The Media Education Lab advances digital and media literacy education through research & community service #MediaEdLab #CourageousRI #medialit
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In Search of the “Renee Hobbs Media Literacy Scale” open.substack.com/pub/reneeh…
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30 Dec 2025
Don't miss this opportunity to use @Spotify Unwrapped for informal #medialiteracy dialogue with your family and friends. @MedEduLab Learn how to do it: youtu.be/r5DtfJh_iiA
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28 Dec 2025
Wondering what you think about this: What should media literacy educators do about the sense of helplessness that leads people to be less interested in seeking out differing views on social media? misinforeview.hks.harvard.ed…
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Media Education Lab retweeted
14 Dec 2025
2025 Wrapped: Top Moments at Media Education Lab - mailchi.mp/mediaeducationlab…
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24 Nov 2025
Combatting Hate with #MediaLiteracy!
Students need #CourageousConversations to build the viewing, listening, & speaking skills that actively reduce hate and prevent violence.
Get all 6 lessons: mediaeducationlab.com/courag…
#MediaEdLab #MediaLiteracy #LessonPlan #HatePrevention
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23 Sep 2025
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16 Nov 2025
The first-ever major statewide initiative to document the scope of media literacy education in American public schools 😎😎😎 - mailchi.mp/mediaeducationlab…
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18 Nov 2025
Today’s #MediaEdGlossary term is 'Relational Thinking'.
It's the critical skill of assessing information by focusing on dynamic relationships, not isolated facts.
As researcher Stella Christie notes: "Relational thinking is the foundation for creativity and innovation."
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Media Education Lab retweeted
17 Nov 2025
On #InternationalStudents Day, we love sharing our #medialiteracy and #culturalexchange resources to help foster #peace, #resilience, and preservation of #democracy!
Host a "Trust Me" Film & Speaker event at your #school, #embassy, or #community event at trustmedocumentary.com
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30 Jun 2025
All illusions are potential ways of ordering reality. The goal of criticism should therefore be not to destroy illusions but to make us more sensitive to their workings and their complexity.
- Leo Braudy, The World in a Frame, 1977
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Media Education Lab retweeted
2 Mar 2025
We really need more media literacy #MediaLit lessons on food, nutrition, diet, and lifestyle: “identifying trusted voices”
(content warning, brief profanity, not safe for school classroom playback) #sift cc @MedEduLab via @wegotwits
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Media Education Lab retweeted
14 Jan 2025
Social media giant Meta will end its fact-checking program for a “community notes” model. Renee Hobbs, @HarringtonURI comm. studies prof. & founder of @MedEduLab, is not surprised. "It’s clear that the company’s approach to content moderation was flawed."
uri.edu/news/2025/01/meta-wi…
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Media Education Lab retweeted
19 Dec 2024
Join @MedEduLab's MediaEd Forum 👏 The conference will feature discussions on varying stakeholder perspectives and the complexities of defining and advancing media literacy.
Learn more 👉 ow.ly/vp1350UuwP8
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24 Nov 2024
Some amazing #medialiteracy conversations are scheduled for Jan 10 - 11 when we host the MediaEd Forum, a 2-day fully online conference. Join us! mediaeducationlab.com/mediae…
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17 Oct 2024
Did you know? We are gearing up for Media Literacy Week. Join us online! mediaeducationlab.com/events
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7 Oct 2024
Our friends at @MedEduLab are hosting a session for teachers hoping to prioritize media literacy education on October 14, 12-1 PM EST.
Register here: ow.ly/uK8U50TG6sY
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2 Oct 2024
Thank you Nina for sharing the important thread!
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Media Education Lab retweeted
26 Sep 2024
Wow! Check out the exciting FALL lineup of free online webinars at @MedEduLab. These programs bring together local and global experts & practitioners in #medialiteracy, #digitalliteracy, #datalit, #AIliteracy, #edtech, #activism and more. Join us! mediaeducationlab.com/events
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