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More than 500 students participated in media
and climate change training
and climate change training
Published on September 9th, 2015
The project Clima@EduMedia, from the Faculty of Arts & Humanities of the University of Porto (FLUP), makes a very positive assessment of the Flash Seminar that was carried out in 31 schools of the 3rd cycle (Middle School) and secondary education (High School), from north to south, between March and June of this year.
In total, about 480 students, 80 teachers and 55 national experts on climate change participated.
Students from different schools created 90 news stories for publication in their respective school media, either newspapers, radio or television. This involved a previous study of various topics related to climate change and conducting interviews with experts, both in person and by videoconference.
The purpose of the training was to teach students to produce news content on climate change and to support them in the development of media literacy and scientific literacy skills, such as the critical interpretation of the content published by various media.
José Azevedo, coordinator of Clima@EduMedia and lecturer at FLUP, mentions that “this is a truly unique initiative in the country, in that the students came into contact with media experts. They helped them produce content and decode media messages, something absolutely fundamental for citizens in the 21st century”.
Likewise, the sessions “helped the students to become more aware of climate change occurrence, a problem that is on the agenda”, he stresses.
Assignments with greater journalistic quality and scientific rigor are posted on this website, in the section entitled “Junior Journalist”, and are available for public consultation.
Students from different schools created 90 news stories for publication in their respective school media, either newspapers, radio or television. This involved a previous study of various topics related to climate change and conducting interviews with experts, both in person and by videoconference.
The purpose of the training was to teach students to produce news content on climate change and to support them in the development of media literacy and scientific literacy skills, such as the critical interpretation of the content published by various media.
José Azevedo, coordinator of Clima@EduMedia and lecturer at FLUP, mentions that “this is a truly unique initiative in the country, in that the students came into contact with media experts. They helped them produce content and decode media messages, something absolutely fundamental for citizens in the 21st century”.
Likewise, the sessions “helped the students to become more aware of climate change occurrence, a problem that is on the agenda”, he stresses.
Assignments with greater journalistic quality and scientific rigor are posted on this website, in the section entitled “Junior Journalist”, and are available for public consultation.
By: Cláudia Azevedo
Diana Seabra
Photos: Clima@EduMedia
Diana Seabra
Photos: Clima@EduMedia