UNESCO IITE Unit for Digital Pedagogy and Learning Materials is working consistently through a variety of projects to promote media and information literacy (MIL) that is crucial for insuring quality and inclusiveness of learning and teaching, and vital for the success of lifelong learning.
Media and information literacy is a complex concept proposed by UNESCO in 2007. MIL covers all competencies related to information literacy and media literacy that also include digital or technological literacy. It focuses on different and intersecting competencies to transform people’s interaction with information and learning environments online and offline.
MIL constitutes a composite set of knowledge, skills, attitudes, competencies and practices that allow effectively access, analyze, critically evaluate, interpret, use, create and disseminate information and media products with the use of existing means and tools on a creative, legal and ethical basis. It is an integral part of so-called “21st century skills” or “transversal competencies”.
Our activities in the field include:
- raising awareness and policy advocacy on the significance, role and scale of MIL for education;
- contributing to the development of MIL-related policies and professional strategies at international, regional and national levels;
- providing MIL-related training for educators and university and school librarians, and developing relevant education materials and tools;
- facilitating cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration among stakeholders.
The Unit is currently focusing on designing mobile learning tools for MIL-related professional development of teachers and educators both in Russian and English languages. The aim of the project is to enhance the capacities of teachers and educators to benefit from and to contribute to the development of the digital education environment by professional development on MIL through a set of mobile learning tools. Project also envisaged the elaboration and testing the pilot models of quality teacher training on MIL delivered within online non-formal and informal education in line with the life-long learning concept.
Related documents:
- The Moscow Declaration on Media and Information Literacy
- The Khanty-Mansiysk Declaration “Media and Information Literacy for Building a Culture of Open Government”
- Riga Recommendations on Media and Information Literacy in a Shifting Media and Information Landscape
Related publications:
- Pedagogies of Media and Information Literacies
- Media and Information Literacy Curriculum for Teachers
- Media Literacy and New Humanism
- Media and Information Literacy: Policy and Strategy Guidelines
- Media and Information Literacy: Reinforcing Human Rights, Countering Radicalization and Extremism
- Media and Information Literacy for the Sustainable Development Goals
- Guidelines for broadcasters on promoting user-generated content and media and information literacy
- Media and Information Literacy for Building Culture of Open Government
- Media and Information Literacy for Knowledge Societies
- Digital Literacy in Education
- Policy Brief “Social Media for Learning by Means of ICT”
- UNESCO Policy Guidelines for Mobile Learning
- Mobile Learning for Quality Education and Social Inclusion
News
- Video lectures “Civilizations, Technology and Literacies” have been published on the UNESCO IITE’s YouTube channel
- Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2017
- UNESCO IITE engages in UNESCO’s project to develop Internet Universality indicators
- Launch of the Report “Digital Skills for Life and Work”
- UNESCO IITE delivered a master class on media and information literacy at II Eurasian Humanitarian Forum
- UNESCO IITE at the International Forum on Media Education 2017
- UNESCO IITE at International Conference “Media and Information Literacy for Building Culture of Open Government”
- Book launch: Pedagogies of Media and Information Literacies published in Russian
- IITE published “Media and Information Literacy: Curriculum for Teachers” in Russian
- Out of print: “Pedagogies of Media and Information Literacies”
- Media and Information Literacy in Knowledge Societies
- International expert meeting on localization of the UNESCO “Media and Information Literacy Curriculum for Teachers”
- Media Literacy and New Humanism
Links:
- Media and Information Literacy (partnership page of UNESCO IITE and UNESCO Chair on MIL and Media Education)
- UNESCO Chair of Media and Information Literacy and Media Education of Citizens at Moscow State Pedagogical University
- MIL University Network
- MIL Clearinghouse
- MIL CLICKS