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Advertising Literacy

  • Advertisements are all around us -- and being able to recognize, understand and deconstruct them is a key part of becoming media literate.Understanding the economic contexts of mass meda systems is important for critical thinking in the 21st century.  

Events

  • Summer Institute in Digital Literacy
    Register now to join us in Providence July 14 - 19 for a hands-on, minds-on professional development program for K-12, college educators, librarians and youth media specialists. Watch these…
  • Teaching about Nazi Propaganda: Lessons from Yesterday for Today and Tomorrow
    Renee Hobbs joins the education staff of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum for a conversation about the special exhibition entitled, "State of Deception," about the power of Nazi propaganda.      
  • What We're Watching: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
    YOU'RE INVITED! On Wednesday, November 16 from 6 - 8 p.m., we're hosting a Media Smart Seminar to view and discuss the Morgan Spurlock film, "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold."  Location:…
  • Media Smart Seminar on October 26th
    Join us for a roundtable discussion on digital and media literacy in Philadelphia.  You're invited to participate in an informal seminar with educators working in K-12, college and in non-profit organizations…

Curriculum Materials

The Media Education Lab is one of the leading providers of multimedia curriculum resources for K-12 media literacy education. Take advantage of our extensive collection of free resources below:



Research and Scholarship

Some of the publications of members of the Media Education Lab team: