International Council for Media Literacy

Bridging Academia to Action

International Council for Media Literacy
Bridging Academia to Action

Author Profile: Neil Andersen

  • Neil Andersen
    Neil Andersen, M. Ed., @mediasee, is president of The Association for Media Literacy (Ontario). He has taught primary to post-graduate media studies for over 30 years, including Media Studies Additional Qualifications courses for Mount Saint Vincent University, York University, the University of Toronto, the Toronto District School Board and The Association for Media Literacy.  He has given keynotes and workshops across Canada, in the US, Japan, India, China, Australia, England and Sweden. He has made movies and videos, authored student textbooks, journal articles, teacher resource books, over 200 study guides, and designed T-shirts, posters, interactive CDs, websites, online courses and programs. He has co-hosted Mediacy, a weekly media literacy podcast on Voice Ed Radio (https://voiced.ca/project/mediacy/) and presented for the Ontario Teachers’ Federation. His awards include the Jesse McCanse Award (IC4ML) and The Magic Lantern Award (The Association for Media and Technology in Education). For more information: https://aml.ca/team/neil-anderson/

John Pungente SJ (1939-2023)

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John was one of the important media literacy pioneers, not only in Canada but also in the world. When I was a doctoral student and collected data in Toronto for my thesis in the 1990s, he offered me great support. I learned a lot from him. He always emphasized that media literacy initiatives must be “bottom-up,” and connecting media literacy advocates from different … [Read more...] about John Pungente SJ (1939-2023)

Blogs

Media Literacy + Information Literacy: Converging Spaces / Transcending Silos

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A Letter from Guest Editors, Neil Andersen, Spencer Brayton, and Natasha Casey As governments, educational institutions, and nonprofits around the world continue to struggle with the fast-paced evolution of ubiquitous digital technologies, media and information literacy have arguably never enjoyed more mainstream public recognition than they have during the last decade. But … [Read more...] about Media Literacy + Information Literacy: Converging Spaces / Transcending Silos

The Journal of Media Literacy

Media Education Summit 2023 Highlights

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Neil Andersen’s Media Education Summit 2023 Highlights This was a very politicized gathering of people who are working hard to be woke. The conference theme derived from the work of Media Ecology Professor Antonio Lopez, who has been a long-time advocate for ecological thinking. The ecological/educological notion was woven through most of the conference activities. There … [Read more...] about Media Education Summit 2023 Highlights

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