MILID Yearbook 2015 A Collaboration between UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue, and the International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media at NORDICOM Media and Information Literacy for the Sustainable Development Goals Edited by Jagtar Singh, Alton Grizzle, Sin Joan Yee and Sherri Hope Culver MILID Partner Universities: Ahmadu Bello University, Cairo University, Hosei University, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Punjabi University, Queensland University of Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Temple University, The Autonomous University of Barcelona, The University of Sao Paulo, Tsinghua University, University of Gothenburg, University of Guadalajara, University of South Africa, University of the South Pacific, University of West Indies, Western University The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth Global Alliance for and Media Partnership on Media and Information Literacy 1 MILID Yearbook 2015 Media and Information Literacy for the Sustainable Development Goals Published by International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media NORDICOM University of Gothenburg Editors: Jagtar Singh is Professor and Head in the Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala (India). Earlier, he has served this university as Dean, Faculty of Education and Information Science from April 2008-March 2010. He is also President of the ‘Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science’ (IATLIS). Email: [email protected] Alton Grizzle works at the UNESCO HQ in Paris as Programme Specialist in Communica- tion and Information. He manages UNESCO global actions relating to gender and media and is co-manager of UNESCO’s global actions on media and information literacy (MIL). He is a PhD candidate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona on the topic citizens’ response to MIL competencies. Email: [email protected] Sin Joan Yee has been with the Library of the University of the South Pacific since 1976 and has worked in all sections of the Library. She specialized in library technical services and information systems until she was appointed University Librarian in 2006. She over- sees the USP Library network. The main USP Library is located at the Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji. Email: [email protected] Sherri Hope Culver serves as Director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy (CMIL) at Temple University, USA where she is Associate Professor in the School of Media and Communication. Sherri serves on the Board of the National Association for Media Literacy Education and was president from 2008-2014. Email: [email protected] MILID Yearbook 2015 A Collaboration between UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue, and the International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media at NORDICOM Media and Information Literacy for the Sustainable Development Goals Edited by Jagtar Singh, Alton Grizzle, Sin Joan Yee and Sherri Hope Culver MILID Yearbook 2015 Media and Information Literacy for the Sustainable Development Goals Editors: Jagtar Singh, Alton Grizzle, Sin Joan Yee and Sherri Hope Culver A collaboration between UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue, and the International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media at Nordicom, University of Gothenburg © Editorial matters and selections, the editors; articles, individual contributors The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The ideas and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors; they are not necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization. ISBN 978-91-87957-13-0 (printed version) ISBN 978-91-87957-17-8 (pdf version) Published by: The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media Nordicom University of Gothenburg Box 713 SE-405 30 Göteborg Cover by: Daniel Zachrisson Inlay by: Duolongo Printed by: Ale Tryckteam AB, Bohus, Sweden 2015 Editorial Advisory Board Dorcas Bowler, National Library and Information Services, Bahamas Ulla Carlsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Sherri Hope Culver, Temple University, USA Michael Dezuanni, Queensland University of Technology, Australia James Epoke, University of Calabar, Nigeria Esther Hamburger Patricia Moran, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Victor Igwebuike, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Jagtar Singh, Punjabi University, India Sin Joan Yee, University of the South Pacific, Fiji Paulette A. Kerr, University of West Indies, Jamaica Li Xiguang, Tsinghua University, China Hayward B. Mafuyai, University of Jos, Nigeria Kyoko Murakami, Hosei University, Japan Abdullahi Mustapha, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria Abdelhamid Nfissi, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco Chido Onumah, African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), Nigeria Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha, University of South Africa, South Africa Guillermo Orozco, University of Guadalajara, Mexico Jose Manuel Pérez Tornero, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain Jun Sakamoto, Hosei University, Japan Sami Tayie, Cairo University, Egypt Maria Carme Torras Calvo, Bergen University College, Norway Carolyn Wilson, Western University, Canada Alton Grizzle, UNESCO, Paris Jordi Torrent, UNAOC, USA Content Editorial Advisory Board 3 Foreword 9 Preface 13 Introduction Towards a Global Media and Information Literacy Movement in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals 19 Sustainable Development through Teaching and Learning Jose Reuben Q. Alagaran II Explore, Engage, Empower Model: Integrating Media and Information Literacy (MIL) for Sustainable Development in Communication Education Curriculum 31 Thomas Röhlinger The MILID Dividend: A Conceptual Framework for MILID in the Glocal Society 39 Jagtar Singh From Information Skills for Learning to Media and Information Literacy A Decade of Transition in South Asia: 2004-2014 49 Carolyn Wilson & Tessa Jolls Media and Information Literacy Education: Fundamentals for Global Teaching and Learning 59 Anubhuti Yadav Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Literacy for Sustainable Development 67 Jordi Torrent Media and Information Literacy: New Opportunities for New Challenges 77 Ibrahim Mostafa Saleh From Living Rooms to Classrooms: “Turn on the Lights” of Mobile Learning in MENA 83 Harinder Pal Singh Kalra Media and Information Literacy in Higher Education in India 91 Senada Dizdar & Lejla Hajdarpašić Information Literacy Initiatives at the Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo 97 Media Organizations, Information Providers, and Freedom of Expression Alton Grizzle Measuring Media and Information Literacy: Implications for the Sustainable Development Goals 107 Tibor Koltay Data Literacy: An Emerging Responsibility for Libraries 131 José Manuel Pérez Tornero, Tomás Durán Becerra & Santiago Tejedor Calvo MIL Policies in Europe 2004-2014: The Uniqueness of a Policy and its Connection to UNESCO 139 Kyoko Murakami Information Freedom and GAPMIL in Asia-Pacific Region: Challenges and Suggested Action Plan 153 Neelima Mathur MIL Empowerment for an Enhanced Democracy: An India Perspective 161 Sally S. Tayie Impact of Social Media on Political Participation of Egyptian Youth 169 Adebisi O. Taiwo Media Literacy and Political Campaigns in Nigeria 179 Kathleen Tyner WeOwnTV: Survivors Speak Out in Sierra Leone 189 Dilara Begum Media and Information Literacy in Bangladesh: A Case Study of East West University 197 Linguistic Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue K S Arul Selvan Measuring Linguistic Diversity in Indian Online Scenario 207 Forest Woody Horton, Jr. Muses on Information Literacy, Media Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue: A Coffee and Tea Shop Application 219 Ogova Ondego Media Wise: Empowering Responsible Religious Leadership in the Digital Age 229 Jun Sakamoto Intercultural Dialogue and the Practice of Making Video Letters between Japanese and Chinese Schools 239 José Manuel Pérez Tornero, Santiago Tejedor & Marta Portalés Oliva Towards a Global Strategy for Media and Information Literacy 247 Gender Equality and Persons with Disabilities Adebola Adewunmi Aderibigbe & Anjuwon Josiah Akinwande Communication Strategies for Effective Participation of Women in Healthcare Programmes in Rural Nigeria 257 Mia Rachmiati & Syarif Maulana Women’s Life-Skills Education through Local Cultural Arts: Enhanced by Media and Information Literacy 265 Manukonda Rabindranath & Sujay Kapil Information Literacy among People with Disabilities 275 Vedabhyas Kundu Towards a Framework of Media and Information Literacy Education for Children with Disabilities: A Global Entitlement 287 Advancing Knowledge Societies: Environment, Health and Agriculture Antonio López Ecomedia Literacy for Environmental Sustainability 299 Cornelius B. Pratt & Ying Hu Beyond Training the Trainers: Engaging the Grass Roots in China’s Public 1 307 Health Campaigns Li Xiguang, Zhao Pu & Ouyang Chunxue News Kills: Media Literacy and Health Education 317 Inder Vir Malhan Role of Agricultural Information Literacy in Agricultural Knowledge Mobilization 327 Contributors 332 Foreword Getachew Engida, Deputy Director-General, UNESCO. As we move towards ‘knowledge societies’, timely access to relevant, useful and quality information, including development