Julie Frechette, Ph.D.
 
 
 
 Department of Communication Worcester State College 486 Chandler Street Worcester, MA 01602 (508) 929-8814 Email: jfrechette@worcester.edu Mac: jfrechette1@worcester.edu Education Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Awarded May 2000 University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA Dissertation Title: Media Literacy in Cyberspace: Learning to Critically Analyze and Evaluate the Internet *Awarded the International Communication Association Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student Masters of Arts in Communication Awarded January 1997 University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA Thesis title: The Politics of Implementing Media Literacy in the United States: A Look at the Objectives and Obstacles Facing the Massachusetts Public School Teachers. *Associate Director of the Five College Summer Institute in Media Literacy Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Cum Laude Awarded May 1993 The University of New Hampshire Durham, NH Areas of Concentration: Critical media theory, mass communication, rhetoric, interpersonal *President of Mortar Board National Honor Society 1992-1993 *Fellowship: Postcolonial Legacy of U.S. Military Bases in the Philippines 1992, Mentor: Dr. Joshua Meyrowitz *Wilburn Sims Memorial Award: Highest Communication Department Honor for Excellence in Scholarship, Character, and Dedicated Service to Fellow Students and the Community Publications Books Frechette, J. (Forthcoming). The politics of mediated representation. In R. Campbell, B. Fabos, J. Frechette, D. Gomery, J. Jensen (Eds.), Media in Society. Boston: Bedford St. Martin. Frechette, Julie D. (2002). Developing media literacy in cyberspace: Pedagogy and critical learning for the twenty-first-century classroom. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishing. Book Chapters Frechette, J. (Forthcoming). Multiple literacies for the age of the Internet. In B. Gentikow, G. Hawisher, S. Osterud, E. Skogseth, (Eds.), Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. Frechette, J. (2006). Cyber-censorship or cyber-literacy?: Envisioning cyber-learning through media education. In D. Buckingham & R. Willett (Eds.), Digital generations: Children, young people, and new media. London, UK: Lawrence Erlbaum Press. Frechette, J. (2005, Spring). Cyber-democracy or cyber-hegemony? Exploring the political and economic structures of the internet as an alternative source of information. In B. Fabos (Ed.), Library Trends: The commercialized web: Challenges for libraries and democracy, pp. 555-575. Illinois: University of Illinois Press. Frechette, J. (2005). Critical thinking for the cyberage. In G. Schwarz & P. Brown (Eds.), National Society for the Study of Education: Media literacy: Transforming curriculum and teaching. MA, UK: Blackwell Synergy Publishing. Professional Journals and Other Publications Frechette, J. (Forthcoming). Understanding media literacy in the digital age. Journal of Media Literacy. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, National Telemedia Council, Inc. Frechette, J. (2004, Summer). Drivers education for cyberspace: Developing literacy skills in media content, grammar and medium theory across the curriculum. Telemedium: The Journal of Media Literacy, 50th Anniversary Edition, pp. 39-45. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, National Telemedia Council, Inc. Frechette, Julie D. (Spring, 2001). Living Outside the TV Box: Debunking the Pop-Cultural Myth of the ‘Super Mom.’ Boston: MA: American Association of University Women (AAUW). Frechette, Julie D. and Bechtel, Lynn (1999). Media Literacy and Gender Equity Curriculum. Boston: MA: Department of Education Printing Office: Western Area Vocational Gender Equity Center. Frechette, Julie D. (1995). “Tonya Harding and ‘Femininity:’” A Media Orgy.” CommOddities: A Journal of Communication and Culture, 2 (1), pp. 55-63. Amherst, MA: Center for the Study of Communication. Frechette, Julie D. (1993). "Variant Attitudes and Opinions in Research on Children of Divorced Parents." Comm-entary: The UNH Journal of Communication, pp. 37-47. Durham, NH: The Department of Communication. Professional Experience Associate Professor, Communication *Worcester State College, Worcester, MA Fall 1999 to present *Named Best College in the Northeastern Region by the Princeton Review for three consecutive years Responsible for designing and teaching the following courses: CM 384: Media Criticism CM 410: Analysis of News CM/WO 213: Gender & Media CM 345: Media & Democracy CM 103: Survey of Radio and Television CM 366: Scriptwriting CM 259: Television Production CM 106: Communication & the Internet CM 100: Introduction to Mass Comm CM 105: Media Writing CM 404: Independent Study CM 410: Special Topics *Honors Program and Honors Thesis supervising faculty member *Women’s Studies Program faculty member *Faculty member in the Division of Graduate & Continuing Education Visiting Lecturer & Scholar University of Bergen, Norway June 2007 Invited as visiting lecturer for graduate program in Department of Communication and InterMedia Studies and presenter at international research summit “Media Literacies and Media as Cultural Techniques.” The Communication Dept Center For Community Media, Program Director Worcester State College, Worcester, MA Fall 2007 to present Responsible for collaborating with department members and students to engage in community outreach and development through media literacy and production. Women’s Studies Program Director Worcester State College, Worcester, MA Fall 2004 to Spring 2007 Responsible for all aspects of curricular and co-curricular programming for interdisciplinary college-wide program. Collaborated with 30 faculty members, and two Associate Directors. Responsible for all aspects of marketing and publicity. Worked with others to invite feminist scholars and activists, including: • Jill Nelson, Author of Volunteer Slavery, journalist, freelance writer • Grace Ross, MA gubernatorial candidate for the Green Rainbow Party • Dr. Cynthia Enloe, Author of The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in The New Age of Empire • Dr. Chyng Fen Sun, Author and film producer “Fantasies Matter: Pornography, Sexuality and Relationships,” “The Mickey Mouse Monopoly”: Disney and the Cooptation of Childhood” • Dr. Kathleen LeBesco, Author and scholar: Revolting Bodies: The Struggle to Redefine Fat Identity, and Bodies Out of Bounds: Fatness & Transgression • Dr. Annelise Orleck, Author and scholar: Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty • Members of Follow the Women: “Pedaling for Peace in the Middle East” • Dr. Champika Soysa, “Post-Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation in Sri Lanka” • Penn Garvin, Representative and founding member of Nicaraguan Peace Works • Yoko Kato, Domestic Violence Awareness Activist and speaker • Pamela Fitzpatrick & Paul Dix, “The Nicaragua Photo Testimony Project” Responsible for designing and teaching the following courses: CM / WO 410: Special Topics: Race, Nation, Class, Gender & Sexuality: Concepts, Representations and Realities (co-taught) CM / WO 103: Introduction to Women’s Studies CM / WO 130: Race, Ethnicity & Gender Women’s Studies Program Events Coordinator Worcester State College, Worcester, MA Fall 2000 to Spring 2004 Center for Teaching & Learning, Co-Founder & Co-Director Worcester State College, Worcester, MA Fall 2000 to Spring 2006 *Co-Founder of the WSC Center for Teaching & Learning *Co-Founder and creator of the WSC Mentoring Program for new faculty *Co-Creator of the WSC Teaching Excellence Award *Grant collaborator and founding member of the Alden Teaching Fellows Program *Publisher of bi-annual newsletter Instructor, Communication University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Fall 1993 - Spring 1999 Responsible for designing and teaching the following courses: *Social Impact of Mass Media *Electronic Journalism *Public Speaking *Instructional Comm in the Classroom *Program Process in Television *Modes of Film Communication *Organizational Communication Associate Director of the Five College Summer Institute in Media Literacy University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 1995 - 1999 Responsible for organizing and coordinating an educational institute for secondary school teachers from Western Massachusetts, providing professional development workshops in media literacy focused on history and criticism with media production. Duties included recruiting diverse participants and faculty from Smith College, Mt. Holyoke College, Hampshire College, Amherst College, and The University of Massachusetts, program administration, workshop facilitation, steering committee meetings, scheduling, budget, public relations, and follow-up meetings. Scholarly Presentations Media Literacies & Media As Cultural Techniques International Research Summit University of Bergen, Norway June, 2007 Invited to present refereed paper: Media Literacies and Online Media: Theoretical explorations and analytical applications. Alliance For A Media Literate America Research Summit St. Louis, MO June, 2007 Refereed paper: Understanding Media Literacy in the Digital Age. National Media Education Conference St. Louis, MO June, 2007 Refereed paper: Strategies for Teaching Online Media Literacy in the Digital Age. Media Education for Democracy, Reform and Justice Champlain College, Burlington, VT October, 2006 Action Coalition for Media Education (ACME) Summit. Refereed paper selected: “Media Literacy in Cyberspace: Developing and Maintaining Online Strategies for a Media Literate Society.” *Presentation selected for Conference Highlights Internet Podcast “Media Literacy in Cyberspace”: http://acme2006.wordpress.com/ Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood 5th Annual Summit Wheelock College, Boston, MA October, 2006 Workshop presentation: “New Frontiers in Advertising: The Internet & Viral Marketing.” National Women’s Studies Association Conference Oakland, California June, 2006 Refereed paper selected: Comparing the political and economic sources of online “Girl Power.” Console-ing Passions International Conference on Feminism, Television, Video, New Media and Audio Milwaukee, Wisconsin May, 2006 Refereed paper selected: Lipstick, shopping, dieting and sex? Challenging corporate co-optation of "girl power" online. Center for Teaching & Learning Conference: Teaching for Transformation University of Massachusetts, Boston January, 2006 Refereed paper selected: Developing a Progressive Pedagogy of Self-Empowered Learning for Social Change *Panel Organizer National Communication Association Conference Boston, Massachusetts November, 2005 Refereed paper selected: Cyber-Literacy or Cyber-Hegemony? Developing and Maintaining Online Strategies for a Media Literate Society. Centre for the Study of Children, Youth & Media Conference London, United Kingdom July, 2004 Refereed paper selected: Cyber-Democracy or Cyber-Hegemony? Exploring the Political and Economic Structures of the Internet as an Alternative Source of Information American Educational Research Association Conference Montreal, Canada April, 2004 Refereed paper selected: Critical Thinking for the Cyberage. New England Popular Culture Association Conference Worcester, MA November 1-2, 2003 Refereed paper selected for panel on Popular Culture, Websites, and WebZines. National Media Education Conference hosted by Alliance for a Media Literate America Baltimore, Maryland June 28-July1, 2003 Refereed paper selected for workshop: “Empowerment Over Censorship: Using Media Literacy in Cyberspace.” *Participant, book signing event National Women’s Studies Association Conference New Orleans, Louisiana June 19-22, 2003 (Refereed) “Pursuing Feminist Scholarship through a Pedagogy of Everyday Life.” New England Faculty Development Consortium Fall Conference The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA November 15, 2002 (Refereed) “Encouraging Critical Thought through a Politicized Pedagogy.” Union for Democratic Communication (UDC) Annual International Conference Penn State College, PA October 10-17, 2002 (Refereed) "Cyber-Democracy or Cyber-Hegemony? Exploring the Political and Economic Structure(s) of the Internet as an Alternative Source of Information." Cassola Conference on Teaching Communication * Johnson & Wales University Providence, Rhode Island April 5, 2002 (Refereed) “Challenging Mainstream Media in the Aftermath of September 11th” Alliance for a Media Literate America / National Media Education conference Austin, Texas June 23-26th, 2001 (Refereed) “Exploring Teen Voices On-Line: Using Media Literacy to Compare Websites for Girls.” Union for Democratic Communication Annual International Conference Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada May 17-19, 2001 (Refereed) "Manufacturing Cyber-Consent: Profiting from cyber-paranoia through the marketing and advertising of internet "safe-sites." Part of panel: Brand Resistance in a Complex Landscape: Cyborgs, Cyberspace, Computer Space and Intercultural Advertising. Transitions in Women’s Lives: Education and Work Salem State College, Salem, MA April 28, 2001 (Refereed) "Doctoral Dissertations, Disciplines, and Dirty Diapers: The Art of Balancing Scholarship and Mothering in Higher Education." Engendering Knowledge: Developments in Women’s Studies Worcester State College, Worcester, MA March 22, 2001 Co-organizer of conference and speaker: “Media Literacy Strategies for Gender Equity.” Violence Against Women: A narrative Analysis of The Clothesline Project National Communication Association Conference, NYC November 1998 Center for the Study of Communication UMass, Amherst October, 1996 Presentation of a self-produced video documentary which examines and organizes clusters of recurring narratives as they emerge from women’s testimonies of their experiences with violence. The video illuminates how The Clothesline Project, a silent exhibit, becomes public communication by discursively politicizing and vocalizing women’s personal narratives. The (Re)presentation of News: Demystifying Objectivity through Performance, Writing, Critical Reflection, and Dialogue Eastern Communication Association, Saratoga Springs April 1998 (Refereed) Part of a panel entitled, Crossing Borders within the Communication Classroom: Exercises and Activities for Critical Pedagogues. A demonstration of how to pragmatically design and execute a lesson on “objectivity as myth” to help students navigate the terrain of the counter-hegemonic within journalism/the news industry. Hillary Rodham-Clinton and Elizabeth Dole: Working Together to Redefine the role of the First Lady National Communication Association, Chicago November 1997 (Refereed) Part of a panel entitled, Toward Alternative Spaces: Presenting Women’s Lives Through Speech, Sight, and Sound. Unlike most analyses which pit the two women against each other, this study examined how Hillary Rodham-Clinton and Elizabeth Dole both reorganized the political and organizational structure of the [would-be] First Family, and how these significant transformations have led to new possibilities for women and leadership praxis. Media Literacy and State Mandated Curriculum Frameworks: Controversy Surrounding the Common Core of Learning in Massachusetts’ Schools Media Literacy & Media Citizenship Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, June 1997 (Refereed) A documentation of the perspectives of secondary school teachers from Western Massachusetts interested in implementing media literacy into the State of Massachusetts curriculum. Tentative conclusions drawn about the effects of state educational frameworks advancing media literacy. Teaching Teachers Media Literacy: Problems and Possibilities Eastern Communication Association, NYC April 1996 (Refereed) Part of panel entitled, Creativity in Critique: Classroom applications of Critical Pedagogy. An examination of the political and practical obstacles that affect media literacy training for teachers, media literacy classrooms and the larger movement in this United States. Tonya Harding and “Femininity”: A Media Orgy Graduate Students Address Women's Lives Conference, UMass, Amherst April 1995 A critical analysis of the mediated re-presentations of Olympic Skater Tonya Harding with attention to the body, "femininity," sexuality, gender, endorsements and essentialism in female sports. Invited Papers / Presentations Media Literacies and Media As Cultural Techniques International Research Summit University of Bergen, Norway June, 2007 Invited guest lecturer; presented refereed paper: Media Literacies and Online Media: Theoretical explorations and analytical applications. Media and Information Literacy for Emerging Technologies NorthEast Regional Computing Program Event Southbridge Conference Center, Southbridge, MA Oct. 4, 2006 Invited by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to present research and talk, “Online strategies for a Media Literate Society,” at Plenary Session. Selected to present along with Dr. Henry Jenkins, MIT, and former journalist and media educator Frank Baker, Alliance for a Media Literate America, for an all-day conference. WTAG Academically Speaking Radio Program December, 2003 Invited to present research based on book for a two-part, half-hour radio program on WTAG broadcast in Central Massachusetts. Media Education Study Group Babson College, Wellesley, MA Nov 14, 2000 Invited by renowned media education scholar Dr. Renee Hobbs to present research on Media Literacy in Cyberspace. How Advertising & Media SHape Our Views of Men & Women Shutesbury Town Hall, Shutesbury, MA November 9, 2002 Invited guest speaker for a community talk that included educational videos and materials for parents to examine how the media project strong attitudes and values about men and women. The impact of these images on children and adolescents were discussed as well as how communities can respond to negative and highly sexualized influences that appear in homes and culture. Activision Conference: Representation and Self-Expression in Local Media Literacy Projects UMass, Amherst, MA April 2000 Opening speaker of roundtable discussion session for educators, youth workers, and community members to discuss strategies, opportunities, and challenges of responding to mainstream media and culture. Democracy & Globalization: from Seattle to Worcester Unity Hall, First Unitarian Church, Worcester, MA February 2000 Co-presenter and facilitator of “Taking Back Public Airwaves: A Call to Media Activism,” workshop which compared the coverage of the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle by mainstream and alternative media. Instructional Development Speaker: Critical Pedagogy and Classroom Learning Communication Department, UMass, Amherst Fall 1997, Spring 1995 Provided graduate teaching assistants with tools for innovative instructional methods encouraging active student participation and investment in learning. Orientation Speaker Communication Department, UMass Amherst, Fall 1995 Invited to present a self-produced video project on “Student Views of Critical Pedagogy" at UMass to initiate discussion with incoming graduate students in the department. Awards George I. Alden Foundation Grant 2005 Grant collaborator for $143,000 received for the WSC College Center for Teaching & Learning during my tenure as co-director, one of the single-largest grant donated to the college. Grant funds utilized to expand the services and programs of the Center for Teaching and Learning, purchase instructional technology for faculty to use to enhance their teaching and their own learning opportunities, and fund the Teaching Fellows Program. Faculty Sabbatical 2008 Faculty Research Grant Recipient 2006 Awarded grant for research and scholarship in media literacy. Faculty Research Grant Recipient 2005 Awarded grant for development of interdisciplinary course & learning community entitled: Race, Nation, Class, Gender and Sexuality: Concepts, Realities and Representations. Faculty Research Grant Recipient 2003 Awarded grant for training in digital video editing system Final Cut Pro. Awarded Emerging Scholar of Media Literacy 2005 Selected by the University of Wisconsin Editorial Board as an Emerging Scholar in Media Literacy for 50th Anniversary Special Issue of the Journal of Media Literacy. WSC Teaching Excellence Award Nominee 2004, 2005, 2007* *Abstained from award consideration due to responsibilities as teaching award selection committee member and co-director of Center for Teaching & Learning. WSC Extraordinary Dedication Award Nominee 2007 International Communication Association Award for Outstanding Teaching by A Graduate Student 1997 Wilburn Sims Memorial Award: Highest Communication Department Honor for excellence in Scholarship, Character, and dedicated Service to Fellow Students and the Community. 1993 Service and Professional Commitments WSC Executive Board Member (Elected) 2004-present Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (appointed) 2007-2008 NEASC Accreditation Review Board Member 2006-2007 Committee to review academic and institutional integrity All College Tenure Committee, Member 2006-2007 Center for Teaching and Learning, Advisory Board Member 2006-Present Participant in Strategic Planning Retreat WSC All College committee, (Elected) 2002-2003 WSC New Faculty Mentor 2002-2007 WSC Communication Department Program Review, Chair 2002-2003 Alana College Preview Day, Demonstration Teacher 2006, 2007 Selected to teach model class to encourage Asian, Latin, African American and Native American Students to attend college WSC Scholarship Donor, Sine Qua non Society 2004-Present WSC New Faculty Orientation Speaker 2000-2006 WSC New Student Opening Day, Program Representative 2004, 2007 WSC Academic Policy Committee 2000 WSC Commencement Committee 2002 Search Committee Member 2000-2007 Selected to serve on four departmental searches, two interdisciplinary Sociology Dept searches, and college police chief search. Peer Evaluation Committees 2000-2007 Selected to serve on multiple PECs, including six departmental peer evaluation committees as well as interdisciplinary cognate programs. Selected as outside committee member for reappointments, tenure and promotion. 12th Annual Mass Statewide Undergraduate Conference, Faculty Sponsor Boston, MA April 27, 2006 Faculty sponsor for Women’s Studies concentrator and student. Supervised thesis and independent study entitled, “The History of Women’s Rights in America.” Media & Democracy Film Series Co-Organizer Worceste State College Fall 2004 Colleges of Worcester Consortium Faculty Development Speaker Worcester, MA Dec. 5, 2003 Invited by Clark University to lead a consortium discussion on developing a critical pedagogy that draws upon students’ everyday experience to stimulate critical thinking about important issues that connect education to students’ lives as public citizens. How Advertising & Media Shape Our Views of Men & Women Shutesbury Town Hall, Shutesbury, MA November 9, 2002 Invited guest speaker for a community talk that included educational videos and materials for parents to examine how the media project strong attitudes and values about men and women. The impact of these images on children and adolescents were discussed as well as how communities can respond to negative and highly sexualized influences that appear in homes and culture. On Teaching and Learning at WSC Worcester State College, Worcester, MA October 2, 2002 Panel speaker and organizer of the first Center for Teaching and Learning event entitled, “Beyond the Use of Technology for Technology’s Sake: Developing a Pedagogy and Philosophy for Today’s Learning Environment.” Other panelists: Dr. William Leonard, UMass Physics Dept., Prof. Karl Wurst, WSC Computer Science Dept. American Studies / Liberal Studies Committee Member Worcester State College, Worcester, MA 2001 – 2005 Global Studies Committee Member Worcester State College, Worcester, MA 2001 – 2004 Member of faculty committee responsible for devising an interdisciplinary course of study for Global Studies majors. WSC Radio Station and Peace Club Advisor Worcester State College 2001-present Faculty advisor for the campus radio station, as well as the student peace club, Spring 2002 Major Writing for Communications Worcester State College October 22, 2002 Organized a panel of Communications Department faculty to address majors interested in attending a session on “Major Writing; Talking about Writing in Various Disciplines” sponsored by the WSC Student Writing Center. Reviewer for the Massachusetts Public System of Higher Education 8th Annual Conference on Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, Creative, & Public Service Worcester State College Spring 2002 Women’s History Month Poetry Slam Worcester State College, Worcester, MA March 13, 2002 Organized and facilitated the Women’s Studies Poetry Slam featuring national poetry slam team performers, local artists, writers, students, and area poets. Graduate Student Orientation, speaker Worcester State College, Worcester, MA October 22, 2001 Honors Program Class Lecture / Presentation Worcester State College, Worcester, MA October 17, 2001 Organized class lecture / presentation on critical cultural studies and media literacy for honors program students enrolled in Critical and Creative Thinking. Center for Teaching and Learning Panel On Teaching Tolerance Worcester State College, Worcester, MA September 25, 2001 Organized and facilitated a panel discussion on how to encourage tolerance in the class after the events of September 11th. The panel focused on devising pedagogical strategies that encourage an understanding of cultural, religious, and political difference through constructive critical dialogue and historical analysis. Worcester State College Violence Prevention & Awareness TEach-In Worcester, MA October 1-4, 2001 Organized and facilitated a week-long teach-in during National Violence Prevention Month, providing the campus community with a performance on domestic abuse, a lecture by Lundy Bancroft on battering as a form of oppression, a panel of scholars on terror, violence, and human rights, and an award-winning film Follow Me Home by Peter Bratt about race, identity, history and culture in America. Northeast Popular Culture / American Culture Association Springfield, MA November 3-4, 2000 Member; Chair of panel entitled: Traditional and Postmodern Media during annual conference. Worcester State College Violence Prevention & Awareness Teach-In Worcester, MA Worcester, Oct. 2-5, 2000 Created, organized, and facilitated a week long teach-in during National Violence Prevention Week in conjunction with the Women’s Studies Program, providing presentations, lectures, and workshops for over 1600 student and faculty attendees on the topics of sexual assault, relationship & dating violence, the Clothesline Project, and self-defense. Guest lecturers / workshop presenters included national anti-violence advocate and educator Jackson Katz, Attorney Tony Pellegrini (Victim Witness Program), Sergeant Vincent Gorgoglione (Domestic Violence Unit Supervisor), and Chris Kelley (Director of the Worcester Intervention Network). Co-Chair, Task Force for Improving Undergraduate Teaching & Learning Worcester State College Fall 1999 -2004 Center for Teaching & Learning Co-Director Fall 2000 - 2006 Co-founder and co-director of the college Center for Teaching & Learning designed to provide faculty with professional development opportunities. Responsible for all aspects of fiscal planning for annual activities, including featured guest presentations, workshops and educational sessions dedicated to pedagogical advancement and application. Publisher of bi-annual newsletter. WSC Mentoring Program Fall 2000 - present Creator and director of the college Mentoring Program designed to enable new faculty to obtain a mentor, and attend monthly instructional development sessions on teaching, learning and research opportunities. Center for Teaching & Learning, College Needs-Assessment Fall 2001 Responsible for organizing and facilitating faculty sessions with consultant Dr. Mary Deane Scorcinelli, Director of the UMass Center for Teaching, in order to assess the needs of the Worcester State College community in developing a Center for Teaching. Liberal Learning Group Worcester State College Fall 1999 - 2004 Chair of sub-committee on critical pedagogy. Speaker Series Organizer: Award-Winning Film Producers Leah Mahan & Mark Lipman: Holding Ground: The Rebirth of Dudley Street Worcester State College April 12, 2000 Collaborated with Sociology department to organize interdisciplinary event featuring film producers Leah Mahan and Mark Lipman to present and discuss their award-winning documentary about community vision, struggle and change in Roxbury, MA. Speaker Series Organizer: California Film Producer / Director Helen Garvy Rebels with a Cause, WSC April 4, 2000 Collaborated with Sociology department to sponsor Helen Garvy, co-founder of Shire Films, CA to screen and discuss her film at Worcester State College: Rebels with a Cause: A story of the hopes, rebellions, and repression of the 1960s through Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). MassPirg Faculty Advocate Worcester State College Spring 2000 Faculty advocate for MASSPIRG, a state-wide college student advocacy group designed to support educational, democratic, and environmental issues in the state of Massachusetts. Curriculum Expo Worcester State College, Center for Teaching Effectiveness, Worcester, MA Oct 1999 Presentation of self-designed media literacy curriculum that compliments educational reform initiatives in the State of Massachusetts. Media Literacy Consultant for the Massachusetts Gender Equity Center Communication Department Springfield Tech Community College, Springfield 1998 Responsible for creating media literacy lesson plans for a state-wide teacher resource guide which aims to promote gender equity in vocational technical education in Massachusetts. Responsible for training teachers through workshops, presentations, and consultation. Workshop Development coordinator, 1998 Massachusetts Peer Leadership conference “Hear Our Voices, Watch Us Work: Using the Media To Get Our Message out.” UMass, Amherst Consultant and coordinator for joint venture between the Massachusetts Prevention Center in Northampton and graduate students from the UMass Communication Department for annual regional conference which draws middle and high school age youth from 81 communities who have been trained to educate their peers about various health topics such as alcohol and other drug abuse, tobacco, violence, HIV/AIDS, and other issues affecting youth. Community Outreach The Friends of Rutland Education Naquag Elementary School Rutland, MA Jan 30, 2006 Invited to present to PTO parents and educators: “How the media impact our children and our parenting.” *Aired on Holden and Rutland Community Television for two weeks. Friends of Rutland Education, Member Naquag Elementary School Rutland, MA 2005 - present Responsible for addressing educational and parental needs of my son’s school. Coordinated lecture series on media literacy as it affects parenting and children. Organized the school landscaping and grounds improvement initiative. Naquag Elementary School Improvement Council Member Naquag Elementary School Rutland, MA 2005 - present Elected to serve as liason between the Friends of Rutland Education (FORE) and the school administration. Parent Advisory Council Member Wachusett Regional School District Holden, MA 2005-06 Elected as representative of Naquag Elementary School to represent educational and parental needs to the superintendent in monthly meetings and forums. The Mayo School Parent & Teaching Organization Mayo Elementary School Holden, MA April 2006 Invited to present to PTO parents and educators: How the media impact our children and our parenting. 25th Anniversary Daybreak Breakfast and Domestic Violence Conference Innovation to Policy: Creating Social Change College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA October 20, 2003 *Panel Session Chair: “Prevention Education Response” Participant: Daybreak Program of the YWCA of Central Massachusetts servicing the needs of women and children whose lives have been impacted by domestic violence. Panel Respondent for Worcester Film Screening of Iron Jawed Angels Bijou Community Cinema,Worcester MA October 2004 Invited by the Worcester Women’s History Project to help organize and be respondent for film screening about the passage of the 19th amendment providing women with the right to vote. YWCA Worcester Great Guys Event Sponsor Union Blues at Union Station ,Worcester MA June 2004 & 2005 Sponsor of benefit event honoring men who work to assist women and children. The Community for Social Responsibility Shutesbury Town Hall Shutesbury, MA Nov. 9, 2002 Invited to co-lead the first of a seven-part series of informative programs for the Shutesbury, MA community on various social issues. Lead discussion on how advertising and the media shape our views of men and women. WSC October Month Without Violence Worcester State College, Worcester, MA October 2000-present Coordinator of events for the WSC Women Studies Program for the annual Month Without Violence educational series. Responsible for organizing featured presentations, events and performances from local, regional, national and international scholars and advocates committed to ending violence against women. Collaborated with Worcester YWCA Daybreak Shelter for Women and Children. Organizer, Instructor, and Volunteer for the first Multimedia Clubhouse Workshop, Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, Ionic Street Spring 2000 Consulted with Multimedia Clubhouse Director Ernie Floyd in designing and teaching a four-week, twice-weekly, hour-and-a-half workshop to introduce African American and Latino/a youth ages 12-14 to use digital video cameras, computers and video software for editing and image scanning. The goal of the workshop was to teach basic production elements as well as media literacy skills so that participants could use video production as a means to “talk back” to and through the media as a means of social change. Volunteer Video Producer Oak Hill Community Development Center, June 8, 2000 Volunteered to document the Neighbor Works Week 2000 Community Tour presented by Oak Hill Community Resource Center, which acquires and restores housing within the urban sectors of Worcester in order to provide sustainable, safe, and affordable housing to low-income residents. The video documentary will be used to mobilize support from potential contributors to sustain the Center. Worcester Global Action Network Advocate Clark University, Higgins University Center April 24, 2000 Assisted in the coordination of a news conference for local participants in the IMF World Bank Protests in Washington, D.C. held April 14-16. Responsible for releasing news advisory to regional press outlets. Media Education Group Communication Department, UMass, Amherst 1993-1995 Organizer and attendee of bi-weekly educational forums and workshops to further critical media education in the community. Organized and sponsored a video screening of locally and independently produced videos, offering alternative depictions of and solutions for violence. Volunteer presenter at Franklin Vocational High School; conducted workshop on “Re-presenting Violence in the Media.” Professional Development Northeast Media Literacy Conference: Rethinking Media Literacy in a Changing Youth Culture, Registered Participant University of Connecticut March, 2006 AMLA 2005: Alliance for a Media Literate America Conference: Registered Participant San Francisco, CA June, 2005 WAM! 2005 Conference: Women & Media, Registered Participant Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA March, 2005 Clark University Conference on Women & Feminist Scholarship Registered Participant Worcester, MA April, 2005 MIT3 Television in Transition International Conference Participant Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA May 2-4, 2003 National Media Reform Conference University of Wisconsin, Madison November 6-9, 2003 Registered participant in a groundbreaking forum to democratize the debate over media policymaking. Joined members of Congress, FCC commissioners, scholars and leaders of progressive organizations, such as Ben Bagdikian, Robert McChesney, Barbara Ehrenreich, Naomi Klein, and Bill Moyers to generate policies and strategies for structurally improving our media system. New England Faculty Development Consortium Conference , Presenter The College of the Holy Cross November 15, 2002 Summit 2000: Children, Youth, Students & the Media Toronto, Canada May 12-14, 2000 Participated in The International Meeting of The American Center for Children & Media, The Association for Media Literacy, The Jesuit CMN Project, Alliance for Children & TV. Cassola Conference on Teaching Communication * Johnson & Wales University Participant & Presenter Providence, Rhode Island April 5th, 2002 Transforming Practice With Technology University of Massachusetts, Amherst March 1, 2002 Participated in and presented at the Five College Conference and Multimedia Fair in order to consider how technology is transforming teaching, learning, research, and relationships between students and colleagues. On Building and Sustaining Learning Communities in Higher Education University of Rhode Island October26, 2001 Participant and WSC steering committee member on developing learning communities in higher education. Augusto Boal: Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop Worcester State College May 16-19, 2000 Participated in a small-group four day workshop led by Brazilian director and social activist Augusto Boal. Developed out of Boal’s work in the Brazilian popular culture movement of the 1950s and 1960s, as well as with peasant and worker audiences throughout South America, the workshop provided techniques designed to teach us how to activate ourselves and take control of situations (i.e. personal, political, social, and economic). Recognized by the United Nations through UNESCO as an official “tool for social change;” Boal workshops practiced globally, with centers in Paris, Toronto, Rio, London and in cities in Europe, India, Africa and Australia. References Don Bullens, Chair Dr. Lisa Boehm Department of Communication Department of Urban Studies Worcester State College Worcester State College Worcester, MA 01602 Worcester, MA 01602 Phone: (508) 929-8503 Phone: (508) 929-8669 Email: dbullens@worcester.edu Email: lboehm@worcester.edu Dr. Bettina Fabos Dr. Joshua Meyrowitz Department of Communication Studies Department of Communication University of Northern Iowa University of New Hampshire Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0139 Durham, NH 03824 Phone: (319) 273-5972 Phone: (603) 862-3031 Email: bettina.fabos@uni.edu Email: joshua.meyrowitz@unh.edu http://acme2006.wordpress.commailto:dbullens@worcester.edumailto:lboehm@worcester.edumailto:bettina.fabos@uni.edumailto:joshua.meyrowitz@unh.edushapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4