Building Information Resilient Smart Campuses through Media and Information Literacy: An Evaluation of a knowledge Sharing Program

Abstract

The rapid growth of digital technologies, social media and artificial intelligence has created new opportunities for higher education while also increasing concerns about misinformation, disinformation and the responsible use of information. Media and information literacy (MIL) has therefore become important for developing critical and responsible information practices within smart campus environments. This study evaluated the impact of MIL knowledge sharing program, to build an information resilient smart campus A descriptive mixed-method design was adopted. The study used census sampling and included all 25 seminar participants comprising faculty members, academic administrators and other higher education professionals. Data were collected immediately after the seminar through a structured feedback questionnaire. Quantitative responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics, while open-ended responses were analyzed thematically. The findings showed an overall positive evaluation of the program with mean scores ranging from 3.75 to 4.56. The highest rating was for the facilitator’s clarity of content delivery (M= 4.56, SD= 0.512), followed by the relevance and usefulness of the topic (M= 4.44, SD= 0.727). Thematic result showed that information verification, use of trusted sources, factchecking, awareness of misinformation and disinformation, responsible use of AI, and MIL were the major learning outcomes. Participants also reported intentions to apply these practices in their academic and professional work. The study indicates that knowledge sharing programs can support MIL awareness and responsible information use in higher education while future programs should provide more practical activities on smart campus applications.