Ms Noram B Amako
Deputy Director, Professional Services Department and head of Certification and Licensing, Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN)
Ms Noram B Amako is from Nigeria. She holds a bachelors degree in Library and Information Science, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria and a Master of Library and Information Science, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. She is a Deputy Director, Professional Services Department and head of Certification and Licensing, Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN). A certified Librarian of Nigeria (CLN) and a member of Nigerian Library Association (NLA). Attended both National and International conferences and workshops. Editor LRCN publications.
Presentations:
Though the book is of one the oldest media that educators across the world used as a medium of imparting knowledge into children and adults by learning the alphanumeric, formation of words and counting skills, there is a rapid paradigm shift to electronic media both in formal and informal education settings as practiced in Nigeria other African countries. Today, it is an undisputable fact that many educators around the world are aware that electronic media especially television, computers, social media, internet, video games, etc are the major educators of children and adults. Very often, students spend more time on their computers, television or video screen as well as smart phones, ipads, iphones and many more. The effect of this goes a long way in shaping their perception of life. The use of this media is serving as an alternative means of learning which sometimes does not complement what the teachers teach in school. This alternate learning serves as a real world to them and is equally what they remember, incorporate and shape their lives. As a result of these diverse media, information is everywhere and learners are confused in differentiating between fact, opinion and propaganda inherent in these media. Therefore, educating the young people to select, evaluate, analyse and use reliable information available to them is paramount for our society to flourish in a generation of proliferation of diverse media outfits. For the education of this new generation of learners to be relevant and for them to be able to maximize the values of these different media, media literacy is a must in the LIS curriculum. This has not been fully achieved in Nigeria but the process has started. Examples of whare books and Media Literacy been used in Nigeria will be discussed. Focus will be on vulnerable groups like Nomadic and the Internally Displayed People (/IDPs). The paper recommends that Media Literacy be fully integrated into the school curriculum for the vulnerable groups. Teaching Media Literacy will not only motivate them but will also help them to sustain interest in literacy skills.