Emily is a doctoral student in the Communication, Media, and Learning Technology Design (CMLTD) program with a focus on Communication & Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She holds a masters degree in Education,...

Educators, discover how media literacy can be taught/learned within all social studies classes.

For more media literacy resources, visit our News and Media Literacy Toolkit at href='https://www.commonsense.org/education/toolkit/news-and-media-literacy' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at All media comes with an author, and an...

Lori Bindig is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies and Director of the M.A. in Communication at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. She earned her doctorate in Communication at...

ERNEST MORRELL is the Macy Professor of Education and Director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME) at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is also a Class of 2014 Fellow of the American Educational Research...

This video discusses the prevalence of photo manipulation in modern media, highlighting the ease with which images can be altered using editing software. It emphasizes the importance of critically evaluating images in the media,...

Filmed at Building Learning Communities 2014.

Professor of Educational Technology and Media at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, C
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Dr. Alec Couros is an Associate Professor of educational...

Cindy L. White is Professor of Communication at CCSU. White also teaches in the Program in Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Honor’s Program. Professor White teaches a variety of courses in the Media Studies major that...

This video emphasizes the importance of critically analyzing media messages by looking beyond the surface content to uncover the true intentions, biases, and implications. It guides viewers to consider the source of the message, how it...

Like it or not, porn exists. In this episode of Crash Course Sex Ed, we unpack the pros and cons of pornography, its long and storied history, and how to engage with it critically and safely.

This video transcript explores the power of persuasive language in media, emphasizing the importance of critical thinking and discernment. It highlights common tactics such as storytelling, evidence presentation, attacks, flattery, and...

Lori Bindig is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies and Director of the M.A. in Communication at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. She earned her doctorate in Communication at...

David E. Kirkland is a transdisciplinary scholar of language, literacy, and urban education, who explores through the construct of literacy the intersections among language, race, gender, and urban youth culture. His work has also...

When they're used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual software has enabled more usage of graphs throughout all media, it has also made them easier to use in a careless or dishonest way - and as it turns...

I recently attended Harvard Divinity School's "Symposium on Religious Literacy and Journalism." Scholars and journalists gathered together to brainstorm how to better prepare journalists when it comes to covering topics about religion....

ERNEST MORRELL is the Macy Professor of Education and Director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME) at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is also a Class of 2014 Fellow of the American Educational Research...

Lori Bindig is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies and Director of the M.A. in Communication at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. She earned her doctorate in Communication at...

Cindy L. White is Professor of Communication at CCSU. White also teaches in the Program in Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Honor’s Program. Professor White teaches a variety of courses in the Media Studies major that...

Emily is a doctoral student in the Communication, Media, and Learning Technology Design (CMLTD) program with a focus on Communication & Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She holds a masters degree in Education,...

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences.

"The free, online, mainstream pornography that teenagers are most likely to see is a completely terrible form...

Today, we're going to discuss how numbers, like statistics, and visual representations like charts and infographics can be used to help us better understand the world or profoundly deceive. Data is a really powerful form of evidence...

Pupil outcome: I can explain different types of false information and why it is problematic. Key learning points: - There are different types of false information including misinformation, disinformation and malinformation. - False...

Richard Weissbourd is currently a senior lecturer in education at HGSE and at the Kennedy School of Government. He is also faculty director of the Human Development and Psychology master's program. His work focuses on vulnerability and...

In previous decades, most news with global reach came from several major newspapers and networks with the resources to gather information directly. The speed with which information spreads now, however, has created the ideal conditions...