In this course, participants will together develop a publishing proposal and sample units for a practical handbook for EcoMedia Literacy. It will use the workshop structure developed in the instructors' 2016 textbook EcoMedia Literacy  (which was published only in Japanese) and incorporate topics brought into the classroom by the participants from their own experiences and interests. The proposal will be submitted to a big academic publisher who has already agreed to consider it. In case of publication, participants will be appropriately credited. In the process, participants will become familiar with:  •     Theory: important topics, themes (kewords) and examples of EcoMedia Literacy and neighboring fields (ecopedagogy, environmental communication, humanimal studies, media studies, posthumanist philosophy, bioethics).     •     Practice:  how dialogic learning in an ecomedia literacy workshop works. Communally planning a book publishing project from concept and research to writing. Individually writing short academically sound texts for a general audience (e.g. glossary and/or introduction texts for workshops).   •     Awareness: what makes online environmental messages more or less effective, connecting one's own experience to the media and natural environments. 

We will use the "inside-out classroom for adult learning" method. There is little lecturing or other one-way communication in the classroom. Each meeting time is separated into 2 units during which we will tackle different aspects of the topic. There will always be a good mix of activities and a proper break between the units.- regular assignments (learning from texts and videos, participating in online forums on the Moodle platform, writing short texts, filling out worksheets, preparing presentations, brainstorming sheets,  fieldwork etc.):  these will posted by instructor on a regular basis,  to be completed individually and each submitted by deadline on Moodle (Make sure to plan for about 2-3 hrs of prep time between the blocks that happen in the same week, about 4-6 hrs between other blocks!)- classroom time reserved for groupwork expanding and building on the perparatory work by participants- time and resources permitting, guest speakers will be invited who have experience with topics such as animal rights, over-tourism, climate change, environmental policies, AI. Possibly will arrange field trip.  

Part 1 : Orientation, icebreaking  incl. some introductory EcoML workshops like My Media History, Remoscope Video Workshop, check your Environmental priviledge, where do you stand on climate change?Part 2 The nexus of natural environment and media society (Theoretical and conceptual basics)1 Why study this topic?2 What is EcoMedia Literacy?3 The Aspects of Media: Material aspectMedia contentMedia system4 Key Concepts of EcoMedia Literacy5 The learning Model: participatory learning, Facilitation, Learning severe content in a fun way, Principles to keep in mind Part 3 Putting theory into practice: practicing and reflecting on advanced EcoMedia Literacy Workshops like representation of sharks, views of nuclear disaster, ecocinema talking gamePart 4 Developing workshops and as part of a book outline/proposal : including e.g. deepfakes and environmental (dis)information,  NGOs and eco-lobby, meat and media, anime and animism, invasive species and environmental conflict, eco board games, repertoires of activism, and especially original topics proposed by participants.Link auf weitere Informationenhttps://www.academia.edu/31122014/_EcoMedia_Literacy_book_publishing_announcement

• All assignments that are part of the portfolio will be announced 1-2 times a week by the instructor online (Moodle) .• The final project  will be prepared and discussed. This process is part of the evaluation.Note:Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, especially generative AI (genAI) are not allowed unless specifically indicated. Where they can (or perhaps even should be) used, the exact scope and aim will be indicated in the assignment description on Moodle. Any other use will be considered cheating. If in doubt, contact the instructor.All assignments and final project have to be completed/submitted online and by each respective deadline. For the final project students can choose between several options for deadlines, depending on when students need their grade.

- Portfolio 60%- Final Project 40%

- Portfolio and  Final Project: submitted on time, appropriate and efficient in terms of effort - Theory: Understanding important themes, examples and approaches - Practice: Originality and skills (critical use of sources, clear writing, logic, separating opinions and facts, contextualizing facts and data, etc. )- Media Literacy:  ability to critically  interpret facts and stories, ability to imagine their effects in different social contexts (social imagination)