Reliving childhood through different forms of media A course in the media studies and production department discusses how different media outlets influence children. by Tatyana Turner "Media and Children," a media studies and production course, allows college students...
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Media Literacy Week ’15: Exploring Media Literacy with the Children’s Media Industry
The Center for Media and Information Literacy was represented by Sherri Hope Culver at a workshop on Monday, November 2, 2015 to help celebrate Media Literacy Week. From the Children's Media Association: "Explore media literacy with an interactive workshop for the...
Inaugural “Media Literacy Week” in the U.S. November 2nd thru 6th, 2015
From the National Association for Media Literacy Education: (New York, NY - October 08, 2015) - The launch of Media Literacy Week (#MediaLitWk) in the United States is being held November 2-6, 2015. The mission of Media Literacy Week is to highlight the power of media...
Project Look Sharp summer institute
New York July 20th - July 24th 2015 Overview: This is an intensive, week-long media literacy course for teachers, support staff, college faculty, and other professionals working with students in an educational setting. Participants receive training in the theory and...
University of Rhode Island: Summer Program
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...
Culver presents at Teaching with Technology Symposium
For her second year in a row Sherri Hope Culver will be speaking at Temple University's Teaching with Technology Symposium at the Howard Gittis Student Center on March 20, 2015. The Symposium is targeted to faculty, instructional technologists, and other staff at...
NYT Article: Can Students Have Too Much Tech?
Can Students Have Too Much Tech? Article By: SUSAN PINKER PRESIDENT OBAMA’s domestic agenda, which he announced in his State of the Union address this month, has a lot to like: health care, maternity leave, affordable college. But there was one thing he got wrong. As...
Media Literacy Week
Media Literacy highlights the importance of teaching children and teens digital and media literacy skills to ensure their interactions with media are positive and enriching. Media Literacy Week is an annual event that takes place every November. Co-led by MediaSmarts...
Webinar: Integrating media literacy & youth media in the classroom
Date: Wednesday, November 5 Time: 6p.m. EST Join this Google Hangout where K-12 leaders and practitioners who are finding ways to integrate media literacy and youth media into teaching and learning in formal learning environments will be profiled. Participants...
Webinar: Youth media organizations in the U.S.
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Time: 6p.m. EST Join a Google Hangout discussing youth media and media literacy with NAMLE member organizations that are also local and national leaders in the youth media field. Participants include: Free Spirit Media BAVC LAMP...
Media & Learning News feature article
International Media and Information Literacy Yearbook Published By Sherri Hope Culver, director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy at Temple University The second annual yearbook on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) was...
Webinar: 20 apps in 40 minutes
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Time: 3:00 pm EDT Duration: 60 min Join the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 3:00 pm EST for a webcast presentation and discussion with Sherri Hope Culver, Associate Professor at Temple...
MILID Week
The 2014 Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Week (MILID Week) will be hosted by the Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and will be held from 27 - 28 September. This annual event is led by UNESCO and the United Nation Alliance of Civilizations...
Children’s Media Conference
Catch up on the sessions, the workshops and the people from the Children's Media Conference held in Sheffield, England from July 2-4, 2014. Read the blog posts from Sherri and her students and their experiences attending the conference this year. Sherri will be...
Second International Children’s Film Festival
The CMIL took another trip around the world for our second International Children's Film Festival. We brought the Temple and Philadelphia communities together to screen a series of short films by young filmmakers from around the globe. The films showcased were...