This course on Media Literacy equips educators and learners with essential skills to critically engage with the vast landscape of media and information in the digital age. It fosters awareness, analytical ability, and ethical understanding of the media's role in shaping opinions, values, and behaviour. Aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the course emphasizes responsible consumption and creation of media content, enabling participants to recognize misinformation, assess credibility, and practice safe and respectful digital behaviour.
By integrating theory and practice, the course explores concepts such as media and information literacy, advertising literacy, news literacy, and game literacy, and examines their educational significance. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and real-life examples, participants will learn to decode media messages, identify bias, and understand media’s socio-cultural influence. The course empowers participants to become informed, reflective, and ethical digital citizens who can foster similar awareness among their students and communities.
By integrating theory and practice, the course explores concepts such as media and information literacy, advertising literacy, news literacy, and game literacy, and examines their educational significance. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and real-life examples, participants will learn to decode media messages, identify bias, and understand media’s socio-cultural influence. The course empowers participants to become informed, reflective, and ethical digital citizens who can foster similar awareness among their students and communities.
Course Hours: 5