Episode 56 of Media Inside Out “Exploring the Culture of Gen Z” premiered on TUTV on November 8, 2021. Watch it here! Episode Description: Whatever your media consumption habits, we could probably all agree that age often affects our choices. Television shows and music and movies and video games that teenagers and young adults are consuming are different than those of people in their 30s or 40s or 70s or

Join professor Sherri Hope Culver in Los Angeles for a 2-week course (3 credits) titled, “The Children’s Media Industry: Trends and Opportunities“. General information: https://klein.temple.edu/study-away/locations/los-angeles Application portal: https://temple-smcsa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=35748 Application Deadline:  February 15th, 2022 Enrollment Deadline: March 10th, 2022 Anticipated Program Dates: May 8 – 21, 2022 This program gives students an opportunity to learn about the global, multi-billion-dollar kids entertainment industry growing on the West Coast. In addition to the legacy children’s media brands

Media Literacy is a pivotal issue that addresses important questions in this highly digitalized field of communication. It provides the basis for understanding critical thought of media, enhancing the access to information and ensuring an intercultural framework that shares a higher standard for education. As part of Global Media and Information Week, Sherri Hope Culver participated in several events throughout the week. These panels and activities presented different Media Literacy

The Philadelphia Youth Media Collaborative is a collective of diverse Philadelphia organizations that seeks to support youth through media and literacy. Through digital media production, the organizations seek to build self expression, creative skills and deeper critical thought for children through the media they intake. Membership for the collaborative, and all who fit the criteria are welcome to join! The organization is always excited to have new partners in building

  Episode 55 of Media Inside Out on “A New Reality: Trends in Virtual Communications” premiered on TUTV on October 4, 2021. Watch it here! Episode Description: Imagine you stand in front of the group and do your speech, mess up, forget your words, try again, get it right, and the audience would never know. Or you could practice being immersed in a group of people speaking the language of

  The International Expert Conference in Media and Information Literacy took place on November 29-30, 2021.   The conference invited Media and Information Literacy experts and academics with varying experiences and backgrounds to share their best practices on Media and Information Literacy. They examined how it has evolved in the past decade and what lies ahead for the future. The conference was hosted by the Moulay Ismail University of Meknes in the Kingdom

Did you miss the Children’s Media Career Symposium? Learn more about our amazing panelists and Guest Speakers below. Watch a recording of the event here! (This video includes the first hour of the event with the keynote speakers address and the final hour of the event with the Q&A and all guest speakers. Breakout sessions were not recorded) Event Information: If you are considering a career in media or a career

On Monday April 19th Sherri Hope Culver participated in the Digital Playgrounds – Young Gamers and Critical Thinking Webinar. Watch the webinar here! Webinar Description: When adults look at teenagers playing video games, they often see a pleasant (but also ultimately meaningless) way of spending free time. What they might miss is the fact that for many young people games have become the most important part of their media ecosystem

The latest episode of Media Inside Out aired on TUTV on Monday, March 1st at 12PM. The episode tackled the topic of teens online, with real teens perspectives! Host, Sherri Hope Culver, asked questions and talked about online media consumption, digital footprints, oversharing, restrictions on access to technology, and much more! Guests Include:

  Please join the CMIL and the Children’s Media Association for a special event celebrating Global Media & Information Literacy Week. We will be holding an online discussion on, “Future Proofing: How to responsibly create AI, AR and VR content for kids”. This event will be taking place on October 28th at 5:00 pm (EST). Jumpstart your knowledge about the next areas of content development for kids: immersive experiences that blend