Congratulations to MediaEd Institute Graduates
A 6-Week Deep Dive Professional Program for Emerging and Established Leaders More than 50 educators from…
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Read MoreMedia Literacy Matters in Brussels and Beyond
Yonty Friesem and I went to Brussels for Media Literacy Matters, the largest media literacy gathering in Europe since before the pandemic. What a treat it was to hear from so many amazing researchers and…
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Read MoreIs Media Literacy Misunderstood?
There has been a big increase in public awareness about media literacy in the past five years. It is commonly understood as a…
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Read MoreAI in the Classroom: A Year in Reflection and Anticipation
As the world marked ChatGPT’s one year anniversary in November 2023, the Media Education Lab’s AI in the Classroom series completed our first year of critical exploration. It seems fitting that these…
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Read MoreThe Rhetoric of Chat GPT
I'm developing an assignment for next semester for my graduate students that might look something like this: ACTIVITY: Pick a topic that's of deep interest to you. Then compose 3 prompts to Chat GPT that…
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Read MoreOur 2023–2026 Strategic Plan
I cannot believe that it has been 13 years since I sent my first email to Dr. Renee Hobbs from Temple University with an inquiry to discuss doctoral mentorship. My message was written in broken English, in…
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Read MoreLeaders Matter
When I read Yonty Friesem’s 2017 introduction to the special issue of the Journal of Media Literacy Education on media literacy and disability, I knew that someday, somehow, Yonty’s incredible leadership…
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Read MoreStudent Research Rocks!
This spring, nearly half of all students in the Maynard (MA) Public Schools students told a…
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Read MoreELA Media Literacy
Dawn Belair earns her Media Literacy Badge Congratulations to Dawn Belair, an English teacher from Concord, New Hampshire! After participating in the Media Education Lab webinars, she has earned her media…
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Read MoreVVH at NAMLE21
Virtually Viral Hangouts is an online community that was established on March 16, 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic created a condition of social isolation. For one hour every day (Monday thru Friday),…
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Read MoreFirst Media Literacy Badge
Dave Jablonsky is a high school ESL, Social Studies, and Media Studies teacher on the southwest side of Chicago.  He also serves as his school’s English Language Program Teacher, Student Voice Committee…
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Read MoreCommit to Be the Change
When our team faced the Twitter storm in response to my impulsive photo sharing, Julie Coiro and I got together to reflect on our ongoing commitment to social justice. We acknowledged the need to do more. We…
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Read MoreNot Representative
Yesterday, after a great planning meeting of the Summer Institute faculty, I spontaneously tweeted out a thank you to the team, showcasing their photos in a tweet. Within minutes, I received feedback that my…
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Read MorePropaganda Everywhere
A Look at how The New York Times Writes about Propaganda Some of my friends and colleagues think I’m obsessed with propaganda. It’s true. But I’m not alone. Nearly the entire past five years has been all…
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Read MorePatriotic Education is Political
It’s a term that’s so unfamiliar to the public that news organizations placed it in single quotes. Speaking at the National Archives, President Donald Trump called for ‘patriotic education’ and proposed the…
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Read MoreA Trip to the FCC: Advocating for Net Neutrality
/**/ On March 2, we had the remarkable good fortune to meet with FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, the first African-American female commissioner ever, to discuss the FCC's notice of inquiry on media literacy…
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