Abstract This paper introduces service learning as a new pedagogic approach to teaching and promoting media and information literacy (MIL) in the community. It illustrates how 118 university students participated in a service-learning project in Hong Kong and taught MIL to schoolchildren and young adults (members of Gen Z). The paper discusses what the project achieved, the … [Read more...] about From Gen Z to Gen Z: Teaching and Promoting Media and Information Literacy Through Service-Learning
Media and Information Literacy
Faculty & Librarian Collaboration on an Information and Media Literacy Undergraduate Course
Abstract Teaching media and information literacy is a necessity to address issues of dis- and misinformation, wellbeing and self-efficacy in the digital era by enhancing the ability to access, analyze, and evaluate various perspectives and resources. Working together with a research librarian to offer access to resources and practices on analysis is the low hanging fruit in a … [Read more...] about Faculty & Librarian Collaboration on an Information and Media Literacy Undergraduate Course
Embracing Media Information Literacy in Community Development Initiatives in Sub Saharan Africa
Abstract The Media and information literacy (MIL) concept has been used widely by librarians and information and knowledge practitioners to refer to the three often clearly distinguished literacies, media literacy, information literacy, and digital literacy. MIL empowers people to develop themselves and their societies through enhanced capacities in communication and … [Read more...] about Embracing Media Information Literacy in Community Development Initiatives in Sub Saharan Africa
