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Ā SAN ANGELO, Texas ā Dr. Renee Hobbs, professor of communication studies at the University of Rhode Island, Ā will be the featured speaker for the 2024ā¦
Read MorePostcolonial Media Studies
In this 8th and final webinar, we discuss āPostcolonial Media Studies: Possibilities, Challenges and Limits of an Emerging Disciplineā. Speakers Radhika Parameswaranās and Sangeet Kumarās talk will explore how the emerging sub-discipline of postcolonial media studies can illuminate different aspects of our discipline. We will explore the possibilities and limits of postcolonial theoreticalā¦
Read MoreThe AI Challenge: Tool Or Tyrant?
ReadĀ here about our fullĀ webinar series on AI in the ClassroomĀ In this webinar, we will discuss how Artificial Intelligence (AI), and especially generative AI (ChatGPT, Dall-E, etc.) is catalyzing a vast transformation of our society. We are seeing the first few effects, such as computer programmers who are twice asā¦
Read MoreMediaEd Forum
Join us for the 17th MediaEd Forum!We've changed the name of the Northeast Media Literacy Conference (now in its 17th year) to reflect the growing global diversity of our online knowledge community!Conference Theme: Confronting the ChallengesFriday & Saturday, January 12-13, 2024Ā ONLINE VIA ZOOMā¦
Read MoreMedia Literacy Matters
Renee Hobbs is thrilled to be a featured presenter at the European Digital and Media Literacy Conference in Brussels, which puts the many faces of digital and media literacy in the European spotlight during the Belgian EU presidency.Ā February 27 - March 1, 2024Brussels, BelgiumThe conference is focused on showcasing and exchanging initiatives, tools, projects and practices that can be integratedā¦
Read MoreAutism & Hate: Media literacy and neurodivergence
In the UK over 50% of all teenagers at risk of terroristic activity are diagnosed autistic, the rise of the far-right and anti-immigrant sentiment post Brexit have grown considerably, this has combined with the fame of Andrew Tate and the Manosphere. Iād like to talk about how neurodivergent people are susceptible to this kind of messaging and how media literacy can be used as a tool to curb thisā¦
Read MoreThe Gaza-Israel War in the Media
While we might not be able to solve the violent conflict in the Middle East, we as media educators need to share our practice and be there for our learners. By connecting with our community of learners, asking critical questions, sharing needs and emotions as a group, challengingĀ media representations, andĀ fighting the spread of biases and prejudices, we can better understand, reflect, andā¦
Read MoreMedia Club: Pick a Side. Pick a Side. Now.
In the December meeting of the Media Club, Renee Hobbs will model a lesson from the New York Times Learning Network in a viewing and discussion of "Pick a Side. Pick a Side. Now,"Ā Ā a four-minute Opinion video that explores the role of social media in the currentā¦
Read MoreConnectivity & Digital Disruption: The Digital Divide
Read here about our full webinar series on Inequalities and Media EducationIn this fourth webinar, we will explore the concepts of digital divides from both U.S. domestic and global digital divides.Ā Susan Wiesinger and Ralph Beliveau discuss their new book, Digital Literacy: A Primer on Media, Identity,ā¦
Read MoreGaming Stories From Our Classrooms: Perspectives on Critical Practices
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION āGaming Stories From Our Classrooms: Perspectives on Critical Practicesā focuses on educator storytelling around game implementation in school spaces. A panel of teachers with a variety of experiences, from novice to expert (noobs to pro), join researchers from the Literacy Research Association's Critical Gaming Literacies Study Group for this one hour event. Panelistsā¦
Read MoreThe Routledge Handbook of Media Education Futures Post-Pandemic.
Our team from the Media Education Lab is proud to announce the publication of The Routledge Handbook of Media Education Futures Post-Pandemic. This handbook showcases how educators and practitioners around the world adapted their routine mediaā¦
Read MoreExploring the Roots of Digital and Media Literacy through Personal Narrative
Explore the multidisciplinary nature of media literacy education It's been said that the lack of scholarship about the history of media literacy has been a source of some of the conflicts and debates among scholars and practitioners. Media literacy stands at the intersection of the fields of media studies and education, and these scholars have divergent perspectives on the past, present andā¦
Read MoreDeconstructing Disney
Deconstructing DisneyThis fun, intergenerational workshop explores what we love and hate about Disney films, characters and brands from the past and present. If youāre a kid, teen, parent, educator or anyone who works with youth, you will learn how peopleās knowledge, beliefs and attitudes can be harnessed and expanded for deeper learning through simple instructional strategies. Discovering howā¦
Read MoreInternet: Indispensable or Evil?
OverviewIn these four lessons, students use the episode Adam Ruins the InternetĀ (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 peopleās onlineā¦
Read MoreAll About Media
It's never too early to be smart about media!Give emerging readers the tools to learn about media, evaluate it, and understand it. Readers will learn essential critical thinking concepts along with important topics such as understanding how to find sources and how to properly source, privacy and Internet safety, evaluating ads and news reports, and determining the differences between facts,ā¦
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