Impact

As a learning community, the Media Education Lab has impacted the global field of media literacy by developing pioneering approaches to professional development, research, and community engagement. We have created a variety of educational resources, platforms, and learning environments. By working collaboratively with schools and universities, we have supported the development of thousands of educational leaders, researchers, activists, and community engaged media professionals across the country and around the world.

On the anniversary of our 20th year, Professor Yonty Friesem takes the helm as the new Executive Director of the Media Education Lab. Working collaboratively, Yonty will lead the Media Education Lab into the next phase of its important work.

Building a Global

Learning Community

In 2023, visitors to the Media Education Lab website totaled 33,555 unique individuals from 184 countries around the world!

$714,000

Grant funding from the

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

64

Webinars from January 1 to December 31 bring people together for dialogue, discussion, and learning

6,612

Subscribers to the Media Education Lab mailing list

Over more than 20 years, the Media Education Lab has helped to bring together practitioners and scholars to advance the practice of media literacy education locally and globally. Under the leadership of Renee Hobbs, the organization has reached hundreds of thousands of educators, students, and community leaders. We have trained educators in countries including Italy, Portugal, Brazil, China, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, Croatia, Romania, Georgia, Japan, and other nations.

Here is a sample of some highlights of our most impactful work so far:

Professional Development

1993. Harvard Institute on Media Education.

1995. Know TV

1998. Assignment Media Literacy with Maryland State Department of Education and Discovery Communications Inc

2006. Powerful Voices for Kids

2012 to 2023. Summer Institute on Digital Literacy

2014 to present. Graduate Certificate in Digital Literacy, University of Rhode Island

2014 to present. Northeast Media Literacy Conference - now MediaEd Forum

2020. Virtually Viral Hangouts.

2020. The Road to Copyright Clarity.

2024. MediaEd Institute