Towards a global strategy for media and information literacy

Abstract

This article describes the recent activity of the Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación (Communication and Education Research Group) in cooperation with the UNESCO-UNAOC International University Network on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID University Network). Some of these activities were implemented while the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) served as Chair of the MILID University Network. In this context, the article describes the recent research efforts completed in 2014 by describing the outcomes of two major European projects EMEDUS - European Media Literacy Education Study and FilmEd - Film Education in Europe: Showing Films and other audiovisual content in European Schools - Obstacles and Best Practices. It also gives a snapshot of UAB's strategy for the period 2013/3014 which aimed to: a) Support efforts to unify globally the actions being pursued among researchers, universities, organizations and other stakeholders through the creation of different events and the outlines of common work paths and b) Contribute to the transmission of MIL among students for their professional development and the fostering of intercultural dialogue among them.