About this site
Kia ora, kia orana, fakaalofa lahi atu, taloha ni, talofa lava, malo e lelei, bula vinaka, and welcome to the media studies kete.
This kete supports media studies teachers to engage students in relevant learning at NCEA levels 2 and 3.
Draft Matrix: Attention all Media Studies teachers
As you will be aware NAME have the contract to align the Media Studies standards to the New Zealand Curriculum. The work of the writing panel, up until this point, has been to create a draft matrix. We would now like some feedback and indication of support before going ahead and writing the draft standards.
Please note you will have the opportunity for full consultation in March 2009. The panel would appreciate feedback by the 20th November to inform the next writing stage.
You can access the matrix along with supporting documents and an explanation of the subject alignment process and progress on the Media Studies Standards Alignment project page.
After you have read this information please feedback to let us know what you think. We would appreciate any comments you have to inform our thinking.
If you have any queries about the review process, please contact Deb Thompson deb.thompson62@gmail.com or Josephine Maplesden maplesjb@hghs.school.nz
You can access resources to support implementation of The New Zealand Curriculum, join an email group and contribute to a discussion forum and share information about assessment and curriculum design matters in the Private community. This community recently moved to a new platform. Current members need to register again and create their own password. One log-in will enable you to connect with the forum, join the email group, and view and post material.
Visit the Community news page to see notices and recent additions to the kete. Send feedback and ideas to the media studies community facilitator at mediastudies@tki.org.nz.
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Why teach media studies?
Media studies engages students in actively exploring, understanding, creating and enjoying the media and media products.
In learning about the media and its links with society, media studies empowers students to become active citizens who are critical and creative thinkers. Students need to understand the impact of the media and to appreciate its importance so they can become active decision makers in how they use and produce media.
Media studies fosters innovative approaches to teaching and learning, including cooperative learning and reflective practice.
Media studies makes connections between the learning areas, vision, principles, values, and key competencies of The New Zealand Curriculum.
How media studies helps students
Media studies helps students in a variety of ways:
It teaches students:
- that media messages are a construction of reality not reality itself
- to use media languages to analyse how media products are constructed
- that the media is enjoyable, entertaining, persuasive and powerful.
It enables students:
- to put theory into practice in their own media production, engaging them in a creative activity which increases personal confidence and practical skills
- to transfer media literacy skills across different curricula.
- to see beneath the screen and read between the lines – to become critically literate and transfer their literacy skills to any media text.
It develops skills and knowledge:
- so students can be more active participants in their society
- which are useful in a wide variety of careers.
To find out more about what is meant by media literacy, go to: Media literacy