Mediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil Andersen

Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen welcome back Marshall McLuhan scholar Paul Levinson to the show to talk about the narratives that are being woven during this time of pandemic. A fascinating and very rich conversation

Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen take a look at the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of the storyteller. What stories are being told? What narratives are being woven? Who is the audience? Who are the characters? The plot? Visit the Association for Media Literacy website for more information: https://aml.ca/

How is the pandemic centering us in the media environment? Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen continue their exploration of how the media is covering and portraying the current COVID-19 crisis from a McLuhan perspective.

Tonight Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen welcome back author, singer-songwriter and professor of communications and media studies, Paul Levinson. Paul rejoins the team to continue an in-depth examination of the current COVID-19 pandemic through a media literacy lens.

Tonight Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen welcome author, singer-songwriter and professor of communications and media studies, Paul Levinson. Paul joins the team to continue an in-depth examination of the current COVID-19 pandemic through a media literacy lens.

Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus are, once again, joined by guest expert, Glenys Vivian. Another great conversation about how to stay attuned to the needs of our children this time of global uncertainty. Ideas for talking to and engaging with our children.

In this time of global concern, if not crisis, we are reminded that our children need our care and attention. Tonight on Mediacy, Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus are, once again, by Glenys Vivian, an education and school-based wellness lead with the York Region District School Board.

In this time of global concern, if not crisis, we are reminded that our children need our care and attention. Tonight on Mediacy, Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus are joined by Glenys Vivian, an education and school-based wellness lead with the York Region District School Board. In this episode, the team discusses ways of being attuned to the signs that our children are sending us, and how we respond...

Neil and Carol take a first look at the media being produced around COVID-19. It's been declared a global pandemic related to the virus, but is there also a growing pandemic of fear. A media literacy "first dive" into COVID-19.

Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus continue their look at the COVID-19 story and narrative through a media literacy lens

Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus welcome educators Chelsea Attwell and Ethan Andersen about mentorship——in education and, more specifically, in the area of media literacy!

How might we understand the uses of dogs in media experiences? What's the best advertising dog? Join media teacher (and dog lover) Bill Smart, Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen for a fun discussion of dogs in media.

Recently, Carol Arcus took her granddaughter to a local edition of The Medieval Times Banquet and Tournament. Not surprisingly, Carol couldn't resist bringing her media literacy lenses to the experience. She joins Neil Andersen to talk about what she saw through those lenses!

King Cosmos is a Calypso artist. His song Payback Time—a course in Black History and music—demands reparation for the centuries of slavery that built the American economy.

King Cosmos is a Calypso artist. His song Payback Time—a course in Black History and music—demands reparation for the centuries of slavery that built the American economy.

King Cosmos is a Calypso artist. His song Payback Time—a course in Black History and music—demands reparation for the centuries of slavery that built the American economy.

Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus continue their conversation that connects what current brain research is telling us about our response to our mediated world and the way that approach teaching about media literacy. In this episode, Neil and Carol talk about Anticipation, Rewrite and Mirror Neurons.

In this first episode of 2020, Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus gather to begin a conversation that connects what current brain research is telling us about our response to our mediated world and the way that approach teaching about media literacy.

Neil Andersen rejoined by two middle school students, Jade and Rowan, who enlighten us with their perspective, habits and ideas around the use of screen time by young people.

Neil and Carol are joined by two middle school students, Jade and Rowan, who enlighten us with their perspective, habits and ideas around the use of screen time by young people.

Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus bring Marshall McLuhan and his thinking on media to their continued conversation about podcasts and podcasting. Are podcasts a form of New Media, or a retooling of one that has existed for some time now?

Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus are joined by Stephen Hurley as they take a deep dive into the podcasting phenomenon.

Educator/parents Chelsea Attwell and Rebecca Leslie are back to discuss anxieties and ideas about establishing a healthy relationship between our children and their technology.

Carol Arcus welcomes educator/parents Chelsea Attwell and Rebecca Leslie to talk about the challenges and opportunities of parenting in a digital age.