Resources for Teachers - Television

An inch wide and a mile deep

Surely you've heard of Inspector Spacetime, the cult British TV series that's run (with interruptions) since 1962. It has a tremendously active, engaged fanbase that's created blogs, videos and music devoted to it. Oh, and one more thing -- it never existed. It was made up as a thirty-second gag on the sitcom Community, as a parody-cum-homage of Doctor Who.

Teaching Media: Media Techniques

In this lesson, students learn how different media use different techniques to communicate meaning.

Violence in Sports

In this lesson, students explore the gratuitous use of violence in sports.

Teaching Media: Critically Evaluating Media

In this lesson, students learn how media influence how we see the world and send intentional and unintentional messages.

Governance of Television and Radio Communications in Canada

To introduce students to the organizations of the Canadian broadcasting industry, and to the codes, guidelines and issues relating to violence, ethics, representation, advertising and the accuracy of news in television and radio programming.