The emergence of Web 2.0 technologies has not just transformed the technological advancements in the playfield of media and communications but has also paved the way for consumers to become producers. The prowess of information processing as well as content curation and creation is no longer run by the few ones with power and authority but is decentralized in the hands of any and everyone. However, with autonomy and agency comes the responsibility to be well-informed about the three fundamentals- access, interpretations and participation. These three concepts build to be the frameworks of media and information literacy, which is essential not just for comprehension of knowledge but for imbibing critical thinking skills, along with empowering individuals with the social and cultural competencies to engage and participate in new media spaces in a wholesome manner.
This MOOC course -Digital Media Literacy - gives an orientation to the learners on understanding and using technology as well as its applications in various forms of communication.
This course is being developed based
on UNESCO’s Curriculum on Media and Information Literacy for Teachers.
Prof. K S Arul Selvan is a Professor
and Director with the School of Journalism and New Media Studies, IGNOU, New
Delhi. UNESCO expert in Media and Information Literacy for the past 15 years in
various capacities. Member of the curriculum committee of UNESCO on Media and
Information Literacy for Teachers (2010 and 2020). Currently coordinating
master's degree programmes of SOJNMS – Journalism and Digital Media, Journalism
and Mass Communication (Online and Tamil), PG Diploma in Digital Media. Three
SWAYAM based MOOC courses are coordinated by Prof. Arul Selvan – Media and
Information Literacy for Teachers, Media, Information and Empowerment and
Digital Media.
Prof. Arul has 18 years of media
education experience in the Indian University system. Prior to that, he was
associated with the South Asian Online Journalism programme of the BBC World
Service Trust as a trainer, mentor and project coordinator. He worked as an
Indian investigator on the International Federation of Journalists ’six-country
research programme on HIV/AIDS reporting. He is the recipient of a Summer
Doctoral Fellowship from Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford.
Exam Registration URL: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled, and the certification exam fee needs to be paid.
CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE
30 Marks will be allocated for Internal Assessment (Final Quiz- Mandatory) which will be available at the end of the course and 70 Marks will be allocated for end term proctored examination.
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