2. Program Goals
Use Film and Media to Promote Literacy for a
Digital Age
Build Collaborative Capacity among Librarians,
Educators & Media Professionals
Support Innovation in LIS Education
3. Program Components
1. Providence Children’s Film Festival 2015 kickoff
2. Statewide series of film and media literacy
programs
3. URI-GSLIS students help bring film and media
literacy to school and public libraries as part of
experiential learning coursework
4. National symposia aligned with 2016 Providence
Children’s Film Festival
5. Online resources support all program elements
4. Questions
• What could the national symposium look like?
• What could statewide training events look
like?
• What could URI-GSLIS experiential learning in
look like?
• What resources should be showcased? What
new materials are needed?
5. Questions
• How do we attract attention to the national
conference and local events?
• What approaches to assessment could be
used?
• How do we sustain momentum after the
funding is completed?
