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…
Author: Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.
Professor at Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA | Research interests include media literacy, communication, education, and technology.
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…
Guest Post: Grace and the Beauty of Pottermore
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…
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…