Grace is a 6th grader in the New Jersey Public School system. She is an avid reader and writer, Suzuki pianist, and budding artist—not to mention a…
Author: Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.
Professor at Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA | Research interests include media literacy, communication, education, and technology.
Technology, Transmedia and Happily Ever After
Although there are media literacy traditionalists who view technology and media literacy as frenemies, I see the two as a match made in heaven. My recent exposure to a…
Media Literacy Summer Courses
Summer Professional Development 2012 Media & Technology Literacies: From Standards to Practice This 3-week online course focuses on the construction of standards-based curriculum and supporting…
Why the Success of One Laptop Per Child Matters
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) recently commended the Peruvian government for providing children with access to technology through the One Laptop Per Child program (OLPC). OLPC…
Journal of Media Literacy Education
When my colleague Amy Jensen passed the co-editor baton to me this past February, it prompted me to reflect upon the original goals of the JMLE….
Connection Leads to Innovation
In his book “Where Good Ideas Come From,” Steven Johnson explores the origins of groundbreaking ideas and arrives at an interesting conclusion: Good ideas don’t just erupt,…
Imagining the Possibilities of School
In a rich example of student-produced journalism, the Santa Barbara Middle School Teen Press interviews educational innovator Sir Ken Robinson backstage at his UCSB Arts…
Why Online Professionalism Matters
It’s quite a challenge to cultivate a sense of online professionalism among the pre-service teachers that I teach every semester. For some, the transition from…
The Need for Worldwide Media Literacy
Digital knuckle bump to Dina Pielaet of Ventura College (in my home state of California) for producing an elegant introductory video on media literacy. What…
Rethinking Schooling
Sir Ken Robinson is one of my favorite thinkers and speakers. The video “Changing Educational Paradigms” is a must-see for anyone interested in rethinking the…