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Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2017 - 25 October - 1 November, 2017 Media and Information Literacy in Critical Times: Re-imagining Ways of Learning and Information Environments
Media and information literacy (MIL) includes a set
of competencies to search, critically evaluate, use and contribute
information and media content wisely; knowledge of one’s rights online;
understanding how to combat online hate speech and cyberbullying;
understanding of the ethical issues surrounding the access and use of
information; and engage with media and ICTs to promote equality, free
expression, intercultural/interreligious dialogue, peace, etc. Read more about MIL
Global MIL Week also enables connections and sharing of creative
projects, the latest research, new ideas, and information across
countries and stakeholders involved in MIL, and in print, screen-based
and digital media.
The feature conference of Global MIL Week 2017 is the Seventh Media
and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) Conference.
It will be held in Jamaica under the same theme as the Global MIL Week
2017 from 24-27 October 2017, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston.
The Year of Open is a global focus on open processes, systems, and
tools, created through collaborative approaches, that enhance our
education, businesses, governments, and organizations.
Open represents freedom, transparency, equity and participation. At its core, open is a mindset about the way we should meet collective needs and address challenges.
Post an Impact Storyto the Year of Open Facebook page. An Impact Story can be a video, a written document, an infographic or other piece that describes your footprint in Open.
The fifth annual global celebration of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week will take place from 31 October to 5 November, 2016. The Global MIL Week 2016 highlights include the Sixth Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) Conferenceand the First General Assembly of the Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL), taking place November 2-5, 2016 in São Paulo, Brazil. The Global MIL Week activities and conference are important opportunities for stakeholders globally, including members of GAPMIL and the International University MILID Network to meet and share the latest research, projects, new ideas and information with a diverse gathering of stakeholders involved in information and media literacy, and in print, screen-based and digital media. Media and information literacy (MIL) includes a set of competencies to search, critically evaluate, use and contribute information and media content wisely; knowledge of one’s rights online; understanding how to combat online hate speech and cyberbullying; understanding of the ethical issues surrounding the access and use of information; and engage with media and ICTs to promote equality, free expression, intercultural/interreligious dialogue, peace, etc. (UNESCO)
College & Research Libraries (C&RL) is the official scholarly research journal of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association. The January 2016 issue of College & Research Libraries is now freely available online. Visit the C&RL website for complete contents from 1939 to the present.
Open Education Week is a celebration of the global Open Education
Movement. Its purpose is to raise awareness about the movement and its
impact on teaching and learning worldwide.
Libraries can and should support open education. But before libraries do so, it is useful to understand the open education movement as a whole, including some of the key challenges facing both OERs and MOOCs and how libraries are well positioned to help address these challenges.