Esther Wojcicki, founder of the Journalistic Learning Institute, gave me some terrific advice that I plan to implement in my media literacy workshop strategy. She explained the value of giving my target audience the keys to the wheel, setting up conducive activities that inspires them to take action themselves.
I will ask students to pick one of four sectors in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals they are most interested in: Environment, Economy, Equality, or Health & Well-being. After they select which topic interests them most, they will split into groups to form different media teams, and I will provide further structure depending on the number of students per groups.
Students will be tasked to create bite-sized creative journalism, either through audio, video, writing, or doodled submissions. Depending on their sector, students will choose a recent topic in the news tied to their intrinsic interests. They will research the topic, finding facts and experts who give insight to flesh out their story. Next, they will develop a couple questions to ensure further engagement was met. Once all ingredients are made, students will have the tools to make newdles (news + doodles) for bite-sized consumption!
This session shows the value of digging deeper into news stories.
“59% of links on Twitter are shared without being opened.” – Columbia University and French Institute, 2016
Suggested Speaker(s)
- Tobe Attah (@anchorTobe)
Founder, Doodle the News