Library Film Education On and Beyond the Screen

Digital Media & Learning Conference |October, 6 2017

Presenters: Renee Hobbs | Pam Steager |Liz Deslauriers | Mary Moen

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Renee HobbsFounder, Media Education Lab

Professor, University of Rhode Island

Liz DeslauriersResearcher, Media Education Lab

Pam SteagerSenior Researcher, Media Education Lab

Mary MoenAsst. Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, University of Rhode Island

Program Director, Media Smart Libraries grant project

“The library is a natural site for media literacy.”- danah boyd

FILM EDUCATION IN LIBRARIES

RENEE HOBBS

@reneehobbs

What do librarians know and think about film, media and popular culture?

How do librarians choose films to screen in libraries? How familiar are they with independently-produced films?

How do public librarians implement programs to help parents learn digital media management skills in the home?

How do school librarians use film and video production in pedagogically-wise ways to develop creative expression and critical thinking skills?

How do academic librarians support innovative pedagogical approaches to using film for learning?

Popular movies draw patrons and attendance numbers justify program services

The movies vs booksparadigm

70% of universities offer

video streaming

Many faculty are unaware

of film streaming in

academic libraries

Faculty can be hesitant to

incorporate library film

streaming, preferring to

use YouTube, Netflix and

more familiar sources

LEARNING & DIALOGUE WITH

FILM

LIZ DESLAURIERS

@lizdeslauriers

Designing the PCFF FILM HUB

The FILM HUB connects the community with

resources to discover, explore and engage

with film.

These online resources are designed to

increase and enhance access to the best of

independent and international children’s

cinema, and foster film education throughout

our community in schools, homes and public

spaces.

The PCFF FILM HUB

● Search FILM DIRECTORY

● Download FILM GUIDES

● Reference FILM GLOSSARY

● Use the ACTIVITY REEL

www.pcffri.org/filmhub

ELEMENTS OF A FILM

GUIDE

• Background information; framing;

context

• Before-screening questions and

thought prompts

• After-screening questions and

discussion

• Creative and critical thinking

activities that reflect the film

• Connections to other works/texts;

local and global connections

FILM PROGRAMMING: A CASE STUDY

PAM STEAGER

@psteager

MARY MOEN

@mary_moen

mediasmartlibraries.org

This project was made possible in part by

the Institute of Museum and Library

Services, Grant # LG-07-14-0045-14

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Librarians have diverse and complicated attitudes towards film, media & popular culture

Partnerships between libraries & community film festivals deepen opportunities to expand access to quality content

Film study guides support scaffolding & facilitation that enable librarians & educators to move beyond the “hit play and walk away” approach to screening

Universities can support professional learning networks for librarians to build a local leadership community

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www.mediaeducationlab.com