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.

As both media educators and imaginative makers, we cherish creativity in learning and have been thinking about it a lot since ChatGPT rolled out.

Teenagers today have been thrown to the wolves of social media and are learning to navigate the world during one of the most chaotic periods in American history.

For its tenth anniversary, and in line with the long-standing philosophy of the summer school, ReDMIL2026 sets out to explore the idea that “being in the middle” does not have to be a liability; it can be a source of strength.