{"id":5,"date":"2025-03-27T14:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T21:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/dmdl\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-07-23T08:14:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:14:47","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/dmdl\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-grayscale\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;min-height:785px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-999999\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/dmdl\/wp-content\/themes\/michelle\/assets\/images\/starter\/16to9.png?ver=v1.5.8\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 50%\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:250px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer has-20vmax-min-height\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;grid-template-columns:auto 49%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Media &amp; Data Literacy for Adults in Canada<\/h1>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/dmdl\/files\/2025\/07\/pexels-kindelmedia-7688173-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220 size-large\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/dmdl\/files\/2025\/07\/pexels-kindelmedia-7688173-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/dmdl\/files\/2025\/07\/pexels-kindelmedia-7688173-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/dmdl\/files\/2025\/07\/pexels-kindelmedia-7688173-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/dmdl\/files\/2025\/07\/pexels-kindelmedia-7688173-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/dmdl\/files\/2025\/07\/pexels-kindelmedia-7688173-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignwide-wrap\" data-block=\"columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"alignwide-wrap\" data-block=\"columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-stacked-on-tablet\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why you need this course:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em>Digital Media and Data Literacy<\/em> is more than closing a <strong>digital divide<\/strong> (the gap in access and understanding of technology as well as related socioeconomic challenges). Citizens of Canada need to be better equipped to think critically about the wide ranging experiences they have online. <strong>Literacy<\/strong>, in this context, is focused on identifying and understanding the social practices that occur in online environments. Digital media and data literate citizens are able to recognise and think critically about mis- and disinformation, have the skills to responsibly and creatively contribute to online spaces, and are enabled to collaborate with and support those in their communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:122px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignwide-wrap\" data-block=\"pullquote\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-simple\"><blockquote><p>The urgency to provide citizens the framework and opportunities to learn the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to be active and engaged citizens has never been more important as what we do online has real and lasting consequences.\u201d <\/p><cite>Brisson-Boivin &amp; Johnson, 2024. via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cigionline.org\/articles\/to-protect-freedom-of-thought-we-must-commit-to-digital-media-literacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To Protect Freedom of Thought, We Must Commit to Digital Media Literacy<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nWhy you need this course: Digital Media and Data Literacy is more than closing a digital divide (the gap in access and understanding of technology as well as related socioeconomic challenges). 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