With the rise of so-called "fake news," the study of contemporary propaganda is more important than ever before.
Topics
Contemporary Propaganda
Events
Spring into Digital Literacy with the Media Education Lab!
Spring into Digital Literacy with the Media Education Lab!
Teaching Resources
Support reflection on why digital and media literacy matters for learning and teaching
Explore the crowdsourced gallery of over 2,500 examples from around the world
Books for young learners: It's never to early to be smart about media!
Understand how copyright and fair use supports digital learning
Guided inquiry & viewing of Adam Ruins the Internet helps learners judge the pros and cons of digital life and reflect on the role of media regulation.
Research and Scholarship
Renee Hobbs
2017
International Handbook of Media Literacy Education
https://mediaeducationlab.com/sites/default/files/Hobbs%202017%20Approaches%20to%20Teacher%20PD%20in%20Media%20Literacy.pdf
Approaches to teacher professional development in digital media literacy education
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Renee Hobbs
2011
March
Knowledge Quest
https://mediaeducationlab.com/sites/default/files/Hobbs%20Empowering%20Learners.pdf
Empowering learners with digital and media literacy.
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Renee Hobbs and Lourdes Smith
2018
Primer: Massachusetts Reading Association
https://mediaeducationlab.com/sites/default/files/Digital%20Authorship%20Primer%20Hobbs%20and%20Smith%202018.pdf
Digital Authorship: Issues and Implications for Educators
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In this essay, the term digital authorship in examined in relation to literacy learning. We reflect on two critical issues that are sometimes overlooked features of digital literacy in relation to the pedagogical practices of digital authorship.
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Renee Hobbs
2017
Educational Leadership
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Teaching and Learning in a Post-Truth World
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Renee Hobbs, Nuala Cabral, Aggie Ebrahimi, Jiwon Yoon & Rawia Al-Humaidan
2011
June
Action in Teacher Education
https://mediaeducationlab.com/sites/default/files/1_9_2018_Field-Base.pdf
Field-Based Teacher Education in Elementary Media Literacy as a Means to Promote Global Understanding
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Kiili, C., Coiro, J. & Hämäläinen, J.
2016
April
Journal of Literacy and Technology 17
https://mediaeducationlab.com/sites/default/files/_jlt_sp2016_killi_coiro_hamaianen.pdf
An online inquiry tool to support the exploration of controversial issues on the Internet
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Hobbs, R. & McGee, S.
2014
December
Journal of Media Literacy Education 6(2), 56 - 67
https://mediaeducationlab.com/sites/default/files/Teaching%2520about%2520Propaganda_0.pdf
Teaching About Propaganda: An Examination of the Historical Roots of Media Literacy
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