MediaEd Research Jam
The 1st MediaEd Research Jam: Media Education at the College Level
The 1st MediaEd Research Jam aims to address the current challenges of teaching about and with media in colleges and universities across the country. The day and a half gathering will gather higher education faculty who use media to discuss research collaborations and strategies to move forward as we address issues of polarization, mental health, media addiction, declining enrollment, and student disengagement.
The Research jam will use the following practices to foster collaboration and fruitful discussion:
- Develop research groups for developing or adding to current projects
- Identifying specific takeaways and ideas for accountability post-symposia
- Develop working groups to target specific symposium takeaways and post-meeting tasks
- Record conversations for auto-generated AI notes to drive after-symposia write up and analysis.Â
Registration (up to 25) Seats are limited.Â
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Program:Â
Thursday, March 6thÂ
UIC Richard J. Daley Library, 801 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
9:30-10:00 - Welcome: Opening remarks
10:00-11:30AM - Interactive Keynote: The current landscape of U.S. media education in HigherEd: Definitions, trends, and challenges (political landscape, fundings, students’ engagement)
11:30-11:45AM - Tea break
11:45AM-12:45PM - Workshop: Identifying current debates/challenges within MLE research and practice
12:45-1:30PM - Working Lunch - Get to know each otherÂ
1:30-3:00PM - Workshop: What works and doesn’t in the classroomÂ
3:00-3:15PM - Tea Break
3:15-4:00PM - Forum: Sharing work with the whole group and setting the agenda for the second day
4:00-5:00PM - BreakÂ
5:00-7:00PM - Social Event
Friday, March 7thÂ
UIC Richard J. Daley Library, 801 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
9:00-10:00AM - Interactive Keynote: MLE Policy, evaluation, & fundings Â
10:00AM-11:00AM - Workshop: Evaluating our students: Strategies for credentialing in MLE
11:00AM-11:15AM - Tea break
11:15-12:30PM - Closing Workshop: Imagining research projects and collaborations
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For future proposals and joining the 2026 planning committee, send inquiries to Yonty Friesem or Michael A. Spikes or Anna Kozlowska-Barrios. Â