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Teaching Media Studies - JKD017
Title: Teaching Media Studies
Guaranteed by: Department of Media Studies (23-KMS)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2024
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 0
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / 10 (5)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: course is intended for doctoral students only
course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: prof. PhDr. Jan Jirák, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): prof. PhDr. Jan Jirák, Ph.D.
Comes under: Media and Communication studies DK_MCS
Media and Communication studies DP_MCS
Annotation
The course is designed for students of doctoral study program Media Studies, preferably for those who are in the secod year of the study. The is aimed at development teaching skills in Media Studies, especially for development of principles od didactic transformation of scientific topic into lecture or seminar (with presenting the results in „real“ situation of teaching). Part of the requirement is to learn how to use methods of getting feedback from students.
Last update: Turková Kateřina, Mgr. Ing., Ph.D. (15.11.2022)
Aim of the course
The seminar aims for the doctoral students to master the basic principles of the pedagogical work of a university teacher and to be able to apply these principles to the field of media studies. The seminar combines a series of roles to provide this (hands-on) learning experience, namely (1) teaching assistant, (2) teacher and (3) mentor.
Last update: Turková Kateřina, Mgr. Ing., Ph.D. (15.11.2022)
Course completion requirements -

The seminar consists out of three components:

-C1: Active involvement in one academic course as a teaching assistant, supervised and mentored by an experienced teacher.

-C2: Organisation of one lecture for an academic course, including its preparation, delivery and evaluation

-C3: Mentorship of one student (enrolled in the first or second cycle of studies), for a particular course or assignment

Component one is compulsory, while the PhD student can choose between component two or three.

Through this seminar, the students will gain a better understanding of the didactic structure of the field of Media and Communication Studies. They will also learn how to prepare and maintain basic pedagogical documentation, and to use basic methods of verifying acquired knowledge and skills (and other diagnostic methods).

Last update: Turková Kateřina, Mgr. Ing., Ph.D. (15.11.2022)
Literature

Basic literature (for everyone):

Alvermann, D. E., Moon, J. S., & Hagood, M. C. (2018). Popular culture in the classroom: Teaching and researching critical media literacy. Routledge.

Bleazby, J. (2015). Formulating questions that foster critical media literacy. Screen Education, 76, 86-89.

Cubbage, J. (ed.) (2022). Critical race media literacy: themes and strategies for media education. Routledge.  

Fernback, J. (2015). Teaching communication and media studies: Pedagogy and practice. Routledge.

Jones, M. (2017). Culturally Responsive Teaching and Reflection in Higher Education. Taylor and Francis.


Additional literature: individual doctoral students are assigned additional literature according to the topic they work on.

Last update: Bednařík Petr, PhDr., Ph.D. (31.03.2023)
Teaching methods
Lecture, independent work, consultations, exercise
Last update: Turková Kateřina, Mgr. Ing., Ph.D. (15.11.2022)
Requirements to the exam - Czech

písemná a ústní, praktická

Last update: Skácel Petr, Mgr., DiS. (23.02.2023)
Syllabus

The seminar consists out of three components:

-C1: Active involvement in one academic course as a teaching assistant, supervised and mentored by an experienced teacher.

-C2: Organisation of one lecture for an academic course, including its preparation, delivery and evaluation

-C3: Mentorship of one student (enrolled in the first or second cycle of studies), for a particular course or assignment

Component one is compulsory, while the PhD student can choose between component two or three.

Through this seminar, the students will gain a better understanding of the didactic structure of the field of Media and Communication Studies. They will also learn how to prepare and maintain basic pedagogical documentation, and to use basic methods of verifying acquired knowledge and skills (and other diagnostic methods).

Last update: Turková Kateřina, Mgr. Ing., Ph.D. (15.11.2022)
 
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