Teaching Digital Literacy and Media Decoding | Transform.Ed Briefing #137
Inside the briefing: From navigating media messages to fostering critical awareness; empowering learners to think, question, and act responsibly in the digital world.
Quick Updates 🔔
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Big Ideas 💡
The Possibilities of Digital Play in Advancing Effective Social and Emotional Learning
By Dr. Fei Victor Lim | .ed Magazine
How to reimagine education for the 21st century
By Natalie Evans, Kimberly Nesbitt, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek | Brookings Institution
Poll of the Week 📊
Poll Results from Last Week
In response to the question, “Which strategy most effectively helps students build digital literacy and media decoding skills?” — all educators equally favored Integrating media analysis, Promoting responsible media use, and Identifying bias and misinformation, while no response highlighted both Evaluating online sources and Using digital storytelling, suggesting a strong consensus that Integrating media analysis, Promoting responsible media use, and Identifying bias and misinformation are main strategies which most effectively help students build digital literacy and media decoding skills.
Would you like to discuss these results or share your thoughts in the community?
Policy Pulse 🏛
DIGITAL LITERACY IN EDUCATION
By UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE)
This UNESCO IITE policy brief underscores the growing importance of digital literacy as an essential skill for learning, work, and active citizenship. It highlights the need for comprehensive frameworks that integrate digital competencies into national education policies, enabling learners to think critically, navigate online environments safely, and participate responsibly in digital societies.
Global Events for Your Calendar 🗓
Nov 11 - 13 | PAID ENTRY >> International Conference on Transformative Education 2025 ( ICTE 2025)
This is an Online Annual Event hosted by Global Citizenship Foundation.
Nov 10 | FREE ENTRY >> Creating an Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom Using Musical Learning and Play
This is an Online Event hosted by edWeb.
Nov 12 | FREE ENTRY >> MTSS in Action: Designing Inclusive Instruction for Tiered Support: Part 2
This is an Online Event hosted by edWeb.
Nov 13 | FREE ENTRY >> From Initiative to Innovation: Leading for Inclusive Learning
This is an Online Event hosted by Eventbrite.
Lights, Camera, Education 🎬
Film » The Intern
This heartwarming film explores intergenerational learning and adaptation in the modern workplace. With themes of technology, mentorship, and lifelong learning, it encourages educators to reflect on how digital tools can support collaboration, empathy, and continuous personal growth in an ever-evolving digital world.
Documentary » Coded Bias
Unveiling the hidden biases within artificial intelligence systems, this documentary highlights the importance of digital literacy in understanding how algorithms reinforce inequity—and why educators must teach students to decode these digital structures.
Courses and Learning 🧑💻
Self-Paced Course >> Media and Information Literacy for Empowerment and Advocacy
By UNESCO (via e-GCED Campus)
Books 📚
Digital and Media Literacy: Connecting Culture and Classroom
This essential read bridges theory and practice, showing educators how to foster students’ analytical, creative, and ethical engagement with digital media. Hobbs provides strategies to develop critical media literacy skills and cultivate responsible digital citizenship in today’s media-saturated world.
By Renee Hobbs
Community Connect 💭
When teaching digital literacy, how do you help students critically analyze and question the credibility of the information they encounter online?
Share your ideas on our community post.
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Leadership and Administrative Roles (University Level)
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School Leadership and Administrative Roles
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K-12 Teaching Opportunities
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🌍 Online A Level Geography Tutor, M2R EDUCATION. (Deadline: 04 Dec 2025)
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