The challenge of improving teacher preparation and ongoing learning led to the creation of the Digital Age Teacher Preparation Council, established by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame…
Author: Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.
Professor at Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA | Research interests include media literacy, communication, education, and technology.
Live Chat: Fostering Digital Citizenship (Nov 7)
In conjunction with Canada’s Media Literacy Week, the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) is hosting a bi-national call to action in a live…
Media Literacy Week Nov 7-11
This year’s theme of Canada’s Media Literacy Week is Digital Citizenship. Media Awareness Network (MNet) and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) call on Canadians to…
Teacher Education, Service Learning & the Law of Reciprocity
Because of its symbiotic nature, service learning is a powerful mechanism for urban teacher education. A service learning pedagogy supports academic and civic engagement among…
Knight and Days of Media Literacy
This past weekend I had the pleasure of participating in DM3C Live—a conversation about the intersection of digital and media literacy and civic engagement at…
DM3C Live: Engaging Students, Community & the Field of Communication
To contribute to and expand the emerging field of digital and media literacy, the Knight School of Communication at Queens University of Charlotte is engaging three…
International Perspectives on Youth Media
Dr. JoEllen Fisherkeller Digital knuckle bump to my former doctoral advisor at New York University and media education scholar extraordinaire Dr. JoEllen Fisherkeller on the release of…
A Teacher’s Guide to Media Literacy
Two of my favorite media literacy educators are NAMLE founding member Cyndy Scheibe and NAMLE founding president Faith Rogow. They have just co-authored a much-needed…
NetGeneration of Youth’s Global Party with a Purpose
On September 12th, in honor of the “9-11 Weekend of Remembrance” the Global NetGeneration of Youth will host their second in a series of Global…
Media & Technology Professional Development (PLAY Catalog 2011-2012 )
The 2011-2012 catalog of PLAY workshops, courses and other programs is now available for download. You’ll find a variety of professional development opportunities in the areas of technology…