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Summer School: Research on Media Literacy & Media Education

Renee gave a virtual lecture to the conference participants in Belgium enrolled in the Summer School: Research in Media Literacy and Media Education, September 13 - 14, 2016 at the Catholic University of Louvain in Louvain-en-Neuve, Belgium. The program honors Professor Thierry DeSmedt, a leading expert in media literacy education in Europe, who is retiring from his academic post this year.  But you can watch Hobbs address the doctoral students and distinguished faculty who will be participating in this 38 minute video lecture:

 
 
 
AND you can also comment verbally using Flipgrid video chat on the most interesting ideas from the talk. You are welcome to ask questions and make comments to explore the relevance of these ideas to your research and teaching interests.
 
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References
 
Media Education Lab. 2013. Digital Learning Horoscope. [Interactive media.]
Media Education Lab. 2015. Mind Over Media: Analyzing Contemporary Propaganda. [Interactive media}.
 
PBS News Hour. 2016. Student Reporting Labs. [Mulitmedia and curriculum.]
 

 
Hobbs, R. (2016). Exploring the roots of digital and media literacy through personal narrative. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 
Hobbs, R. (2016). When teens create the news: Examining the impact of PBS News Hour Student Reporting Labs. Journalism Education 5(1), 61 - 73.
 
Hobbs, R. & Tuzel, S. (2015). Teacher motivations for digital and media literacy: An examination of Turkish educators. British Journal of Educational Technology. DOI: 10.1111/bjet.12326
 

Hobbs, R., Donnelly, K., Friesem, J. & Moen, M. (2013). Learning to engage: How positive attitudes about the news, media literacy and video production contribute to adolescent civic engagement. Educational Media International 50(4), 231 - 246.  
 
Babad, E., Peer, A., & Hobbs, R. (2012). Media literacy and media bias: Are media literacy students less susceptible to non-verbal judgment biases? Psychology of Popular Media Culture.1(2), 97 - 107. DOI: 10.137/a0028181