Media and information literacy curriculum for teachers.pdf - Yo! BaNa

POLICY AND VISION
National policies will be necessary to ensure the systematic and progressive inclusion
of MIL at all levels of education systems. An understanding of national education
policies, enabling freedom of expression and freedom of information laws, and other
related international instruments on freedoms and their intersection with media and
information literacy policies should be the starting point. Where MIL policies do not exist,
the issue should be: What role can teachers play in advocating for them? If they exist,
how relevant or up-to-date are they? To what extent do they reflect international standards
and best practices? How can they be updated? Thus, a key aspect of the MIL curriculum
is a discussion about the ‘policy and vision’ of media and information literacy, and the
implications for general education and teacher education in particular. This discussion
should lead to an analysis of policy and vision and how these relate to the preparation of
media and information literate teachers and students. Finally, it should draw attention to
the role of teachers in fostering media- and information-literate societies.
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