Digital and Media Literacy: Dialogue with Dutch Educators

We are delighted to collaborate with the U.S. State Department International Visitor Program and World Affairs Council of Rhode Island to offer a one-day training to a team of Dutch journalists, educators and academics who are visiting the United States with an interest in digital and media literacy.

DATE: Friday, December 20, 2019 

TIME: 9 am - 4 pm

LOCATION: URI Providence Campus, Room 260

Program goals: 

  • Provide participants with a better understanding of the differences and similarities between the U.S. and the Dutch education systems
  • Examine different educational methods that teach digital and media literacy skills and the use of new technologies in the classroom.
  • Learn best practices within secondary school education from curriculum design to teacher training
  • To examine public-private and public-public partnership opportunities in teaching digital and media literacy skills in secondary school curricula

SPONSOR: Kate Greene, Global RI 

MEDIA EDUCATION LAB PARTICIPANTS: Renee Hobbs, Julie Coiro, Frank Romanelli, Pam Steager, Mark Davis, Michelle Ciccone

LEARN MORE ABOUT DIGITAL AND MEDIA LITERACY IN THE NETHERLANDS

SCHEDULE

9 - 10 Welcome and Introductions

10 - 11 The Media Education Lab Approach (Renee Hobbs and colleagues)

11  - 1 pm  Julie Coiro, Dialogue, Resources and Sharing

1 - 2 pm LUNCH

2 - 3:30 pm Discussion: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future

3:30  - 4 pm Synthesis and Reflection

LINKS

Mind Over Media: Analyzing Contemporary Propaganda (Dutch language)

Slides - Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Media Education Lab

The Power of Collaboration in Digital Inquiry - Julie Coiro

Media Literacy in the Library - Pam Steager

Barrington Middle School Digital Literacy Curriculum - Mark Davis

Technology Integration - Michelle Ciccone

Teacher Competency Requirements in Instructional Technology and Digital Literacy/Computer Science, State of Massachusetts

Digital Literacy and Computer Science standards, State of Massachusetts

Sample of Standards, Digital and Media Literacy 

Scholarly Articles about the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy by Renee Hobbs and Julie Coiro

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS

Ms. Mary BERKHOUT Program Director, Netwerk Mediawijsheid

Mr. Koen BUITER Project Leader, Digital Literacy, Openbaar Onderwijs Groningen Digital Literacy Advisor, Municipality of Groningen

Ms. Eugenie DUMOULIN Teacher, Veurs Lyceum Policy Officer, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science Member, Digital Literacy Development Team,

Ms. Rhea FLOHR Geography Teacher, Scholengroep het Plein Apple Distinguished Educator, 2017

Mr. Wim HILBERDINK Modern Media Educational Program Coordinator, Thorbecke Scholengemeenschap Member and Ambassador, Digital Literacy Development Team, Curriculum.nu Co-Founder, Foundation Media Literacy Schools

Ms. Harriet LEGET ICT and Education Advisor, Kennisnet Researcher,

Mr. Paulo MOEKOTTE Research Associate, Media College Amsterdam Senior Education Policy Advisor,

Mr. Jorick SCHEERENS Coordinator, Practoraten.nl Communication Advisor, Municipality of Amsterdam, 2006 – 2008

Ms. Marieke SIMONIS Owner and Trainer/Consultant, LearnOn Trainer, De Rechtspraak (Administration of Justice), 2018 – 2019

Mr. Allard STRIJKER Digital Literacy Curriculum Developer, The Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO)

Mr. Boudewijn VAN DER LECQ Program Manager, Youth and Education, Cubiss/SPN

Ms. Mimi VAN DUN Communications Project Manager, Dutch Media Literacy Network Media Literacy Project Manager, Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, 2014 – 2015

Mr. Freek ZWANENBERG Media Literacy Lecturer and Teacher, Bureau Jeugd and Media “Handbook Media Literacy,” Mijn Kind Online, 2010