This episode was recorded in Manchester, England at the University of Salford. https://vimeo.com/773406549 Every month it seems there is another report telling us how many hours of video games children play, or how many hours of TikTok they’re scrolling through, or...
Sherri Hope Culver
Ep. 61- Media literacy in Brasil
Recorded in Brasil with two journalists and discussing media education. https://vimeo.com/764616141 This episode of Media Inside Out is a first! It is the first time we have recorded an episode outside of the United States. Please join Sherri and her guests Alexandre...
Ep. 60 – Headlines as Clickbait
https://vimeo.com/748896162 Perhaps one of the most influential spaces in which words matter is in the news we consume. Whether you consume your news through a social media app such as TikTok or Twitter, or on a news podcast, or the website of a traditional news...
Master’s program in Communication for Development & Social Change
Temple University’s Communication for Development and Social Change (CDSC) Master’s program is very unique; while most communication/media master’s programs train students to work for the media industries, this university master's...
Our projects – 2021
Fall 2021 NewsletterWe are excited to share with you a few of the projectsand programs that have been keeping us busy.The 31st annual Global Media and Information Literacy Week was held on October 24 - October 31. The event brought together international...
CMIL partners for “Advice from the Classroom”
Created in a landmark collaboration with the College of Education, TUTV and Temple’s Center for Media and Information Literacy, “Advice from the Classroom” is a new program for parents featuring smart ways to make learning at home engaging and fun. The short videos...
Does media literacy need a makeover?
Sherri Hope Culver's blog article "Does Media Literacy Need A Makeover?" has been picked up by PROMAX, the professional association for creative and marketing promotion-makers. See full article here. For other articles by Culver, click here.
Culver to speak at Global Media & Info Literacy Conference
An exciting gathering of educators, global leaders, policy makers, and organizations will take place in Sao Paolo, Brazil from November 2-5, 2016 for the Global MIL (Media & Information Literacy) Conference. The conference is part of Global MIL WEEK whose purpose...
North American Chapter of Global MIL Alliance Kicks Off
A group of media and information literacy educators and organizations representing a broad range of sectors met in London, Ontario at Western University on Sept. 20 and 21, 2016 to form the North American Sub-Chapter of the UNESCO-initiated Global Alliance for...
MIL Clicks
MIL CLICKS is a social media movement led by the Communication and Information Sector of UNESCO. The acronym CLICKS stands for Critical-thinking, Creativity, Literacy, Intercultural, Citizenship, Knowledge & Sustainability. The objectives of this social media...
National Association for Media Literacy Education Announces 2017 National Conference Details
In response to the current political discourse and the growing urgency for active civic participation, The National Association for Media Literacy Education announced that its 2017 conference theme will be "Engaging Citizens, Building Community." The conference will...
Sherri’s blog updates
Sherri's blog explores topical issues relating to children's media and media literacy. The blog is available at www.sherrihopeculver.com Topics have included: -media as mirror: representations of difference -media coverage of the US presidential campaign -explicit...
European Media & Information Literacy Forum
The European Media & Information Literacy Forum was held in Riga, Latvia, June 27-29, 2016. Sherri Hope Culver was invited to speak on a panel titled, "MIL: A Privacy Shield" where she shared preliminary details from a research study conducted with UNESCO on the...
The New Barbie: Can a change on the outside make a change on the inside?
I didn’t play with dolls much growing up. Even as a kid I was more likely to be gathering friends in my garage to act in my latest directorial creation than inventing storylines with plastic, motionless dolls. But, I’ve grown up to be someone deeply curious about the...
Search it. Click it. And encourage kids to ask questions.
Every week it seems like some organization puts out a list of guidelines for how children should engage with online content. This week Common Sense Media jumped into the fray with a Twitter post including a link to “Responsible Search Strategies for Kids”. I’m always...