest dealing with concepts such as Diversity and Freedom.

November 25, 2011

Photographer, artist, and former Academy student Andrea Lopez-Portillo reflects on how the Academy has impacted her life, work, and passion for the future

September 30, 2010

Vice President for Front Page Programming at Yahoo and 2010 Academy Knight Fellow Liz Lufkin explains how news aggregation is driving successful news platforms in the 21st Century

September 8, 2010

New York City based Media Literacy Consultant and Visiting Academy Scholar Rhys Daunic chronicles his experience with multimedia production at the 2010 Salzburg Academy