MEDIA AND INFORMATI

ON LITERACY
Media and Information
Literacy

Is a combination of knowledge, attitudes, skills, and

practices required to access, analyze, evaluate, use, produce,
and communicate information and knowledge in creative,
legal and ethical ways that respect human rights (Mascow
Declaration on Media and Information Literacy, 2012)
 The UNESCO defines it as the set of
competencies to search, critically evaluate, use
and contribute information and media content
wisely; the knowledge of one's rights online;
refraining from cyberbullying; understanding
related ethical issues; and engaging with media
and ICT's to promote equality, free expression,
intercultural/interreligious dialog, peace, etc.
(UNESCO, 2016)).
Aspects of MIL
According to Reineck and
Lublinski(2015), MIL is the optional
outcome of media, information and
communication technology (ICT)
education along three aspects:
 Technical skills
 critical attitudes, and;
 Facts about media and ICT
 Technical skills
Involve the ability to access and use
computers, mobile and other technical
devices that offer media and information
content. UNESCO's (2012) MIL curriculum
delves on "accessing information
effectively and efficiently" as an aspect put
into practice.
 Baacke (1996)
Included compositional skills in his
media competence that involves
creating new kinds of media content,
encouraging self-determination, and
increasing individuals' chances for
participation. MIL also involves
performative aspect that entails the
competence to do rather than just to
know certain things.
 Moeller (2009)
Summarized the facets of MIL from
the user perspective, emphasizing
media consumers in identifying
news and understanding media's
role in reshaping the global issues.
 Norbert Groeben (2012)
Pointed out the importance of
knowledge of the inner workings
(contexts, routines, contents) and the
effects of media. Fostering certain
attitudes toward media and other
information sources involves both being
critical on the negative impact of media
and defending it against sources of
influence.
Seven Dimentions of MI
L
Shapiro and Hughes (1996)
identified the seven dimensions of
media and information literacy.
1.) Tool Literacy
-this is the ability to understand
and use practical and conceptual
tools of current information
technology, including software,
hardware and multimedia that are
relevant to education and the areas
of work and professional life.
2.) Resource litera
cy
-this is the ability to understand
the form, format, location and
access methods of information
resources
3.) Social-structural lite
racy

-This is knowing how information is

socially situated and produced, fits
into the life of groups about the
institutions and social networks.
4.) Research literacy
-it is the ability to understand and
use IT-based tools relevant to the
work of researchers and scholars
that include computer software for
quantitative analysis, qualitative
analysis and simulation.
5.) Publishing literac
y
-It is the ability to format and
publish reasearch and ideas
electronically, in textual and
multimedia forms.
6.) Emerging technology li
teracy
-it is the ability to adapt, to
understand, evaluate and use
emerging innovations in information
technology.
7.) Critical literacy
-It is the ability to evaluate
critically the intellectual, human
and social strengths and
weaknesses, potentials and
limits, benefits and costs of
information technologies.
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