What does it mean to be able to read and write in a digital era?
This online panel is part of Library and Information Matters Week 2025 and is hosted by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). It brings together five of AMLA’s media literacy experts to discuss how public cultural institutions can build on traditional literacies to support young people to access high quality information online, identify misinformation and produce high quality, ethical and fact-checked content.
Panel Chair
Tanya Notley, Western Sydney University
Event Description
What does it mean to be able to read and write in a digital era?
This panel brings together media literacy experts to discuss how public cultural institutions can build on traditional literacies to support young people to access high quality information online, identify misinformation and produce high quality, ethical and fact-checked content.
Western Sydney University, QUT, ABC, ACMI and ALIA are all members of the Australian Media Literacy Alliance.
This event is free for ALIA members or $25 for non members.
Speakers
Panel
Professor Michael Dezuanni, Queensland University of Technology
Michael Dezuanni is Professor in the School of Communication at Queensland University of Technology. He leads the Creating Better Digital Futures program in the Digital Media Research Centre and is a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. Michael has been involved in media literacy education for over 30 years, as a secondary school teacher, teacher educator and researcher. He is the current chair of the Australian Media Literacy Alliance.
Amanda Levido, Southern Cross University
Amanda Levido is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Southern Cross University, Australia. She currently researches media literacy education in school and out-of-school contexts and considers how rapidly emerging technologies impact on media literacy education, particularly for young children. She is a qualified secondary school media teacher and has experience working with primary school teachers to include Media Arts and digital technologies in their classrooms.
Chistine Evely, ACMI
Christine Evely is Head of Education at ACMI, Australia’s museum of screen culture. Christine leads a committed team of educators and encourages teachers from early years, primary, secondary, and tertiary settings to collaborate with ACMI to help young people become critical and creative thinkers equipped with flexible and dynamic screen, media and digital literacy skills. Christine is Deputy Chair of the Australian Media Literacy Alliance.
Annabel Astbury, ABC Education
Annabel Astbury is the Head of Education at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Her team has been committed to producing high quality media literacy content since 2017 when it brought Media Literacy Week to Australia. ABC Education recently piloted a news literacy initiative at Parramatta Phive Library that was designed for young adults.
Natan Bedrosian, student, Western Sydney University
Natan Bedrosian is a second-year student who is undertaking Bachelor of Arts by majoring in History and Political Thought at Western Sydney University. Natan took part in ABC Education’s training program hosted by Phive Library, Making Sense of Misinformation and the Media.
Panel Chair
Tanya Notley, Western Sydney University
Tanya Notley is Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at Western Sydney University where she leads the Advancing Media Literacy in Australia research program. She is recognised for her 25+ years of experience working in the areas of digital inclusion and media literacy. Tanya leads two longitudinal national surveys: one on Adult Media Literacy and one on Young People’s News Literacy.