Neil Andersen

by Neil Andersen and Diana Maliszewski This is the saga of a song. The melody and lyrics have remained intact, yet its long list of performers and audiences have profoundly changed its experience [...]

What roles do gifts play in people’s lives? Where do children get their ideas for wish lists? How do advertisers target children while staying within the code for advertising to children? [...]

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 made fans feel like their heroes. [...]

(This post – originally from 2018 – poses relevant questions in light of the recent ban on cell phones in TorontoDSB classrooms. -ed.) The principal of Earl Grey Senior Public School [...]

This infographic provides convincing evidence why media literacy is the single most important skill to understand and succeed in our current mediated environments. As you explore it, ask [...]

Three of the AML directors attended the NAMLE conference in Washington DC in June 2019. There were many media literacy learning opportunities. Assembled in the capital of the United States of [...]

The day after Greta Thunberg addressed the United Nations, I attended one of many climate change inaction protests, complete with hand-made signs. I thought it would make a great project to [...]

The NAMLE Conference was held in Washington DC,  June 26 – 28, 2019. The conference provided a rich collection of ideas and resources. Below are some highlights of my experiences. -by Neil [...]

Li’l Nas X’s Old Town Road holds the record for most weeks on the Billboard chart. Children know the song, can sing it and dance to it. It has morphed into music videos, gathering [...]

Children discover media early, about the time they become aware of colours and motion. When they start to explore with their hands, they thrill to the sounds and colours they can evoke from [...]