2011 - 2012
Keynote Address: Digital and Media Literacy Education and Promoting Global Cultural Understanding. Arab-US Association of Communication Educators (AUSACE), Beirut, Lebanon. October 31, 2011.
"Copyright Clarity Train-the-Trainers," New Trier High School, Northfield, IL. October 28, 2011.
Keynote Address: "Down with the Silos: Embracing Interdisciplinary Connections across Campus and Community," New York State Communication Association, Ellenville, NY, October 21, 2011.
Keynote Address: "Maximizing the Power of Media for Teaching 21st-Century Skills," Iowa Council of Teachers of English, Johnston, Iowa. October 13, 2011.
"Yes, You Can Use Copyrighted Materials! Conquering Copyright Confusion," Iowa Council of Teachers of English, Johnston, Iowa. October 13, 2011.
Keynote Address: "It's All in the Family: New Literacies Connect Culture to Classroom," International Visual Literacy Association, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NY, September 29, 2011.
2010 - 2011
"Copyright Clarity: Train the Trainers," Day-long workshop at Temple University, Center City Campus, August 25, 2011.
Keynote Address: "What a Difference Ten Years Can Make: Possibilities for the Future of Media Literacy Education. 20th Annual Summer School in Media Education, Corvara-in-Badia, Bolzano, Italy, July 16, 2011.
"Copyright Clarity," International Society for Technology Education (ISTE), Philadelphia PA, June 29, 2011.
"Leading the Way to Copyright Clarity," Full-day workshop. International Society for Technology Education (ISTE), Philadelphia PA, June 26, 2011.
"Views on the News: Media Literacy Competencies in the Elementary Grades," with Henry Cohn-Geltner and John Landis. International Reading Association (IRA), Orlando, Florida. May 9, 2011.
"Copyright Clarity for School Library Media Specialists" Half-day workshop to the Pennsylvania School Library Association, Penn State University, State College, PA, April 28, 2011.
"The Media Straight Up," Presenter for the day-long Fourth Annual Conference on Media Literacy and Substance Abuse Prevention, Philadelphia PA, April 26, 2011.
"Unlocking the Power of Film for Education: Seeking a DMCA Exemption for Media Literacy Education." Panel presentation, Conference on College Composition and Communication. Atlanta, GA, April 9, 2011.
"Still Confused? A Conversation about Copyright, Fair Use and Remix Culture with Renee Hobbs and Joyce Valenza." Webinar sponsored by LibraryLinkNJ, the New Jersey Library Cooperative. April 6, 2011.
"Webinar on Copyright and Fair Use for Technology Directors," With Kristin Hokanson and Spiro Bolos. International Society for Technology Education (ISTE), April 5, 2011.
"Copyright and Fair Use for Digital Learning: Teaching Strategies that Work," Paper presentation, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Philadelphia, March 30 - April 2, 2011.
Keynote Address: "Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action," at "Shaping the Future," 40th anniversary of Center for Technology Education, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 27, 2011.
Keynote Address: "Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action," Northeast Media Literacy Conference, University of Connecticut, Storrs, March 25, 2011.
"Trolling, Transgression and Cyberbullying in the Classoom and at Home," Paper presentation at Digital Media and Learning (DML) Conference, Long Beach, CA, March 4, 2011.
"Powerful Voices for Kids: A University-Community Partnership," Presentation at the Temple University Forum on Metro Engagement, Philadelphia PA, February 22, 2011.
"Copyright and Fair Use for Digital Learning: Teaching Strategies that Work," Paper presentation, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Philadelphia, March 30 - April 2, 2011.
Keynote Address: "Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action," Northeast Media Literacy Conference, University of Connecticut, Storrs, March 25, 2011.
"Trolling, Transgression and Cyberbullying in the Classoom and at Home," Paper presentation at Digital Media and Learning (DML) Conference, Long Beach, CA, March 4, 2011.
"Powerful Voices for Kids: A University-Community Partnership," Presentation at the Temple University Forum on Metro Engagement, Philadelphia PA, February 22, 2011.
"Down with the Silos: How Digital and Media Literacy Embraces Interdisciplinary Connections between Campus and Community," Presentation at the Northeast E-Learning Consortium, Villanova University PA, February 17, 2011.
"Remix and Fair Use in Education," Presentation, Midwest Educational Technology Conference, St. Louis, MO. February 16, 2011.
"Powerful Voices for Kids: Media Literacy and Technology Integration in Urban Elementary Education," Workshop, Midwest Educational Technology Conference, St. Louis, MO. February 16, 2011.
"Student Publishing and Remixing: Keeping in Safe and Legal," Panel presentation, Midwest Educational Technology Conference, St. Louis MO, February 16, 2011.
"Digital and Media Literacy Education," Panel presentation, Educon 2.0. Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia PA, January 30, 2011.
"Copyright Advocacy and the DMCA," Sabbatical research presentation, School of Communications and Theater, Temple University, Philadelphia PA. November 30, 2010.
"Why Writing Teachers Need Media Literacy and Copyright Clarity," National Writing Project (NWP) conference, Orlando FL, November 18, 2010.
Webinar: "Can My Students Use Images in their Writing?" National Council of Teachers of English webinar, November 10, 2010.
"Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action," Presentation and paper at Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) conference, Washington, DC. November 5, 2010.
"Copyright Smackdown," Panel presentation, South Carolina Educational Television Network, Columbia, SC, November 5, 2010.
"Powerful Voices for Kids: Year 2 Research Agenda," Brown Bag Lunch presentation, College of Education, Temple University, Philadelphia PA. November 4, 2010.
Keynote: "The First Amendment Goes Online," Garden State Scholastic Press Association, Rutgers University, October 25, 2010.
"New Literacies: A Contextual Perspective for News and Current Events," News Literacy and Digital Citizenship Initiative Conference, Loyola Univeristy Chicago, October 22, 2010.
With Rawia Al-Humaidan. "Dismantling Middle East Stereotypes Through Media Literacy and Online Communication: An Elementary Education Case Study." Paper presentation, Arab-US Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE) Conference, Kuwait, October 16, 2010.
"Teaching About Stereotypes in the Media," Day-long workshop in conjunction with the screening of Reel Injun, WHYY and ITVS, Philadelphia, PA. October 16, 2010.
"Online Relational Aggression among Girls and Boys Regarding Plus-size Models" with Kate Spiller. Paper presented at "Reimagining Girlhood: Communities, Identities, Self-Portrayals" conference, October 23, 2010, State University of New York College at Cortland.
"Media Literacy and Drug Prevention," Day-long workshop to the City of Detroit Prevention Initiative, Detroit, MI, October 5, 2010.
Webinar: "Copyright Clarity: What Every English Teacher Needs to Know," National Council of Teachers of English webinar, September 14, 2010.
"Copyright Clarity," Day-long workshop, Philadelphia PA. Temple University Center City Campus, August 19, 2010.
"Advancing the Digital and Media Literacy Recommendations of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy," Aspen Institute Forum on Communication and Society. Aspen, CO. August 17, 2010.
"News Literacy: What Works and What Doesn't," Paper presentation the Association of Journalism and Mass Communication, Denver, CO, August 6, 2010.