Intro to Media and Information Literacy PDF

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Media and Informatio n Literacy  Agenda 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 Introduction Media Information Technology Summary Literacy Literacy Literacy 2 Presentation title 20XX INTRODUCTIO N TO MEDIA AND INFORMATIO N LITERACY 3 WHAT IS MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY? 4 Presentation title 20XX  MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY Media and Information Literacy, often referred to as MIL, is about equipping citizens with the competencies and skills to engage effectively and responsibly with media and information systems. This enables people to become active and critical citizens who can participate in civic life and democracy. 5 Presentation title 20XX  WHAT ARE THESE COMPETENCIES? 1) The ability to access and locate suitable media and information sources 2) The ability to use and understand media and information in order to apply it to one’s daily life 3) The ability to evaluate the credibility, accuracy and objectivity of sources 4) The ability to create and produce media and information 5) The ability to participate by knowing how and where to interact with creators and editors of media and information 6) The ability to understand the workings of media and information systems, their organization and how information is produced 7) The ability to recognize, demand and defend quality media and information sources. 6 Presentation title 20XX  - It plays an important role in communication and information dissemination - It enables us to access, understand and create communications in a variety of contexts in the form of accessing , understanding and creating media and information 7 Presentation title 20XX  ACCESSING MEDIA AND INFORMATIO -To use, navigate, manage, store and retrieve content in print, radio and online 8 Presentation title 20XX  UNDERSTANDING MEDIA AND INFORMATION Viewers’ ability to read, deconstruct - and evaluate media contexts and motivations - A critique view on quality of material being broadcast and shared 9 Presentation title 20XX  PRODUCING MEDIA AND INFORMAT -Viewers or netizens ability to produce, distribute and publish ideas and information via mainstream media or social media. - Responsible use of media and to contribute democratic process using electronic media - Able to transact and post online 10 Presentation title 20XX  SEVERAL ROLES OF MEDIA AND INFORMATION 11 Presentation title 20XX Channels of information and knowledge Facilitate informed debates between diverse social actors Provide us with much of what we learn about the world beyond our immediate experience Means by which society learns about itself and build a sense of community Government watchdog 12 Presentation title 20XX Public life and public scrutiny of those with power Maladministration and corporate wrong-doing Essential facilitator of democratic processes One of the guarantors of free and fair elections Vehicle for cultural expression and cultural cohesion within and between nations Advocate and social actor in its own right while respecting pluralistic values 13 Presentation title 20XX  MEDIA LITERACY 14 Presentation title 20XX - It is 21st century approach to education and set of skills that anyone can learn - The ability to access, analyze , evaluate and create media messages of all kinds 15 Presentation title 20XX How can MEDIA LITERACY skills can help children, youth and adults? 16 Presentation title 20XX Understand how media messages create meaning Identify who created a particular media message Recognize what the media maker wants us to believe or do Name the ‘’tools of persuasion’’ used Recognize bias, spin, misinformation and lies 17 Presentation title 20XX Evaluate media messages based on our own experiences, beliefs, and values Create and distribute our own media messages Become advocates for change in our media system 18 Presentation title 20XX  BASIC CONCEPTS 19 Presentation title 20XX Media construct our culture Media messages affect our thoughts. attitudes and actions Media use ‘’the language of persuasion’’ Media construct fantasy worlds No one tells the whole story Media messages contain ‘’texts’’ and ‘’subtexts’’ Media messages reflect the values and viewpoints of media makers 20 Presentation title 20XX Individuals construct their own meanings from media Media messages can be decoded Media literate youth and adults are active consumers of media 21 Presentation title 20XX  INFORMATION LITERACY 22 Presentation title 20XX It is a transformational process in which the leaner needs to find, understand, evaluate, and use information in various forms to create for personal, social or global purposes. 23 Presentation title 20XX  TECHNOLOGY LITERACY 24 Presentation title 20XX o Ability of an individual , working independently and with others, to responsibly, appropriately and effectively use technology tools to access. Manage, integrate, evaluate, create and communicate information 25 Presentation title 20XX