Media literacy can be taught at all levels, on its own or embedded in other subjects such as English, Social Studies, Health or Language Arts. The Media Education Lab offers teacher education programs and workshops, as well as an online library of media literacy curriculum materials.
Topics
Teaching Media Literacy
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
Explore conspiracy theories using the power of digital annotation
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.
My Pop Studio is a free online game that introduces children ages 9 - 14 to digital and media literacy, taking them "behind the scenes" to think critically about how media is created and to question the messages we see.
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, Renee..(2016,June).Exploring the Roots of Digital and Media Literacy through Personal Narrative Temple University Press,Philadelphia
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Coiro, J., Castek, J. & Quinn, D...(2016,April).Personal inquiry and online research: Connecting learners in ways that matter. The Reading Teacher 69,483 - 492.
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Hobbs, R...(2016,December).Literacy International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy. New York: Wiley.,.
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Friesem, Y. ..(2016,January).Empathy for the digital age: Using video production to enhance social, emotional, and cognitive skills. IN S. Tettegah, & D. Espelage (Eds.), Emotions, technology, and behaviors. San Diego, CA: Academic Press ,(pp. 21-45).
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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, Renee..(2015,October).Twitter as a Pedagogical Tool in Higher Education In R. Lind (Ed.), Produsing Theory, Volume II (pp.211-228). New York: Peter Lang.,.
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Provorova, L. ..(2013,March).A Story of Conflict and Collaboration: Media Literacy, Video Production and Disadvantaged Youth .
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Hobbs, R., Donnelly, K., Friesem, J. & Moen, M...(2013,November).Learning to engage: how positive attitudes about the news, media literacy, and video production contribute t Educational Media International,.
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Hobbs, R...(2013,).Improvization and Strategic Risk Taking in Informal Learning with Digital Media Literacy Learning, Media and Technology 38,182 - 197.
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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. ..(2011,September).The State of Media Literacy: A Response to Potter Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media,419 - 430.
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Hobbs, R...(2011,September).It's All in the Family: Keynote Address to the International Association for Visual Literacy .
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Hobbs, R., Yoon, J. & Al-Humaidan, R. Ebrahimi, A., Cabral, N., ..(2011,August).Online Digital Media in Elementary School Journal of Middle East Media,1 - 23.