The next MeLCi Lab Webinars event has Karolina Šimková (Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague) as a guest, with the communication " Media education teachers in Czechia: Different approaches to digital media in classes". The session will be held on October 30th, 3 pm (WEST) on Zoom (link here).
Title: Media education teachers in Czechia: Different approaches to digital media in classes
Abstact: In Czechia, 90% of primary school teachers acknowledge the importance of media education, says People in Need report from 2023. However, the rapidly evolving digital media landscape brings new challenges for teachers. To gain insight into the experiences and pedagogical approaches employed by media education teachers, I conducted a series of semi-structured interviews. In the webinar, I will present the preliminary results of my research. Moreover, I will provide an overview of the distinctive aspects of media education in the Czech context, setting the presented results in a broader framework.
CV: Karolína Šimková is a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague. As of 2020, she conducts research into media literacy and media education mainly in the Czech context. She focuses on the perspectives of teachers on digital media and its use in the classroom. She holds a master's degree in Journalism from the same institution. Currently, she is working on several research projects at Charles University focusing on children and youth.
Chair: Manuel Pita