Media literacy can be taught in the home as well -- in fact, parents can be the best teachers of media literacy. Instead of merely restricting children's media usage, parents can engage in discussions about the messages embedded in their children's favorite media and how those messages relate to the family's own values.
Topics
Media and Family
Events
We're back for another amazing summer - Jul 15 - 20, 2018!
Renee Hobbs is delighted to present at the biennial conference, Libraries in a Digital Age, June 13 - 15, 2018 at the University of Zadar in Croatia.
Renee Hobbs is delighted to participate in MisinfoCon in Kiev, May 29 - 30, 2018. Participants explore these questions:
Teaching Resources
It's never to early to be smart about media!
Understand how copyright and fair use supports digital learning
Examine and evaluate contemporary propaganda with lesson plans exploring definitions of propaganda, virality, sponsored content and more
"Create to Learn" by using free or low-cost digital tools for making podcasts, blogs, videos, gifs, infographics and more
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.
Undergraduate and graduate students benefit from exploring the multidisciplinary history of media literacy
This book introduces educators to the practice and theory of digital and media literacy education in secondary schools.
Research and Scholarship
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Hobbs, R., Deslauriers, L. & Steager, P ..(in press,).The Library Screen Scene: Film and Media Literacy in Schools, Colleges and Communities. Oxford University Press,New York
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Hobbs, R (Ed)..(2018,).The Routledge Companion to Media Education, Copyright and Fair Use Routledge,New York
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Hobbs, R..(2017,September).Teach the Conspiracies. Knowledge Quest 46(1),16 - 24.
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Hobbs, R., Ranieri, M., Markus, S., Fortuna, C., Zamora, M. and Coiro, J...(2017,June).Digital Literacy in Higher Education: A Report Providence RI: Media Education Lab..
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Tuzel, S. & Hobbs, R..(2017,April).The Use of Social Media and Popular Culture to Advance Cross-Cultural Understanding Communicar 25(51),63 - 72.
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Hobbs, R...(2017,November).Teaching and Learning in a Post-Truth World. Educational Leadership,75(3), 26 - 31.
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Hobbs, R...(2016,August).Literacy: Understanding media and how they work. In R. G. Picard (Ed.), What Society Needs from Media in the Age of Digital Communication (pp.131 - 160).,Porto: Media XXI..
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Hobbs, Renee..(2016,June).Exploring the Roots of Digital and Media Literacy through Personal Narrative Temple University Press,Philadelphia
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Hobbs, R. & Coiro, J ...(2016,May).Everyone Learns From Everyone: Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Professional Development in Digital Literacy Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy 59,623 - 629.
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Valenza, J. & Hobbs, R. ..(2016,April).School librarians as stakeholders in the children and media community: A dialogue Journal of Children and Media 10:2, 147-155, DOI: 10.1080/17482798.2015.1127841,.
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Friesem, J., Greene, K. & Niedbala, M. ..(2016,March).The Curriculum Materials Library as a Hub of Resources, Literacy Practices, and Collaboration: Expanding the Role of the Library Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults,7(1), 1 - 17.
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Hobbs, R. ..(2016,).Capitalists, consumers and communicators: How schools approach civic education. In E. Gordon and P. Mihailidis (Eds), Civic Media: Technology, Design, Practice (pp. 355- 370). Cambridge: MIT Press. ,.
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Hobbs, R. & Grafe, S...(2015,July).YouTube pranking across cultures First Monday, 20,1 - 15.
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Hobbs, R. & Moore, D.C. ..(2013,).Discovering Media Literacy: Digital Media and Popular Culture in Elementary School Corwin/Sage,Thousand Oaks, CA
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Friesem, J., Greene, K., Provorova, L., Tierney, T. & Hobbs, R...(2012,September).First Star URI RAM Academy Kingston, RI: Media Education Lab.,.
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Hobbs, R. & RobbGrieco, M...(2012,November).African-American Children's Active Reasoning about Media Texts as a Precursor to Media Literacy in the United States Journal of Children and Media,.
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Hobbs, R., Cabral, N., Ebrahimi, A., Yoon, J. & Al-Humaidan, R. ..(2011,June).Field-Based Teacher Education in Elementary Media Literacy as a Means to Promote Global Understanding Action in Teacher Education,144 - 156.
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Hobbs, R., Cipollone, M., Bailin, E., Moore, D.C. & Schlesinger, M...(2011,June).Young Audiences and New Authors in a Multimedia Landscape Media Education Lab.
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Hobbs, R...(2011,November).Digital and Media Literacy: The Pleasures and Perils of Online Pranking ASCA School Counselor,31 - 35.
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Hobbs. R...(2010,September).Empowerment and protection: Complementary strategies for digital and media literacy education in the United States. Formare,1 - 17.