High School Development
Resume:
Renee Hobbs
Newport RI 02840
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Web Site: http://mediaeducationlab.com
Email: abqnm1@r.postjobfree.com
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:
Media literacy; digital technology and ICT integration in K - 12 and higher education; news literacy and
digital literacy; theory and methods in K-12 English/language arts education; technology and teacher
motivation; international approaches to media education; DMCA 1201, copyright and fair use in education.
Curriculum development and teacher education; design of multimedia learning and online play-and-
learning environments; media and civic education; measurement of media literacy competencies and
media/technology use in education;
Media and adolescent identity formation; mass media and the development of children s reasoning and
communication skills; effects of video formats and editing techniques on comprehension and learning;
cognitive, behavioral, and social effects of media and technologies on children and adolescents.
Media influences on adolescent behavior and attitudes; design and implementation of youth media and
technology programs, including legal and administrative issues in student journalism, web and video
production; media/technology use and parenting behaviors.
I. EDUCATION
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
Ed.D. in Human Development.
Advisor: Dr. Gerald Lesser
Dissertation Title: Visual-Verbal Synchrony in Television News: Decreasing the
Knowledge Gap
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Horace Rackham School of Graduate Studies,
Ann Arbor, MI
M.A. Communication Studies. Advisor: Dr. Peter Clarke
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Residential College, Ann Arbor, MI
B.A. English Literature; Film/Video Studies. Advisor: Dr. Herbert Eagle
II. PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, Kingston RI. Division of Arts and Sciences.
Harrington School of Communication and Media. Department of Communication Studies,
Department of Writing & Rhetoric. Tenured full professor. Limited joint appointment, College of
Education (1/1/12 to present).
Founding Director and Professor, Harrington School of Communication and Media. Responsible
for leading the development of the school consisting of 80 full-time faculty, 1,200 undergraduates
and 300 graduate students in six departments or programs, including Journalism, Communication
Studies, Film/Media, Public Relations, Writing & Rhetoric and the Graduate School of Library
and Information Studies. Develop a strategic business plan to guide the direction of the school;
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initiated a curriculum renewal process. Oversee budget of $33 million annually. Guide faculty
input on the renovation of Ranger Hall. Develop and implement an annual faculty development
program. Responsible for alumni development, community relations, and fundraising. Teach
courses in Mass Media and Children.
Interim Director, Graduate Program in Library and Information Studies (January 2012-
September, 2014). Guide the faculty through a comprehensive reorganization of the program.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia PA. Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunication
and Mass Media, School of Communications and Theater. Joint appointment, College of
Education (9/2003 to 12/31/11).
Professor of Communication. Courses include Mass Media & Children, Youth Cultures, Theory
and Practice of Media Literacy, Communication Theory, Field Experience in Youth Media/Media
Literacy, Special Topics in Advanced Production, Graduate Research Methods, Mass Media and
Society. Supervise independent studies in educational multimedia curriculum development and
production and research on media, technology and urban youth. Promoted to full professor in
2007. Associate Professor (2003 to 2007).
BABSON COLLEGE, History & Society Division, Wellesley, MA (9/1985 to 8/2003).
Associate Professor of Communication, courses including Introduction to Media Studies, Mass
Media I: Media and Society, Mass Media II: Understanding News Media, Communication Policy
in the Information Age, Public Speaking, Human Communication, Communication Seminar.
Responsible for teaching approximately 200 students per academic year, 6 courses annually.
Assistant Professor of Communication (1985 1992). Received tenure in 1992.
CLARK UNIVERSITY, Department of Education, Worcester, MA (1996-1997).
Visiting Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Media Literacy Project.
Responsible for development and implementation of Summer Institute, Teaching the Humanities
in a Media Age and teaching of ED440, Media Education.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Harvard Graduate School of Education (1992-1994).
Lecturer on Education. Responsible for teaching H-419, Evaluation of Educational Communication.
Director, Harvard Summer Institute on Media Education (2 years).
III. SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS:
A. Books
Hobbs, R. (2011). Digital and media literacy: Connecting culture and classroom. Beverly Hills:
Corwin/Sage.
Hobbs, R. (2010). Copyright clarity: How fair use supports digital learning. Beverly Hills:
Corwin/Sage.
Hobbs, R. (2007). Reading the media: Media literacy in high school English. New York:
Teachers College Press.
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B. Scholarly Journal Articles
Hobbs, R. & RobbGrieco, M. (2012). African-American children s active reasoning about media
texts as a precursor to media literacy. Journal of Children and Media 6(4), 1- 28.
Babad, E., Peer, A., & Hobbs, R. (2012). Media literacy and media bias: Are media literacy
students less susceptible to non-verbal judgment biases? Psychology of Popular Media
Culture.1(2), 97 107. Doi: 10.137/a0028181
Hobbs, R. (2011). The state of media literacy: A rejoinder. Journal of Broadcasting and
Electronic Media 55(4), 601 -604.
Cappello, G., Felini, D. & Hobbs, R. (2011). Reflections on global developments in media literacy
education: Bridging theory and practice. Journal of Media Literacy Education 3(2), 66 73.
Hobbs, R. (2011). The state of media literacy: A response to Potter. Journal of Broadcasting and
Electronic Media 55(3), 419 430.
Morris, N., Gilpin, D., Lenos, M. & Hobbs, R. (2011). Interpretations of cigarette advertisement
warning labels by Philadelphia Puerto Ricans. Journal of Health Communication 16(8), 908
922.
Hobbs, R., Yoon, J., Al-Humaidan, R., Ebrahimi, A. & Cabral, N. (2011). Online digital media in
elementary school. Journal of Middle East Media 7(1), 1 23. Available:
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwaus/JMEM_home.html
Hobbs, R., Ebrahimi, A., Cabral, N., Yoon, J., & Al-Humaidan, R. (2011). Field-based teacher
education in elementary media literacy as a means to promote global understanding. Action for
Teacher Education 33, 144 156.
Hobbs, R. (2011). A snapshot of multinational media education in six European countries. Trans:
Un istantanea multinazionale sulla ME in sei paesi europei. Media Education. Studi, ricerche,
buone pratiche [Italy] 1(1), 53 70.
Hobbs, R. (2011). L education aux images, l education aux medias et l essor de la culture
numerique (trans: Visual literacy, media literacy and the rise of digital culture). Les Dossiers de
l Audiovisuel. Paris, France. http://www.ina-sup.com/node/1585
Hobbs, R. (2010). Empowerment and protection: Complementary strategies for digital and media
literacy education in the United States. Formare, 70. 1 17. Rome, Italy.
http://formare.erickson.it/wordpress/en/2010/empowerment-e-protezione-strategie-complementari-
per-la-digital-e-media-literacy-negli-stati-uniti/
Hobbs, R., Jaszi, P. and Aufderheide, P. (2009). How media literacy educators reclaimed
copyright and fair use. International Journal of Learning and Media 1(3), 33 48.
Hobbs, R. & Jensen, A. (2009). The past, present and future of media literacy education. Journal
of Media Literacy Education 1(1), 1 -11.
Hobbs, R. (2009). Medienp dagogik in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. (trans: Media
Literacy Education in the United States) Merz 96. Munich, Germany. http://www.merz-
zeitschrift.de/index.php
Primack B.A. & Hobbs R. (2009). Which specific components of media literacy are most strongly
associated with adolescent smoking? American Journal of Health Behavior 33(2), 192-201.
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Hobbs, R. (2008). Approaches to teacher education in media literacy education. Higher Education
Research & Evaluation 1, 58-64. Beijing, China.
Hobbs, R. & Yoon, J. (2008). Creating empowering environments in youth media organizations.
Youth Media Reporter 2 (4). Available online:
http://www.youthmediareporter.org/2008/08/creating_empowering_environmen.html
Hobbs, R., Broder, S., Pope, H. & Rowe, J. (2006). How adolescent girls interpret weight-loss
advertising. Health Education Research. 21(5), 719-730.
Primack BA, Gold MA, Switzer GE, Hobbs R, Land SR, Fine MJ. (2006). Development and
validation of a Smoking Media Literacy scale. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
160, 369 374.
Primack, BA, Hobbs, R., Switzer, GE, Land, S., Fine, MF & Gold, M (2006). Associations
between media literacy and adolescent smoking. Journal of Adolescent Health 38(2), 93-94.
Hobbs, R. (2006). Non-optimal uses of video in the classroom. Learning, Media and Technology
31(1), 45 - 50.
Hobbs, R. (2005). Tsunami: id e dall America. Translation: Tsunami: Thoughts from America
[on using news as a teaching resource for K-6 students]. Scuola Materna 92(17), 9 11. Rome,
Italy.
Hobbs, R. (2005). Strengthening media education in the twenty-first century: Opportunities for
the State of Pennsylvania. Arts Education Policy Review 106 (4), 13-45.
Hobbs, R. (2004). A review of school-based initiatives in media literacy. American Behavioral
Scientist 48(1), 48-59.
Hobbs, R. (2004). Does media literacy work? An empirical study of learning how to analyze
advertisements. Advertising and Society Review 5(4), 1 28. Available online:
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asr/v005/5.4hobbs.html
Hobbs, R. (2004). Media literacy, general semantics and K-12 education. ETC: A Review of
General Semantics 61(1), 24-28.
Hobbs, R. (2004). Analyzing advertising in the English language arts classroom: A quasi-
experimental study. Studies in Media & Information Literacy Education, 4(2). Available online:
http://www.utpress.utoronto.ca/journal/ejournals/simile.
Hobbs, R. & Frost, R. (2003). Measuring the acquisition of media literacy skills. Reading
Research Quarterly 38(3), 330-354.
Hobbs, R. (2001). Integrating media literacy into the study of world literature. The Writing
Instructor. Available online:
http://flansburgh.english.purdue.edu/twi/areas/englished/hobbs1.html
Hobbs, R. (2001). Classroom strategies for exploring realism and authenticity in media messages.
Reading Online, 4(9). International Reading Association. Available online:
http://www.readingonline.org/newliteracies/lit_index.asp?HREF=/newliteracies/hobbs/index.html
Hobbs, R. & Frost, R. (1999). Instructional practices in media literacy education and their impact
on students learning. New Jersey Journal of Communication, 6(2), 123-148.
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Hobbs, R. (1999). Deciding what to believe in an age of information abundance. Sacred Heart
Review 42, 4 26.
Denniston, R., Hobbs, R. & Arkin, E. (1998). Media literacy as a complementary strategy to social
marketing. Social Marketing Quarterly 4(4), 40 42.
Hobbs, R. (1998). The seven great debates in the media literacy movement. Journal of
Communication, 48 (2), 9-29.
Hobbs, R. (1998). Integrating the use of film and television into management education. Journal
of Management Development, 17(4), 259-272.
Hobbs, R. (1994). Teaching media literacy-- Yo! Are you hip to this? Media Studies Journal 8
(4), 135 145.
Hobbs, R. & Mandel, R. (1991). The right to a reputation after death. Communications and the
Law 13, 25 - 46.
Hobbs, R., Stauffer, J., Frost, R. & Davis, A. (1988). How first time viewers comprehend editing.
Journal of Communication 38 (4), 50-60.
C. Chapters in Edited Books
Hobbs, R. and Donnelly, K. (2011). Towards a pedagogy of fair use for multimedia composition.
In Martine Courant Rife, Shaun Slattery, and D nielle Nicole DeVoss (Eds.) Copy(write):
Intellectual property in the writing classroom. West Lafayette, IN: Parlor Press (pp. 275 294).
Hobbs, R., Cohn-Geltner, H. & Landis, J. (2011). Views on the news: Media literacy
empowerment competencies in the elementary grades. In C. Von Feilitzen, U. Carlsson & C.
Bucht (Eds.). New questions, new insights, new approaches. The International Clearinghouse on
Children, Youth and Media. NORDICOM. University of Gothenburg, Sweden (pp. 43 56).
Hobbs, R. and RobbGrieco, M. (2010). Passive dupes, code breakers, or savvy users:
Theorizing media literacy education in English language arts. In D. Lapp and D. Fisher (Eds.),
Handbook of research on teaching the English language arts. Third edition. New York: Routledge
(pp. 283 289).
Hobbs, R. (2009). Supporting the development of children s civic engagement: When the
teachable moment goes digital and interactive. In P. Verniers (Ed.), Media Literacy in Europe:
Controversies, Challenges, Perspectives. EUROMEDUC. European Commission: Brussels,
Belgium (p. 97 104). http://www.euromeduc.eu/IMG/pdf/Euromeduc_ENG.pdf
Hobbs, R. (2008). Debates and challenges facing new literacies in the 21st century. In Sonia
Livingstone and Kristin Drotner (Eds.), International handbook of children, media and culture.
London: Sage (pp. 431 447).
Hobbs, R. (2008). Introduction. Handbook of teaching literacy through the visual and
communicative arts. Second Edition. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. International
Reading Association (pps.1 -3).
Hobbs, R. and Rowe, J. (2008). Creative remixing and digital learning: Developing an online
media literacy tool for girls. In P. C. Rivoltella (Ed.). Digital literacy: Tools and methodologies
for an information society. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Press (pgs. 230 241).
Hobbs, R. (2008). A response to Staples, Are we our brothers keepers? Exploring the social
functions of reading in the life of an African American urban adolescent. In Marc Lamont Hill
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and Lalitha Vasudevan (Eds.) Media, learning and sites of possibility. New York: Peter Lang (pp.
73 76).
Hobbs, R. (2006). Reconceptualizing media literacy for the digital age. In A Martin and D.
Madigan (Eds). Literacies for learning in the digital age. London: Facets Press (pp. 99 109).
Hobbs, R. (2006) Multiple visions of multimedia literacy: Emerging areas of synthesis. In
Handbook of literacy and technology, Volume II. International Reading Association. Michael
McKenna, Linda Labbo, Ron Kieffer and David Reinking, Editors. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates (pp. 15 -28).
Hobbs, R. (2005). Media literacy and the K-12 content areas. In G. Schwarz and P. Brown (Eds.)
Media literacy: Transforming curriculum and teaching. National Society for the Study of
Education, Yearbook 104. Malden, MA: Blackwell (pp. 74 99).
Hobbs, R. (2003). Understanding teachers' experiences with media literacy in the classroom. In
B. Duncan and K. Tyner (Eds.) Visions/Revisions: Moving forward with media
education. Madison, WI: National Telemedia Council (pp. 100 - 108).
Hobbs, R. (1998). Building citizenship skills through media literacy education. In M. Salvador &
P. Sias (Eds.), The public voice in a democracy at risk. Westport, CT: Praeger (pp. 57 76).
Hobbs, R. (1998). Media literacy in Massachusetts. In A. Hart (Ed.), Teaching the media:
International perspectives. Mahwah, N.J: Erlbaum Associates (pp. 127 144).
Hobbs, R. (1996). Expanding the concept of literacy. In R. Kubey (Ed.), Media literacy in the
information age. New York: Transaction Press, (pp. 163 186).
Hobbs, R. & Frost, R. (1991). Comprehension of editing conventions by African tribal villagers.
In F. Korzenny & S. Ting Toomey (Eds.), Mass media effects across cultures. Beverly Hills, Sage
Publications (pp.110-129).
Hobbs, R. (1990). Television and the shaping of cognitive skills. In A. Olson, C. Parr & D. Parr
(Eds.), Video icons and values. Albany NY: State University of New York Press (pp. 25 37).
Perkins, D.. & Hobbs, R. (1989). Conditions of learning in novice programmers. In E. Soloway
& J. Spohrer, (Eds.), Studying the novice programmer. Hillsdale NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates, (pp. 45 52).
D. Special Academic Publications
Hobbs, R. (2010). Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action. Washington, D.C.: John S. and
James L. Knight Foundation and Aspen Institute.
Culver, S., Hobbs, R. & Jensen, A. (2010). Media Literacy in the United States. International
Media Literacy Research Forum. Available online: http://www.imlrf.org/united-states
Center for Social Media, Media Education Lab at Temple University, Washington College of Law
(2008). Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education. Washington DC: Center
for Social Media.
Hobbs, R. (2008). Media Literacy. In Neil Salkind & K. Rasmussen (Eds). Encyclopedia of
educational psychology. Beverly Hills: Sage (pp. 650 652). Doi: 10.4135/978**********.n171
Hobbs, R. Jaszi, P. & Aufderheide, P. (2007). The cost of copyright confusion for media literacy
education. Center for Social Media: Washington, D.C.
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Hobbs, R. (2007). Entries on: Media Literacy Key Concepts, Media Education International. In
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett (Ed.). Encyclopedia of children, adolescents and the media. Beverly Hills:
Sage (pp. 497 499; 528 529).
Hobbs, R. (1998). Literacy in the information age. In J. Flood, D. Lapp, & S. Brice Heath (Eds.),
Handbook of research on teaching literacy through the communicative and visual arts.
International Reading Association. New York: Macmillan (pp. 7-14).
Hobbs, R. (1994). Pedagogical issues in U.S. media education. In S. Deetz (Ed.), Communication
yearbook 17. Newbury Park: Sage Publications (pp. 453 466).
E. Review Essays
Hobbs, R. (2010). Math goes pop: Making the media and mathematics connection (Interview with
Matthew Lane). Journal of Media Literacy Education 2(2), 169 178.
Hobbs, R. (2005). The state of media literacy education. Journal of Communication 5, 865 871.
F. Reviews
Moore, D. C. & Hobbs, R. (2011). Review of Admongo.gov. Journal of Children and Media 5(2),
221- 234.
Hobbs, R. (2009). Review of Detecting Bull by John McManus. Journalism and Mass
Communication Quarterly 86(2), 457-458.
Hobbs, R. (2007). Review of In the service of young people: Studies and reflections on media
and the digital age, by Ulla Carlson and Cecilia von Feilitzen. Journal of Communication 57,
607-609.
Hobbs, R. & Robb-Grieco, M (2007). The National Media Education Conference helps strengthen
the field. Youth Media Reporter 1,7.Available online:
http://www.youthmediareporter.org/2007/07/the_national_media_education_c.html
Hobbs, R. (2004). Review of The Real Thing: Doing Philosophy with Media by Christina
Slade. Communication Education 53(3), 307-308.
Hobbs, R. (1992). Teaching the Media. Review of "Understanding the Media: A Practical Guide"
by A. Hart and "The Media Studies Book: A Guide for Teachers" by D. Lusted (Ed). Journal of
Communication, 43 (4), 180-184.
Hobbs, R. (1988). Review of "The Media Lab" by S. Brand. Journal of Broadcasting and
Electronic Media, 32 (1), 119 121.
Hobbs, R. (1988). Liberal bias? Review of "The Media Elite," by S. R. Lichter, S. Rothman and
L. Lichter. Journal of Communication, 38(2), 154 - 157.
Hobbs, R. (1987). Review of The Cult of Information by Theodore Roszak. Journal of
Communication 37(1), 159 161.
G. Republished Articles and Translations (partial list):
Hobbs, R. (2004). Medya Okuryazarl Hareketinde Yedi B y k Tart ma. Ankara University,
Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences 37(1), 122-140. Translation by Melike T rk n Ba l .
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Ankara niversitesi E itim Bilimleri Fak ltesi Dergisi. Translation of Literacy in the
Information Age.
Hobbs, R. (2003). Lo que docents y estudiantes deben saber sobre los medios. In R.
Morduchowicz (Ed.) Comunicacion, medios y educacion: un debate para la educacion en
democracia. Octaedro: Barcelona, Spain (pp. 119 124).
Hobbs, R. (1996). Teaching media literacy. In E. Dennis and E. Pease (Eds.), Children and the
media. New Brunswick: Transaction Press (pp. 103-111). Reprint of Media Studies Journal
article, 1994.
Hobbs, R., Frost, R., Stauffer, J., & Davis, A. (1992). How first time viewers comprehend editing.
In S. Sigman (Ed.), Introduction to human communication: Behavior, codes and social action.
Needham, MA: Ginn. Reprint of Journal of Communication article, 1988.
H. Presentations (see list below)
IV. PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
A. Authored Textbooks and Curricula
Hobbs, R., Clay, D., Clapman, L. & Cheers, I. (2010). PBS News Hour Student Reporting Labs.
[News reporting and production curriculum.] PBS News Hour: Washington, D.C. Available:
http://studentreportinglabs.org
Hobbs, R., Mendoza, K., Yoon, J. & Cohn-Geltner, H. (2010). Digital Workshops for the Digital
Nation. [Online curriculum.] WGBH Frontline: Boston. Available:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/resources/
Hobbs, R., Donnelly, K. & Braman, S. (2009). Teaching about Copyright and Fair Use for Media
Literacy Education. [Online curriculum and videos]. Media Education Lab: Philadelphia, PA.
Hobbs, R. & Bradbury, J. (2008). Access, Analyze, Act: A Blueprint for 21st Century Civic
Engagement. [Online multimedia curriculum]. Alexandria VA: PBS Teachers. Available:
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/vote2008/blueprint/
Hobbs, R. & Mendoza, K. (2008). Growing up Online. [Multimedia study guide for film]. Boston:
WGBH Frontline. Available: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/teach/kidsonline/
Hobbs, R. (2002). Media literacy: Viewing and Representing in Texas. Levels I and II.
[Curriculum]. Austin TX: Texas Education Agency.
Hedberg, B., Berger, M., Cleaveland, C., & Hobbs, R. (2001). The Web-Savvy Student.
[Curriculum]. Denver: Curriculum Adventures.
Odell, L., Vacca, R., Hobbs, R., Irvin, J., & Warriner, J. (2000). Elements of Language.
Language arts textbook series for Grades 6 12. Austin TX: Holt Rinehart, Winston. [Seven
textbooks in the series].
Hobbs, R. (2000). Media Literacy. [Curriculum]. New York: Newsweek.
Hobbs, R. (2000). Assignment: Media Literacy. Levels: Elementary, Middle School, High
School. [Multimedia curriculum]. Bethesda, MD: Discovery Communications and Maryland State
Department of Education.
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Garrett, S., Frey, J., Wildason, M., & Hobbs, R. (1995). Messages and Meaning: A Guide to
Understanding Media. [Curriculum]. Alexandria, VA: Newspaper Association of America.
Author.
Hobbs, R. & Miller, B. (1995). TV Eye: A Curriculum for the Media Arts. [Curriculum]. Boston:
Boston Film Video Foundation Press, 1995.
B. Professional Articles and Opinions
Hobbs, R. (2012). Exemption to the Prohibition of Circumvention of Copyright Protection
Systems for Access Control Technologies. To the Copyright Office, Library of Congress. Reply
Comments of Professor Renee Hobbs on Behalf of the Media Education Lab at the Harrington
School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island.
http://www.copyright.gov/1201/
Hobbs, R. (2011). To the Copyright Office, Library of Congress, In the Matter of Exemption to
Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies.
Petition on DMCA 1201, Request for Exemption. http://www.copyright.gov/1201/
Hobbs, R. (2011, December 31). People need help with information overload. Providence Journal,
p. B7.
Hobbs, R. (2011). Digital and media literacy. Principal Leadership. National Association of
Secondary School Principals. Available:
http://www.nassp.org/tabid/3788/default.aspx?topic=Digital_and_Media_Literacy
Hobbs, R. (2011, September 6). Cultivating intellectual curiosity with digital and media literacy.
School Library Journal, Curriculum Connections. Available:
http://www.slj.com/slj/newsletters/newsletterbucketcurriculumconnections/891338-
442/story.csp#mediaiteracy
Hobbs, R. (2011). Connecting kids with news in their community. Nieman Reports 65(2), 48 51.
Hobbs, R. (2011). Empowering learners with digital and media literacy. Knowledge Quest 39(5),
13 17.
Hobbs, R. (2010). Voices on Anti-Semitism: A Podcast Series. U.S. Holocaust Memorial
Museum. Available:
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/antisemitism/voices/transcript/?content=20101202
Hobbs, R. (2010). A conversation with Renee Hobbs. Voices from the Middle, National Council of
Teachers of English. December.
Hobbs, R. (2010). Computers don t make kids smart. Philadelphia Daily News, July 19.
Hobbs, R. (2009). Internet safety and responsible behavior online. Threshold 7(2): 19 24.
Hobbs, R. (2009). The power of fair use for media literacy education. Afterimage, (37) 15 -18.
Hobbs, R. (2009). Erasing copyright confusion. Learning and Media. Publication of the
Pennsylvania School Library Media Association.
Hobbs, R. (2009). Best practices help end copyright confusion. The Council Chronicle 18(3), 12-
13, 27.
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Aufderheide, P., Jaszi, P. & Hobbs, R. (2008). Media literacy educators need clarity about
copyright and fair use. Journal of Media Literacy 54, 41 44.
Hobbs, R. (2008). Copyright confusion is shortchanging our students. Education Week 27(27)
March 12, 26, 29
Hobbs, R. (2008). How fair use can reduce copyright confusion. STN Network News 3(3), 5-6.
Hobbs, R. (2005). What s news? Educational Leadership 62, 71 76.
Hobbs, R. (2001). Media literacy skills: Interpreting tragedy. Social Education 65(7), 406-411.
Available online: http://www.socialstudies.org/resources/moments/650702.shtml
Hobbs, R. (2001). Improving reading comprehension by using media literacy activities. Voices
from the Middle 8(4), 44 - 50. Available online:
http://ncte.org/inbox/09252001/VM0084Improving.pdf
Hobbs, R. (2001). The great media literacy debates in 2001. Community Media Review 21, 17-
23.
Hobbs, R. (2000). Literacy for the information age. Classroom Leadership, October (pps. 4 6).
Hobbs, R. (2000). Research in media literacy. Telemedium: The Journal of Media Literacy 46(1),
8 -11.
Hobbs, R. (1999). People from many walks of life enrich the media literacy movement.
Telemedium: The Journal of Media Literacy 45(1), 17-19.
Hobbs, R. (1999, February). Teaching the humanities in a media age. Educational Leadership,
56-62.
Hobbs, R. (1998, January). The Simpsons meet Mark Twain: Analyzing popular media texts in
the classroom. English Journal 87(1), 49-53.
Hobbs, R. (1998). Start early to help children combat alcohol-saturated TV. AAP News 14(3), 20-
21.
Hobbs R. (1995). To your health. Cable in the Classroom. October: 12-13.
Hobbs, R. (1994). The Billerica initiative. Telemedium: The Journal of Media Literacy 40(3-4),
34-39.
Hobbs, R. & Folkemer, P. (1994). A new lens on Channel One. Education Week XIII, 18
(January 26), 37.
Hobbs, R. (1994). The ABC's of Media Literacy. Cable in the Classroom, March, 16.
Hobbs, R. (1994). The Billerica Initiative brings media literacy to middle school. Community
Media Review, 13, January/February, 17.
Hobbs, R. (1993). Channel One: Schulfernseshen zwischen innovation und kommerz.
Bertelsmann Briefe, November, 48-51. (Translation: The promise and peril of Channel One).
Hobbs, R. (1993). See Dick and Jane deconstruct: ABC's of teaching media literacy. The
Independent, August/September, 25 - 30.
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Hobbs, R. (1993, April). How to use TV in class-- Not! Cable in the Classroom,12.
C. Special Professional Publications
Bergsma, L., Considine, D., Culver, S., Hobbs, R., Jensen, A., Rogow, F., Rosen,
E. Y., Scheibe, C., Sellers-Clark, S., & Thoman, E. (2007). The Core Principles
of Media Literacy Education. [Monograph]. Alliance for a Media Literate America. Available:
http://www.amlainfo.org/core-principles
Kubey, R. & Hobbs, R. (2001). Setting Research Directions for Media Literacy and Health
Education. [Report.] Center for Media Studies, School of Communication, Information and
Library Studies. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University. Available online:
http://www.mediastudies.rutgers.edu/mh_conference/index.html
Hobbs, R. (1998). The Uses (and Misuses) of Television in the Classroom. [Unpublished
manuscript.] Wellesley, MA: Media Literacy Project. Available: ERIC 439452.
V. AUDIO, VIDEO, FILM AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTIONS
Hobbs, R. (2008). What s Copyright? & Users Rights, Section 107. [Music videos.] Executive
producer, Renee Hobbs. Composer, Michael RobbGrieco, Animator: Geoff Beatty. Media
Education Lab: Philadelphia PA.
Hobbs, R. (2007). The media straight up! Second edition. [CD-ROM multimedia
curriculum.].Drug Free Pennsylvania, Harrisburg PA.
Hobbs, R. (2006). My Pop Studio. [Edutainment website.] Philadelphia: Media Education Lab.
Available: http://mypopstudio.com
Hobbs, R. (1998). SNAPS: Photo cards for media literacy. [Multimedia curriculum]. Center for
Media Literacy, Los Angeles.
TV Smarts (1998). [Video]. National Cable Television Association: Washington, D.C.
Concept, treatment and script: Renee Hobbs.
Hobbs, R. (1998). Media mastery: Analyzing news and advertising. [Video and curriculum for
Grades 7 12}. Channel One News: New York.
Hobbs, R. (1996). Know TV: Changing what, why and how you watch. [Video & curriculum].
Maryland State Department of Education and Discovery Communications, Inc.
Hobbs, R. (1994). Tuning in to media: Literacy for the information age (1994). [Video]. Films
for the Humanities, New York.
VI. SERVICE
Professional Service (Academic)
2008 to present
Co-Editor, Journal of Media Literacy Education
http://jmle.org
2007 to present
Member, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
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International Reading Association
2009 to present
Member, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Children and Media
2004 - 2011
Member, Media Commission, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
2005 2007
Member, Editorial Review Board, International Handbook of Children, Media and Culture.
Editors: Sonia Livingstone and Kirsten Drotner. Beverly Hills CA: Sage Publications.
2005 - 2007
Section Editor, Handbook on Teaching Literacy through the Communicative and Visual Arts, 2nd
edition (International Reading Association). Editor for Part I, Historical and Theoretical
Foundations.
1997
Member, PEPS Media Expert Panel
Media Approaches to Prevent Substance Abuse. Prevention Enhancement Protocols System
(PEPS), U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Washington D.C.
1995 2000
Co-Editor, with Robert Kubey, Media Education Series, for Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Responsible for identifying authors, evaluating manuscripts and consulting with publisher for the
series.
2001
Guest Editor, with Laurie Cirivello, special issue of Community Media Review, Spring 2001.
2006, 2003
Evaluator. Provided a critical review of media literacy standards in curriculum developed by the
National Communication Association and for the College Board.
2001 to present
Manuscript reviewer for Health Education Research, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic
Media, MIT Press, Teachers College Press, Sage Publications, American Educational Research
Association, International Communication Association, Routledge, Oxford University Press.
Professional Service (National Advisory Boards), partial list
2011 to present
Advisory Board, Center for Educational Technology, Tel Aviv, Israel
One of six international advisors for the largest educational publishing house in Israel, focusing on
the development of e-textbooks and other interactive learning resources.
2011 to present
Consultant, United States Memorial Holocaust Museum
Advisor to the State of Deception exhibition about the role of Nazi propaganda during WWII.
Responsibilities include education outreach, curriculum design, youth leadership initiatives, and
online education strategy.
2010 to present
Project Advisor, Legacy Center, Archives and Special Collections, Drexel University College of
Medicine
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This project uses digital media to connect a young audience to a historic collection of archives to
inspire learning and thinking about the history of women in medicine and science.
2008 - 2011
Chairman of the Board, Youth Empowerment Services, Philadelphia PA
This organization provides digital media and literacy education to low-literacy urban youth in
North Philadelphia who have dropped out of high school. Annual budget: $1.3 million
2007 - 2009
National Advisory Board, Girls Communicating Career Connections, Education Development
Center
This National Science Foundation funded project developed a set of youth-produced, web-based
media and companion educator materials on science and engineering careers, targeting girls from
underserved groups (minority populations, youth of low SES and those with disabilities).
2003 - 2007
Advisory Board, Alliance for a Media Literate America
Assisted with fundraising and development of research summit event in 2007.
2003 - 2008
National Advisory Board Member, Girls Inc.
Provided support and consulting for the development of the Girls Inc media literacy program.
2002-2006
Advisory Board, Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Provided leadership and consulting for the development of Readiness Guides to help the
Department of Education, states, districts and schools define 21st century skills, to ensure they are
included in state standards, and identify the best methods for teaching and assessing them.
2001 - 2004
Senior Consultant, Academy for Educational Development (AED), Washington, D.C.
Provided expertise on the development and implementation of the Youth Health and Fitness
Media Literacy Campaign, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD),
National Institutes of Health.
1999 - 2000
National Endowment for the Arts
Participated in the development of a federal grant initiative, in coordination with the U.S.
Department of Education, to provide $3 million in grant funding to support media literacy
initiatives targeted to explore media violence through arts education.
1997 - 2001
Board Member, New York Times, Next Generation Education Program
Participated in program planning and strategic development and wrote materials for program
guide.
1996 - 2001
Consultant, White House Office on National Drug Control Policy
Coordinated a team of advisers to create guidelines on drug abuse prevention initiatives which
make use of media literacy and technology education. Consulted on the development of a comic
book (featuring Spiderman, Marvel Comics) designed to introduce media literacy to middle-
school youth. Provided strategic planning and design assistance to the Deputy Director for
Demand Reduction on incorporating media and technology as an element in alcohol, tobacco and
substance abuse prevention, Spring 1995. Gave a day-long workshop to 75 leaders of national
prevention organization at the Old Executive White House in Washington, D.C. June 17, 1995 and
a keynote address at the White House Conference Center in August, 1996.
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1999
Consultant, Artists Rights Foundation
Participated in the strategic plan for a middle-school curriculum designed to introduce students to
film as art, called The Story of Movies.
1997 - 1998
Member, Advisory Board, Prevention Education Protocol System (PEPS). Focus: The Role of the
Media in Substance Abuse Prevention, U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Rockville,
Maryland. Federal government project headed by Dr. Prakash Grover. One of 12 advisors to
review 500+ academic research studies on the impact of media as a tool in substance abuse
1997-1998
Consultant, American Academy of Pediatrics, Chicago, IL
Designed a two-day training program for pediatricians on media literacy and prepared curriculum
support materials for pediatricians to use in conducting public outreach programs for parents.
1997
Advisory Board, Kennedy School for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
Participated in the evaluation of "Arts Edge," a web site for K-12 arts educators.
1996
Consultant, Congressional briefing on media literacy, Washington, D.C.
Designed and presented a briefing for members of Congress and staffs regarding state and federal
initiatives in media literacy, July 16, 1996.
1996
Co-Chair, Youth @ the Crossroads Summit, Los Angeles, CA
Provided leadership for a two-day conference sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, The
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of Education, and the
Show Coalition, a non-profit advocacy group.
1994
Advisory Council Member,
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Washington, D.C.
Served as a member of the advisory council in the development of the proposal, How to Reduce
the Adverse Impact of Television Violence on Children, supported by the Pew Charitable
Foundations.
1995
Participated in a press conference with U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley
Worked with Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools to introduce KNOW TV curriculum
to Maryland teachers, December 13, 1995.
Professional Service (Other)
2009 - 2011
Powerful Voices for Kids
Designed and implemented a week-long staff development program for elementary educators
(July 6 10, 2009) and a month-long summer camp for 85 children aged 6 12, exploring media
literacy and technology integration (June 29 July 31, 2009 and July 5 July 30, 2010), in
partnership with the Russell Byers Charter School, Philadelphia, PA.
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2008 -2009
North Carolina Teacher Academy, Raleigh NC
Designed and implemented a six-day teacher education program for 50 K-12 teacher educators on
integrating media literacy into state education frameworks as part of 21st Century Learning Skills.
Raleigh, NC, October 16 18, 2008 and January 14 16, 2009.
2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
Critical Eye on the Media: A Statewide Media Literacy Conference for Educators
Designed and implemented a two-day conference for middle-school health and English language
arts educators from across Pennsylvania, in coordination with Drug Free Pennsylvania, June 19-
20, 2008, April 3-4, 2009, March 25-26, 2010, and April 26, 2011. Harrisburg PA.
2006, 2004
Summer Institute in Media Education: Blake School, Minneapolis MN
Designed and implemented a staff development program for K-12 educators at the Blake School
in Minneapolis, MN which included exploration of a range of media education topics, including
classroom uses of technology, information literacy, analysis of nonfiction genres, advertising,
media violence, and the role of media production in strengthening critical thinking, and
communication skills. August 9 13, 2004 and August 7 10, 2006.
1996
State of North Carolina, Department of Public Instruction, Technical Outreach to Public Schools.
Advised on the design and development of Language Arts/Media Literacy Standards and
Assessment, in a project funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
1996
Curriculum Specialist, Channel One, New York, NY
Created STAND: Students Taking Action, Not Drugs, curriculum for student media production
of anti-drug public service announcements. Materials distributed to 384,000 classroom teachers.
2001 / 1995
Curriculum Writer, WGBH, Boston
Developed curriculum materials to support the documentary series, Local News, airing October
2001. Developed curriculum for Frontline s "Does TV Kill?" episode. Program materials mailed
to teachers and media specialists nationwide.
1994
Host, Teacher's Forum on Media Literacy
Massachusetts Corporation for Educational Telecommunication (MCET)
Developed program and served as host of a live, one-hour interactive television program delivered
via satellite for educators from across the nation on media literacy. Prepared print materials to
accompany the show.
Community Service
2008
National Judge, Letters about Literature, Library of Congress
Read and judged letters from high school students writing to a favorite author. More than 56,000
students participated in this contest and national judges selected winners from a finalist pool of 50.
2007
Judge. The Foresight Project. Read and judged creative writing from high school students across
Massachusetts writing about the impact of alternative energy technologies.
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2006-2008
Media Education Lab. Partnerships with School District of Philadelphia, Byers Charter
Elementary School (PA), Fairhill Community High School (PA), Frankford Friends School (PA),
and Scarsdale Public Schools (NY). Provided consultation to school leaders. Graduate students
partnered with teachers and school leaders to address research questions relevant to new initiatives
and program needs.
2003 2007
Program Director, Media Smart Seminars
Temple University School of Communications and Theater
Developed a public seminar series featuring Philadelphia-area educators, scholars, media
professionals and leaders of non-profit organizations to explore issues related to the intersections
of media, technology, children, youth and learning. Spring 2004 (four events), Spring 2005 (six
events), Fall 2005 (one event), Spring 2006 (four events), Fall 2007 (four events).
2004-2005
Precious Places Video Project, Scribe Video Center.
Participated as a team member on the Uptown Theater Project, a 10-minute video designed to
support the restoration of the Uptown Theater on North Broad Street, Philadelphia.
1997-2000
School Board Member, Harvard, Massachusetts. Elected by the community to serve three-year
term. Responsible for increasing funding to support school library collections, technology
integration, and staffing increases.
1990 - 2000
Founder, Media Education Study Group, Boston, Massachusetts.
Created a monthly forum for the discussion of media pedagogy. On going program of monthly
speakers with over 350 teachers, scholars and media professionals on the mailing list. Held in
coordination with the Youth Voice Collaborative, Boston YWCA.
Temple University Service
Member of the Temple University Press Board of Review (2010 - 2011)
Member of the Graduate Board (2007-2009)
Member of the Provost s Strategic Plan Steering Committee (2007-2009). Work group co-leader for:
Enabling the Bureaucracy to Serve the Academic Mission
Member of the Early College High School Advisory Board (2008)
Member of the Middle States Accreditation Periodic Review Committee (2004-2005)
Service to the School of Communications and Theater
Chair, Graduate Research Forum 2010, Mass Media and Communication Doctoral Program
Co-Director, Mass Media and Communication (MMC) Doctoral Program (2004-2005)
VII. FUNDED GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
2012. Estate of John Thoman. Received $25,000 for the Thoman Archives, Center for Media
Literacy, Los Angeles.
2011. Radnor Educational Foundation. Received $10,000 for Powerful Voices for Kids, Year 3.
2011. Wyncote Foundation. Received $100,000 for Powerful Voices for Kids, Year 3.
2010. Wyncote Foundation. Received $150,000 for Powerful Voices for Kids Year 2.
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2009. Verizon Foundation. Received $50,000 to support Powerful Voices for Kids Year 1, a
university-school media literacy initiative.
2009. Otto Haas Trusts. Received $20,000 to support the Media Education Lab website
development.
2009. William Penn Foundation. Received $10,000 to support the Rebooting the News
conference.
2008. Youth Empowerment Services. Received $53,500 to support the work of a post-doctoral
fellow to explore the relationship between literacy development and video production activities
among urban youth.
2007. Alliance of Civilizations. United Nations. Received grant of $5,000 for a cross-national
project on youth, media and education.
2007. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Co-Principal Investigator with Patricia
Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi, American University for $600,000 grant for for Media Literacy,
Copyright Clearance and Fair Use
2006. Audible, Inc. Received $25,000 from Audible Education to develop case studies of the use
of audio books in K-12 education.
2005. U.S. Office of Women s Health. Received $476, 978 from the Office of Women s Health
(U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services) to create an online multimedia literacy learning
experience for girls 9 14.
2005. Preview Forum. Received $3,500 for Media Smart Seminars from Preview Forum (Ford
Foundation) to host The News We Need: Finding Balance in an Age of Spin.
2005. Philadelphia Safe and Sound. Received $2,500 planning grant for Our TimeZ (a media
literacy and juvenile offender project) from Philadelphia Safe and Sound.
2004. State of Pennsylvania Department of Health. Co-Principal Investigator (with Nancy Morris)
for $250,278 to research how Hispanics in North Philadelphia interpret media messages about
smoking. State of Pennsylvania Department of Health.
2002. U.S. Office of Women s Health. Principal Investigator for $68,750 received to research the
critical thinking skills of girls aged 9 to 14 in response to print, video and online media messages
about nutrition and dietary supplements. Sponsored by the Office of Women s Health, Department
of Health and Human Services
1997. Arthur Vining Davis Foundation and the ATT Foundation. Principal Investigator for
$108,000 received to direct "The Re-visioning Project: Teaching Humanities in a Media Age," at
Clark University from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the ATT Foundation.
1997. Grant from Norman Felton. Received $80,000 to develop the Felton Media Literacy
Scholars Program, a leadership development program for educators in the metropolitan Boston
area, supported by Norman Felton, early television pioneer and director of Studio One and Dr.
Kilare. 1997 1999.
1997. Byrne Memorial Block Grant, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Co-Principal Investigator
(with Massachusetts District Attorney Kevin Burke) for a Byrne Memorial Block Grant for
$400,000 for Sharpwatch, a program designed to bring media literacy education to young people
in criminal juvenile justice settings in the State of Massachusetts.
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1994. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Senior Consultant for $100,000 in grants received
by the communities of Lawrence and Dennis, Massachusetts for media literacy education
initiatives, supported by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) in Washington, D.C.
1993. Pacific Mountain Network, Cable in the Classroom, Continental Cablevision, Discovery
Networks. Received $76,000 to support production costs for the television program, Tuning In:
Introduction to Media Literacy."
1993. Massachusetts Foundation for The Humanities. Received $8,400 to support urban and
minority teachers to attend the Harvard Institute on Media Education, Harvard Graduate School of
Education.
1990. National Endowment for the Arts (Arts in Education Program) Received $23,100 for a pilot
curriculum on critical viewing of television and video production skills for secondary school
students (Boston Film/Video Foundation).
1991. Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Received $12,000 for a curriculum on critical
viewing of television and video production skills for secondary school students, with the Boston
Film/Video Foundation.
1989. Massachusetts Council for the Arts and Humanities (Cultural Education Collaborative)
Received $40,000 for two year Art Partnership program to bring media arts education, with focus
on critical viewing of television and video production skills to the Taft Middle School, Brighton,
MA with the Boston Film/Video Foundation.
VIII. HONORS AND AWARDS
2012. The Bailey Morris-Eck Lecture on International Media, Economics and Trade. Invited to
give the annual endowed lecture at the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change. Lecture
title: Examining the Intersections of Art, Journalism and Propaganda. August 8, 2012. Salzburg,
Austria. Previous lecturers included Paul Volker, Ewald Nowotny and Dana Priest.
2012. American Library Association (ALA). Fellow, Office of Information Technology Policy.
Support the association s digital literacy initiatives with advice on policy development and
implementation.
2011. Computers in Reading Research Award. Technology in Literacy Education, International
Reading Association (IRA). Awarded May 9, 2011, Orlando FL.
2009 Johns Hopkins Partnership School Award, National Network of Partnership Schools. Media
Education Lab partnership exploring media literacy for global understanding with the Roberts
Elementary School (Wayne PA) and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.
2009 Creative Projects Award, Visual Communication Division, Association for Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). First place award for Access, Analyze, Act: A
Blueprint for 21st Century Civic Engagement, Boston, MA, August 6, 2009.
2009 Special Award, Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications and Technology
(PAECT). Presented to a current, past or nonmember who has made a recent particular
contribution to the field of communications. Hershey, PA. February 10, 2009.
Common Sense Media. 2007
Outstanding Media Educator. San Francisco, CA. Four Seasons Hotel, October 11, 2007.
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2005 Creative Projects Award. Visual Communication Division, Association for Journalism and
Mass Communication (AEJMC). Second place award for The Media Straight Up! a CD-ROM
multimedia curriculum on media literacy and substance abuse prevention. San Antonio, TX.
1995 Golden Cable ACE Award
Awarded for KNOW TV, a staff development program for teachers on approaches to critical
analysis of documentary and non-fiction film and television. The Golden Cable Ace Award is the
cable industry's highest award, made in recognition of a public service initiative.
White House Leadership Conference on Youth, Drug Use and Violence
Met with President Clinton at the White House on March 7, 1996 in a meeting to examine
strategies for reducing youth drug use and violence.
1995 Parent's Choice Award,
Awarded for "Tuning In to Media" video.
Annenberg Fellowship in Media Education, academic year 1992-93 by Dean Kathleen Hall
Jamieson, Annenberg School for Communication, Philadelphia PA (declined).
1990 Top Paper Award
International Communication Association, Dublin Ireland. International Division's top paper for
the research, "Effects of Medium and Editing Conventions on Learning and Comprehension
among the Pokot of Northwest Kenya."
National Teaching Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Writing
One of 12 national winners selected by the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, St.Petersburg,
Florida, May l987.
IX. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE
1997 2003
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER
National Association for Media Literacy Education (formerly Alliance for a Media Literate
America). Denver, Colorado.
One of four founding members of a national non-profit organization that hosts the National Media
Education Conference. As 2002 membership Chair, responsible for membership campaign
development. Raised $158,000 in funding from private companies, foundations and public
sponsors as 2001 Fundraising Chair. As 1998 Program Co-Chair, managed all aspects of the
National Media Education Conference program selection process, including the selection of more
than 80 presentations, papers, workshops, plenary sessions and keynote addresses. As President
of the organization from January 1997 to November 1999, oversaw the acquisition of 401(c3) non-
profit status.
1996 - 2002
DIRECTOR, Media Literacy Project, Babson College, 1996 to 2003
Services provided in four areas: curriculum development, staff training and professional
education, parent and community outreach, and evaluation research on program effectiveness.
Examples of programs include:
Assignment: Media Literacy 1999 - 2002
Initiated comprehensive curriculum development and teacher education program supported by the
State of Maryland and Discovery Communications, Inc. Developed 18 units of instruction for
elementary, middle and high school, including three videotapes, a web site, and staff development
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program. Supervised a publishing staff of 10 education professionals. Program has reached 2,700
Maryland public school teachers. Program expansion to State of Texas approved by Texas
Education Agency (TEA), Spring 2001, with implementation in the State of Texas in January
2003.
Norrback Avenue School, Worcester, MA 1998 - 2001
Provided an on-going program of staff development and technology consultation to this
elementary school, designated a citywide Communication Arts Magnet School. Offered 30 hours
of staff development on technology integration to faculty annually.
Felton Media Literacy Scholars Program 1997 - 2000
Designed and implemented a leadership development program for mid-career professionals in
education, media and social services wishing credentials in media and technology in teacher
education. Program consisted of 70+ hours of instruction. Twenty-five graduates as of Spring
2000. Graduate credits provided by Salem State University, Salem, MA.
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