Information Literacy

The field of adult education has historic connections to education for citizenship and for building democracy. This kind of education introduced people wishing to achieve citizenship to information that includes literacy in the language of that country, as well as its organization, ways of work and production, and cultural heritage. On this episode, Dr. Lilian Hill explores how to educate citizens about algorithms. Listen to the episode and join in the online forum.

References

Carugati, F. (2020, June 12). A Council of Citizens Should Regulate Algorithms. Retrieved https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-a-council-of-citizens-should-regulate-algorithms/
Guo, Elaine (2022, December 19). A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook? MIT Technology Review. Retrieved from https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/
IBM (n.d.) AI Ethics. Retrieved https://www.ibm.com/topics/ai-ethics
Moses, L. B. (2023, January 29). Should we worry about AI and algorithms in government? Retrieved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6FDBDGNYFc
Rainie, L., & Anderson, J. (2017, February 8). Code-Dependent: Pros and Cons of the Algorithm Age. Retrieved https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/02/08/code-dependent-pros-and-cons-of-the-algorithm-age/
Robinson, P., Williams, D., & Stojanović, M. (2022). Global citizenship and adult education: Advancing critical literacies for equity and social justice. Routledge.
UNESCO (2022). Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. UNESCO Digital Library. Retrieved https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381137

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Adult Learning Exchange Virtual Community PodcastBy Adult Learning Exchange Virtual Community PodcastsNov 18, 2022