Activities of AML-NS
Our activities have included three public
lectures by media literacy specialists from Ontario, co-
sponsoring a full-credit course in media literacy at
the Mount Saint Vincent University summer school,
a curriculum workshop for teaching media literacy,
parenting in the TV age workshops, meeting with
the Minister of Education, a newsletter and
the establishment of the Gordon Parsons Bursary
Fund.
Other public education initiatives
- Facilitating workshops with children,
educators and parents
- Hosting conferences and public lectures
on media literacy for educators, media
professionals, parents and students
- Lobbying government concerning
information technology and copyright issues
- Providing commentary and analysis of mass media issues
- Publishing The Mediator, the AML-NS newsletter
- Co-Sponsoring media literacy events at Atlantic Film Festival
ScreenScene and
summer courses at Mount Saint Vincent University
- Recommending media literacy resources
- Maintaining membership in the Canadian Association of Media Education
Organizations (C.A.M.E.O.), part of an international
ÊÊnetwork of media education organizations. Which includes: Australia,
India, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.