Media Literacy as a Form of Holistic Education

• In Event: 14.045 - Roundtable Session 3
  In Roundtable Session: 14.045-14 - Holistic Education: Diversity and Justice

Abstract

With the increasing use of digital media in and out of school (Pew Research, 2014), teachers struggle to incorporate media literacy in their classrooms (De Abreu, 2014). As we look back to the origins of the media literacy field, we can find the solution in the form of holistic education. This paper connects between media literacy and holistic education to foster a humanistic approach. Bringing holistic education practices into media literacy education allows teachers to emphasis the cognitive, affective, physical, cultural, social, and spiritual components of digital media into the 21st century classroom. This theoretical paper calls for further research to explore how digital and media literacy can be used as a holistic pedagogy.

Author

• Yonty Friesem, Central Connecticut State University