When did your organization launch and why? Understanding the basic ground rules around creative work has become an essential element of digital literacy. Copyright and Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens (C&C for short) provides free education resources for teaching about…
What do you do?I am a university professor, researcher, consultant and media literacy advocate. I am on the Journalism faculty at California State University, Northridge where I serve on the Advisory Board for the Office of Community Engagement. I’ve also…
When did Bites launch and why? Bites launched in 2018. Prior to launching the company, we observed several conditions existing among the youth as being responsible for the historically low rates of engagement with trusted news and civic responsibilities. First, teens current information consumption…
What do you do? Brian Puerling, Director of Education Technology, Catherine Cook School Chicago. In this role, I help shift and shape the vision of the authentic and meaningful integration of educational technology tools and resources. Working with teachers of preschool through…
Elis Estrada, Director, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, shared her insight about the program and its connection to media literacy education. When did PBS SRL launch and why? PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) launched in 2009 with a seed grant…
By Catherine Burgess This month, NAMLE interviewed Dr. James Damico (Indiana University), Dr. Mark Baildon (National Institute of Education, Singapore), and Dr. Alexandra Panos (University of Nebraska at Omaha) whose recent paper was published in the JMLE special issue, “Media…
What do you do? I am the Library Media Teacher for Kettering Fairmont High School. I also am the district department head for our libraries. I have completed my Bachelor’s in Early childhood Education, Master’s in Library Media, and my PhD.…
When did Meridian Stories launch and why? Meridian Stories began when I had a chance to reflect on my experiences working internationally for Sesame Workshop for around 20 years. My training was all about taking a curriculum and developing effective, media-based storytelling around it.…
What do you do?I am an educator, author, artivist, and social entrepreneur. I co-produce and perform in a multi-media stage show addressing sexual assault and domestic violence called SHATTERED GLASS. I teach media studies at California State University, Los Angeles,…