The first thing you have to do to verify it is click the link. And right there, most students don’t know they should do that. They really don’t. It’s where most students fail, actually, their lack of link-clicking. Source: Ctrl-F: Helping make networks more resilient against misinformation can be as simple as two fingers » […]
Category: Literacy
September | 2021 | Hapgood
Anyway, this is my attempted contribution to get us past the endless cycle where people involved with theorizing one level explain to people theorizing the other levels why their work is not the Real Work (TM). In reality, no link in the intervention chain can function meaningfully without the others. (And yes, I am mixing […]
Teaching in the Age of Disinformation
Students would benefit, Caulfield says, if professors spent more time explaining how their discipline functions. Who do the experts turn to to understand how something in their field works? How is knowledge built? Describing to students how the World Health Organization comes up with its guidance around Covid-19, and how that differs from the CDC’s […]
Teaching in the Age of Disinformation
Put another way, the internet may have democratized access to raw data and information, but consumers can’t possibly make sense of it all on their own. Caulfield believes professors should talk about this challenge openly with their students. Source: Teaching in the Age of Disinformation
Teaching in the Age of Disinformation
Source: Teaching in the Age of Disinformation
Teaching in the Age of Disinformation
Mercieca works within those parameters by teaching students the history and theory of propaganda: What is it, how it works, and why people on both the left and right can fall prey to it. Her students read Noam Chomsky’s critiques of the mainstream media alongside reports of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Source: Teaching […]
Teaching in the Age of Disinformation
One strategy they use is to get underneath the news of the day. Instead of confronting a statement head on as to whether, say, the threat of Covid-19 is exaggerated, they discuss the appeal and effectiveness of disinformation campaigns and how to discern the truth. Source: Teaching in the Age of Disinformation
What Are Digital Competencies? | Bryn Mawr College
The framework (also available in the official PDF version) is a collection of digital skills, categorized into five main areas of focus. They are designed as a tool for students to use to reflect on the digital skills and critical perspectives they develop while in college, in curricular and co-curricular experiences. Source: What Are Digital […]
How One College Helps All Students Gain Digital Skills
How can a college ensure that all of its students graduate with the digital skills they will need to thrive in their careers and beyond? Source: How One College Helps All Students Gain Digital Skills
What is Thinkering?
This concept is called “embodied cognition”, and recognises that physical acts help us work out thoughts – something artists seem to have always instinctively known. Source: What is Thinkering?
