Problem-Based Learning: Media and Information Literacy Project to Combat Misinformation for Future Communicators

Author

Kow Kwan Yee and Tan Huey Shyh

Year

2024

Publisher

Sage

DOI/Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/10776958241256404

Abstract

Media and Information Literacy (MIL) education can combat online misinformation
by enhancing users’ fact-checking skills. This action research study designed and
implemented a problem-based learning MIL project for journalism undergraduates.
The objectives are (a) to design a MIL project by using a problem-based learning
methodology; (b) to implement the MIL project and to assess its effectiveness in
improving students’ fact-checking skills; and (c) to identify the challenges and limitations
of implementing the project. Analysis shows that the MIL project successfully improved
students’ MIL skills, including critical analysis, media production, and personal growth.
Despite facing challenges like time constraint and limited generalizability, the study
suggests that the MIL project could be replicated in other journalism programs to
enhance MIL skills and cultivate critical thinking to fight misinformation.

Language

English

Keywords

Information Literacy, Media and Democracy, Misinformation and Disinformation

Media and Information Literacy Repository – South Asia

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