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May 21, 2012

Technology, Transmedia and Happily Ever After

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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…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

July 10, 2011

Global Visions, Local Connections: Voices in Media Literacy Education

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From July 22-25th the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) will bring together a chorus of voices from across the world to meet in…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

June 21, 2011

Digital Storytelling Workshop—Hollywood Style

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The folks behind the International Family Film Festival in Burbank, California are providing a unique Hollywood-style filmmaking experience next month in Philadelphia as part of…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

May 23, 2011

Geena Davis’ Quest for Gender Equity in Film

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Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis talks with the “PBS NewsHour’s” Simon Marks about her quest for gender equity in film at the PBS Annual Meeting…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

May 5, 2011

Looking for Digital Media Literacy Resources?

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PBS provides teachers with excellent tools to both create and consume media content. From Arthur’s Guide to Media Literacy to FRONTLINE segments on what it…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

April 6, 2011

Building 21st-Century Teachers: An Intentional Pedagogy of Media Literacy Education

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High quality teacher education requires a complex body of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Media literacy education can (and should be thought of) as an intentional…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

March 22, 2011

Going Hollywood: Media Literacy Education through Filmmaking

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In March I had the pleasure of attending the International Family Film Festival at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, CA to moderate a panel of educators…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

February 16, 2011

Powerful Voices for Kids (& the RH Factor)

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One of my favorite media educators and researchers is Renee Hobbs of the Media Education Lab at Temple University (among other ventures). Her Powerful Voices…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

January 29, 2011

International Family Film Festival

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March 16-20, 2011Burbank, California The International Family Film Festival (IFFF) recently introduced the International Family Film Institute (IFFI), the organization’s educational and outreach division dedicated…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

March 26, 2010

Heed the Beckon-Ning Call

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The eighth annual Northeast Media Literacy Conference, was held at the University of Connecticut on March 26, 2010. Keynote speakers were Dr. Susan Linn, author, and…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.