BBC News Schools Report 2008-2009
Summary: Following the initial study in the 2007-2008 school year, BBC News have commissioned a follow-on study, allowing researchers the chance to explore in more depth the range and level of outcomes arising for learners and schools. This study will seek to explore the levels of a range of learning outcomes arising, including those focusing on subject topic and contgent, media literacy, news involvement and broadcast creation, digital literacy, long-term interest and future employment, communication and citizenship. Societal and social outcomes and affordances for schools as well as students will be explored as a part of the study.
Key Facts
Funder: BBC
Type of Activity: Academic Research - Externally Funded
Principal Investigator: Don Passey (Educational Research)
Co-investigator: Julia Gillen
Dept/Research Group: Educational Research
Purpose of Research
Academic Research - Externally Funded
Project Funder
BBC
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Julia Gillen presenting at New Media Consortium, Anaheim
Date: 11 June 2010
Julia Gillen is presenting "Digital literacy: the BBC News School Report" at the New Media Consortium conference in Disneyland, Anaheim, today. The pa ... Read more»