Renee Hobbs offers an overview of the work of the Media Education Lab.

1. The Media Education Lab
Research and Community Service for
Digital & Media Literacy Education
#digiURI

2. Media Literacy is a Global Phenomenon

3. We share meaning through symbols
that come in many forms

4. What’s Needed to Advance
Media Literacy Education in
Elementary & Secondary Schools
1. Curriculum Standards and
Frameworks
2. Teacher Education and
Professional Development
3. Professional Networks for
Information Sharing
4. Curricular Resources,
Instructional Strategies and
Materials
5. Support for Program Evaluation
and Research on Effectiveness
6. Supportive Implementation
Climate

5. www.mediaeducationlab.com

6. Leadership
Renee Hobbs
Yonty Friesem
Julie Coiro

7. Sample of URI Academic Courses
UNDERGRADUATE
COM 250 Digital and Media Literacy
COM 410 Children and Media
COM 416 Propaganda
GRADUATE
COM 520 Seminar in Media Studies: Digital Literacy
LSC 530 Texts and E-Tools for Children and Teens
LSC 531 Information Competencies for Youth
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN DIGITAL LITERACY
EDC 531 Teaching and Learning with Digital Technologies
EDC 532 Seminar in Digital Literacy and Learning
EDC 534 Seminar in Digital Authorship
EDC 535. Leading with Digital Literacy

8. DIGITAL &
MEDIA
LITERACY
ANALYZE
ACCESS
ACT
REFLECT
CREATE
Inquiry
Reading
Search
Curation
Credibility
Analysis
Creativity
Multimodal
Writing
Digital
Skills
Dialogue
Collaboration
Emotional Response
Ethical Reasoning
Knowledge of Cultural,
Political, Economic
& Social Context
Citizenship
Activism

9. DEMYSTIFICATION
THROUGH CRITICAL
ANALYSIS

10. Not an academic
department
Not a place
Not a formal part
of the University
of Rhode Island
WHAT WE ARE NOT
www.mediaeducationlab.com

11. We are a networked learning community of
co-learners and collaborators.
We build bridges between the classroom, the
living room, and the public sphere.
Our work stands at the intersection of digital
and media literacy education, research and
community service.
We create learning environments and
develop curriculum resources by building and
sustaining relationships over time.
We create media, take risks, experiment and
try new things.
WHAT WE ARE
www.mediaeducationlab.com

16. A annual week-long
professional learning
experience for
educators, college and
university faculty,
librarians,
organizational leaders
and media
professionals
www.digiURI.com

17. Winter Symposium on
Digital Literacy in Higher Education

18. FREE
ONLINE WEBINARS
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
1 – 2 pm EST

19. MONTHLY
BOOK & MEDIA
DISCUSSIONS

20. Film & Media Education in Libraries
www.libraryscreen.com

22. www.mindovermedia.tv

23. More than 2,500 examples from 40 countries

26. www.setyourmotivation.com

27. Seven engaging activities
promote reflection and
dialogue about Disney
culture

28. Memories of 9/11: Creating Opportunities
for Sharing, Empathy, and Discussion
Students will be able to:
●Deconstruct messages using
key questions of media
literacy
●Take notes on media texts
●Demonstrate digital etiquette
in a social media environment
●Listen and respond to other’s
remarks succinctly, coherently
and with empathy
Link to Grid

29. GrandparentsofMediaLiteracy.com

31. DiscoverMediaLiteracy.com

32. Give Me 5 , is a State initiative
program funded by The Rhode Island Film
and Television Office, in conjunction with
the Rhode Island State Council on the
Arts Education Program, intended to help
local youth improve their filmmaking
and media literacy.

33. Forthcoming, W.W. Norton, 2020 Forthcoming, Rowman & Littlefield, 2020

35. www.mediaeducationlab.com