During the last quarter of this year, the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), through the Department of Communication and Education and a consortium of six other institutions, will begin the project European Media Literacy Education Study, EMEDUS. The initiative which will run for two years and will be funded in part by the Lifelong Learning [...]
Celebrating the confirmation of one of the ancient wonders of the word, the Pharos of Alexandria, the participants in the High Level Colloquium on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning proclaim, in 2005, that information literacy and lifelong learning are the beacons of the Information Society, illuminating the courses to development, prosperity and freedom. Thus, it is [...]
In 2002, UNESCO held the “Youth Media Education Seminar in Seville”, which reaffirmed the creative and critical component of media literacy, highlighting how media education should be included in both formal and informal education at both the individual and community level. Read more : “Youth Media Education Seminar in Seville” Download pdf: Seville Seminar [...]
The Toulouse Colloquy “New Directions in Media Education” held in July 1990, organized by Unesco, the British Film Institute (BFI) and the CLEMI (Centre de Liaison of L’Enseignement et des Moyen d’Information), France, sets out the urgent need for digital literacy, not as a luxury but as a right of citizens. Read document, from Information [...]
