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Renee HobbsCOM 520

Seminar in Media StudiesFall 2013

University of Rhode IslandHarrington School of Communication and Media

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Teachers’ attitudes about media, technology and popular culture shape their work with students

One Expansive Conceptualization to Unite Them All

Key Conceptsof Media Literacy

Messages are Representations

Messages are Representations

Messages Use Different Codes and Conventions

Messages are Representations

People Interpret Messages Differently

Messages Use Different Codes and Conventions

Messages are Representations

People Interpret Messages Differently

Messages Use Different Codes and Conventions

Messages Have Economic &

Political Power

Messages are Representations

Messages Influence our Attitudes and Behaviors

People Interpret Messages Differently

Messages Use Different Codes and Conventions

Messages Have Economic &

Political Power

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expanding the concept of literacy

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