Media and Information Literacy in Education

The Advanced Certificate in Media and Information Literacy in Education is designed for individuals working with learners across educational contexts. Candidates will understand and learn how to apply media and information literacy skills, such as artificial intelligence literacies, design thinking, critical media literacy, etc., to their practice. This advanced certificate program does not lead to state teacher licensure. 

Educational Objectives: 

• Explore evidence-based foundations and conceptual understandings of information and media literacy, including broad trends in practice (ex. Artificial Intelligence, Open Education, Critical Media Literacy, etc.)  

• Critically examine developments in the field of education to recognize how individuals and society are influenced by the media and assess the impact of media on learning outcomes, cognitive development, and educational equity  

• Explore, design, and apply authentic learning activities and assessments that use digital media, tools, and resources to maximize active, deep learning and support student learning of information and media literacy skills  

• Utilize design thinking to create and publish a multimedia work, piece of digital communication, or contribute to an online collaboration for a specific purpose, demonstrating an understanding of copyright, attribution, principles of Fair Use, Creative Commons licenses and the effect of genre on conventions of attribution and citation.  

Career Objective:  

• The program will help candidates develop expertise in designing instruction for and assessing students’ media and information literacy skills to apply in educational contexts.