ari ri ▁University ▁( L eb anon ), ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁University ▁( L eb anon ), ▁A hr am ▁Canadian ▁University ▁( E gypt ), ▁American ▁University ▁of ▁Be ir ut ▁( L eb anon ), ▁American ▁University ▁of ▁Sh ar j ah ▁( U AE ), ▁and ▁Al ▁Az m ▁University ▁( L eb anon ). ▁The ▁first ▁Arab ▁school ▁to ▁adopt ▁media ▁liter acy ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁strateg ic ▁plan ▁is ▁the ▁International ▁College ▁( IC ) ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁E ff ort s ▁to ▁introduce ▁media ▁liter acy ▁to ▁the ▁region ' s ▁other ▁univers ities ▁and ▁schools ▁continues ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁other ▁international ▁organizations , ▁such ▁as ▁UN ES CO , ▁U NA OC , ▁A RE AC O RE , ▁DA AD , ▁and ▁OS F . ▁ ▁Asia ▁In ▁Singapore ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁information ▁liter acy ▁or ▁information ▁technology ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁formal ▁curr icul um . ▁ ▁Bar riers ▁ ▁One ▁bar rier ▁to ▁learning ▁to ▁read ▁is ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁books , ▁while ▁a ▁bar rier ▁to ▁learning ▁I ML ▁is ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁technology ▁access . ▁High light ing ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁I ML ▁helps ▁to ▁identify ▁existing ▁bar riers ▁within ▁school ▁infrastr ucture , ▁staff ▁development , ▁and ▁support ▁systems . ▁ ▁While ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁continued ▁need ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁found ations ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁sust ain able ▁and ▁equ itable ▁access , ▁the ▁biggest ▁obst acle ▁is ▁school ▁climate . ▁ ▁Marc ▁Pr ens