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Hobbs, R.2005
Educational Leadership
A combination of "tool competence" and cognitive skills are needed.
Research & 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
People From Many Walks of Life Enrich The Media Literacy Movement
Hobbs, R.1999
The Journal of Media Literacy
The Simpsons Meet Mark Twain: Analyzing Popular Media Texts in the Classroom
Hobbs, R. 1998January.
English Journal
Teaching Media Literacy
Hobbs, R. 1996January.
Children and the media (Reprint of Media Studies Journal article, 1994).
The Billerica Initiative Brings Media Literacy to Middle School
Hobbs, R. 1994January.
Community Media Review
See Dick and Jane Deconstruct: ABC's of Teaching Media Literacy
Hobbs, R. 1993August.
The Independent
Channel One: Schulfernseshen zwischen innovation und kommerz (The Promise and Peril of Channel One)
Hobbs, R. 1993November.
Bertelsmann Briefe
How First Time Viewers Comprehend Editing
Hobbs, R., Stauffer, J., Frost, R. & Davis, A.1988January.
Journal of Communication
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Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning
Renee Hobbs2010,
Today, it's more important than ever before to understand the scope of your rights and responsibilities as a digital author.
More..Teaching Truth, Lies, and Accuracy in the Digital Age
Yonty Friesem2019,Journalism and Mass Communication Educator
This pedagogy article describes a semester-long undergraduate course designed to deconstruct information disorder in the post-truth era by looking at economics, ideology, and power relations.
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Using Virtual Exchange to Advance Media Literacy Competencies through Analysis of Contemporary Propaganda,
Renee Hobbs, Christian Seyferth-Zapf & Silke Grafe 2018,Journal of Media Literacy Education
The Seven Great Debates in the Media Literacy Movement
Hobbs, R.1998,January.Journal of Communication9-29.
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BUILDING A LEARNING COMMUNITY: REPORT OF THE NORTHEAST REGIONAL MEDIA LITERACY CONFERENCE
Fortuna, C., Clapp, S., Unger, J., & Hobbs, R.2020,
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.
More..The Creativity of Imitation in Remake Videos
Renee Hobbs & Yonty Friesem2019,E-Learning and Digital Media
The production of remake videos may enhance media literacy competencies by offering a means for young media makers to develop creative skills through strategic imitation.
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Media Literacy Foundations
Renee Hobbs2019,International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy(pp. 851 - 870)..
The concept of media literacy has been circulating in the United States and Europe since the beginning of the 20th century; but it continues to morph and change as a result of changes in education, technology, media, popular culture, and society.
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The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy
Renee Hobbs and Paul Mihailidis (Eds)2019,Wiley Blackwell and the International Communication Association
The definitive international reference on a topic of major and enduring importance, with over 270 entries by leading experts in the field
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