Introduction to Media and Information Literacy Practice Flashcards

Complete vocabulary flashcards covering the modules of Media and Information Literacy, including communication models, literacy types, digital safety, and the evolution of media.

Media

A tool or channel used for communication.

Data

Raw facts or numbers that are currently unprocessed.

Information

A message or data that has been organized to have meaning.

Literacy

The brainpower or skill required to use information wisely without being fooled.

Media and Information Literacy Formula

$$\text{Media (Tool)} + \text{Information (Message)} \times \text{Literacy (Brainpower)} = \text{Smart Citizen}$$

Media and Information Literacy (MIL)

A set of skills that empowers people to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and share information critically and ethically.

Communicare

The Latin origin of the word communication, meaning "to share" or "to make common".

Communication

The act of sharing or exchanging thoughts, ideas, or feelings between two or more people to arrive at a common understanding.

Verbal Communication

Sharing thoughts using written or spoken words.

Non-Verbal Communication

Communicating without words through facial expressions, gestures, body language, symbols, or signals.

Source/Sender

The individual who initiates the communication and sends the message.

Feedback

The confirmation that ensures a mutual understanding was achieved in the communication process.

Noise/Barriers

Disruptions that interfere with the communication process.

Information Literacy

The ability to recognize when information is needed, know how to locate it, and evaluate its quality.

Misinformation

False information shared without malicious intent, where the sender genuinely believes it is true.

Disinformation

Completely false information intentionally created to deceive, spread panic, or damage reputations.

Malinformation

Information that is $100\%$ true but shared publicly with the specific intent to cause harm, embarrassment, or pain.

Lasswell's Communication Model

A simple linear model describing how info travels from sender to receiver: Who Says What In Which Channel To Whom With What Effect.

Shannon-Weaver's Model

A linear transmission model featuring an encoder, channel, decoder, Noise, and Feedback for better understanding.

Osgood-Schramm Model

A circular and continuous model representing a two-way process where parties switch roles as sender and receiver.

Berlo's Model

Follows the SMCR Model (Source, Message, Channel, Receiver) and focuses on communication skills, Knowledge, Attitudes, and social systems.

Media Literacy

The method by which media content is dissected for critical analysis, focusing on the message and its purpose.

Technology Literacy

The ability to use effective technology to interact, solve problems, navigate, and generate information to improve learning.

Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)

Any human communication performed through the use of computers.

Synchronous CMC

Real-time, instant interaction such as video calls and live chats.

Asynchronous CMC

Delayed interaction such as emails and public discussion forums.

Flames

Offensive or angry messages sent during online communication.

Pre-Industrial Age

The era before $1700$ where early humans relied on traditional natural resources, such as cave paintings ($35,000\text{ BC}$) and clay tablets ($2,400\text{ BC}$).

Industrial Age

The era from the $1700s$ to the $1930s$ characterized by steam power, machine tools, and the mass production of newspapers.

Electronic Age

The era from the $1930s$ to the $1980s$ driven by electricity, transistors, and long-distance real-time voice and video transmission.

New Digital Age

The era from the $1900s$ to the $2000s$ driven by microelectronics, global networks (the Internet), and digital computers.

Monitoring Function

The core function of media to inform citizens of global and local events, such as breaking news on apps.

Watchdog Role

A function of journalism that holds the government and powerful entities accountable by investigating and exposing wrongdoing.

Print Media

News and information presented in printed form, providing detailed and in-depth information that can be reread.

Broadcast Media

Media that transmits information through audio and visual means, such as radio and television.

Media Convergence

A theory by Chakavaneh and Bogen ($2007$) stating that mass media eventually merge into one medium due to new communication technologies.