Civic Idea Workshop

Event Details:
Wednesday, November 7th, 1:00 PM
Emerson College
160 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 01984
https://www.civicidea.org/

Event Description:
Emerson Faculty and students will be conducting a workshop with the newly launched civic media literacy toolkit, Civic IDEA. Civic IDEA is a media literacy intervention to help build the capacity of youth to be more engaged citizens through the creation and distribution of media. Civic IDEA incorporates accessible technologies and a focus on connecting critical inquiry with active engagement in daily life. Youth who engage with the IDEA framework will learn to identify and investigate issues, deliberate around their values, express alternative narratives to current messages, and advocate for communities and issues that matter. In this event, we will use Civic IDEA to expand the capacity of media literacy to exhibit civic intentionality.

Contact Information:
Emerson College
Engagement Lab
Paul Mihailidis
paul_mihailidis@emerson.edu
(617) 824-3406

Twitter:
@pmihailidis
@engagelab

Lunch @ Lepage: Discussion on Media Literacy

Event Details:
Wednesday, November 7th, 12:00 PM
Lepage Center
St Augustine Center, Room 401
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Ave
Villanova, PA 19085

http://lepage.villanova.edu

Event Description:
Lunchtime discussion on the intersection of media literacy and historical literacy.

Contact Information:
Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest
lepage@villanova.edu
Twitter: @LepageCtr

Infographic Bootcamp

Event Details:
Monday, November 5th – 14th
teach.kqed.org 

Event Description:
Make your very own infographic! In this free, online bootcamp, you’ll learn how to use visual design and data to tell a story, along with a supportive community of fellow educators and KQED staff. KQED Teach offers free, self-paced courses on media literacy that teachers can use to create engaging experiences in the classroom. KQED Teach was developed by KQED, an award-winning PBS and NPR affiliate in the San Francisco Bay Area.  https://teach.kqed.org/course/infographics-bootcamp

Contact Information:

Temple University: Klein College of Media and Communication

What does TU Klein College focus on? What are its main goals? Main projects?

Situated in the nation’s fourth-largest media market, Klein College offers a wealth of academic and professional opportunities for students of advertising, broadcasting, journalism, media production, communication and social change, public relations and more. Our students have access to an abundance of resources and a support structure that centers on hands-on learning, real-world experience, and a blend of analytical and theoretical knowledge focusing on the dynamic urban environment in our backyard.

More: https://klein.temple.edu/about-klein-college-media-and-communication
What makes TU Klein College stand out? What would you say is the most unique thing about Klein College?

In addition to being one of the largest and most comprehensive colleges of media and communication in the nation, Klein College stands out for its outstanding blend of faculty and the extent to which learning happens in our North Philadelphia community. Our faculty are a mix of highly accomplished and internationally cited researchers and professionals who have spent decades working in media, advertising, PR, advocacy and other communication fields. Our students work inside the classroom and throughout the city, in courses like Philadelphia Neighborhoods and Philadelphia Neighborhoods on TUTV, where students report on otherwise under-covered neighborhoods in the city online and on the university’s HD cable TV station. Students also flex their muscles outside the classroom in a variety of student-run organizations where they produce professional work.

For more information on our unique student organizations and opportunities: https://klein.temple.edu/student-life/student-clubs-internships-and-opportunities
What are recent projects or new resources that TU Klein College would like to share with other NAMLE members?

We offer a variety of graduate programs in which your members may be interested.

More info: https://klein.temple.edu/academics/graduate-programs

For our latest news: https://klein.temple.edu/about/news

What are the connections between your work and media literacy?

The college has recently introduced a journalism studies minor, which focuses directly on media literacy.

More here:https://klein.temple.edu/academics/minors-and-concentrations/journalism-studies

Professor Sherri Hope Culver directs the college’s Center for Media and Information Literacy. More here: https://centermil.org/

Why is media literacy important to you?

Media literacy is an essential element of citizenship in 2018.

Anything else about want our readers to know about TU Klein College your mission, your staff?

Klein College graduate Hazim Hardeman became the college’s first Rhodes Scholar in 2017.

More here:https://news.temple.edu/news/2017-11-19/hazim-hardeman-temple-s-first-rhodes-scholar