Mary G. Filice

Researching the impact of media convergence and mutlitasking on student learning and critical thinking. Chosen as a National CASTL Institute scholar (June 2009) focusing on this reserach., Conducting a break-out session at the 29th International Critical Thinking Conference (July 2009): Truthiness, Trust, and Technology: Critical Thinking in the Age of Convergence., Conduct a series of media literacy workshops for Split Pillow, an alternative filmmaking cooperative., Developing a multiplatform "film" based on August Strindberg's one-act The Stronger.

Integration of technology into the classroom to enhance teaching, student learning, and critical thinking., Media Literacy, Independent filmmaking

Mary Filice is tenure-track faculty and coordinator of the Media Concentration of the Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Department, Columbia College Chicago. As an independent filmmaker and consultant Mary recently assisted Percolator Films (formerly Reetime Film and Video Forum) on their first film festival, The Talking Pictures Festival, which took place in Evanston, IL May 1-3. Mary is also a media literacy advocate conducting a series of media literacy/filmmaking workshops for middle-school children in conjunction with the alternative filmmaking group Split Pillow. Mary has a MA in Film/Video from Columbia College and BA in Theater from Loyola University.