Just when I think cultivating healthy kids and healthy schools is too much of an uphill battle, I am inspired by young people (and the adults in their lives) like Zach Maxwell who understand what it means to be both
Media Literacy Education, Families & the War on Soda
This winning video contest entry from the Sullivan Family in Nashville, Tennessee, USA is worth sharing for its collective and creative family effort at publicly engaging in the current debate over soda consumption and health. Peter Sullivan, a stay-at-home dad,
Journal of Media Literacy Education 4:3 Now Available
Journal of Media Literacy Education 4:3 now available I just released my second issue as co-editor of the Journal of Media Literacy Education (JMLE), the flagship journal of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (for which I serve as 1st
Technology, Transmedia and Happily Ever After
Although there are media literacy traditionalists who view technology and media literacy as frenemies, I see the two as a match made in heaven. My recent exposure to a glamorous technology fairy tale with a happy ending (“The Future of the Book”) engendered high
NAMLE 2011 Conference Highlights
More than 350 media literacy educators (teachers, professors, journalists, film makers, non-profit execs, activists) convened in Philly this past weekend for NAMLE 2011 Conference: “Global Visions, Local Connections: Voices in Media Literacy Education.” The City of Brotherly Love was a