Monique Wingard

PEDAGOGY OVER PANIC™

Teaching media + tech literacy with clarity, not fear.

Hi, I’m Monique Wingard,

I speak on digital citizenship and train educators, students, and community leaders to use technology wisely, understand what they’re seeing online, and communicate responsibly in digital spaces.

Using pedagogy-first approaches (teaching strategies that focus on learning, not panic), I bring clarity and context to today’s digital world.

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my RESEARCH

Knowledge is the antidote to fear.

Paper collage of research books, notes, evidence cards, and a magnifying glass.

Media Literacy

Understanding media is not optional — it is essential. Knowledge is the antidote to fear. Educators and youth must be equipped with the clarity, confidence, and critical thinking skills needed to not just consume media, but to understand it.

Circuit of Culture

Media messages do not just appear — they are constructed, circulated, and consumed with intent. Stuart Hall’s Circuit of Culture gives educators and students a shared language for understanding how that process works, and where they have the power to intervene.

Girlhood Studies

Girls are not passive consumers of media — they are active meaning-makers. And because girls build their identities from what they see, hear, and absorb, centering their voices and experiences is not just an academic choice — it is how we raise women who know who they are and where they are going.

Digital Citizenship

Every challenge girls face in the real world now has a digital dimension. Being a responsible, informed, and engaged participant in digital spaces is a skill that must be taught. Equipping girls and educators with that knowledge is how we turn digital natives into digital leaders.

IN THE NEWS

AI in Schools: What Counts as Success?

NPR examines school AI experiments, including a chatbot pilot in Dayton. The question for educators: what evidence should guide the decision to keep, change, or stop a new tool?

Google at Ohio State: AI Access Is Only the Beginning

Google’s planned Ohio State office brings new opportunities for AI research and hands-on learning. It also raises an essential education question: how do we pair access with the critical thinking skills students need?

AI Labels Aren’t Enough:

AI-generated labels are appearing on billions of videos, but research suggests they do little to stop people from believing or sharing synthetic content. As AI becomes harder to spot, the real protection may not be a warning on the screen—it may be our willingness to pause, question, and verify.

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