She showed a short documentary-style video produced by the British Broadcasting Company for a special April Fool's Day broadcast some years back. Media literacy is not about learning to discriminate good shows from bad shows but rather to know how to ask questions about what we see and hear. Joining Liz for the awards evening were Sr. Fran Trampiets, SC, director of the media literacy program at the University of Dayton. The festive events were shared with Liz's long time friend, Sr.
Media literacy is a basic competency in today's world.
The Gulf War was a real wake-up call for Americans as to how manipulative the media can be. Then with the O.J. Simpson trial, we saw how the media fell on the bandwagon and exploited that tragedy for economic gain. She praised the University of Dayton for its efforts in the field. Media literacy needs to be integrated into pre-service for teachers in every teacher ed program at every college and university. In her speech following the award, Liz reviewed the 25-year history of media literacy in the United States and called for the help from university schools of education to help prepare teachers to integrate it across the curriculum at every grade level.