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...
As we all work through the challenges of this pandemic, consider the areas in which media literacy skills are vitally necessary. Below are a list of resources we have gathered from trusted media literacy partners working to help us make sense of the myriad of news...
Sherri Hope Culver is interviewed in the January 2020 edition of "Metro Kids" magazine. Her expertise in children and media is the focus of the article "Raise Smart News Consumers," where Culver helps guide parents towards healthier news consumption strategies for...
Courtesy UNESCO: Media and Information Literacy as a tool for development is now recognized by countries around the world. For nine years, UNESCO and many partners have been promoting awareness about media and information literacy (MIL) through Global MIL Week. On 25...
Sherri Hope Culver has been elected Vice-Chair of the International Steering Committee (ISC) for the UNESCO Global Alliance on Partnerships for Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL). GAPMIL represents organizations from over 80 countries working to ensure that all...
The Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) is a groundbreaking effort to promote international cooperation to ensure that all citizens have access to media and information competencies. Yet, organizations from over eighty countries...
Sherri Hope Culver will be presenting and moderating at an event for Media Literacy Week titled, "How Kidfluencers are changing the game: a long way from the Mickey Mouse Club". The event is sponsored by the Children's Media Association, National Association for Media...
The CMIL is partnering with the Street Project Foundation (Nigeria) for their Digital Amazons project. Digital Amazons is a three-week capacity building program for female creatives aged 18-25 years old gifted in different areas of the Creative Arts. The goal is to...
Since 2012 the CMIL has been collaborating with UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization) through their global university program to develop, encourage, and guide a global array of media and information literacy (MIL) resources and...
On Thursday. April 12th, the Center for Media and Information Literacy hosted its first ever Children's Media Career Symposium at Temple University. The evening consisted of panels on trends in children's media and career opportunities in the industry, followed by...
Sherri Hope Culver authors a chapter for the next edition of 20 Questions About Youth and Media, a comprehensive guide to today's most compelling issues regarding the study of children, tweens, teens and the media. The book addresses a range of media, from cartoons to...
An international media literacy research symposium was held in Lisbon, Portugal April 20, 2018,at the beautiful Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. This is the second time the symposium will take place--the first one was held at Fairfield University in Connecticut, USA on...
Join us in Greece in Summer 2019 for the International Media Summer Academy! Today, accurate information is an increasingly critical resource for our understanding of the world. Building on the success of the 2018 Summer School, we are looking forward to welcoming...
Sherri Hope Culver, CMIL director, appeared on WHYY's Radio Times (NPR) on March 6, 2018 to discuss the impact of Fred Rogers, Mister Rogers Neighborhood, on children’s media during the 50th anniversary of this iconic show. Generations of children have grown up...
From December 5-7, Manchester, UK, will be home to the Children's Global Media Summit, a major child's media event held only once every 3 years! Over the 3 day Summit, sessions and keynotes will focus on five key themes: Innovation, Empowerment, Freedom, Entertainment...