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Mapping media literacy policy and
practice in Flanders (Belgium)
Media & Learning Conference
Brussels, December 12, 2013
Katia Segers, Lode Vermeersch, Anneloes Vandenbroucke, Jana Bens, Ilse Mariën, Elke Boudry.
What is media literacy?
Media literacy is the set of competences required to understand the
media in all their appearances and to deal with them critically. It encompasses the
ability to use and shape media in a functional and autonomous way, from an informed
and conscious choice. It enables the individual to participate in social and societal
processes.
Media literacy is a process itself (individual /
societal)
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Active media literacy
Critical media literacy
Functional media literacy
Mapping media literacy
policy and practice in
Flanders (Belgium)
Level of analysis
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130 organizations in Flanders and Brussels
working on media literacy in 2013
Sectors
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Arts and cultural heritage
Games
Media en media industry
Youth
Formal education
Research
Media literacy
Poverty and social integration
Socio-cultural work
Legal person
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Types of organisations
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Funding
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Scope
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Media literacy within the organisation
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Media
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Objectives
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Target groups
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Target groups versus objectives
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Field of media literacy
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• Media literacy field in Flanders is a broad field, spread over:
• many different societal sectors
• different policy areas
• Large diversity of size, structure and core business
• Research centres, federations, public libraries and youth organisations are prominent
• Industry is legging behind
• Mainly publicly funded organisations
Field of media literacy
Digital media are prominent. The number of organizations dedicated
to dealing with ‘classic media’, more specifically written press and
books is limited. Classic media literacy seems to be acquired!
Goals of working on media literacy are nearly always part of a
larger, societal goal: inclusion, autonomy, citizenship, …
Lack of structural harmony and active coordination
since 2013 : founding of Mediawijs.be
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Field of media literacy
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• Some major Flemish media companies take up educational initiatives to familiarize people with handling media safely.
• Projects such as ‘diginatives.be’ and ‘web experts’ almost solely focus on children and youngsters and hardly ever on adults or seniors.
Field of media literacy
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• Organizations often overemphasize “the risk side”
of media by underscoring aspects such as
protection, security, prevention, restriction.
• Given the fact that many media consumers are also
media (content) producers, the creative-productive
interaction with media needs more attention.
In conclusion
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• The pedagogical aspects of making people more ‘media literate’ are underdeveloped in Flanders. A lot of (international) material is rarely being exchanged extensively.
• Gap between recognized organisations ‘that count’ and many others that don’t feel acknowledged in the field