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Hobbs, R.2005
Educational Leadership
The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence.
Research and Scholarship
New Works
Media Literacy, General Semantics, and K-12 Education
Hobbs, R.2004January.
ETC: A Review of General Semantics
Analyzing Advertising in the English Language Arts Classroom: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
Hobbs, R.2004January.
SIMILE: Studies in Media & Information Literacy Education
Students who learned how to critically analyze advertising as part of
their Grade 11 English language arts class were compared to a
demographically matched control group who did not receive such
instruction. Four weeks of classroom activities involving the analysis
Review of "The Real Thing: Doing Philosophy with Media" by Christina Slade
Hobbs, R. 2004
Communication Education
Literacy in the Information Age (Translation)
Hobbs, R. 2004
Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences
Measuring the Acquisition of Media Literacy Skills
Hobbs, R. and Frost, R.2003January.
Reading Research Quarterly
Students who participated in a required yearlong Grade 11 English media/communication course that incorporated
extensive critical media analysis of print, audio, and visual texts were compared with students from a demographically
extensive critical media analysis of print, audio, and visual texts were compared with students from a demographically
Classroom Strategies for Exploring Realism and Authenticity in Media Messages
Hobbs, R.2001January.
Reading Online
Teachers
can improve students’ critical reading and viewing skills through
interactive learning activities that make use of a wide range of
nonfiction media, including film, television, print, and the Internet.
Four classroom learning experiences designed to facilitate careful
Improving Reading Comprehension by Using Media Literacy Activities
2001January.
Voices from the Middle
Rather than viewing popular culture as an enemy to the
work we do in schools, Renee Hobbs challenges educators to find
creative ways to build connections between kids' worlds and the work we
do in classrooms. She shares a sequence of classroom engagements that
Teaching the Humanities in a Media Age
Hobbs, R.1999February.
Educational Leadership
An innovative program helps teachers discover how to integrate media literacy concepts into high school humanities instruction.
Instructional Practices in Media Literacy Education and Their Impact on Students' Learning
Hobbs, R. & Frost, R.1999January.
New Jersey Journal of Communication
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Mind Over Media: Propaganda Education for a Digital Age
Renee Hobbs2020,New book published by W.W. Norton
Propaganda is inescapable. It’s everywhere. Students need to analyze, resist, critique―and create.
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The Seven Great Debates in the Media Literacy Movement
Hobbs, R.1998,January.Journal of Communication9-29.
Measuring the Digital and Media Literacy Competencies of Children and Teens
Renee Hobbs2017,Cognitive Development in Digital Contexts
This paper reviews the various methodological approaches used to measure the digital and media literacy competencies of learners.
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Capitalists, consumers and communicators: How schools approach civic education
Renee Hobbs2016,Civic Media: Technology, Design, Practice.
In this chapter, I examine the positioning of young people in relation to three forms of civic agency: as capitalists, as consumers of news and information, and as communicators with stories to tell.
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Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action
Renee Hobbs2010,The Aspen InstituteWashington DC
How to bring digital and media literacy education into formal and informal settings through a community education movement
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The Routledge Handbook of Media Education Futures Post-Pandemic.
2022,August.The Routledge Handbook of Media Education Futures Post-Pandemic.
Media Literacy in Rhode Island
Media Education Lab2021,October.
New report gives letter grades to school districts across the state
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Media Literacy in Action
Renee Hobbs2021,January.
This new textbook by Renee Hobbs includes a companion website: www.mlaction.com
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Propaganda in an Age of Algorithmic Personalization: Expanding Literacy Research and Practice
Hobbs, R. 2020,February.Reading Research Quarterly
This commentary considers the rise of algorithmic personalization and the power of propaganda as it is shifting our understanding of the landscape of 21st-century literacy research and practice.
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