Prefer to listen? I took this photograph while browsing the aisles of a charming upscale market in northern New Jersey. Packages of asparagus, rainbow carrots,…
Tag: media literacy
Media Permaculture, Politics, and Bittersweet
Image above is AI generated. The ideas below are human generated. Prefer to listen? Since regeneratively homesteading in 2022 I have observed that not everything…
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.
Health Media Literacy
“Teen’s junk food diet caused boy to go blind.” “Even one diet soda a day may triple your risk for developing dementia.” “Dark chocolate may…
Media Literacy from the Beginning
I am so excited to be a part of Right from the Start in the Digital Age launched by FHI 360 this week—during the inaugural…
A Parent’s Guide to Media Violence and Agression in School
This time of the year, many parents worry about their kids’ safety at school. Tragic and violent events, like those that occurred at Columbine High…
ABCs of Media Literacy
The good folks at the Family Online Safety Institute asked me to write a Back-to-School blogpost for their Digital Backpack series. What’s the one thing…
Join us at NAMLE in Philly this summer
Interested in joining me to learn more about media literacy & media use in the classroom? I am very excited about the eclectic program I’ve assembled of some of the best and brightest media literacy scholars, educators, practitioners, activists and artists around. Read more
The Debut of Healthy Teens [Blog]
I recently crafted the blog healthyteens.us as an extension of the ideas in my new book, Healthy Teens, Healthy Schools. My goal is to create a collaboratory for ideas on how media…