#KeepLearning News Archive
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The Manitoban: U of M introduces media literacy program
April 12, 2023 —
“Everybody depends on media for understanding what’s going on in the world, so you have to be able to properly read the messages that come at you, whether it’s in media stories or on social media.” - Cecil Rosner
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Jewish Post and News: Cecil Rosner to teach new course on media literacy
April 4, 2023 —
"It’s designed to help people decode news media, spot disinformation, and it teaches techniques of investigative journalism so people can find information on their own. " - Cecil Rosner
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CBC: New program at the University of Manitoba teaches media literacy
March 30, 2023 —
“Things journalists think about… ordinary people can be given the tools to verify information.” - Cecil Rosner
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Winnipeg Free Press: U of M program puts media literacy in spotlight
March 29, 2023 —
“In one way or another, everybody consumes media. Therefore, I think it’s important everybody understands how to read it." - Cecil Rosner
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Preparing for the future with micro-certificates
December 13, 2022 —
“Micro-credentials like these micro-certificates can play an important role, complement a degree, be stand-alone and provide employers with what they are looking for.” – Rod Lastra
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Pondering the future of AI and Machine Learning
November 29, 2022 —
“We want our grads to be both skilled and critically reflective.” - Kari Kumar
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Imagine what AI and Machine Learning can do for you
May 17, 2022 —
“I see it as an important new kind of literacy. If you don’t understand AI and Machine Learning, others have an advantage over you. You don’t need to program but you need to understand.” - Cunyet Akcora
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Grads look forward to attending in-person convocation
April 26, 2022 —
“I am so excited. For me, this is a brand-new start. Previously I had bachelor and masters degrees. I didn’t need a degree program. I was looking for a certificate.” - Chunbo Liu, Applied Business Analysis grad
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Building Information Modeling is a process not a software
September 14, 2021 —
“BIM is not a software. It is a process. We need to upskill humans in the management of this process. They can’t simply rely on technology. It changes.” - David Thompson
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Let’s talk lifelong learning
September 1, 2021 —
“If you have completed a degree and are wondering what comes next, we can help you." - Rod Lastra