By W. Gichunge: As the world marked the International Literacy Day on September 8th, the expression that every educator –regardless the subject area-is a teacher of reading comes to mind. After ability to read and write (and numeracy) the traditional definition of literacy has since been expanded to include visual and information literacies, media literacy, […]
Continue ReadingThe draft MIL curriculum for teachers in Kenya was yesterday (on 6th September, 2019) validated by stakeholders for adaptation and mainstreaming in teacher training and professional development in the country. Stakeholders drawn from government agencies, academia, education sector, civil society and the private sector hailed the draft curriculum as a timely resource for re-tooling the […]
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A glaring omission in the proposed basic education curriculum framework which was presented to stakeholders for validation last month is the place of media and information literacy (MIL) for Kenyan students. The omission is strange given that the curriculum developing agency, KICD, works closely with UNESCO, who have dedicated substantial resources and research over the […]
Continue ReadingThe Centre for Media and Information Literacy in Kenya (CMIL-Kenya) and UNESCO have planned a 3-day media and information literacy (MIL) capacity building for membership-based youth led organisations in Kenya to enhance their MIL competencies. The workshop will be held on October 17th – 19th, 2016 at Sunstar Hotel, Nairobi. Specific Objectives: To conduct MIL […]
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