Our Mission
The Media Education Lab is an online community that advances the field of digital and media literacy education through leadership development, scholarship, and community engagement.
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Teaching Resources
The Media Education Lab creates free multimedia curriculum materials to help learners of all ages advance knowledge, skills and competencies.
ML DISCourse Model
Build critical thinking skills with 9 questions to analyze any media text
Courageous Conversations for PBS Learning Media
Help students develop listening and speaking competencies to reduce the hate that leads to violenceÂ
Courageous Conversations
Lesson plans, videos, readings, listening and creative activities help build media literacy and active listening skills f…
Assignment: Media Literacy
A classic resource for K-12 teachers
Services
The Media Education Lab improves media literacy education through scholarship and community service. We have six primary areas of expertise:
Research & Scholorships
Publications
Instructional practices in media literacy education and their impact on students’ learning
1998
Atlantic Journal of Communication
Issues of pedagogy, alignment, and context in assessing measures of media literacy.
2023
Media Literacy and Media Education Research Methods
BOSILOS: A Pilot Study of AI-Supported Media Literacy in Higher Education
2025
Media Education Lab
The Media Education Lab founded in 2003 by Professor Renee Hobbs to improve the practice of media literacy education through scholarship and community service. We offer professional development and curriculum resources on all aspects of media literacy education, as it is practiced in and out of schools.Â
The Media Education Lab also researches the best practices of media literacy education and conducts program evaluation to measure the impact of teaching media literacy using a multidisciplinary research agenda.
Since the Media Education Lab is not a place but a community of learners, many educators and college teachers (as well as graduate students and scholars) join our global network to increase their knowledge and practice.
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