Creative Hearts and Digital Minds: Media Literacy and building Resilience in a Digital World (ECM170)
Course description for study year 2025-2026. Please note that changes may occur.
Course code
ECM170
Version
1
Credits (ECTS)
5
Semester tution start
Spring
Number of semesters
1
Exam semester
Spring
Language of instruction
English
Content
This micro-module/course will consist of two parts: first, a theoretical foundation in digital literacy and media literacy, where students participate in digital seminars on online communication platforms (Teams/Zoom). The second part will involve practical workshops at the University of Stavanger (UiS). Students will engage in various learning contexts within technology-rich environments, in the Didactic Digital Workshop (DDV). Central themes will include STEAM-based learning, game-based learning, and multimodal learning theory with dialogic approaches (orality) through podcast production.
The micro-module/course aims to provide a critical awareness of how today's children and youth can develop a knowledge filter and acquire digital resilience in the face of technological advancements, while also recognizing the potential to engage in creative and exploratory processes using different technologies. Additionally, participating students in the micro-module/course will gain an increased understanding of how various digital audiovisual forms of representation and generative artificial intelligence influence and contribute to shaping different perceptions of reality, which challenge democracy. The micro-module/course aims to contribute to an expanded understanding of the significance of technological developments for learning and knowledge acquisition in schools and kindergartens, as well as how this affects us as individuals in leisure contexts. Completion of the micro-module course will provide participating students with creative digital skills and an EDC certification.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
The student has broad knowledge of:
- how digital challenges in a digital media reality can be addressed through digital literacy and media literacy
- how digital technologies can foster creativity, engagement, and curiosity
- how generative artificial intelligence is integrated into existing digital technologies and continually developed as language models
- different ways new digital media technologies challenge democracy through disinformation and false information
- digital judgment and how it can be developed
Skills
The student can apply creative digital skills to:
- create multimedia content in different genres- produce digital content using multimodal technology
- facilitate exploratory learning independently and in collaboration with others by combining digital and analog tools through STEAM learning and algorithmic thinking
- critically evaluate digital media content
- assess the potential of digital technologies and new digital media for learning contexts
General competence
The student can:
- demonstrate critical judgment in the use of digital technologies
- contribute to creating creative learning processes using digital technology
- apply and develop a knowledge filter in response to new digital technologies and new digital media
Required prerequisite knowledge
Recommended prerequisites
- Basic digital skills and interest in media literacy.
- C1 level in English according to the CEFR framework across all language skills, or an equivalent proficiency is recommended
Exam
| Form of assessment | Weight | Duration | Marks | Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral group exam | 1/1 | Passed / Not Passed |
Oral group exam with 2 to 4 students per group, 30 minutes per group. The examination will be split into two parts. The first part is set up with 15 minutes. Each group will give an oral presentation based on a visual/graphical overview or another digital media production (for instance a podcast). The second part will be carried out through questions and discussions based on the oral presentation. The examination text kit will give the students two optional tasks where they select one of them.