CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

I was a contributor to the Handbook of Media Literacy (forthcoming, published by ABC-CLIO, edited by Art Silverblatt)

I hosted a webinar on media and visual literacy for ISTE on  January 19, 2012.

I was interviewed for, and quoted in, the Spring 2011 study Report on "The Future of Children's Television Programming"

Commentary: Why Core Standards Must Embrace Media and Digital Literacies, co-authored with Richard Beach, published in Education Week
June 21, 2011

In May 2011, I joined the ABC (Arts in Basic Curriculum Project) Arts and Literacy Task Force
                   I was accepted as an Artist-in-Residence by the SC Arts Commission. (Roster #3137)

I hosted the webinar, Media Literacy: The 21st Century Critical Thinking Skills All Students Need, on February 9 2011 for the Assn of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).

I authored a visual literacy curriculum for the "Who Shot Rock n Roll" photo exhibit at the Columbia Museum of Art (February 2011)

In September 2010- I began contributing to the SC Council of Social Studies newsletter.
                            I authored a media arts/media literacy support document for the revised SC SDoE VPA Standards.

I assisted the Federal Trade Commission in correlating its Admongo (ad literacy) curriculum to state teaching standards.

In July 2010, I reviewed and contributed to a new media literacy curriculum for schools in Singapore.

In February 2010, I was one of the presenting authors at the 2010 SC Book Festival in Columbia SC

In November, I traveled to Singapore to conduct several presentations and workshops.

In August 2009, I joined a team of educators drafting Media Arts  standards which will be incorporated into
the SC State Department of Education's Visual & Performing Arts curriculum.

July 2009: I contributed to the Newstrust's newly released "news literacy" guide

In Spring '09, I contributed to the SCDE's ELA Resources Wiki project; joined the board of the Columbia Film Society.

In August '08, the SC State Department of Education (SCDE) published the support document I authored on "Nonprint Source" resources.

I authored: "The Future According to Pixar: a Wall E Study Guide" (Issue #51, Spring 2008 , AUSTRALIAN SCREEN EDUCATION)

In July 2008, I created a podcast about politics and the media, for NCTE's new Pathways to 21st Century Literacies curriculum.
I also wrote a viewer's guide for the national PBS broadcast of "Documenting The Face of America." (original airdate: August 18, 2008)

In June 2008, I joined the education advisory committee for The News Literacy Project.

In April 2008, I was interviewed for: "Why We Smoke", a documentary produced by University of SC media arts students.

October 2007, I began blogging for the NCTE Assembly on Media Arts & Commission on Media.

In March 2007, I was named a finalist in the Cable television industry's national "Leaders in Learning Award" in the media literacy category.

In February 2007, I joined the National Council of Teachers of English consultants.

In January 2007, co-taught "Technology & Learning In The 21st Century," --a pilot information/media literacy
course, with SDE Library Media specialist Martha Alewine.

In September 2006, I agreed to serve on the National Advisory Council (NAC) for the University of South Carolina's
School of Library & Information Sciences (SLIS), and donated a large number of media texts for loan to educators.

In August 2006, I began contributing to the South Carolina Assn of School Librarians newsletter Media Messenger.

In the fall 2005, I accepted a three year term to the National Council of Teachers of English's Commission on Media.

In May 2005, I began contributing a regular column to the S.C. State Department of Education's Literacy Links e-newsletter.

In March 2005, I was named a finalist in the Cable television industry's national "Leaders in Learning Award" in the media literacy category.

I agreed to serve on the advisory panel for CavPlex, the new magnet convergence/media program, starting at
Richland Northeast High School (Columbia SC) during the 2005-2006 school year. 

In July & September 2004, I participated in the SC State Department of Education's English/Language Arts 
curriculum writing team, which elaborated on the Communication: Viewing standards created in 2002.

-January 2004 issue of Cable In the Classroom's ACCESS LEARNING magazine features several quotes from me.

-In May 2003, I was the United States representative on an international panel on media education and the 
news media at the annual Association of Media, Technology and Education in Canada (AMTEC) conference in Montreal.  

-In July 2002, I received a fellowship to participate in the 6th annual Harvard Media and American Democracy Institute in Boston. 

-In 2001, I joined the board of the National Telemedia Council, the nation’s oldest continuously operating 
media literacy organization, and served as webmaster until 2004.

-In the summer of 2000, I was a reviewer for the Cable TV Industry produced curriculum "View Smart to Vote Smart"

-In June 2000, I received a fellowship to participate in the Annenberg Public Policy Center's 5th Annual 
Conference on Children and the Media in Washington DC. 

-In 2000, I was elected President of PME as it transitioned into a new organization:  The Alliance For A Media Literate America (AMLA). 

-In 1999, as Vice-President of the Partnership for Media Education (PME), I chaired the National Media Education 
Conference (NMEC) in St. Paul, Minnesota. 

-In Fall 1999,  I co-taught with Dr. Johnson a "Media Literacy For Teachers," (EDUC R635) graduate level course at 
the University of South Carolina.

- In 1998, I collaborated with the late Dr. Peter N Johnson (USC School of Medicine) to create The Media Literacy 
Clearinghouse web site a collection of articles, background and lesson plans designed to assist K-12 educators and
parents in understanding the role of media, creating an awareness of the importance of media literacy; and ensuring
that educators know where it fits in their state’s standards. 

Since returning to South Carolina in 1997, I have been a frequent presenter on the topic of media literacy. 
I served on the Governor’s Maternal Infant Child Health Council (MICH) Substance Abuse committee from 1998-2001. 
I have presented at the SC Prevention Professionals Conference; SC Public Health Conference; SC Department 
of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services’ Prevention 101 training; South Carolina Department of Education’s 
Safe Schools Conference, among many others. 

-In October 1996, I was interviewed for the national PBS teleconference/documentary " Media Literacy: 
The New Basic," part of the On Television Project series. (view clip here)

-In 1996, I was awarded "Outstanding Achievement by an Individual in K-12 Education" by the 
United States Distance Learning Association.