Neil Andersen (he/him/his)
Neil AndersenOCT, M. Ed., @mediasee, @mediasee2, is president of The Association for Media Literacy (Ontario). He has taught primary to post-secondary media studies for over 30 years, including Media Studies Additional Qualifications courses. He has given keynotes and workshops across Canada, in the US, Japan, India, China, Australia, England and Sweden. He has made movies and videos, authored student textbooks, journal articles, teacher resource books, over 200 study guides, and designed T-shirts, posters, interactive CDs, websites, online courses and programs. He has co-hosted Mediacy, a weekly media literacy podcast on Voice Ed Radio (https://voiced.ca/project/mediacy/) and presented for the Ontario Teachers’ Federation and ECOO. His awards include the Jesse McCanse Award (International Council for Media Literacy) and The Magic Lantern Award (The Association for Media and Technology in Education).
2026 Sessions
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AI pocalypse?
News media and pundits holler that GenAIs’ effects are apocalyptic; but are they? How might students and teachers understand and use GenAI collaboratively to support… Read More →
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KPop Demon Hunters for the Love of It
KPop Demon Hunters is the summer 2025 blockbuster movie. Our students have seen it, talked about it, sung the songs, done the dances, worn the… Read More →
2025 Sessions
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Inside Out 2 Supporting Middle School Learners
Inside Out 2 presents intertwined stories of Riley and her many emotions as they navigate puberty’s changes and challenges. This presentation will explore the movie’s… Read More →