Resources for Teaching and Learning
Collections and Instruction at Western Libraries Heritage Resources
Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections (comprising the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Special Collections and University Archives & Records Management) preserves and provides access to a wealth of unique and historical resources in support of teaching and research. Program holdings include a rich body of photographic and other visual materials, as well as historical records relating to the history and role of local/regional media. For more information about these or other holdings, please contact Archives & Special Collections staff at archives.speccoll@wwu.edu or 360 650 7534.
Educators interested in Heritage Resources' instructional program are also encouraged to contact us for more information and to discuss curricular needs.
Online resources
The following sites may be of interest for educators and/or students exploring ideas and issues relating to photojournalism, news or media literacy:
- National Archives' Resources for Teachers: Photograph analysis worksheet https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/photo.html
- WebEnglish Teacher.com Links to lesson plans re: photojournalism and photography http://www.webenglishteacher.com/photo.html
- Edutopia 5-minute Film Festival http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-news-media-literacy. A series of short films on news-literacy.
- New York Times Learning Network Blog: "Skills and Strategies | Fake News vs. Real News: Determining the Reliability of Sources" http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/lesson-plans/journalism/photojournalism/?_r=0
- New York Times Learning Network: Candid Camera Lesson Plan http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/10/20/the-candid-camera/
- The News Literacy Project http://www.thenewsliteracyproject.org/