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2026 Jessie McCanse Honoree Thomas A. Bauer
The Jessie McCanse Award established in 1987 in honor of one of IC4ML’s co-founders is given for an individual’s dedication and contribution to the field of media literacy education over a sustained period of at least ten years in a leadership role.
2026 Jessie McCanse Honoree Alice Lee
The Jessie McCanse Award established in 1987 in honor of one of IC4ML’s co-founders is given for an individual’s dedication and contribution to the field of media literacy education over a sustained period of at least ten years in a leadership role.
How to Prepare a Media Noodle
Part of the workload of media educators, I believe, is to draw ideas from critical and cultural theory in communication, film, literature, sociolinguistics and other fields to refresh models, paradigms and perspectives that inspire classroom practice.
An Experience of Being Alive: Media Literacy, Imagination, and Creative Learning
As both media educators and imaginative makers, we cherish creativity in learning and have been thinking about it a lot since ChatGPT rolled out.
The Journal of Media Literacy – Recent Articles
The metaphysics of Marshall Mcluhan: Technology, Ethics and Human purpose
McLuhan’s intellectual and spiritual roots (including Ellul) reveal how media reshape perception, culture, and ethics—and why human responsibility matters in the age of AI.
McLuhan Messaged Up My Mind
McLuhan shifted the author’s view of media from delivery system to lived environment — shaping a lifelong commitment to storytelling, education, and meaning-making.
Contextualizing Marshall McLuhan
Farrell reads McLuhan through a Catholic, analogical lens, where media are environments shaping perception and understanding.
The Medium Matters More Than Ever
McLuhan, Innis, and Hall ground critical media literacy, showing how media shape perception, meaning, and power.
