Teaching Media Literacy
Digital and media literacy education can be taught at all levels, on its own or embedded in other subjects such as English, Social Studies, Health or Language Arts. The Media Education Lab offers teacher education programs and workshops, as well as an online library of media literacy curriculum materials. Publications demonstrate how knowledge, skills and competencies develop through a variety of instructional methods that include both face-to-face and online learning.Â
Analog Tactility for Digital Literacy
Analog Tactility for Digital Literacy: Why AI, Media Arts, and Emerging Technology Are Best Taught Through TouchThis session explores how LitKit’s no-code STEM/STEAM maker kits use augmented reality to connect tactile, analog learning with digital and media literacy outcomes. Designed for high school and undergraduate classrooms, these kits introduce learners to creative technology pathways—…
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Media Mindfulness
Media Mindfulness: Building Media Literacy Through Meaningful Discussion  Discover how media mindfulness can be a powerful tool to help people become savvy news consumers by engaging in thoughtful discussions about local and current issues. Through guided reflection, students consider which news stories are meaningful to them and how they make them feel. This approach promotes respectful dialogue…
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Empowering Citizens of the AI Age
Empowering Citizens of the AI Age: Competencies and Strategies for MAIL Education in European K-12 SchoolsAs artificial intelligence becomes deeply integrated into young people’s daily lives and increasingly shapes the media ecosystem, it is essential that “AI natives” develop competencies to critically engage with AI-generated content and its potential misuse. This study seeks to establish a…
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New Models for Academic Peer Review: A JMLE Discussion
 What are some alternatives to the double-blind peer review system of academic journals? Not surprisingly, there are quite a few! Each model is trying to fix different weaknesses of traditional double-blind peer review (bias, slowness, opacity, gatekeeping).  Join JMLE Editors for an informal conversation to learn more about the options available as we consider a path forward.  DATE: Thursday,…
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Classroom contexts: Teachers talk teaching media literacy
In 2021, Illinois mandated media literacy instruction in public high schools (Public Act 102-055). Motivated by this mandate, this study examines how educators across Illinois are navigating the realities of teaching media literacy in their classrooms. Drawing on 20 semi-structured interviews with teachers from diverse districts, the analysis reveals how structural and contextual divides shape…
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Media Literacy in Massachusetts: A Landscape Scan
The first-ever major statewide initiative to document the scope of media literacy education in American public schoolsClick here to read the report To better understand the status, challenges, and opportunities for advancing media literacy education…
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Media Literacy in Action, 2nd edition 2025
The blurring of entertainment, information, and persuasion is reshaping work, life, and citizenship. As a result, our relationship to media has never been so important nor so complex. By asking critical questions about what they watch, listen to, read, and use, students can be better prepared to be responsible communicators who can use a variety of formats and genres for self-expression and…
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ML DISCourse Model
NEW TO THE 2nd EDITION of Media Literacy in Action by Renee HobbsThe Media Literacy DISCourse Model is a set of nine questions that help you build your critical thinking skills in responding to media texts. These questions also help students explore the connections between "…
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Courageous Conversations
Bring media literacy and active listening to middle school, high school, college and adult learnersWith support from talented educators and experts who participated in the program, we’re proud to bring you the Courageous Conversations Curriculum. This book contains a collection of materials to help you bring media literacy and active listening into your middle school, high school or college…
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Media Literacy Smartphone
Learn how to use the Media Literacy Smartphone with learners of all ages! Download the free Learning Guide to bring the power of media literacy analysis to your learners!These easy-to-use cards, shaped…
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Teachers Guide, Media Literacy in Action
 This Teacher’s Guide will help you get the most out of the new textbook by Renee Hobbs, as it offers practical guidance on using this textbook in the classroom. Whether you are an experienced teacher or teaching media literacy for the first time, this guide…
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