by Frank W. Baker, Media Literacy Clearinghouse I wouldn’t be surprised if voters in the early primary and caucus states have thrown their televisions out the window– after being bombarded by political campaign commercials on TV, not all of them produced by the candidates. A recent analysis of the tone of the ads finds them [...]
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Media Literacy: A Necessary 21st Century Skill
Article by Don Goble, GMLP’s 2011 Charles Klotzer’s Media Literacy Award Recipient It is slowly becoming apparent to educators around the world, that the 21st Century learning model must be different that the 20th century. I certainly believe this to be true. And in the past seven years, I have worked hard to help my [...]
Midwest Education Technology Conference 2012
The Midwest Education Technology Conference is just a month away! The annual conference takes place at the St. Charles Convention Center February 14-15, with preconference workshops all around St. Louis on Monday, February 13th! There are several strands at METC with different content focuses, including the Library & Media Literacy strand. METC’s Featured Speaker for [...]
St. Louis Jewish Film Festival – Short Film Competition 2012
St. Louis Jewish Film Festival Soliciting Films for Short Film Competition The St. Louis Jewish Film Festival is beginning the second year for its Short Film Competition and is soliciting new and established filmmakers who want to participate. The deadline for letters of intent is February 24, 2012 with an entry fee [...]
Introducing GMLP’s 2011 Media Literacy Week Guest Contributors
Nineteen St. Louis Region/Bi-State area citizens representing numerous VOICES in our community are sharing their thoughts on WHY Media Literacy is Important. The effort is in celebration of Gateway Media Literacy Partners’ (GMLP’s) Fifth Media Literacy Week, Nov. 6-12, 2011. Guest columnists representing media, education, community activism, theology, youth, science, health, libraries, the arts, and [...]
Media Education Foundation offers reduced pricing to Media Literacy Week Participants
We at the Media Education Foundation appreciate all the work that you do to teach students to reflect critically and thoughtfully on media images and systems. We are pleased to offer special reduced pricing on our films, exclusive to participants of Media Literacy Week. You can order MEF films at the very special price [...]
Left Bank Books & Media Literacy Week 2011
Left Bank Books will carry a variety of Media Literacy books in honor of GMLP’s 2011 Media Literacy Week!
Media Literacy Week 2011 – November 6 – 12
Empowering Citizens to Think Critically about Media Messages Fifth Annual Media Literacy Week Media Literacy is the Message: The Legacy of Marshall McLuhan Events Calendar Sunday, November 6 *Media Literacy Week Opening Session: Looking at Our Mediated Landscape Time: 4- 6 p.m. Location: St. Louis University / The Walter J. Ong, SJ, [...]
Process to Making a Video – For Serious
Article By Don Goble For Serious – You are cordially invited to honor and engage our tech savvy students of the 21st Century. Please join in the transformation of education, by allowing students to create videos to illustrate comprehension of your subject matter. Read more
Why Core Standards Must Embrace Media Literacy By Richard Beach & Frank W. Baker
Today’s young people are growing up in a world full of smartphones, texting, YouTube, Internet access, and instant entertainment and information. But while they may be media-savvy, we maintain that they are not necessarily media- or digital-literate. Multiple studies have shown that many young people lack the media and information-literacy skills they need to be [...]
New Class! Integrating Media Literacy Across the Curriculum
Little hands need digital learning, too! Come learn how to help promote safe, effective student work in the 21st century. In this class, we will learn about how to integrate media literacy and digital technology across the K-12 education curriculum. Using digital media to help build critical thinking and communication skills is a life long [...]
The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) Conference July 22-25, 2011 Philadelphia
For more information go to http://namle.net/conference/registration
From Washington University: Journalism in the Digital Age
To RSVP for the Panel Discussion go to http://ucollege.wustl.edu/CJpanel
Listen to Renee Hobbs’ sessions on Copyright Clarity from METC 2011
The 2011 Midwest Education Technology Conference took place in February at the St. Charles Convention Center. METC is a program of Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis, and takes place annually. This year’s theme was Motivate, Engage, Transform, Connect. The conference has several strands, including distance learning, 21st century skills, Web 2.0 and media literacy. Participants and [...]
Southwestern Illinois Community College Statement on Media Literacy
Gateway Media Partners, Inc., welcomes its newest institutional member, Southwestern Illinois College. “All of us are watchers – of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the freeway – but few of us are observers. Everyone is looking, not many are seeing.” – Peter M. Leschak Southwestern Illinois College upholds the dignity and worth of [...]
The Press Club Sponsors Hate Crime Series Produced by the Jewish Light
In case you missed it, The Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis sponsored a Hate Crime series produced by the Jewish Light. Segments were featured on KTRS and KWMU.
Gateway Media Literacy Partners, Inc. Elects New Board Members
Gateway Media Literacy Partners (GMLP), which promotes media literacy in the St. Louis region, has elected three new members to its board of directors, each to a three-year term. “Each of these individuals will bring a unique and interesting perspective to GMLP,” said Jessica Brown, founder and president of GMLP. “All have previously been energetically [...]
NAMLE 2011 CONFERENCE – Philadelphia, PA – JULY 22-25
Mark your calendars for NAMLE’s 2011 Conference in Philadelphia!
St. Louis Journalism Review Moves to Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
The St. Louis Journalism Review (SJR) and Southern Illinois University Carbondale have agreed in principle to the transfer of SJR to the School of Journalism at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) as of July 1, 2010. The planned transfer will be announced on Saturday, April 17, 2010, by Dean Gary Kolb, head of SIUC’s College [...]
Becker Library to co-host traveling exhibit “Not a Cough in a Carload”
The Bernard Becker Medical Library and the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center will co-host the traveling exhibit titled “Not a Cough in a Carload: The Campaign by the Tobacco Industry to Hide the Hazards of Smoking” beginning Monday, March 1 through Friday, April 30. The exhibit has been created by Robert K. Jackler, M.D., the [...]
Webster University Hosts Comic Book Conference on March 27
As Hollywood continues to churn out comic book superhero blockbusters, comics related college courses are filling up fast at universities everywhere, particularly in St. Louis, according to Pete Coogan, director of St. Louis- based Institute for Comics Studies. Coogan teaches comics courses at Webster University, and, together with colleagues at other area universities, is hosting [...]
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Teaching Media Literacy During The 2012 Campaign Season
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