Workshop: Building interactive news literacy simulations for future content creators

... and our monthly gathering about ice-breaking activities in journalism class

Hello from Hong Kong! I’ve been away for a while for a summer holiday with my family, but now I’m back to work (I thought about inserting an emoji here, but not sure if it should be a smiley face or an expressionless blank face, haha).

Just two quick announcements:

ANNIE Connect

First, our next educators’ online gathering is on August 18 from 14:30 to 15:30 (GMT+8). I plan to showcase a series of start-of-the-class warm-up activities my colleagues and I have been using in our journalism/media-related courses over the years.

If you are new to our group and/or haven’t signed up for it, here’s the registration link (Note: if you have registered before, the link is still valid. You will get an automated reminder next week):

https://hku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rcuuvqzspGNBeY11cN6QZG8X6WIuVxhCO

Trusted Media Summit

The second announcement is about a workshop ANNIE will lead at this year’s Trusted Media Summit in Singapore on December 1, organised by Google News Initiative.

It’s free of charge, but please be aware that it is open only to conference attendees (which is a separate registration). The application just opened (link), and seats are limited.

The following are the details:

Building interactive news literacy simulations for future content creators

Description: Various media research around the world indicates younger generations primarily get news from video-based platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Surveys also show more children dream of becoming content creators than astronauts or medical doctors (or journalists) in many countries.

In this workshop, you will make a scenario-based simulation to be used in class. The one-day educational activity sprint aims to develop fun and engaging ways to teach the next generation of news producers and disseminators how to become responsible content creators and news consumers.

Two facilitators from the Asian Network of News & Information Educators (ANNIE) will walk you through the process of building lesson materials with useful tools, including slide templates and generative AI.

Selected simulation projects will be presented at the conference, and there will be a contest with a prize!

Trainers: Yvonne Chua and Masato Kajimoto

Note: This workshop is best suited for those working in the education field or have constant interaction in designing news & information literacy classes for youth.

Workshop application deadline: Aug 25, 2023 (application form here)

Workshop date: Dec 1, 2023

Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm

Lunch is provided at the Google Singapore office.

Venue:
Google Singapore, 
70 Pasir Panjang Rd, #03-71, Mapletree Business City II.

I hope to see as many of you virtually on Aug. 18!