Media Literacy Education for Adult Audiences: Navigating the Attention Economy
In this session, we will explore the attention economy and how organizations use tactics in order to attract our attention to certain products and websites.
Is human attention a commodity that can be bought and sold? Join us for the fourth session in our new Media Literacy Education for Adult Audiences: Architecture of the Internet webinar series, a five-part series that will focus on shedding light on the often-overlooked aspects of the internet that shape the information landscape online.
In this session, " Media Literacy Education for Adult Audiences: Navigating the Attention Economy”, we will explore the attention economy and how organizations use tactics in order to attract our attention to certain products and websites.
Key learning objectives for this session will include:
- Understanding what the attention economy is and how to develop critical consumption habits
- Recognizing how the attention economy impacts information consumption and behavior
- Identifying strategies for educating adult patrons about the impact of the attention economy on their daily lives
This webinar series focuses on topics included in the recently published Media Literacy for Adults: Architecture of the Internet Programming Guide.
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Accommodations
This webinar will be presented online via Zoom. Closed captions will be enabled during the presentation, and we will share a copy of the presenter's slideshow at least 24 hours in advance. If you need other reasonable accommodations, please reach out to us by November 13, 2024 via email at publicprograms@ala.org or by calling 312-280-5045.
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant number LG-13-19-0089-19. 
Anna Kozlowska-Barrios, PhD, MLIS, MA — is an Associate Professor, Reference and Liaison Librarian, Honors College Instructor, and Fellow at the University of Illinois Chicago. She has published articles and presented on media and information literacy (MIL) and is active on many national and international committees. In 2023, she was elected the Representative for North America and Europe for the International Steering Committee of the UNESCO MIL Alliance. She holds a doctorate in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership with a concentration in Global Studies in Education. Her research explores how the MIL curriculum can encourage participatory politics and informed civic engagement among college students with immigrant backgrounds. She is a recipient of three UIC teaching awards: Honoring Our Professors Excellence (2023), Enchanting Educator (2024), and the Honors College Instructor of the Year (2024). For more information about Anna's research interests, the courses she teaches, and MIL activism, please visit https://uicollaboratory.uic.edu/4767-anna-kozlowskabarrios.
Monya Tomlinson is a reference librarian and the undergraduate success facilitator at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library. She is part of the the library’s Online Learning unit and serves as the subject liaison for mass media arts and psychology. She actively participates in library instruction, outreach, and student orientation activities. She translates her retail employment experiences and personality into positive user interactions.
Monya earned her graduate degree from the University of North Texas and her undergraduate degree from Bennett College. She also earned a certificate in E-Learning Instructional Design and Development from Oregon State University.
Monya is a native of Atlanta, GA and a graduate of Bennett College for Women and the University of North Texas. She has over twenty years of experience in academic and HBCU libraries as either a student, an alumna and a staff member. Monya has made scholarship, service and literacy the center of her life's work. Her social media handle is @BelleLibrarian, posting on Instagram.
