What strategies, tools, and habits can we cultivate in order to withstand misinformation and fake news? Librarian Di Zhang shares his biggest lessons from nearly a decade of teaching information and media literacy and engaging with conspiracy theorists and trolls. Come for the tips and stay for the lively discussion!
https://libguides.rtc.edu/medialiteracy
We know that youth are increasingly impacted by and targeted via online media. Join us for a presentation and discussion, led by RTC’s Associate Dean of Student Engagement & Retention and parent Wade Parrott III, on how parents can model and ensure safe and responsible online behaviors for their kids.
https://libguides.rtc.edu/medialiteracy
Bring your wonder and imagination as we embark on a media literacy education journey! Unsure about the role of media literacy in early learning? Let’s unpack your questions together. Join PBS KIDS and Dr. Faith Rogow, early childhood media literacy expert and author of Media Literacy for Young Children: Teaching Beyond the Screen Time Debates, on an exploration of the goals, skills, and knowledge needed to teach media literacy in the early years. You will investigate how to support children to apply inquiry and reflection skills as they communicate with media today and as digital citizens of the future. Early childhood educators from around the country will share lesson plan ideas and practical tips for weaving developmentally-appropriate media literacy practices into what you’re already doing. Your journey doesn’t end here! We will leave you with a digital goodie bag, filled with PBS KIDS teaching resources and media, to pack away for your next media literacy education adventure.
On January 13 – 14, 2023, the media literacy community will gather for NMLC23, the 16th Annual Northeast Media Literacy Conference! This online conference is organized around the theme of RESISTING THE FRAME. Join us for a webinar where we share our planning process for this conference and preview some of the unique features of this special event. Conference organizers Michelle Ciccone and Iglika Ivanova will describe their plans for the conference and lead a discussion on how the unique features of the program support an ongoing, multidisciplinary, and global learning community.