Baylor University, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
http://baylor.edu/soe/ci/

The Department of Curriculum & Instruction in the School of Education offers nationally recognized undergraduate programs leading to elementary and secondary teacher certification. Graduate programs include an M.A., M.S., Ed.D., and the Strickland Scholars Program leading to the M.S. and initial teacher certification. The new Ph.D. Program offers a cognate area which could include media literacy education. New courses in media literacy are being created along with current courses in educational technology.

Baylor is a Christian university in which faculty work closely with students to achieve the highest academic as well as personal and community standards. C & I faculty do research in media literacy education, math and science education, social justice, curriculum history, literacy, and more. Assistantships and financial aid are available.

For more about Baylor and media literacy education, contact Gretchen Schwarz

Brigham Young University
Theatre and Media Arts Department
http://tma.byu.edu/

• Located in Provo Utah, The Brigham Young University Theatre and Media Arts Department (TMA) is is involved with many initiatives aimed at the improvement of Media Arts education in public schools and in the family.Undergraduate students may work toward a BA in Media Arts with emphasis in Media Production, Documentary Film, or Film History, Theory and Criticism.
• The MA in Media Education prepares certified secondary teachers with the methodological and pedagogical training to integrate media education into their own content area.
• The Children’s Media Initiative is designed to help families and communities understand, enjoy and make edifying use of media in their lives.
• Hands on a Camera is a service-learning, education-based project which pairs undergraduate students with cooperating in-service teachers to teach the basic principles of media literacy to local primary and secondary students including hands-on experiences with digital media.

For more information please contact Amy Petersen Jensen. 

The Center for Character and Citizenship at the University of Missouri St. Louis http://www.characterandcitizenship.org

The Center for Character and Citizenship takes a strength-building and holistic approach to K-12 programming. Our work is grounded in research from a variety of disciplines, which has demonstrated the critical nature of belonging, connection, and relationship to successful development. An interdisciplinary review of the research (Berkowitz & Bier, 2005, 2007) demonstrated that character education can produce positive student outcomes and informed the development of the Center’s media and civic literacy and advocacy program — Youth Empowerment in Action! This innovative program focuses on researching and building academic knowledge, media literacy and production skills, and civic engagement experience as protective factors in the lives of youth. You can see some of its youth-produced work at www.showmesmokefree.com.

Contact: Cindy Pulley

   Curriculum Studies Program

 The Curriculum Studies Program resides in the OSU School of Teaching and Curriculum Leadership, offering graduate degrees for both the Master's and Ph.D. Coursework is available in Stillwater and Tulsa. Faculty special areas of research include media literacy, teacher research, early childhood, and multicultural and international curriculum. Our faculty are active in publishing. Graduates of our programs serve as school administrators, teacher educators, professors in other areas, teacher consultants with the OSU Writing Project, and teachers PK-college.

We are initiating the Curriculum Studies Project which will bring internationally renowned curriculum scholars to campus, support graduate education and professional development, especially in media literacy. Our website is under construction, but for more information contact:

Program coordinator: Kathryn Castle 

    Media Education Lab,
   Temple University
      http://mediaeducationlab.com

The mission of the Media Education Lab at Temple University's School of Communications and Theater is to expand and improve the practice of media literacy through research and community service. Founded by Renee Hobbs in 2003, the Lab's Media Smart Seminars conduct community forums on issues related to children, media, popular culture, learning and technology. The interdisciplinary Ph.D. and MA program in Mass Media and Communication prepares students to contribute to practice, theory and research. Projects such as My Pop Studio (www.mypopstudio.com) combine multimedia game development with research and community outreach. The Media Education Lab is providing leadership on the process of building consensus on the role of copyright & fair use for media educators in a project funded by the MacArthur Foundation

Contact: Sherri Hope Culver, Director

   Media Wise Initiative
   (Arizona State Office of Rural Health (AzSORH)
    at the University of Arizona Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public  Health)
    www.rho.arizona.edu/Programs/AzSORH.aspx

• The AzSORH MediaWise Initiative provides a framework for the use of media literacy as a tool for wellness and prevention education. We serve Arizona rural communities through resource and outreach activities, including:Curriculum and instructional design
• Training and technical assistance for prevention specialists and teachers
• Research on media literacy efficacy, media/technology use and health effects
• Consulting and presentation services
• The MediaWise Initiative also works to share these resources with the growing media literacy field. We participate in AMLA's National Media Education Conference, the American Public Health Association and other forums.

Contact: Lynda Bergsma, Director or Jennifer Peters, Coordinator for Community Health

  NW Center for Excellence
  in Media Literacy
   www.nwmedialiteracy.org

The NW Center for Excellence in Media Literacy is based in the College of Education at the University of Washington. Our goal is to improve the training, research, and service opportunities for adults and youth interested in media literacy education. The Center has a particular interest in addressing teen health issues from a media literacy perspective.

• Teen Health and the Media  A virtual meeting place for teens, parents, educators, and health professionals who share a strong commitment to teen health issues. Resources and current news items abound.
• Teen Aware: Sex, Media & You  Explore the use of media literacy as a strategy for abstinence education. This site offers a vast collection of curriculum resources for adults working with teens.

Contact: Marilyn Cohen

The Oklahoma Center for Media Literacy
www.okcu.edu/movingarts

The Oklahoma Center for Media Literacy is a research and development coalition housed in the Department of Moving Image Arts at Oklahoma City University. OCML focuses on invigorating foundations of education by infusing new forms of literacy contexts into the classroom to teach higher critical thinking skills and provide greater opportunities for intelligent expression from all students at all levels.

Using the Department's two undergraduate degrees, Film Production and Film Studies, as research platforms, the Center works to expand media ecology and the practices of media literacy into all disciplines.

A graduate degree, MA in Media Literacy Pedagogy, has been initiated and will be available for enrollment soon. In addition, the Center provides consultation in meta-media development and presentation. A recent research project, a recorded media presentation demonstrating exploratory techniques of aural and visual literacy methods, can be sampled at: http://www.12recovery.com

Contact: Fritz Kiersch, Director

Pauline Center for Media Studies
www.paulinecenterformediastudies.org
 

The PCMS is a project of the Daughters of St. Paul. Its focus is to develop and encourage media literacy education for parents and teachers within the context of culture, education, and faith formation. In addition to seminars and workshops at national and local religious education and educational conferences, the director, Sr. Rose Pacatte, writes extensively on film and television. Her newest book, co-written with Gretchen Hailer, RSHM, is due out in March, 2007, from St. Mary’s Press: Media Mindfulness: Educating Teens about Faith and Media. Check out some of her reviews and essays: 

• "Eye on Entertainment" columns for St. Anthony Messenger
• "Film Essays," published in the Tidings and other outlets.
• "Sr. Rose's Movie Blog," informal snapshots of new and DVDs/videos/films
• "National Film Retreat," a yearly event
• Master Teacher/Specialization Certificate in Media Literacy  
  

Project Look Sharp,
Ithaca College
www.ithaca.edu/looksharp

 

Project Look Sharp is an initiative of the Division of Interdisciplinary & International Studies at Ithaca College. We provide materials, training and support for the effective integration of media literacy and critical thinking into classroom curricula at all educational levels. We offer a variety of services and curriculum materials for classroom use, including:

• Staff development and presentations, including our annual Media Literacy Summer Institute, a week-long workshop on the theory and practice of media literacy education with afternoon sessions on media production plus individual coaching by experts Cyndy Scheibe (Executive Director) and Chris Sperry (Director of Curriculum & Staff Development).
  
  
• More than a dozen multi-media curriculum kits available free online for educators, including Media Construction of Presidential Campaigns and Media Construction of the Middle East.

Contact: Cyndy Scheibe

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