The mission of the Media Education Lab at Temple University is to improve media literacy education through scholarship and community service.

Founded by Renee Hobbs, a pioneering leader in the media education field, we have two primary goals:

(1) Providing community outreach, public programs, and educational services and multimedia curriculum resources targeted to the needs of youth and local school and after-school educators; and

(2) Developing a multidisciplinary research agenda to explore the broad educational impact of media and technology, with a focus on media literacy education

To accomplish these goals, we offer workshops, staff development and partnerships that bring media literacy education to children, young people and adults.Learn more about how our instructional philosophy shapes our values.

We develop multimedia educational resources and curriculum materials for educators, parents and students.

We are interested in the cognitive, social and behavioral impact of media literacy education as it develops in the family and in formal and informal educational settings. We address policy issues that affect the quality of teaching and learning about media and popular culture.

The Media Education Lab at Temple University is one of a small handful of research university programs that focuses specifically on the intersections of media studies, communication and education. Graduate and undergraduate students are able to take advantage of the ongoing research programs and are active participants in all of the programs of the Media Education Lab.

See what others have to say about the Media Education Lab's mission and projects.

We are grateful for support from:

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Alliance of Civilizations, William Penn Foundation, Verizon Foundation

and the Otto Haas Charitable Trusts.