We need health media literacy as an intentional, systemic, and systematic curriculum and pedagogy in our nation’s P-16 educational system.
Books
Navigating Media Literacy Through Disneyland [Author Interview]
In August 2020 I released my 3rd book, Navigating Media Literacy: A Pedagogical Tour of Disneyland (Myers Education Press). My C+MRC intern interviewed me about what makes…
What is Media Literacy, Anyway?
Media literacy has evolved to mean different things to different people. In its simplest form, it is a critical habit of mind or a way of approaching any mediated experience to discern how it shapes human understanding.
Healthy Teens, Healthy Schools: How Media Literacy Can Renew Education in the United States
My second book, Healthy Teens, Healthy Schools: How Media Literacy Can Renew Education in the United States (in press, Rowman & Littlefield) is intended for educators…
My Scholarly Love Letter to Neil Postman
Last week I had the privilege of delivering a guest lecture in Christopher McKinley’s “Introduction to Communication and Media Arts” course among 135 undergraduate students….
Healthy Teens, Healthy Schools
My second book is intended for educators across levels and contexts in our shared responsibility to cultivate critical media health literacy among teens. While the topic…
Journal of Media Literacy Education 5:1
Two years ago, the most powerful earthquake ever to have hit Japan occurred off the coast of Tohoku. Nearly a half million buildings fully or…
An Education/Technology Tipping Point
Gadwell’s Tipping Point This week I facilitated a compelling discussion among my undergraduate pre-service teachers about the public purposes of education and schooling in the…
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…