Michael Spikes
Dr. Michael Spikes is known for his work media literacy education, news media literacy, and youth media. Dr. Spikes’ research is centered on the practice and pedagogy of media literacy education and news media literacy toward encouraging critical thinking to limit the effects of exposure to mis- and disinformation. His focus is on the design, assessment, and enactments of these literacies in classrooms and other learning environments. He recently has been involved in implementation strategies for incorporating units of media literacy education into existing K-12 curricula for educators in Illinois. Michael is also the co-founder of the Illinois Media Literacy Coalition and the Illinois state chapter leader for Media Literacy Now. His work is recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education as key resources for media literacy education, and by the Illinois News Broadcasters Association as a 2022 recipient of its Illinoisan of the Year award. He has previously held roles as a media producer and editor for NPR, the PBS NewsHour, and the Kellogg School of Management, project manager for the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University, and a media studies teacher in both public and public charter schools in Washington DC. His work has appeared in Information and Learning Sciences, Journal of Educational Technology Systems, and in several book chapters. Michael earned his PhD in the learning sciences from Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy in August 2023. Dr. Michael A. Spikes is a lecturer and a project director in the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University.
Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in this episode:
Center for News Literacy - http://www.newsliteracy.org
Digital Resource Center - http://drc.centerfornewsliteracy.org
Get News Smart2 Online Course - http://getnewssmart.michaelspikes.com
Illinois Media Literacy Coalition - http://ilmlc.org
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To cite this episode: Persohn, L. (Host). (2023, Dec 12). A conversation with Michael Spikes (Season 4, No. 6) [Audio podcast episode]. In Classroom Caffeine Podcast series. https://www.classroomcaffeine.com/guests. DOI: 10.5240/AABF-F2D5-71AE-0E7D-6506-N