About Us
Bringing media literacy to all, one teacher at a time
MISSION & VALUES
We cultivate the critical and smart use of media among youth by empowering educators with media and information literacy skills.
Integrity
Preferring information sources that report the truth at all times even when it is challenging to do so.
Impartiality
Getting information from all sides and weighing them without being affected by one’s own existing biases.
Identity
Holding fast to what one knows is true even without support from the majority.
Critical Thinking
Analysing, identifying and verifying the motivation and meaning behind information received.
Proactivity
Taking actions within one’s control to stop the spread of fake or unfair information and news.
Integrity
Preferring information sources that report the truth at all times even when it is challenging to do so.
Impartiality
Getting information from all sides and weighing them without being affected by one’s own existing biases.
Identity
Holding fast to what one knows is true even without support from the majority.
Critical Thinking
Analysing, identifying and verifying the motivation and meaning behind information received.
Proactivity
Taking actions within one’s control to stop the spread of fake or unfair information and news.
#Media Literacy for All
About Us
The Media Education For All (ME4A, pronounced as mee-four) website is a one-stop online resource repository to empower the mastery of media and information literacy skills among educators in Malaysia.
Arus Academy facilitates the movement — a social enterprise that empowers today's problem-solvers through exciting and engaging learning, and The Fourth — an independent collective of investigative and impact journalists.
WHAT DOES ME4A OFFER?
ME4A brings educators and media experts together to empower our youth to discern credible information from misinformation. ME4A aims to highlight the importance of media and information literacy in mainstream education through 4 main initiatives that focus on providing educators with the right skills, tools and knowledge to process information. These initiatives will be driven by educators and supported by media practitioners as mentors.
Our 4 initiatives under Media Education for All
1. Form a Media Education For All movement by educators, for educators
Identify founders from the educator community who are interested and passionate in promoting media literacy for all. Founders can be from primary, secondary or tertiary learning institutions in both the public and private sectors. Together, they will form a registered society under the Registry of Societies Malaysia.
2. Build a media literacy training portal for all educators in Malaysia
With mentoring from and collaboration with media industry experts, Media Education For All founders will build a professional development portal to upskill Malaysian educators in media literacy. This portal is open to educators from all school levels.
3. Conduct continuous professional development courses for new members
Founding Members of Media Education For All will plan and conduct workshops to recruit and train new educators who are interested to be a part of the movement. The aim is to reach 3,000 educators by 2022.
4. Design campaigns and a library of lesson materials on media literacy skills
Media Education For All founders will design campaigns to advocate for a better media environment through education. A competition will be held to kickstart the development of lesson materials on media literacy. All materials will then be curated in a digital resource bank for nationwide access.
TIMELINE
Empowering youth with media literacy is empowering them to be functional digital citizens and informed participants in a democratic Malaysia.
Founder and mentor selection
Application and selection for founders and mentors to kickstart Media Education For All.
Founder workshops
Founders will go through a series of modules and workshops on media and information literacy to ensure they have a comprehensive understanding and skills on the topic.
Development of Media Education Academy
Founders will work with mentors to develop the courses for a teacher training platform called Media Education Academy.
Launch of the Media Education Academy. Membership registration opens for ME4A’s educator association.
Media Education Academy launches and teacher outreach begins to get 3,000 educators from all over Malaysia to complete the training. Membership registration for ME4A’s educator association opens.
Advocacy campaigns and ongoing support for educators’ initiatives in schools and institutions
Members of Media Education For All will begin advocacy work to promote the importance of media and information literacy to as many people as possible. They will apply and integrate the media literacy knowledge, skills and tools they have learnt in everyday lessons with students.