How Can We Teach Curiosity for Successful Media Literacy?
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Usmar, Patrick Richard
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International Council for Media Literacy
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Curiosity is not only fundamental to media literacy but also a characteristic that can be taught and nurtured. Through a series of carefully developed practical exercises with theoretical underpinnings, this study reports that educators can cultivate curiosity in their students, empowering them to become engaged global citizens and critical thinkers. This paper includes action research-based class exercises designed and tested to foster curiosity, enhancing critical thinking and creativity for all learners (Dick, 2001; Hien, 2009).Description
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Interest curiosity, deprivation curiosity, audience empathy, audience reception, media interpretation, social construction of meaning, media literacy, critical thinking, pedagogy
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The Journal of Media Literacy - Conference Reflections Issue. 2025. International Council for Media Literacy. https://ic4ml.org/journal-of-media-literacy/issues/the-journal-of-media-literacy-conference-reflections-issue/
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