Media and Information Literate Citizens: Think Critically, Click Wisely!
Key Guidance
Paris: UNESCO, 2nd ed. (2021), 403 pp.
Contains glossary pp. 368-388
ISBN 978-92-3-100448-3
CC BY-SA
Other editions: also published in French, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish; previous edition: Media and information literacy curriculum for teachers, 2011
"This pioneering curriculum presents a comprehensive competency framework of media and information literacy and offers educators and leraners structured pedagogical suggestions. It features various detailed modules covering the range of competencies needed to navigate today’s communications ecosystem. This resource links media and information literacy to emerging issues, such as artificial intelligence, digital citizenship education, education for sustainable development, cultural literacy and the exponential rise in misinformation and disinformation. With effective use of this media and information literacy curriculum, everyone can become media and information literate as well as peer-educators of media and information literacy." (Short summary)
PART 1: CURRICULUM AND COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK, 2
PART 2: MODULES, 50
Module 1: A foundational module: An introduction to media & information literacy & other key concepts, 56
Module 2: Understanding information and technology, 90
Module 3: Research, information cycle, digital information processing, intellectual property, 114
Module 4: Media and information literacy competencies to tackle misinformation, disinformation and hate speech: in defense of truth-seeking and peace, 146
Module 5: Audiences as citizens, 166
Module 6: Representation in media and information: highlighting gender equality, 190
Module 7: How media and technology influence content, 210
Module 8: Privacy, data protection and you, 226
Module 9: Internet opportunities and challenges, 248
Module 10: Advertising and media and information literacy, 272
Module 11: Artificial intelligence, social media and MIL competencies, 292
Module 12: Digital media, games and traditional media, 318
Module 13: Media, technology and the Sustainable Development Goals: the MIL context, 333
Module 14: Communication and information, MIL and learning - a Capstone module, 352
Glossary of terms, 368
PART 2: MODULES, 50
Module 1: A foundational module: An introduction to media & information literacy & other key concepts, 56
Module 2: Understanding information and technology, 90
Module 3: Research, information cycle, digital information processing, intellectual property, 114
Module 4: Media and information literacy competencies to tackle misinformation, disinformation and hate speech: in defense of truth-seeking and peace, 146
Module 5: Audiences as citizens, 166
Module 6: Representation in media and information: highlighting gender equality, 190
Module 7: How media and technology influence content, 210
Module 8: Privacy, data protection and you, 226
Module 9: Internet opportunities and challenges, 248
Module 10: Advertising and media and information literacy, 272
Module 11: Artificial intelligence, social media and MIL competencies, 292
Module 12: Digital media, games and traditional media, 318
Module 13: Media, technology and the Sustainable Development Goals: the MIL context, 333
Module 14: Communication and information, MIL and learning - a Capstone module, 352
Glossary of terms, 368
