{"id":7504,"date":"2021-10-25T11:50:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T15:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/?p=7504"},"modified":"2021-10-27T10:41:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T14:41:34","slug":"rhode-island-survey-on-media-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/rhode-island-survey-on-media-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island &#8220;Back-to-School&#8221; Survey on Media Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Primary Investigator: Dr. Renee Hobbs, Professor of Communication Studies (pictured at left)<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7504 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/rhode-island-survey-on-media-literacy\/reneehobbs-v1-crop\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/ReneeHobbs-v1-crop-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A photo of Dr. Renee Hobbs\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/ReneeHobbs-v1-crop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/ReneeHobbs-v1-crop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/ReneeHobbs-v1-crop-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/ReneeHobbs-v1-crop-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/ReneeHobbs-v1-crop-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/ReneeHobbs-v1-crop-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/ReneeHobbs-v1-crop-1000x999.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/ReneeHobbs-v1-crop-1280x1279.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/ReneeHobbs-v1-crop-e1612630025795.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7510'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Renee Hobbs\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/rhode-island-survey-on-media-literacy\/tessa-mediano-headshot-cropped\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/Tessa-Mediano-Headshot-Cropped-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8111\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8111'>\n\t\t\t\tTessa Mediano\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/rhode-island-survey-on-media-literacy\/jenny-sullivan-headshot\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/jenny-sullivan-headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8192\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8192'>\n\t\t\t\tJenny Sullivan\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>On October 25, just in time for National Media Literacy Week, a SSIREP Public Policy Lab team led by Dr. Renee Hobbs <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaeducationlab.com\/pub\/media-literacy-rhode-island\">released a Back-to-School Report Card describing the current state of media literacy education throughout the Rhode Island school system<\/a>. The report has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2021\/10\/25\/metro\/is-your-school-district-rhode-island-teaching-media-literacy\/\">featured in the Boston Globe<\/a> alongside an interview with Dr. Hobbs.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As disinformation increasingly challenges democracy and public health, the civic importance of media literacy has been widely discussed. But to Dr. Hobbs, a professor at URI\u2019s Harrington School of Communication and Media and the founder and director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaeducationlab.com\/\">Media Education Lab<\/a>, the subject has a deeper significance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt may sound a little radical, but ultimately media literacy is literacy,\u201d Hobbs said. \u201cAnd if that\u2019s the case, we have to pay attention to it as a core competency of education and not just a Band-Aid you pull off once or twice a semester.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Report Card is the result of an extensive survey of school administrators, teachers, parents, and other stakeholders across the state. Research was conducted in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medialiteracyri.com\/\">Media Literacy Now Rhode Island<\/a> and the Media Education Lab.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hobbs\u2019 team of Public Policy Lab student fellows included Tessa Mediano, an M.A. student in Library and Information Sciences, and Jenny Sullivan, who will be receiving her B.A. in History. For both students, this was their first experience as part of a research project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s exciting and challenging getting involved in a field you didn\u2019t know too much about before, and getting to see all the work that other scholars have done,\u201d said Mediano. \u201cI definitely learned a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always had an interest in this subject,\u201d said Sullivan, \u201cbut being able to actually participate in a project that had the goal of making a constructive contribution has been really beneficial to me. It\u2019s the kind of thing I always thought I\u2019d do in the future. Doing this research has raised a lot of new questions for me that I\u2019d like to dive into more&#8211;whether through research or through advocacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In order to conduct the survey, the researchers compiled a list of sixteen instructional practices which can be readily integrated into general education curricula across all levels and subject areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was our biggest challenge,\u201d said Hobbs. \u201cThe team had a big reading list. But once we\u2019d gotten on the same page we could ask, \u2018Were these instructional practices happening?\u2019 or \u2018What were the reasons why they weren\u2019t happening?\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are things that everyone needs to be able to do regardless of your political party or your religious beliefs or what your viewpoints are,\u201d Mediano said.<\/p>\n<p>Said Sullivan, \u201cWith the growing role that digital media plays, it would be&#8211;for lack of a better word, silly&#8211;not to include it in anybody\u2019s education at this point, if the point of education is to prepare people for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report will provide a baseline for subsequent surveys to measure the progress made by Rhode Island schools toward integrating media literacy practices. The list of practices compiled by the researchers, the first of its kind, could also serve as a template for other states to assess the scope of their media literacy programming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf every Rhode Island child&#8211;in elementary school, middle school, high school&#8211;can gain the opportunity to engage in these learning practices we identify\u2026 their critical thinking, their creativity, their confidence, and their capacity to use the power of communication as citizens in a democracy, all of these things would be greatly improved,\u201d Dr. Hobbs said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best way to make change is to take an honest look and ask ourselves, \u2018Here\u2019s what we\u2019ve found. What are we going to do about it?\u2019\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cAs the next generation, students deserve that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Primary Investigator: Dr. Renee Hobbs, Professor of Communication Studies (pictured at left) On October 25, just in time for National Media Literacy Week, a SSIREP Public Policy Lab team led by Dr. Renee Hobbs released a Back-to-School Report Card describing the current state of media literacy education throughout the Rhode Island school system. 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