Results 61 to 70 of about 95,999 (318)

Piercing the Veil: Designs to Support Information Literacy on Social Platforms [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
In this position paper we approach problems concerning critical digital and information literacy with ideas to provide more digestible explanations of abstract concepts through interface design. In particular, we focus on social media platforms where we see the possibility of counteracting the spread of misinformation by providing users with more ...
arxiv  

Are Australian students' academic skills declining? Interrogating 25 years of national and international standardised assessment data

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Standardised tests of academic basic skills are an established feature of contemporary Australian schooling. Assessment results are widely reported and directly influence educational policymaking. Furthermore, Australian national educational priorities are linked to educational system accountability via the results of standardised tests. Given
Sally A. Larsen
wiley   +1 more source

Cryptocurrencies: Who is vulnerable and what are the vulnerabilities?

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Australians are embracing new forms of digital finance products and services, which includes purchasing cryptocurrencies and non‐fungible tokens (NFTs). There has been an increase in investment scams associated with cryptocurrencies. In this article, we sought to understand from cryptocurrency and NFT investors, who is vulnerable and what ...
Levon Blue, Congcong Xing, Thu Pham
wiley   +1 more source

An Approach to Digital Literacy through the Integration of Media and Information Literacy

Media and Communication, 2019
Digital literacy often serves as an ‘umbrella’ term for a range of distinct educational practices which seek to equip the user to function in digitally rich societies.
Marcus Leaning
doaj   +1 more source

Account Verification on Social Media: User Perceptions and Paid Enrollment [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
We investigate how users perceive social media account verification, how those perceptions compare to platform practices, and what happens when a gap emerges. We use recent changes in Twitter's verification process as a natural experiment, where the meaning and types of verification indicators rapidly and significantly shift.
arxiv  

A love letter to Black people or anti‐white propaganda? Black (non‐Indigenous) people reflections on the role of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract #BlackLivesMatter activism is a contemporaneous manifestation of a centuries‐old resistance against anti‐Black racism. This paper analyses diverse perceptions about the #BlackLivesMatter movement's purpose, significance and potential utility in the Australian context.
Kathomi Gatwiri, Marcelle Townsend‐Cross   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Watch (TV) and Learn? The Relevance of (Embodied) Cultural Capital in Explaining Traditional and Digital Media Literacy

Revija za Sociologiju, 2023
This paper aims to identify whether dimensions of cultural capital affect traditional and media literacy by using survey data collected in 2022 as part of the project Medijsko obrazovanje je važno (N=1033).
Krešimir Krolo
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Media and Information Literacy: A way to Paperless Society [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
Purpose - The study's main objective was to find out the possibility of a paperless library and society with particular reference to Top 60 Universities from QS world University ranking 2021 and their library professionals. ICT knowledge and skills of these LIS professionals and evaluated their digital literacy skills was another aim of this study ...
arxiv  

Engaging With Media—A Matter of Literacy? [PDF]

Communication, Culture & Critique, 2008
This article considers the continued relevance of critical research on audience reception and audience ethnography to today’s study of complex media and communications environment. Although much of the work addressing people’s engagement with new media is now framed not in terms of audiences but rather in terms of literacies, there are many parallels ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Mentors and sponsors: Making a difference for racially and culturally minoritised academics in Australian universities

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Mentorship and sponsorships play a significant role in faculty experiences, career trajectories, well‐being and academic success in higher education. In this study, 23 racially and culturally minoritised (RACM) academics were interviewed about their experiences working in Australian universities, and all spoke about the key importance of their
Kathomi Gatwiri, Zoë Krupka, Samara James   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source