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Opinion – The Conversation By Wayne Hope Professor of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology Primary and secondary school teachers engage with students who are constantly on devices consuming, sharing and jointly creating texts, photos, videos and memes. … By Professor of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology Primary and secondary school teachers engage with students who are constantly on devices — consuming, sharing and jointly creating texts, phot...

The Conversation: Dropping NCEA level 1 media studies a big mistake in era of misinformation 4 Feb, 2021 12:48 AM 6 minutes to read Along with several other subjects, secondary school media studies will be dropped from the level 1 NCEA curriculum from 2023. Photo / 123RF Along with several other subjects, secondary school media studies will be dropped from the level 1 NCEA curriculum from 2023. Photo / 123RF Other OPINION: Primary and secondary school teachers engage with students who are const...

123RF/SUPPLIED Despite medias massive influence on young minds, the government intends to remove one of the few teaching opportunities that might equip students to navigate their online world. This is a backward step. Making sense of today’s hyper-mediated world depends on the availability of robust media studies courses in primary and secondary schools. Young inhabitants of this world serve only to reproduce an “attention economy” shaped by the business models of social media and mass ...