AI and Human Dignity
As Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, lands in the middle of an accelerating global debate over AI governance, educators and media literacy advocates face a pointed question: what does it mean to keep human dignity at the center of technological change? Signed on May 15, 2026, the 135th anniversary of Pope…
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Vibe Code Your Media Feed
As Big Tech algorithms flood our feeds with rage bait, AI slop, and emotionally manipulative content designed to maximize engagement at the expense of our attention and civic health, media literacy educators have more than a pedagogical argument to make. We have tools to build with. The practice of "vibe coding," combined with open web standards like the Fediverse's ActivityPub protocol, now puts…
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Disassembling Mis/Disinfo, Reassembling Democracy
Did you miss the panel discussion at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in Los Angeles? DATE: Tuesday, May 26, 2026TIME: 12 PM ESTLOCATION: Online. REGISTER HEREJoin us for a reprise of the panel discussion titled, “Disassembling Mis/Disinformation, Reassembling Democracy: Theory, Practice…
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What's Happening In Massachusetts?
JOIN US!Meet some of the Massachusetts school leaders, educators, librarians, and tech specialists who are implementing media literacy in schools! DATE: Monday, March 30, 2026TIME: 2 - 3 PM LOCATION: Online. What's happening with media literacy in Massachusetts? Confirmed PresentersKyra Brissette, CEO, Media Literacy NowJessica Garbowski, Digital Literacy teacher,…
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Leading from the Library: Navigating the AI Landscape with Learning Communities
As a topic, artificial intelligence can feel incredibly overwhelming. From rapid new developments to intense debates, our AI landscape can be complex and challenging. With increased calls for AI literacy programming, educators and librarians are left trying to make sense of this complicated landscape for their own teaching. This session will consider learning communities as a way to navigate our…
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Media Literacy in Massachusetts: A Landscape Scan
The first-ever major statewide initiative to document the scope of media literacy education in American public schoolsClick here to read the report To better understand the status, challenges, and opportunities for advancing media literacy…
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Media Literacy in Action, 2nd edition 2025
The blurring of entertainment, information, and persuasion is reshaping work, life, and citizenship. As a result, our relationship to media has never been so important nor so complex. By asking critical questions about what they watch, listen to, read, and use, students can be better prepared to be responsible communicators who can use a variety of formats and genres for self-expression and…
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Your Turn to Talk
Now you can participate in online dialogue with people from across the country and around the world with "Your Turn to Talk," a digital interactive learning experience made especially for Renee Hobbs' book, Media Literacy in Action, 2nd edtion. …
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Teachers Guide, Media Literacy in Action
This Teacher’s Guide will help you get the most out of the new textbook by Renee Hobbs, as it offers practical guidance on using this textbook in the classroom. Whether you are an experienced teacher or teaching media literacy for the first time,…
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Internet: Indispensable or Evil?
OverviewIn these four lessons, students use the episode Adam Ruins the Internet (Season 2, Episode 12) as a starting point to discuss the role of the Internet in modern culture and learn about media policies that shape people’s…
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