Gabay Pilipinas MIL

02/08/2025

🌐 What is Media and Information Literacy (MIL)?
At DW Akademie, we believe MIL is about five key skills:
Access – Analyze – Create – Reflect – Act
Let’s start with the first one: Access 👀

🔍 1 — Access: Finding and Using Media Wisely
What does it mean to “access” media?
It means knowing how to find relevant and factual information, how to use media tools, and how to share safely.
📱💡 Examples:
• Searching online with the right keywords
• Using media technology (smartphones, cameras, microphones…)
🧠 Why is Access Important?
Think of learning to read a book 📖:
• You learn to hold it the right way
• You read from start to finish
• You understand how words and pictures work together
This is similar to using media. Every type of media—like videos, websites, or social networks—needs different skills.
🌐 Online Access Tips:
• Use smart keywords when searching
• Know which sources are trustworthy
• Learn how to use tools like search engines and apps
• Be ready to multitask and stay safe online
🎯 Goal:
You don’t need to be a tech expert. But the more you practice, the better you get at finding and using media. And once you learn how to access today’s media, you’ll be ready for tomorrow’s too!

For more information on MIL, check out our “MIL Guidebook for Trainers” https://akademie.dw.com/en/media-and-information-literacy-a-practical-guidebook-for-trainers-third-edition/a-42423367

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Hmmm… ano kaya ang pag-uusapan sa ating bagong sa August at September? 🍃

I-comment ang sagot dito! 👇🏻

03/07/2024

𝑪𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑷𝑨𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑺

The Philippine Journal on Media and Information Literacy
Volume 2, Issue 1 | ISSN: 3028-0737

The Philippine Association for Media and Information Literacy (PAMIL) invites MIL educators, librarians, archivists, media practitioners, and other advocates to submit their articles for the second volume of the Philippine Journal of Media and Information Literacy (PJMIL).

PJMIL is a peer-reviewed, annual research journal on media and information literacy published by the Philippine Association for Media and Information Literacy (PAMIL), Inc., the Philippine Chapter of UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance.

Here are the guidelines for submission:
• Theme for submission: Media and Information Literacy, Children, and Technology
• Features, research articles, academic essays, and book reviews related to media and information literacy practices, issues, and trends in the Philippines.
• Submit the manuscript at https://pjmil.pamil.org.ph
• For specific guidelines on submitting online, visit: https://bit.ly/3xDY5uV or scan the QR Code.
• Deadline of submission is until August 31, 2024.

03/07/2024

Meet the speakers of the DCN "Unlocking Media Literacy: Shaping Tomorrow's Minds" Hybrid Forum!

Dr. Jose Reuben Alagaran II is a communication and human resource practitioner, consultant, researcher, writer, trainer, and educator. He is an Associate Professor of the Department of Journalism at the PUP College of Communication and Program Chairperson for PhD Communication at the PUP Graduate School. He has also been designated as Director for PUP Research Publications Office.

Dr. Alagaran is one of the pioneers of media education and media and information literacy in the Philippines and in Asia-Pacific, having spearheaded a number of MIL initiatives, events, and publications. These included the First International Forum on MIL held in Fez, Morocco in 2011. In 2013, he was the lone Filipino expert invited by UNESCO headquarters to Paris, France to develop and validate MIL indicators. He also introduced the Explore, Engage, Empower Model of MIL, which was published in UNESCO MILID Yearbook 2015 in University of Gothenburg, Sweden. This model is now widely used in schools and other educational institutions around the world.

He founded the Philippine Association for Media and Information Literacy in 2018 to sustain the MIL movement. A year later, he was chosen by the US Department of State to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program to observe and undergo MIL training in five key states in the US. In 2019, he was elected Asia Pacific Regional Representative to the International Steering Committee of UNESCO MIL Alliance.

Dr. Alagaran was recently conferred two major MIL awards -- the Cornelio Lagerwey Award for Communication Excellence for his contributions to MIL for Democracy and the Second Prize in Global MIL Awards by UNESCO MIL Alliance for outstanding accomplishments in the field.

DCN's upcoming forum in Helsinki, "Unlocking Media Literacy," will focus on the critical importance of media literacy in today's educational landscape. Guests from around the world will examine the state of media literacy in different regions, whether in formal education, non-formal settings, or informal contexts. Learn more and join us virtually: https://bit.ly/DCNMediaLiteracy

03/07/2024

Asst. Prof. Yhna Therese P. Santos will be giving an online lecture on RI 101: Introduction to Research Integrity on Monday, 08 July 2024 starting at 2PM.

This lecture is free and open to all. You may register at https://tinyurl.com/RI101-24 with a valid email account registered with Zoom.

This lecture is held as part of the celebrations for UPSLIS' 63rd Anniversary.

13/02/2024

Big thanks to all who made the 6th NFMIL a success. Your support was incredible!

30/01/2024

Meet the incredible lineup of speakers joining us at the 6th National Forum on Media and Information Literacy (NFMIL 2024) with the theme 'Media and Information Literacy (MIL) for Everyone: Expanding Across Varied Contexts.' Get ready for thought-provoking discussions and insights!

Kindly visit the link for more details and to register:
https://forms.gle/kpjXfQ4z1E6iX5G48

Reminder: Last day of registration and payment is on January 31, 2024.