Different dimensions of media

What are some of the dimensions of

media and information literacy? Media
and information literacy (MIL) is an
umbrella concept that covers three often
clearly distinguished
dimensions: information
literacy, media literacy and ICT/
digital literacy.
• Information literacy

• Media literacy

• ICT/ Digital literacy

Information literacy
•  Information literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, organize,
use, and communicate information in all its various formats,
most notably in situations requiring decision making, problem
solving, or the acquisition of knowledge.
Information literacy
•  Information literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, organize,
use, and communicate information in all its various formats,
most notably in situations requiring decision making, problem
solving, or the acquisition of knowledge.
• Media and Information Literacy (MIL) is a “combination of
knowledge, attitudes, skills, and practices required to access,
analyse, evaluate, use, produce, and communicate information
and knowledge in creative, legal and ethical ways that respect
human rights” (Moscow Declaration on Media and Information
Literacy, 2012) 
•  Information literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, organize,
use, and communicate information in all its various formats,
most notably in situations requiring decision making, problem
solving, or the acquisition of knowledge.
•  Information literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, organize,
use, and communicate information in all its various formats,
most notably in situations requiring decision making, problem
solving, or the acquisition of knowledge.
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.
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.

• MIL, Media and Information Literacy, is defined as the

knowledge and skills required to find, analyse, critically
evaluate and generate information in various media and
contexts.
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ICT/ digital literacy
ICT/ digital literacy
• Digital literacy means having the skills you need to live, learn,
and work in a society where communication and access to
information is increasingly through digital technologies like
internet platforms, social

• Digital literacy have 5 types. Digital literacies include data

literacy, information literacy, visual literacy, media literacy,
and metaliteracy, as well as related capacities for assessing
social and ethical issues in our digital world.
Data literacy
•  Gartner defines data literacy as the ability to read, write and
communicate data in context, including an understanding of
data sources and constructs, analytical methods and techniques
applied, and the ability to describe the use case, application and
resulting value.
 Example of data literacy

An employee, working with

spreadsheets, learns why a set of
data led to a decision, gains deeper
understanding of the business
domain or argues for a different
course of action. A work team spots
where data needs clarification for a
project.
Visual literacy
Visual literacy
• Visual literacy involves closely examining diverse visual texts
across a range of text types. Text types include non-fiction,
textbooks, picture books, art, advertisements, posters,
graphic novels, comic strips, animations, film clips, web
pages, and more
Visual literacy
• Visual literacy involves closely examining diverse visual texts
across a range of text types. Text types include non-fiction,
textbooks, picture books, art, advertisements, posters,
graphic novels, comic strips, animations, film clips, web
pages, and more
• What is Visual Literacy? According to the definition rendered
by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL):
"Visual literacy is a set of abilities that enables an individual
to effectively find, interpret, evaluate, use, and create
images and visual media.
Example of visual literacy
Example of visual literacy

The main components of the

proposed VL theory
were Visual
Communication, Visual
Language, Visual Learning,
Visual Perception, and
Visual Thinking. ... ...
Connors (2011) defined
visual literacy as the ability
to interpret (read) and
produce (write) images.
Example of visual literacy

The main components of the

proposed VL theory
were Visual
Communication, Visual
Language, Visual Learning,
Visual Perception, and
Visual Thinking. ... ...
Connors (2011) defined
visual literacy as the ability
to interpret (read) and
produce (write) images.
Meta literacy
• Metaliteracy is the ability to evaluate information for its
bias, reliability, and credibility and apply them in the
context of production and sharing of knowledge. It is
especially useful in the context of the internet and social
media.
Metaliteracy
• Metaliteracy is the ability to evaluate information for its
bias, reliability, and credibility and apply them in the
context of production and sharing of knowledge. It is
especially useful in the context of the internet and social
media.
• The metaliterate learner figure shows that metaliteracy places
an emphasis on the whole person, how we learn, what we
understand, how we are constantly changing through learning
activities, how we translate our learning into action, and how
we reflect on our own learning as a continuous process.
Example of metaliteracy
Example of metaliteracy

You can think of

information literacy as
having five
components: identify,
find, evaluate, apply,
and acknowledge
sources of information.
Example of metaliteracy

You can think of

information literacy as
having five
components: identify,
find, evaluate, apply,
and acknowledge
sources of information.