INFORMATION, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

People in the 21st century live in a technology and media-suffused environment, marked by various characteristics,
including:

1) access to an abundance of information

2) rapid changes in technology tools
3) the ability to collaborate and make individual contributions on an unprecedented
scale

To be effective in the 21st century, citizens and workers must be able to exhibit a range of
functional and critical thinking skills related to information, media and technology.

I nformation Literacy

Access and Evaluate Information

Access information efficiently (time) and effectively (sources)
Evaluate information critically and competently

Use and Manage Information

Use information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand
Manage the flow of information from a wide variety of sources
Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information

Read more about information, media and technology skills below. In addition to the skills you gain in the classroom,
there are many ways that you can obtain information, media and technology skills outside of the classroom. Some of
these ways include:

Joining one of our many campus clubs or starting your own

Working on-campus as a work-study or student assistant
Working off-campus in an internship or at a job
Volunteering in a non-profit organization
Joining the Leadership Institute
Becoming a Peer-to-Peer Mentor
Participating in Study Abroad
Attending our many on-campus cultural events
(e.g. Identities Week, Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, International Night)
Participate in talk time with our many non-native English speakers or
to learn a new language with help from our BC Scholars-in-residence

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