Media education in support of children's and young people's well-being (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Content scheduling

Students can complete the course according to their own schedule, there are no timetabled webinars.

Objective

The aim of the course is learning to understand media education as part of children’s and young people’s well-being. Competences: Ethical competences in the social field Competence in social client work Intended learning outcomes: You account for the perspective of protection in media education. You recognise the age limits for media use and potential adverse effects of overusing different media formats and smart devices. You are able to use digitalisation, smart devices and different forms of media when guiding and supporting the well-being, growth, development and learning as well as rehabilitation of children and young people. You are able to support guardians in providing media education for children and young people.

Content

The core content of the course includes the key concepts and principles as well as the perspective of protection in media education. You get to know different media devices and applications and learn to use digitalisation in delivering media education to children and young people of different ages. You also familiarise yourself with supporting guardians in media education.

Location and time

Students can complete the course according to their own schedule, taking into account the due dates for the learning assignments.

Materials

Moodle workspace material, documents, videos, links and support material. Elomaa, K, Haapsalo, T ja Kirkkopelto, K. 2024. Villi juttu : pienten lasten kaveritaitojen vahvistaminen ja kiusaamisen ehkäisy digitaalisessa maailmassa. Haasio, A. 2016. Koukussa nettiin: lapset, nuoret ja verkon vaarat. Kosola, S, Moisala, M, & Ruokoniemi, P (toim.) 2019. Lapset, nuoret ja älylaitteet - Taiten tasapainoon. Lahikainen, A-R, Mälkiä, T & Repo, K (toim.)2021. Media lapsiperheessä. Willman, Veera (toim.) 2018. Mediakasvatuksen käsikirja

Teaching methods

Independent e-learning and alternative learning tasks from the perspective of the student's own field of study. The course does not include webinars, but does include interactive assignments on a discussion board. The use of AI is allowed in this course to support learning and assignments, but it must be explained in the assignments and follow JAMK and Arene guidelines.

Employer connections

Learning task 2 can alternatively be carried out as an action-oriented implementation in working life instead of an essay-type task. In this case, the student himself/herself will find a possible venue for the operational implementation of media education

Exam schedules

The deadlines for returning learning tasks will be available on Moodle in March 2025. Return dates are March-May 2025

International connections

The course includes international study material in the support materials.

Completion alternatives

The course can be credited with previous university-level studies (at least 5 credits) that correspond to the objectives and content of the course.

Student workload

5 course credits, 135h split: Online learning 50h independent study 20h Learning tasks 65h