The CMIL is excited to be working with Paley Library at Temple University on the acquisition and digitization of the Elizabeth Thoman Media Literacy Archives. Thoman was the founder of the Center for Media Literacy. The archives include years worth of documentation on...
Newseum: "Truth, Lies and Consequences: Real Media Literacy for a Fake News World" Washington D.C. Cost: Free July 12th – July 14th 2017 Overview: Are you looking for ways to help your students tell real news from fake news? Understand their roles as both media...
University of Rhode Island Rhode Island July 23 - July 28, 2017 Overview: This six-day institute focuses on how literacy is changing as a result of emerging media and technologies. This program focuses on the implications of this cultural and technological shift for...
2018: Study Abroad in Rome, Italy Summer 2018 May 16 - June 29, 2018 Overview: Temple University Rome's six-week summer session is comprised of undergraduate courses in a variety of disciplines. These disciplines include: anthropology, art, art history,...
Join us at the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) in Chicago this June! The theme is "Engaging Citizens, Building Community." The conference mission is to explore the relationships between media literacy education, civic...
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.
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Panel discussion and special screening of the film “Screenagers”, on April 12 from 5:30-7:30pm in the Walk Auditorium in Ritter Hall! Free Event — RSVP!
"The Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Yearbook 2015 (MILID Yearbook 2015), sponsored by UNESCO, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), New York, and NORDICOM, Gutenburg (Sweden) was released on 26 June 2015 at the National...
Sherri Hope Culver, director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy at Temple University, had an article published in the Journal of Media Literacy entitled "Media Literacy at a Turning Point" (2015). The article can be read and downloaded as a PDF here.
The Center for Media and Information Literacy was represented by Sherri Hope Culver at an event last week at Fordham University, to celebrate the first day of Media Literacy Week, the inaugural Media Literacy Week in the United States. As Emily Long from The Lamp...