Grieving

My mother is dead, and I have never before felt so alone. Of course, I feel the pull of my Continue reading →

Global Initiatives

The Media Education Lab has some ongoing research partnerships around the world. Since 2012, Professor Renee Hobbs has offered 32 Continue reading →

In Prison

My friend, Professor Sait Tuzel, is in one of Turkey’s chronically overcrowded prisons. He has been there since August 7th Continue reading →

Take Joy

In my life as a learner, I have always followed my bliss. I had understood the educational power of flow, Continue reading →

Culture, Memory & Media

What a treat to have the 2nd European Media and Information Literacy Conference at the National Library of Latvia! And Continue reading →

Typing vs Writing by Hand

This summer, the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy will be featuring a new session entitled, Deliberative Dialogues. We will be Continue reading →

Great Media Literacy Books for Every Learner

Guest blog by Elizaveta Friesem Do you have any media literacy books on your book shelf? Frank Baker wants every school and Continue reading →

The Story of the Book

  As a young scholar, back in the early 1990s, I had the chance to visit the offices of the Continue reading →