So, what about the effects of media violence on young people? It’s a careful dance, as you will see in the PBS special “After Newtown”…
Author: Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.
Professor at Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA | Research interests include media literacy, communication, education, and technology.
Call For Proposals: NAMLE 2013
Deadline: January 21, 2013 (two-week extension) NAMLE is currently inviting proposals for participation in our 2013 NAMLE Conference to be held in Torrance, CA July 12-13th….
Media, Literacy and Alphabet 26
Jason Small created Alphabet 26 as a way for parents and children to come together to show love & support for the families of those…
2013 Project Literacy Among Youth Catalog
[download brochure] 3.4 mg The 2013 catalog of PLAY courses and workshops is now available for download. You’ll find a variety of professional development offerings in the…
Journal of Media Literacy Education 4:3 Now Available
Journal of Media Literacy Education 4:3 now available I just released my second issue as co-editor of the Journal of Media Literacy Education (JMLE), the flagship…
Intersections: Teaching and Learning Across Media
The 2013 National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) Conference will be held July 12-13 in Torrance, CA. The theme is “Intersections: Teaching and Learning Across Media.”Disruption…
5 Simple Strategies for Back-to-School Professional Development
[download pdf handout] Teachers: As you hit the ground running in September, you are focused on students and getting through daily tasks. District professional development…
Health and Media Literacy Education
What does it mean to be healthy? In researching and writing my second book (Health Teens, Healthy Schools: How Media Literacy Can Save Education in the…
Media and Real Life Violence
Last week 12 theater-goers were senselessly shot and killed and 58 others injured during a midnight premier of a popular Hollywood film in Aurora, Colorado. …
Aurora: Looking at Two Sides of the Same Coin
I originally wrote this piece for the members of the National Association for Media Literacy Education, but I think it is worth reposting here at…