Education and Communication of Adults

Pre-requisites: Fulfilled obligations defined by University Statute

Course objectives: Studying the adult education of communication and media in interdisciplinary relation; critical reflection on scientific research of educational problems in the context of theories, theoretical perspectives and research in the communications and media studies.

Course description: Theoretical course. The content includes a few problem units – Theories of communications and media in the context of adult educational relevancy. – The theory and the concepts of communication/media education of adults; - Historical-philosophical and international dimensions of scientific research of educational problems of communication and media; - Communication competences of scientists; - Communication and media culture; - Public appearances, presentation and application of findings and results of personal and someone else’s scientific research. – Modern research trends and methodological solutions – world relations. Practical course: Designing and critical analysis of research projects in particular areas.

Learning Outcomes: Student: - Reflects on the theories of communication and media education and learning of adults in interdisciplinary context – Designs, realizes, creatively places and applies scientific research according to actual needs and world research trends in this area.

Literature/Reading:

• Anderson, J. & Van Weert, T. (2002), Information and Communication Technologies in Education, Paris, UNESCO.
• Brigs, A. (2006). Društvena istorija medija. Beograd: Klio
• Brigs, A. i Kobli, P. (2005) Uvod u studije medija, Beograd: Klio
• Christ, W. G. (2006) Assessing Media Education: A Resource Handbook for Educators and Administrators, Mahwah, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers
• Communication Statistics Indicators (2006) ICTs and Education Indicators, Montreal, Canada, UNESCO Institute for Statistics
• Dickson, T. (2000) Mass Media Education in Transition, Lawrence Erlbaum Ass. Pub., London
• Dominick, R. J. (2003) Mass Media Research, Thompson Learning Academic Resource Center
• Fee, K. (2009) Delivering E-Learning: A compete strategy for design, application and assessment, London, Kogan Page
• Frau-Megis, D. (2006) Media Education: A Kit for Teachers, Students, Parents and Professionals, Paris, UNESCO
• Gordon, A. D. and Kittross, J. M. (1999). Controversies in Media Ethics. New York, Longman (An imprint of Addison Longman, Inc.)
• Holmes, B. & Gardner, J. (2006) E-learning concepts and practice, London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi, SAGE Publications
• Kačavenda Radić, N. (2007) Komunikacije i mediji – andragoško interesovanje, Obrazovanje odraslih za ekonomiju znanja, Adult Education for the Knowledge Economy Zagreb: Hrvatsko andragoško društvo
• Kačavenda-Radić, N. (2007) Komunikacione kompetencije za receptivni turizam i turističko obrazovne karakteristike, Holelink
• Kačavenda-Radić, N., Nikolić Maksić, T. i Ljujić, B. (2012) Obrazovanje u pararadigmi humanističke refleksije ICT
• Kozma, R.B. (2005) National Policies that Connect ICT-Based Education Reform to Economic and Social Development. An Interdisciplinary Journal on Humans in ICT Environments
• Kozma, R.B. (2011) A Framework for ICT Policies to Transform Education. U: Transforming education: The power of ICT policies, Paris, UNESCO
• Kozma, R.B. (2011) The Technological, Economic, and Social Contexts for Educational ICT Policy, U: Transforming education: The power of ICT policies, Paris, UNESCO
• Lucas, S.E. (2001) The Art of Public Speaking, McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Petrina, S. (2007), Advanced Teaching Methods for the Technology Classroom, Hershey, London, Melbourne, Singapore, Information Science Publishing
• Prajs, S. (2011) Izučavanje medija, Beograd, Clio
• Rivoltella, P.C. (2008), Digital Literacy: Tools and Methodologies for Information Society, Hershey (US), London (UK), IGI Publishing (an imprint of IGI Global)
• Thoman, E. (2008) Literacy for the 21st Century: An Overwiev & Orientation Guide to Media Literacy Education, Malibu (CA), Center for Media Literacy (CML)
• Tinio, V. (2003) ICT in Education, New York, UNDP
• Wimmer, R.D., Dominick, J.R. (2003) Mass Media Research, Thomson Learning Academic Resource Center