Teaching Information Literacy in the age of Digital Media

Another event hosted by Dignified Story Tellers; this one-hour panel will examine the importance of education in developing the skills needed to examine the digital stories and information we consume daily. Furthermore, it will explore how education institutions can collaborate more affectively with media sources and social media corporations to ensure information literacy is always central to education.

Social change is heavily influenced by Digital media as it is used as a tool for communications and a change for the wide spread of information and knowledge. The rise of digital media there for has added a new complexity to the relationship between schools and media.

This panel is moderated by Phil Noble, Founder of World Class Scholars and Politics Online from UK, this session features Niamh Spelman, GM, Microsoft Solutions, Michail Bletsas a Greek research scientist and the Director of Computing at the MIT Media Lab, Mikaela Jade, CEO and Founder of Indigital as well as  Derek Murray Wyatt, former British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) from the U.K.