Julie Frechette
My blogs
- MSC 3050 Social Media Marketing Fall 2020
- Social Media Marketing & Communication Spring 2011
- Social Media Marketing & Communication Spring 2015
- Social Media Marketing & Communication
- MSPC 3050 Social Media Marketing & Communication Fall 2018
- First day of class
- Social Media Marketing & Communication Fall 2012
- Social Media Marketing & Communication Spring 2012
- Social Media Marketing & Communication Spring 2014
- Social Media Marketing & Communication Fall 2015
- MSC Social Media Marketing Fall 2021
- Cyberliteracy
- MSPC 3050 Social Media Marketing & Communication Spring 2017
- MSPC 3050 Social Media Marketing & Communication Spring 2018
- Social Media Marketing & Communication Spring 2013
- MSC 3050 Social Media Marketing Fall 2019
- Social Media Marketing & Communication Fall 2014
- MSC Social Media Marketing Fall 2023
- Social Media Marketing & Comm
- WSU CM 210 Social Media Marketing & Communication
- Social Media Marketing & Communication Fall 2013
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Professor |
| Location | Worcester, MA, United States |
| Introduction | I have been an educator for over 24 years and an engaged member of the academic community. Currently, I am the Faculty Program Lead for the MSC Program in the School of Professional Studies at Clark University. I also serve as Professor of the Department of Communication at Worcester State University, Worcester, Massachusetts where I teach undergraduate courses in media criticism, media literacy, gender and media, communication theory, and political communication. I currently serve as the faculty advisor to the accelerated Masters program between both institutions. My latest book Media Education for a Digital Generation (2016, Routledge) explores the impact of living in the Digital Age. My co-authored book, Media In Society (2014, Bedford St. Martin) explores the social, political and economic impact of media in our lives. My previous book, Developing Media Literacy in Cyberspace: Pedagogy and Critical Learning for the Twenty-First-Century Classroom, (2002, Praeger Press) was among the first to explore the ‘new multiple literacies’ approach for critical learning online. |
| Interests | Running, tennis, swimming, perennial gardening, travel, time with family, reading. |
| Favorite Movies | I was selected by the National Telemedia Council for the special journal series, “Emerging Scholars in Media Literacy, ” and invited to be a visiting lecturer at the University of Bergen, Norway, where I was also one of twelve to participate in the International Media Literacy Research Summit. I have presented refereed papers in Vienna (2015), Prague (2014), London (2012), London (2010), Oxford (2009), the University of London-Royal Holloway (2008), and London University (2004). Currently I am co-editing a textbook on the impact of media in society, along with additional academic journal articles. My research was selected as a chapter inclusion for the book Literacy Practices in Late Modernity: Mastering Technological and Cultural Conversion (2012), edited by Norwegian scholars Svein Osterud, Barbara Gentikow and Egil Skogseth. In 2006, my research was also chosen for inclusion as a book chapter for Digital Generations: Children, Young People, and New Media (2006, Lawrence Erlbaum), edited by David Buckingham and Rebekah Willett. Other scholarly publications include The National Society for the Study of Education Journal on Media Literacy (2005, Blackwell Publishing), and the Special Issue of Library Trends: The Commercialized Web (2005, University of Illinois). I am an inaugural member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Media Literacy Education (JMLE), and I continue to publish on issues of gender and media, and critical cultural studies. I obtained my Ph.D. and Masters at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and my Bachelors Degree at the University of New Hampshire, Durham. |
| Favorite Music | Specialties: Professional development in teaching excellence and critical pedagogy. I was the Director of the Center for Community Media at Worcester State University from 2007-2010. I co-founded and co-directed the Center for Teaching & Learning and the Mentoring Program at Worcester State. I also provide professional development to K-12 and Higher Education in media literacy--the ability to analyze, evaluate and produce media messages within the culture through a critical lens. |