stevechiger.bsky.social
Director of Literacy, Uncommon Schools; Co-Author, Love & Literacy and Gram & Gran Save the Summer; unrepentant nerd: loves ELA, cog sci, research, media lit, pedagogy, medieval marginalia; he/him stevechiger.com
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Sounds terrific!
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Likewise!
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Interesting post! Definitely rings true to me: AI is about so much more than a binary pro-/con- framing. It’s — like everything else I suppose — super messy and evasive of simple approaches.
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📌
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Doing a presentation on visual literacy in a few months and this is really powerful (and horrifying).
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Yes, I can’t help but feel that these skills are going to become not just helpful, but urgent in navigating reality. That is, if they aren’t already!
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A shame this isn’t universal. That would be pretty cool.
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Oh, this essay looks fascinating! I’ve been thinking a bunch about visual literacy and AI lately, and this sort of thing is a great reminder that what we *think* we see is not the same as what’s actually in front of us.
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I find the nomenclature genuinely confusing — and only more complex once I try to translate to other countries! Appreciate all you’re building. It is much needed!
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Also, want to be clear that my implication was not that MediaSmarts ignores younger grades. @matthewfjohnson.bsky.social, I hope my initial post didn’t read that way! Y’all are wonderful and so much appreciated.
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(2/2) digital literacy. My gut is that we should start younger there. But I have a bias! I’m a former HS journalism teacher who felt that AND I wrote a book for this age group in response (also for my son). I tried to back up my opinion w/action, but surely that biases me! ☺️
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Oh, yes. You guys rock! Canada is further along than we are in the states. I am thinking of #middlegrades in the library sense, so instructional grades 3-6. Here in the US, states are starting to pass laws requiring K-12 instruction, but there is a resource gap, esp. as best I can tell with (1/2)
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This might help.
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“Focusing on the demand for misinformation rather than the supply is a much more effective way to diagnose problems and identify interventions.” Indeed.
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Bonus post: apologies for very briefly describing some complex ideas. Happy to hear I’m misreading Andrew’s book. Go buy yourself a copy for a detailed, practical discussion—it’s great!
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If you’ve read this far, thank you! I’d love to hear your thoughts & any examples of visual literacy pedagogy that you’re finding work! And, shamelessly, if you like this approach to #medialiteracy, I hope you’ll check out my kids book on it! amazon.com/Gram-Gran-Sa... 7/7
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Instead of teaching “one simple trick” like counting fingers, we need to shape students’ schema and habits of mind: Do I have the full context for this image? Do I know who made it? Are other, reputable sources sharing it? Visual tricks aren’t new—but AI commodified them. 6/7
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Instead, I think a better frame is around the “executive attention” component of the theory —loosely described the intentional, effortful way we look at things. For example, when a student’s mental model has broken down, they might need a framework to help problem solve. So… 5/7