Children's Educational Media: Historical, Psychological, and Pedagogical Perspectives
EDST 245
Fall 2024
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01
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This course will focus on the evolution of children's educational media from multiple perspectives, including a psychological lens to analyze learning and social emotional development, a pedagogical lens to analyze media content and delivery, and a historical lens to situate educational media within the context of larger society and political trends. Content will also include an exploration of digital media development for children and adolescents, including applications and supportive educational technology through the lens of academic achievement and learning. Students will explore theories, commentaries, and empirical research surrounding children's media production, including an in-depth look at psychological and educational supports for children's media (parental mediation, co-viewing). The course will mainly focus on preschoolers to late elementary students but will discuss the limited educational media intended for adolescents. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS EDST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (EDST-MN)(EDST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Sample Readings include (examples to be read in whole or in part)
Various chapters from
Fisch, S. M., & Truglio, R. T. (Eds.). (2014). G is for growing: Thirty years of research on children and Sesame Street. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Elbaum Associates, Inc.
Bryant, J. A. (Ed.). (2014).¿The children's television community. Routledge.
Luke, C. (1990).¿Constructing the child viewer: A history of the American discourse on television and children, 1950-1980. Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Empirical Articles
Akerman, A., Bryant, J.A., Diaz-Wionczek, M. (2011) Educational preschool programming in the US: An ecological and evolutionary story. Journal of Children and Media 5(2), 204-220.
Bryant, J. A., & Monge, P. (2008). The evolution of the children¿s television community, 1953-2003. International Journal of Communication, 2, 160-192
Dore, R. A., & Zimmermann, L. (2020). Coviewing, scaffolding, and children's media comprehension.¿The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology, 1-8.
Neumann, M. M., & Herodotou, C. (2020). Young Children and YouTube: A global phenomenon.¿Childhood Education,¿96(4), 72-77.
Papadakis, S. (2021). Tools for evaluating educational apps for young children: a systematic review of the literature.¿Interactive Technology and Smart Education,¿18(1), 18-49.
Zimmerman, F. J., & Christakis, D. A. (2005). Children's television viewing and cognitive outcomes: a longitudinal analysis of national data. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 159, 619-625.
Commentary articles will vary for timeliness and relevance, but will be pulled from news outlets, media blogs, and other reputable sources.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Discussion Facilitations
Written questions and answers on two course topics: Students will choose 2-3 (depending on class size) class sessions for which they will prepare and submit 4-5 analytical questions and responses based on the session¿s readings. Questions will be used to facilitate discussions with small peer groups.
Media Evaluations (viewing and analyzing through protocols)
Students will view educational programming and prepare a write-up and analysis through the protocols and literature presented in class.
Reading annotations & responses
Choice project (broken into proposal, annotated bibliography, and final submission)
Historical analysis paper
Deep analysis of an application through a psychological lens
Product or content proposal (research-based) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course satisfies the Category 2 requirement for the EDST major and minor. |
| Instructor(s): Besharat Mann,Rachel Times: ....R.. 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: 7 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 7 | FR: 7 |
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