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European Digital Media Observatory 2022 Annual Conference

13 June 2022 – 14 June 2022 @ All Day – Registrations for the EDMO 2022 Annual Conference are open until 15th May. Join EDMO for two days of live interaction to discover and discuss how EDMO works to better understand, detect, and tackle disinformation. Check the event page for updates on speakers and themes. There will be a panel discussion on Media and Information Literacy […]

Smart Phones Smart Habits Workshop

28 May 2022 @ 11:00 – 13:00 – This workshop is for parents and children aged 10-12, who have either a smart device, or will have one soon, and want to learn how to develop good habits and boundaries with phones. This workshop for children aged 10-12 and their parents is focused around habits, how they are formed, forming good habits and learning […]

Pillars for the International Media and Information Literacy Institute: Futures of Literacy

20 May 2022 @ 11:00 – 12:00 – Media and Information Literacy Event Series at the 3rd World Higher Education Conference In response to the overarching need to raise awareness of media and information literacy, UNESCO and NORDICOM commissioned a feasibility study into the establishment of an International Media and Information Literacy Institute. The International Media and Information Literacy Institute is being established […]

Communicating Media and Information Literacy Research to Wider Audiences: From Research to Policy and Impact

19 May 2022 @ 14:30 – 16:30 – Media and Information Literacy Event Series at the 3rd World Higher Education Conference. The research on media and information literacy (MIL) forms an area of knowledge that touches upon the lives of children, parents, teachers, and media practitioners, among many others. Insights that are important for policy development are also generated within research communities. There […]

Integrating Media and Information Literacy in Higher Education Curricula: Realities, Challenges, and Prospects: High-Level International Panel

18 May 2022 @ 14:00 – 16:00 – Media and Information Literacy Event Series at the 3rd World Higher Education Conference. As UNESCO and partners hold the Third World Higher Education Conference (WHEC) in Barcelona, Spain, on May 18-20, 2022, it is time to seize the opportunity to highlight the urgency to integrate media and information literacy in university curricula. Such an approach […]

Media Literacy Talk: Fake News and Smart Habits

17 May 2022 @ 10:30 – 11:15 – A talk to accompany The Glassroom Exhibition on Misinformation run by Dun Laogharie-Rathdown Library Service. In a world where public service news broadcasting has come under threat, who do we trust? From politics to the pandemic, climate change to celebrity culture, how do we read information and react to it? Are you using your phone, […]

Book Launch: Essential Concepts of Environmental Communication, An A-Z Guide

5 May 2022 @ 17:30 – 18:30 – The Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor Derek Hand will host a reception to make the launch of the new book from Professor Pat Brereton – Essential Concepts of Environmental Communication, An A-Z Guide. Irish Filmmaker, Robert Walpole, will be the special guest. Refreshments will be served at 6pm. Please RSVP […]

DCU Centre for Climate & Society inaugural conference – Climate Action: Ireland’s Role in a Changing World

5 May 2022 @ 09:00 – 17:00 – The DCU Centre for Climate & Society is a new research centre focused on societal responses to the climate crisis. This inaugural one-day conference will feature a range of speakers from business, the media, policy-making, and academia. The three conference panels will address: How the media can respond to the climate challenge Climate policy-making in […]