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Ep. 62- UK Trends in Children’s Media

Ep. 62- UK Trends in Children’s Media

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...

Ep. 61- Media literacy in Brasil

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...

Children’s Media Career Symposium: April 15, 2020

Children’s Media Career Symposium: April 15, 2020

Join the Center for Media and Information Literacy at Temple University for the third Children's Media Career Symposium. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm at the Klein College of Media and Communication, one of the top...

Summer 2020 Media Academy in Greece

Summer 2020 Media Academy in Greece

Join us in Greece in Summer 2020 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 2019 Summer School, we are looking forward to welcoming...

Media Literacy GenEd Now Available!

Media Literacy GenEd Now Available!

Join Professor Sherri Hope Culver for the course "Media in a hyper-mediated world" (KLN 0873). This course fulfills the Human Behavior GenEd requirement. The Internet-fueled democratization of media* creation has enabled anyone to be a publisher and has given...

Episode 39: Celebrity Culture & Politics

Episode 39: Celebrity Culture & Politics

https://vimeo.com/301280210 In recent years, celebrities have become increasingly vocal about their positions on various political topics. It’s a celebrity’s job to build believability with their audience and more celebrities are using that connected relationship to...

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...

Media Literacy Week 2016

Media Literacy Week 2016

We're gearing up for this year's Media Literacy Week! This will be the 2nd Annual Media Literacy Week hosted by the National Association for Media Literacy Education from October 31 to November 4, 2016. For more details please visit: https://medialiteracyweek.us/ and...

Episode 14: Gamification

Episode 14: Gamification

https://vimeo.com/121791514 Video games have moved from being categorized as simply a recreational activity, to include a wide range of creative, often educational and often money-making media platform. Gamification, the term for this movement, has deep implications...