MediaEd Research Jam
The 1st MediaEd Research Jam: Media Education at the College Level
The 1st MediaEd Research Jam aims to address the current challenges of teaching about and with media in colleges and universities across the country. The day and a half gathering will gather higher education faculty who use media to discuss research collaborations and strategies to move forward as we address issues of polarization, mental health, media addiction, declining enrollment, and student disengagement.
The Research jam will use the following practices to foster collaboration and fruitful discussion:
- Develop research groups for developing or adding to current projects
- Identifying specific takeaways and ideas for accountability post-symposia
- Develop working groups to target specific symposium takeaways and post-meeting tasks
Record conversations for auto-generated AI notes to drive after-symposia write up and analysis.
For the in person parts, the registration is limited to up to 25 seats. You can register HERE.
For the online parts, see links to Zoom registration HERE.
This gathering is co-sponsored by:
Program:
Thursday, March 6th
UIC Richard J. Daley Library, 801 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
9:30AM-10:00AM - Welcome: Opening remarks
10:00AM-11:30AM - Interactive Keynote: The current landscape of U.S. media education in HigherEd
Join us via Zoom as well. Registration HERE.
11:30AM-11:45AM - Tea break
11:45AM-12:45PM - Workshop: Identifying current debates/challenges within MLE research and practice
12:45PM-1:30PM - Team Building Lunch - Get to know each other
1:30PM-3:00PM - Workshop: What works and doesn’t in the classroom
Join us via Zoom as well. Registration HERE.
3:00PM-3:15PM - Tea Break
3:15PM-4:00PM - Forum: Sharing work with the whole group and setting the agenda for the second day
4:00PM-5:00PM - Break
5:00PM-7:00PM - Social Event
Friday, March 7th
UIC Richard J. Daley Library, 801 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
9:00AM-10:00AM - Interactive Keynote: MLE Policy, evaluation, & fundings
10:00AM-11:00AM - Workshop: Evaluating our students: Strategies for credentialing in MLE
11:00AM-11:15AM - Tea break
11:15AM-12:30PM - Closing Workshop: Imagining research projects and collaborations
Registration is limited to up to 25 seats. You can register HERE.
For online participants, you can register HERE.
For future proposals and joining the 2026 planning committee, send inquiries to Yonty Friesem or Michael A. Spikes or Anna Kozlowska-Barrios.