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CREATING A PATH TOWARDS JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY

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The five literacies are interconnected to one another and the most imperative skills we must possess to further explore the complexities behind our universe. Having all of these abilities, knowledge, and skills can make individuals become more aware of the daily events, informed of everything, engaged to societal activities and become a responsible citizen contributing to the equal and empowered future. Multicultural and global literacy are closely related concepts that mainly tackles the appreciation and understanding of different cultures, as well as, the international issues. These two give importance in bridging the gap of discrimination promoting social equality and eliminating social prejudices for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, beliefs, cultures and religion. Embracing the uniqueness by respecting others own culture is crucial for maintaining peace and unity. Currently, students can now work together that highly have a big impact in the community through ...
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SOCIAL LITERACY: INFOGRAPHICS

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Developing some strategies to be a smart communicator is quite essential for building strong connections and healthy relationship to the people around us specifically in the workplace, school, home and even across different countries. Good people skills include effective communication, empathy, and ability to collaborate with others considering their own opinions and point. This skill is valuable for everyday living often leads to a successful life, satisfaction in job, increased performance level and even to a more fulfilling journey. 
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ECOLITERACY: ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN

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EXPLORING MULTICULTURAL AND GLOBAL LITERACY THROUGH PERSONAL REFLECTION

Objectives: a. reflect on the importance of multicultural and global literacy in your personal and academic life.  b. analyze how multicultural and global literacy influences your perspective on global issues.  c. identify strategies to enhance your own multicultural and global awareness PERSONAL REFLECTION   1. How do you define multicultural literacy and global literacy in your own words? For me, multicultural literacy refers to the understanding, appreciation, and communication with the various cultures. This involves respecting the unique tradition of other people, considering their beliefs and personal point-of-view , at the same time, possessing the values to eliminate discrimination. In contrast, Global literacy mainly tackles about the interconnection and interdependence of the world having awareness about the global issues and concerns understanding its primary causes and its possible effects to the whole society. 2. Can you recall a time when you interacted with...
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ECOLITERACY: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE THROUGH HARMONY WITH NATURE

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Nature is the foundation of our existence, providing us with the essential resources we need to thrive: fresh air, clean water, food, medicine, and countless other materials that sustain life. Protecting nature is not just a choice, but a necessity for building a sustainable future. By working together to conserve our natural world and restore damaged habitats, we can ensure a healthy and prosperous planet for generations to come. Some universities have developed models for environmental literacy, social responsibility, and sustainability that promote flexibility while making learning engaging and enjoyable for all learners across various disciplines. These models aim to foster a significant contribution to society (Rowe, 2002). These models lead to three positive effects: 1. Great care in the society's future 2. Develop Strong belief to achieve impactful change 3. Encourage active participation upon solving problems and issues in the environment and society The Nationa...
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MEDIA LITERACY: BECOMING A MEDIA LITERATE INDIVIDUAL

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As we are now living in the 21st century, internet has been frequently used by many and considered our home. Perhaps, we can't live without our phones on our side, it is like we are afraid to lose it and if we do we go buy another. Unfortunately, we consume most of our time browsing on the social media reading some nonsense content that could negatively affect us especially our mental health. Online platforms are designed for entertainment, however, people used it in a wrong way. This serve as a barrier for every individual since social media websites contains large amounts of fake news and untrusted users. Approximately facebook has 15 percent of untrustworthy users, while there is only 6 percent trustworthy sites as what Andrew Guess, the researcher of the Princeton University has stated (Tran, 2021). P.R.O.V.E.N METHOD FOR SOURCES EVALUATION (Canfield, 2017) Evaluating the data received is a complex process for it includes profound examination of the sources and che...
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SOCIAL LITERACY: THE LANGUAGE OF CONNECTION

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In reality, we communicate numerous times in a day from our home even until we get into the school or workplace. By simple greetings, we can actually start the conversation. However, only few are people smart who can effectively engage in social settings.  Our attitudes differ from online and offline interaction. To fully understand, let me breakdown this two by stating their differences. Online communication does not require non-verbal cues, we tend to interact with people whom we do not know personally. Therefore, we likely meet some random people from different backgrounds coming from different country, sometimes we get easily deceived by what we see, read, and heard since there are bunch of information scattered online such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. In fact, it is hard to evaluate which sources says truth due to various P. O. V. Perhaps, talking with someone that requires no effort is normal in today's world for we have messenger to directly message the pe...
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