No More Hoax (Model of media literacy education for maintaining ‘unity in diversity’ in Indonesia)

Abstract

This study was aimed at introducing a model of media literacy education to identify and respond to hoaxes to avoid potential conflicts threatening the unity in diversity in Indonesia. The data were derived from middle and high school teachers at eLKISI Islamic Boarding School who have access to digital media in their teaching-learning process. Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and survey questionnaire were employed to find the patterns of media consumption among these teachers and their awareness of hoaxes. This preliminary study was expected to map the patterns of media consumption and build an awareness of hoaxes among teachers, which eventually increase their level of media literacy. The final result of this study is projected at introducing a media literacy education model that helps to maintain Indonesia’s unity in diversity as indicated by the teachers’ ability to identify and respond properly to hoaxes in order to avoid disintegration. Keywords—disintegration; hoax; media literacy education model; unity in diversity