Posts on social media, rumors we hear from friends, even the stories we see in the news media can be biased, distorted, or downright wrong.
Learn how to identify credible information — no matter what the source.
The Media Literacy Multiverse™ (MLM) is an online, self-paced course that includes six learning modules, or "levels." The MLM is available for independent learners as a standalone learning application and an ongoing resource for media, digital, and information literacy.
Six levels
Travel through the six levels of the MLM and track your progress with quizzes and exercises. Each level addresses a pressing topic in media literacy:
- Level 1: Explore the 21st century media universe.
- Level 2: Journey into the constellation of trust and credibility.
- Level 3: Orbit the world of information sources.
- Level 4: Travel through the 24-hour news cycle.
- Level 5: Enter a world of dark matter — disinformation, conspiracy theories, and social media virality.
- Level 6: Learn how media and artificial intelligence shape our perceptions of the world.
Complete all six levels of the MLM and earn a certificate of completion.
The MLM package
The MLM learning package includes access to the following items:
Flight Manual
An 80-page guide through the MLM. Includes six chapters, exercises, resources, and references. Available as a printable PDF e-book.
MLM website
Includes brief videos that accompany each lesson in the flight manual, interactive quizzes and exercises.
MLM technology
Patented software that enables you to evaluate the newsworthiness of a set of facts and predict virality on social media.
A learning journey
Your journey through the MLM begins by reading the chapter for each level in the flight manual and watching the video for that level on the MLM website. Next, take the quizzes and complete selected exercises for each level. Use the Media Gatekeeper application and the news angle templates to learn how the news media frame stories. Use the Social Media Virality Predictor to determine what makes social media posts go viral.
Sign up
Sign up for the Media Literacy Multiverse™ using the form below. The subscription cost of $9.99 includes one full year of access to the MLM website, flight manual, and interactive media literacy technologies. Use of these materials is covered by our Terms of Use. Read our Payment and Refund Policy. If you are not affiliated with an organization or school, please type the phrase “Independent Learner” in the form below.
