Media Literacy’s Big Tent at NAMLE 2013

Every two years, the media literacy community gathers for its bi-annual conference, and this July 12 – 13, we met Continue reading →

Inquiry Learning with Pop Culture

School doesn’t have to be about loading up on all the “fact bricks” of stuff that “needs to be known.” Continue reading →

The Future of Online Learning

I went to Israel to learn about the future of online learning as part of the Center for Educational Technology’s Continue reading →

­The Downside of Online Empowerment

Last month at Temple University, Kelly Mendoza defended her impressive Ph.D. dissertation, “Protection and Empowerment: Exploring Parental Internet Mediation Strategies Continue reading →

When Literacy Goes Digital

The anticipation is killing me, as David Cooper Moore and myself are moving into last-minute countdown mode for the release Continue reading →

Project-Based Learning: Eight Essential Elements

It’s Day 1 at South by Southwest Education (SXSWEdu), and already I’m feeling the buzz. There’s a great conference room Continue reading →

Media Literacy Smart Phone

By Jonathan Friesem GUEST BLOGGER Ever since the Media Education Lab moved from Temple University to the University of Rhode Continue reading →

Waking Up to New Approaches to Community Media and Librarianship

Two amazing professionals have been literally keeping me awake at night: Maureen Sullivan and Tom Stites. For days now, I Continue reading →