What do you think are the challenges and opportunities for Ireland in relation to adult literacy, numeracy and digital literacy? How do you think we can create an environment where all adults in Ireland have the necessary literacy, numeracy and digital literacy to fully participate in society? These are the questions that SOLAS, the Further
EPRA, the European platform of regulatory authorities, the oldest and largest network of broadcasting regulators, launched a series of online meetings in September entitled ‘MIL Networks: Learning from each other”. Aimed at exchanging ideas and best practices regarding media literacy networks, from their creation to their evaluation, these three meetings held in the course of
Social media influencing is an integral part of many peoples lives now. This webinar provided some insight into the world of social media influencing in Ireland and explored what the media literacy implications are and what role MLI might have in promoting media literacy in the context of social media influencing. On Monday 9 November
As a global community, UNESCO is trying to ensure that media and information literacy (MIL) is addressed in a sustained manner. The world’s attention is now turned to media and information literacy as a needed way to build people’s resilience to the COVID-19 and other similar disinfodemics. This type of attention is not new; it
The Media Literacy Ireland (MLI) Making Sense of Science in MediaHorizon events took place online in October 2020. On Friday 2nd October, Making Sense of Science in Media: Communication and Health explored the challenges and risks around communicating scientific data in a health crisis like Covid-19 and the role of media literacy in helping to create a more receptive environment
Dun Laoghaire Library has partnered up with media educator Ricardo Castellini da Silva to create a media literacy series on disinformation, fake news and privacy. The series has been produced to promote an exhibition on misinformation called ‘The Glass Room: Misinformation Edition’, created by Tactical Tech. The exhibition was meant to be hosted by dlr
As a result of Covid-19 restrictions, Media Literacy Ireland will not be hosting their annual MLI conference this year. Instead, we will host a series of five ‘Media Literacy Monday’ webinars. With an overarching theme of ‘the Power of Collaboration’, this series of webinars will also explore how MLI member can continue to work collaboratively
October is European Cyber Security Month (ECSM). ECSM is coordinated by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and takes place each year during the month of October. The campaign is supported across Europe by Member States who organise numerous activities including conferences, workshops and webinars. They also disseminate appropriate awareness-raising material and good practices