In the rise of the digital era, information finds its way to people seamlessly. Information, in the past often only available to those seeking for it, could now be retrieved effortlessly as they are shared by various people in the cyber world, mostly through social media. In this situation, the public needs to have the conscious to filter between legit news and hoax by themselves. According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, the word hoax refers to a plan to trick one into believing or accepting as
will discuss more about the effectiveness of information literacy in academic libraries. Information literacy is a term that we have been hearing for a several decades, but do we know what it means and how to achieve it? Without a clear definition, we have no roadmap to begin the journey to achieve an information-literate society. In addition to the term information literacy, we have heard about media literacy, technology literacy, computer literacy and probably several others. Each of those has
become highly proficient in the literacy skills with language, but if students are ready for college and careers, they need to become literate in their ability to work with data as well. In the face of increasing reliance on data analysis in all sectors of life, there is a growing call for students to develop literacy data (Gunter, 2007). Data literacy encourages students
the possible teaching role of Librarians. Librarians need to play important role in developing Information Literacy Skills & Research Supporting activities. Information Literacy Skills are ability to access, evaluate, organize, and use information from a variety of sources. Librarians need to play an important role as Facilitators in the education process by making students to aware and to use of information technology. Another important role of Librarians
Encountered by Teachers Learning Materials and Facilities Basic learning materials' refers to textbooks, other reading materials, equipment and tools used for instruction. Today, the learning materials used to support teaching cover a wide range of media including audio-visual materials. Sheahan (2015) defines audiovisual materials as teaching tools that teachers use to complement their instruction, specifically in viewing lessons. Examples of audiovisual materials include movies, videos, music clips
affected business processes is social media (Kluemper,Mitra,&Wang,2016:154).Living in a very competitive market, companies and small businesses should realize the importance of preserving their current customers and in most cases these companies must seek to increase their customer loyalty(Mcmullan&Gilmore,2008:1084). As a fast and easy way to transfer and receive information social media has been one of the main aspects of marketing thus forming "Social media marketing"(Patino,Pitta&Quinones,2012:234)
Introduction This paper is a reflective essay based on my personal learning achievements, during the ‘Developing the Professional’ module. It encompasses the critical evaluation of my overall development during the coursework. The coursework has provided me with many expert abilities through different courses and extracurricular exercises. The businesses and doctoral level colleges, along with companies hiring the employees are looking for the accompanying abilities from today's graduates. These
Review of Literature The effects of media violence on children has been a widely researched topic for many years. The topic has been studied more recently, because of advancements in technology, in regards to video games, and the surge in school shootings. Some of the first ever inquiry about this topic can be traced back to the early 1970’s. According to research done by Ahmed Darwish (2001), the Surgeon General in 1972 concluded “television violence indeed does have an adverse effect on certain
Reliable information resources are an important constituent of any democratic society. Communication is seen as a fundamental social process, a basic human need, and the foundation
influence are one of the key components for a leader at this time. Modern life is full of communications and the number of the messages has been increasing during the last 30 years. We are living in the middle of information overflow and being bombarded by the messages. For the leaders, the importance to interact in a way that message gets attention and makes an impact is more important than ever. BACKGROUND FROM RESEARCH AND READINGS In communications, the efficiency of the message delivery is highly