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Carol Arcus

NAMLE 2024 Reflection – Míchílín Ní Threasaigh

AML Director Míchílín Ní Threasaigh reflects on the benefits of attending the virtual NAMLE conference June 12-13, highlighting COVID safety, affordability, reduced carbon footprint, and the…
Carol Arcus

Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture—and the Magic That Makes It Work – Neil Andersen

Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture—and the Magic That Makes It Work – A review by AML President Neil Andersen I am a long-time comedy enthusiast.…
Neil Andersen

Smartphone Ban Reflections by Neil Andersen

Ontario is one of several jurisdictions currently enacting smartphone bans in public schools. It might seem strange to see this legislation arise some 15 years after…
Carol Arcus

Back to School August 2024 Newsletter
Carol Arcus

IMLRS 2024 – Azores, Portugal: A Perspective by Carol Arcus

Attendees of IMLRS2024 found themselves in a delightful semi-tropical setting, with a perfect temperature range of 19-23C. It was an intense 2 days, with talk ranging…
Diana Maliszewski

IMLRS Conference Reflections by Diana Maliszewski

5th International Media Literacy Research Symposium (2024) This summary by Diana Maliszewski appears both on http://mondaymollymusings.blogspot.com and on www.aml.ca.) June 27, 2024 9:30 a.m.…
Neil Andersen

Is Vaping the New Sign of Sophistication?

* Cigarette smoking was promoted in the past as a sign of maturity and sophistication for a century. Celebrities smoked. Movie stars played smoking heroes. Smoking…
Carol Arcus

Through and About by Neil Andersen

Through & About A December, 2023 meta-research paper from Sage, Do New Forms of Reading Pay Off? A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship Between Leisure Digital Reading…
Carol Arcus

KAWS – From Media Inspired Cartoons to “Sacrosanct” friends at the AGO by Irene Faiz

AML is once more pleased to offer new Grade 11 Visual Arts curriculum from Director Irene Faiz, a Visual Arts teacher at Weston C.I. in Toronto…
Carol Arcus

Inside Tik Tok’s Money Machine

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