MEDIA AND

INFORMATION
LITERACY

Reported by: Jocelyn E. Otero

BSED Math 3 - 1
 MEDIA & INFORMATION LITERCY
• Consists of the knowledge, the attitudes, and
sum of the skills needed to know when and
what information needed; where and how to
obtain that information; how to evaluate it
critically and organize it once it is found; and
how to use it in an ethical way. 
• Our brains depend on information to work optimally. The
quality of information we engage with largely determines
our perceptions, beliefs and attitudes. It could be information
from other persons, the media, libraries, archives, museum,
publishers, or other information providers including those on
the internet.
Three distinct dimension of Media and
Information Literacy

INFORMATION MEDIA LITERACY AND ICT OR

LITERACY DIGITAL LITERACY
 Media and Information Literacy

''Competencies that emphasize the development of enquiry – based

skills and the ability to engage meaningfully with media and
information channels in whatever form and technologies they are
using" ( UNESCO, 2011).
MIL aims to enable individuals to
Developing competencies towards
think critically about the media
media and information, is
and the information they consume
especially relevant within the
by engaging in a process of
contemporary media landscape.
inquiry.
 • The blurring of the lines between producers and
consumers has challenged what we consider media
messages and made information access universal: a
news headline, a video, a meme or a social media post
or comment vie our attention on social media
platforms. 
• However, it is useful to think of media and information literacy as a
continuum rather than an outcomes – we can all be more media and
information literate.
• As our dependance on technology increases, thinking critically about
media and information is a life – long learning skills that supports
active and informed citizens who play a key role in ensuring democracy
doesn't die online
Thank you!