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Aspects on Media Educationin FinlandFinnish Society on Media Education
The Finnish Society onMedia Education• NGO founded in 2005 by
researchers and professionals of media education– Funded by the Finnish Ministry
of Education and Culture and society’s members
• Operates nationally, supports various actors organisation in different regions also international networks – as strong as its members and
partners! 54 community members and over 200 personal members
– plus other partners and networks
• Target group: Society as a whole, with a special focus on professionals working with children and the young
More information on FSME
Goals and activities of the FSME• to promote and
develop ME and MIL in Finland
• operates as a “knowledge center or a hub”, linking people, actors and ideas
• supports media education professionals, researchers, teachers, youth workers, early childhood educators, cultural & social workers, organisations and communities
• provide information, networks, materials, publications, training, events, seminars
Online service as an eco system for communication- operates in Finnish, Swedish and Englishwww.mediakasvatus.fiwww.mediekunskap.fiwww.mediaeducation.fi
Social media, newsletters, online and offline networks & communities
Raising awareness, influencing policy makers and legislation, keeping media education
on the agenda
THE BRIEF HISTORY OF FINNISH MEDIA EDUCATION
DECADES OF FINNISH MEDIA EDUCATIONReijo Kupiainen, Sara Sintonen & Juha SuorantaFinnish Society on Media Education 2008. http://www.mediakasvatus.fi/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/decadesoffinnishmediaeducation.pdf
MEDIA EDUCATION IN FINLAND: Background
GOOD MEDIA LITERACY.NATIONAL POLICY GUIDELINES 2013–2016
• Published by Ministry of Education and Culture• formed together with actors of the Finnish ME field• The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as value base
for ME• One strategic cultural policy priority is to strengthen the
position of media education in Finland• Guidelines examine ML from various angles, especially in
terms of social inclusion, active citizenship, critical thinking, creativity and self-expression
• Guidelines in Englishhttp://www.minedu.fi/export/sites/default/OPM/Julkaisut/2013/liitteet/OKM13.pdf?lang=en
National Core Curriculum 2014 / Finnish National Board of Education
RETHINKING COMPETENCES
National Goals for Basic Education and broad-based Competences- knowledge- skills- values- attitudes- will
Cultural competence, interaction and expressionTaking care of oneself and others, managing daily activities, safetyMultiliteracy
ICT- competence
Competence for the world of work, entrepreneur-shipParticipation and influence, building the sustainable futureThinking and learning to learn
Development as a human being and as
a citizen
Source: National Core Curricula for Basic Education 2014 / National Board of EducationInformation in English about the new Core Curricula: http://www.oph.fi/english/curricula_and_qualifications/basic_education/curricula_2014
FSME’sEthical
principles for media
education
• Key aspects: equality, well-being, active skills• acknowledging and respecting the diversity in children
and young people’s media use and cultures• keeping a critical mind but seeing the good and
beneficial in media• encouraging educators to be curious and open-minded• providing opportunities for self-expression and active
participation within media and access to diverse media• considering learning as omnipresent and based on
dialogue • understanding one’s own personal relation to media
as a starting point for media educational workflow
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OFMEDIA EDUCATOR- Nordic perspective
CURRENT TOPICS: HATE SPEECHINITIATIVES AND ACTORS
• The Network Against Hate Speech – coordinated by Finnish Youth Cooperation Allianssi– Established in 2016
• Research• Media education in combating
hate speech and disinformation– Strengthening of critical media
skills– The No Hate Speech Movement
(until 2015)• Governmental authorities
– Initiatives against hate speech since the 2010’s
– Societal context: The recent hate crimes in Europe, rice of nationalist extremist groups, fear of violent radicalization
Seminar on hate speech and disinformation Dec 1st-2nd
• For researchers, youth workers, societal actors
• Expert lectures on racism, hate speech, disinformation and related phenomena
• Work shops on rhetorics, fact checking methods, visual literacy, news literacy etc.
CURRENT TOPICS: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MEDIA USE OF CHILDREN AND THE YOUNG
• In Finland: the official recommendation is still that the amount of screen time should not be more than 2 hours / day– Is that even possible in today’s
society?– Can we think of any better tools
than measuring time to ensure the well being of children and youth?• Qualitative aspects needed
• Which tools can media educators provide for parents and professionals working with children and the young?
SCREENTIME WEEK, October 2016
• Published the report By the screen. Perspectives of media education professionals on the recommendations for the media use of children and youth and the screen time concept
• Twelve expert writings on the issue were published
• Guidelines for journalists on how to report on the media culture and habits of children and the young
Is ‘screen time’ a concept of the past?
NEWS LITERACY INITIATIVES: THE FACT BAR
NEWS LITERACY INITIATIVES: HUHUMYLLY
NEWS LITERACY INITIATIVES: “DID YOU GO FOR THE CLICK?”
• A media educational resource for teachers about click-friendly news headings
• http://www.mediakasvatus.fi/materiaali/menitko-klikkiin-materiaali-mediakasvatustyohon/
Current topics: a wide selection of themes!
• Supporting multiprofessional work & media educational practices of professionals (e.g. journalists, teachers, museums, libraries, youth work…)
• Strengthening regional co-operation
• Multiliteracy, new curriculums for basic education and pre schools, training
• Radicalisation, hate speech, extremism, social inclusion in media culture
• Popularising academic research on ME, MIL and children's and young people's media culture
• Children right's and digital privacy
• Young people, sexuality and media culture
• Senior citizens and media literacy
Questions? Comments?
Thank you for your attention!
Mediaeducation.fiMediekunskap.fiMediakasvatus.fi
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