Media Literacy Week

Media Literacy Week

Media Literacy Week is sponsored nationally by the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) with a mission to highlight the power of media literacy education and its essential role in education today.

Media Literacy Week 2024 is Oct. 28 - Nov. 1. 

Media Literacy Week is organized and sponsored by IU Columbus, with events hosted IU campus wide. No matter your location, you can connect virtually (and often in person)!

 

2024 Media Literacy Week events

Monday, Oct. 28

  • Automated Creativity: Adobe's Embracing of AI
    CEWIT Media Makers Panel 
    Registration link
    12:30-1:30 p.m. 
    LiveWhale Event Calendar
  • Keynote: You are here: Charting the Course for Media Literacy for All
    Featuring Donnell Probst, Deputy Director of the National Association for Media Literacy Education
    Sponsored by IU Columbus Division of Liberal Arts
    4:30-5:30 p.m.
    Columbus: Summerville Room
    Zoom link: go.iu.edu/8qKK
    LiveWhale Event Calendar

Tuesday, Oct. 29

  • Navigating the Social Media Maze: Recent Research on Social Media
    Presenters from IU Bloomington Observatory on Social Media
    Sangyeon Kim, Bao Truong and Filipi N. Silva
    Location: Indianapolis, IP 222 Hine Hall
    10:30-11:45 a.m.
    Zoom linkgo.iu.edu/8qWf
    LiveWhale Event Calendar
  • Watchdogs, Gatekeepers, or Referees? The Media's Role in Democratic Elections
    Dan Krutka,  Mardi Schmeichel, Christopher H. Clark, and Jim Garrett 
    Sponsored by the Bartholomew County Library Live at Hotel Indigo Belvidere Room
    7:00-8:30 p.m.
    Registration link: https://go.iu.edu/8qZt 
    LiveWhale Event Calendar

Wednesday, Oct. 30

  • Talking Leaves student literary journal launch
    IU Columbus, CLC Lawn (Rain location: Morovec Hall Community Room)
    3:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Playful Mindset and Gameful Education: Video Games in the Classroom
    Featuring Iglika Ivanova, Terence Govender, Randall Fujimoto
    Indianapolis: Indianapolis Lily Auditorium, IU Indy Library
    Columbus: Summerville Room
    4:30-5:30 p.m.
    Zoom link: go.iu.edu/8qZp 
    LiveWhale Event Calendar

Thursday, Oct. 31

For more information about Media Literacy Week at IU Columbus, please contact Pamela Morris via email: pammorri@iu.edu

For more information about National Media Literacy Week, visit medialiteracyweek.us