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You have reached the end of the Field Guide for Equitable Media Literacy Practice!

So what now? We have a few suggestions below to make the most of your experience.

Reflect

Now that you’ve explored the guide and worked through the activities, take a moment to reflect on what you’ve learned. How can you transform your media literacy practice into something that empowers you and the communities you serve?

Here are a few final thoughts to aid in your reflection:

a) How have the activities in this guide helped you think about incorporating and prioritizing the differences in your learning communities?

b) What changes have you noticed in your own approaches to building and implementing media literacy practices?

c) Who or what groups in your networks do you think need to be engaged in developing more equitable media literacy practices? And how can you start those conversations?

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Read More

This field guide is a companion to a larger project researching impactful media literacy practices within the United States. You can read more about the research here.

You can also learn more about the team who designed the guide and conducted the research here.

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If you found this guide helpful, please share the experience with others. We encourage you to pass it on to friends and colleagues.

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Mapping Impactful Media Literacy Practices

Initial support for the research project is made possible through the National Association for Media Literacy Education and Facebook. To ensure the independence and integrity of this research effort, NAMLE maintains full authority regarding project strategy, budget, personnel decisions, or research activities. Facebook has no control over the research design, methodology, analysis, or findings. NAMLE and any research authors will maintain exclusive copyright over all products and freely disseminate those products to advance the media literacy field.

For inquiries with NAMLE, contact Michelle Ciulla Lipkin: mciullalipkin[at]namle.net.
For inquiries regarding the Mapping Impactful Media Literacy Project, contact Paul Mihailidis: paul_mihailidis[at]emerson.edu.

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