Indiana University Columbus has planned a number of events to observe National Media Literacy Week (medialiteracyweek.us), available both in person and on zoom. Sessions Oct. 23-26 cover current topics including generative AI, media representations of social movements, building critical thinkers through education, and health misinformation.
“It’s exciting to share so many events this year covering relevant, media literacy issues,” said Pamela Morris, Ph.D., event coordinator and IU Columbus associate professor of communication studies. “With so many sources of information in our current landscape, we all need to be savvy media consumers. Education is one of the best ways to counter media bias and misinformation.”
Middle- and high-school students and educators are encouraged to attend in person or online, as well as those in library science, the media, higher education, and anyone with an interest in media literacy or becoming a better media consumer.
Media Literacy Week 2023 highlights
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Oct. 23 at 4:30 p.m.
Keynote: A Tale of “Two Media”: The Black Freedom Struggle Encoded Across Platforms with Lisa Lenoir
Location: IU Bloomington and on zoom
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Oct. 24 at noon
Building Critical Thinkers: Educators and Media Literacy
Location: Columbus Learning Center Summerville Room and zoom
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Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Free Speech, Hate Speech and Conflict with Pamela Morris and Carole Nowicke
Location: Bartholomew County Public Library Red Room and zoom
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Oct. 25, 10 a.m. to noon
IU Columbus student tables on media literacy
Location: Columbus Learning Center Main Street
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Oct. 26 at 1:30 p.m.
Social Media Misinformation: Health, Wellness, and Questioning Your Sources
Location: Columbus Learning Center Summerville Room and zoom
Media Literacy Week is sponsored locally by Indiana University Columbus and nationally by the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) with a mission to highlight the power of media literacy education and its essential role in education today.
For more information about Media Literacy Week at IU Columbus, contact Pamela Morris at pammorri@iu.edu.