Media Education Lab

How can we move beyond simple workshops to integrate comprehensive media education into the classroom? We're excited to welcome Cristina Figueras Franquesa, Head of Education at fact-checking platform Verificat, to explore key actions for educating the citizens of tomorrow. Join a #freewebinar to learn about Verificat's strategy for creating systemic and sustainable impact through media education programs for young people. Register today: https://lnkd.in/eAhDCHsW 🗓 July 29, 12-1 pm EST. 📍 Online, via Zoom. #medialiteracy #mediaeducation

Congratulations to Professor Pamela Morris and her students for their award-winning contributions addressing media literacy to counter disinformation and propaganda! https://lnkd.in/e9bfHxEh

Happening tomorrow, July 23! Join Iglika Ivanova for a rich conversation about video games, media literacy and moral panic. Register: https://lnkd.in/gmMNxa4c

Don't miss out on this great learning opportunity. Learn to debunk conspiracy theories and empower others to be informed citizens. Space is limited - register today! https://lnkd.in/gHHGAcr5

A cultural phenomenon, a 350 billion-dollar-a-year industry, a vehicle for developing participatory culture and core skills of the XXI century - media and digital literacy among them; a sport? Or the worst thing that's ever happened to the kids since TV? Join Iglika Ivanova on July 23 to discuss the unique medium and experience of video games, learning through learning (and the difference between game-based learning and gamification), and moral panic. Iglika will review findings and theoretical frameworks from different fields of interdisciplinary studies, policy and educational approaches and some examples of the integration of video games into the learning process Register today for this #freewebinar. https://lnkd.in/gmMNxa4c #medialiteracy #mediaeducation #mediaeducationlab

The online micro-credential course "Teaching the Conspiracies, Part II" also starts on July 21. This course builds on the success of the MediaEd Institute's "Teaching the Conspiracies" course. Join Wesley Fryer and acquire a toolkit for navigating and understanding the complex landscape of conspiracy theories. Explore historical and contemporary conspiracies, learning to apply the SIFT (Stop, Investigate, Find, Trace) web literacy framework and lateral reading techniques to evaluate online information critically. Empower others to be informed citizens and debunk conspiracy theories. The program is fully online and runs from July 21 - August 5. Don't wait - register today: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gHHGAcr5 #medialiteracy #mediaeducation #onlinelearning

This online micro-credentials course starts July 21! Join Robert Van Oosterhout in a two-week dive to understand how fear-based messages and fear-based thinking affect our perceptions, thinking, and mental health. This course is perfect for educators, media literacy experts, and adults who want to understand - and teach others - how media messages can contribute to divisiveness and polarization. Learn how to incorporate an understanding of fear and fear-based thinking into media literacy education. The program is fully online and runs from July 21 - August 5. Don't wait - register today! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gA3cfjh9 #medialiteracy #mediaeducation #onlinelearning

🗓 Join us on Monday, July 8, for a discussion with film director and media tutor Maria Leonida on how various visual expression techniques can be used in media literacy education. Aiming at a variety of audiences, with higher or lower language skills, with a transgenerational and transdisciplinary attitude, Maria Leonida proposes deconstructing film and audiovisual language to self-contained units with narrative elements. These units may stand as puzzle pieces that could be mounted in a multiplicity of ways. Don't miss out on this fabulous conversation! Register today: https://lnkd.in/gYGZ5X92 #medialiteracy #mediaeducation #freewebinar

🎯 Calling all researchers and graduate & postgraduate students interested in researching different aspects of media literacy education. The MediaEd Graduate Symposium is a free online program offering a series of monthly interactive workshops with experts in the field. Don't wait; the program starts on June 20. Apply today! https://lnkd.in/gCxqUmJk

The MediaEd Club is back this June 1 for an interesting conversation about the digital future! Join Francia Garcia Hernandez for a discussion on the future of technology based on the thought-provoking book "The Future is Analog" by David Sax. Amid the increasing use of AI and predictions about the digital future, this book offers some lessons drawn from the COVID-19 pandemic that can guide individuals in using technology to live more intentionally. Register to this free event and share with your network: https://lnkd.in/gBKsYpiD #medialiteracy #mediaeducation #digitalfuture