Empowering our youths with Information Literacy skills in the Gen-AI era

Nadia Ramli, Senior Librarian

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Kongres XVI Ikatan Pustakawan Indonesia

Seminar Ilmiah Nasional

18 September 2025

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Bisa percaya mata kamu?

PALSU!

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Siapa yang asli?

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Asli atau palsu?

PALSU!

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If it’s difficult for us to tell what’s real, how do we guide our youths?

PC World 29 July 2025

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Youth in the Age of Gen AI

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Youths in the AI Era: Vulnerable and Unprepared?

HopeLab, Common Sense Media, & Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard Graduate School of Education. (4 June 2024)

Bernama, 15 Aug, 2025

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In SG: Rising Use, Rising Concerns

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Opportunities

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Risks

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The good and the bad

Creativity

Support Learning

Collaboration

Future Skills

Misinformation, Biases

Plagiarism

Impact on Critical Thinking

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Impact on Mental Health and Wellbeing

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Building an Informed Singapore

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A Snapshot: Building an Informed Singapore

School: One of the key thrusts is to strengthen the development of students’ digital literacy and technological skills. MOE’s National Digital Literacy Programme used the “Find, Think, Apply, Create” framework.

Digital Skills for Life (DSL) is a nationwide effort in support of the Digital for Life movement. A framework with a set of five basic digital competencies, it aims to equip all Singaporeans with essential digital knowledge and skills to conduct daily online tasks, navigate the digital space, and safeguard oneself against online risks.

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A Snapshot: Building an Informed Singapore

Model AI Governance Framework:

The Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI, through the AI Verify Foundation sets expectations for developers and deployers of Gen AI, shaping the systems and safeguards in schools, workplaces, and digital platforms.

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This complements MOE’s work in schools and IMDA’s digital skills efforts by focusing on responsible and trustworthy AI adoption.

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Building an Informed Singapore with NLB’s S.U.R.E.

• S.U.R.E. was first launched in 2013, to equip Singaporeans with essential information literacy (IL) skills.

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• Promote IL through simple and easy-to-remember S.U.R.E. principles and critical thinking skills

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• Evolved into S.U.R.E. 2.0 to serve diverse community needs and reach wider audiences.

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• Informed Citizenry initiative under NLB’s LAB25 (Libraries and Archives Blueprint 2025), nurturing critical thinking and thoughtful information consumption.

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S.U.R.E. Outreach Strategy

Content & Resources

for Schools and the Public

Engagement via

Learning Journey or Talks

Partnerships

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Content: School Courseware

Launched in 2024, the S.U.R.E. School Courseware aims to equip our students with essential knowledge and skills to navigate the complex information landscape in today's digital age.

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Basic Level

For primary schools

Intermediate Level

For secondary schools.

Advanced Level

For pre-university and

junior colleges

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Content: School Courseware

The school courseware packages consist of different content formats to give both educators and students a rich and engaging range of learning resources.

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Videos

Slides

Infographics

Articles

DW5 Navigating Generative AI (Basic) | S.U.R.E. Courseware

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Video: Navigating Generative AI (Basic)�

DW5 Navigating Generative AI (Basic) | S.U.R.E. Courseware

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Engagement via Learning Journey or Talks

• There is a constant request from schools requesting generative AI, info-literacy and digital wellness related workshops

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• Since 2023, generative AI workshops/talks make up a majority of our school requests.

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Partnerships: School Competitions

Equip students with news and information literacy (IL) skills along with instilling in them the confidence to become effective IL ambassadors by driving their own advocacy efforts in their schools.

Challenges lower-secondary students in putting their historical research skills to the test when investigating Singapore-based topics.

Historical Scene Investigation (HSI) Challenge

Prove It! Contest

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Prove IT! Content 2024 Champion (Video)

School of the Arts | Prove It! Contest 2024 Champion (Video Category)

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Partnerships: Student Ambassadors

• Trained student leaders from the school, ITE College West
• Peer-to-community model → youths educate seniors in their region
• Expanding reach of S.U.R.E. across generations

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S.U.R.E. on TikTok

• TikTok Series: 20+ short videos:

- Series #1: Understanding Gen AI

- Series #2: Spotting Deepfakes

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• Tailored for younger audiences: short-video format, relatable tone.

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• Viewers are directed to learn more from our S.U.R.E. website.

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Source: @nlbsg (TikTok)

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Empowering the Future

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What does information literacy mean in the age of AI?

References: Tiernan, P., Costello, E., Donlon, E., Parysz, M., & Scriney, M. (2023). Information and media literacy in the age of AI: Options for the future. Education Sciences, 13(9), Article 906. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13090906 ; Vuorikari, R., Kluzer, S., & Punie, Y. (2022). DigComp 2.2: The digital competence framework for citizens: With new examples of knowledge, skills and attitudes. Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2760/115376;

AI reshapes information

- It doesn’t just deliver information, it also generates and filters what we see.

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Critical Engagement

• Not only about finding reliable sources, but who built the AI system, how it works, and what biases it carries.

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Connected Literacies

• IL in the AI era overlaps heavily with media literacy (understanding manipulation and deepfakes) and digital literacy (technical fluency)

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For everyone

- These are skills that every citizen needs in an AI-driven world.

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Libraries: Empowering Youths in the AI era

Multi-level strategy:

Schools, Libraries, Families, Organisations, Civil Society, National Frameworks

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Meet youths where they are:

Schools, TikTok (or other social media platforms)

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Bite-sized content:

Videos, Infographics

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School Competitions:

Ownership in learning, and youths as ambassadors for information literacy

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Terima Kasih!

Kunjungi kami di: http://go.gov.sg/sure1

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