Teaching media in school : observing and monitoring

Abstract

The teaching of media in school is a very complex activity that requires specific strategies. Often the use of technology is synonymous with innovation in the practice of teaching, as if the media were good in itself. It is useful instead to check whether the introduction of an experience of media education in schools has resulted in real progress in education. We know that the use of the media in the school changes traditional teaching. Teachers also have to work very well on the organization of this teaching method. The report presents the experiences of media education in schools analyzed by the method of direct observation and interviews to bring out the meanings, relationship and dynamic behavior of the actors (teachers, pupils ). The grid used for observation focuses on three aspects of the quality of media education: developing critical thinking, collaborating with work groups, and using technology. The model of media education in school can be defined precisely through analysis of teaching practice in the research process.