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2025-2026 / COMU0442-1

Research analysis for media education

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master of education, Section 4: Performing arts and broadcasting and communication techniques5 crédits 

Lecturer

Ingrid Mayeur

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Content:

The aim of this teaching unit is to encourage students to develop a reflective approach to media education using resources available to trainers and teachers: institutional texts, manuals, worksheets, kits, lesson plans, podcasts, video clips, etc. These resources can be analysed not only from an educational perspective, but also from an communication and media one.

Understood as documents, resources are the result of the material formatting of knowledge for circulation in society. They thus anticipate uses, prescribe roles for stakeholders in the educational relationship (students, teachers, trainers, media professionals, institutions, etc.), and express the aims of media education, its intended audiences, its objects (including theoretical knowledge and reference social practices) and the methods recommended for its implementation. Media tools also organise the dissemination of these resources: platforms, books, social media networks, etc.

Table of contents:

0. Introduction.

1. Issues in a critical study of teaching materials and educational resources in teacher training. Conceptual clarifications

2. Media education. Institutional texts (UNESCO, EU, FW-B/CSEM). Concepts and methods. Educational resources and training materials. Initial analytical approach, exercises.

3. The digital circulation of knowledge. Introduction to the semiotics of screen writing; educational resources in the digital environment (digital learning environments, platforms, document portals, etc.). Digital resources for media education. Exercise.

4. Analysing/appropriating a resource for media education. Guidance for completing personal work

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this teaching unit, students will be able to

  • identify the issues involved in putting resources into circulation, the material forms through which resources circulate, and what they do to the knowledge they convey
  • explain the issues specific to the design and distribution of resources for media education, taking into account the national and supranational context
  • methodically and critically analyse a digital resource for media literacy.
 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Very good mastery of the French language and disciplinary knowledge required for the bachelor's degree program in Information and Communication. This course will build specifically on the knowledge acquired in teaching units ZENS0023-1 "Didactique disciplinaire : arts du spectacle et techniques de diffusion et de communication (partim I)" and ZENS0019-1 "Éducation aux médias".

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Presentation with note-taking by the student; exercises; completion of individual work.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

Reading portfolio available via eCampus.

Recommended reading:

Seurrat, Aude. 2025. Savoirs en circulation : Les ressources d'éducation et de formation à l'ère numérique. Abrégés. ISTE Editions. [available in digital format from the ULiègeLibrary catalogue record => eBook central]

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- Remote

written exam

Written work / report

Other : Possible organisation of an oral examination at the teacher's discretion.


Further information:

Written assignment.

The use of artificial intelligence is prohibited in the assessment work for this EU, with the exception of its use as a language assistant, i.e. as an aid for linguistic correction (spelling check, synonym search, etc.) of texts you have written. This is the only type of assistance permitted and is comparable to existing spelling and grammar checkers.

By 'AI', we mean ChatGPT-type conversational agents, as well as any other tool that incorporates AI, with the exception of search engines.

The teacher reserves the right to call the student to an oral examination, the mark of which will constitute the final mark. This examination will be aimed solely at assessing the student's personal mastery of the subject and the resources and tools used. The time slot for this possible oral examination will be announced in the examination schedule. The student concerned will be notified as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours before the examination.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Ingrid.Mayeur@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

There is no MOOC associated with this course.