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Information and media literacy. Information and media literacy (IML) enables people to show and make informed judgments as users of information and media, as well as to become skillful creators and producers of information and media messages. [1] IML is a combination of information literacy and media literacy. [2]
Media literacy. Media literacy is an expanded conceptualization of literacy that includes the ability to access and analyze media messages as well as create, reflect and take action, using the power of information and communication to make a difference in the world. [1] Media literacy applies to different types of media [2] and is seen as ...
Hobbs has an interest in how teachers acquire digital and media literacy competencies [7] and specializes in initiating field-based school programs in elementary and secondary schools that include a rigorous academic research component [8] [9] Hobbs helped to build the field of media literacy education by co-founding the Partnership for Media Education, which evolved into the Alliance for a ...
Digital literacy skills: information literacy, media literacy, Information and communication technologies (ICT) literacy Career and life skills : flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-direction , social and cross-cultural interaction , productivity and accountability
Information literacy. The Association of College and Research Libraries defines information literacy as a "set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities ...
Digital literacy. A teacher and his students in a computer lab. Digital literacy is an individual's ability to find, evaluate, and communicate information using typing or digital media platforms. It is a combination of both technical and cognitive abilities in using information and communication technologies to create, evaluate, and share ...
Media Literacy Now (MLN) is a nonprofit company that "teaches students to apply critical thinking to media messages, and to use media to create their own messages." [1] They advocate for this through "public awareness campaigns, policymaker education, coalition-building, and influencing regulations and legislation."
News Literacy Project. The News Literacy Project (NLP) is an American nonpartisan national education nonprofit, based in Washington, D.C., that provides resources for educators, students, and the general public to help them learn to identify credible information, recognize misinformation and disinformation, and determine what they can trust ...