This report from Ofcom, the UK media regulator, gives an insight into the online news landscape and how people consume online news. The use of social media as people’s main route to access news can blur the boundaries between news, entertainment, and social content, which can create difficulties in thinking critically when it comes to
This collection of fact-checking briefs is a source for teachers to discuss mis/disinformation in the classroom. These briefs are based on data collected through a questionnaire sent to all members of the EDMO (European Digital Media Observatory). Please click on the link below to access the content: https://edmo.eu/fact-checking-briefs/#1645789434065-14f5328f-4517
Break the Fake is an educational resource developed by MediaSmarts, Canda’s Centre for Digital Media Literacy about mis/disinformation. It contains lesson plans, videos and quizzes for young people. MediaSmarts have many other media literacy resources that explore the online world. Please click on the link below to access the content: https://mediasmarts.ca/break-fake
This website from the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab brings together research and resources on inoculation theory applied to misinformation. It provides 3 games, explanatory videos and research explaining inoculation theory and how it helps build resistance against manipulation. Please click on the link below to access the content: Inoculation Science – Home
Skillify is a self-assessment tool developed by The Digital Collective (DigiCo) to help people understand their level of digital skills in 21 different topics. It covers the following areas: Information and Data Literacy; Communication and Collaboration; Digital Content Creation; Safety; and Problem Solving. It provides a detailed report on people’s digital skills and some recommendations to
Navigating Digital Information is a video series with 10 episodes in which John Green, in partnership with MediaWise, the Poynter Institute and the Stanford History Education Group explore best practices in navigating the internet by helping people evaluate the information they read online. Please click on the link below to access the content: https://youtu.be/L4aNmdL3Hr0?si=KrLsau0tNcg-AQr4
This is a six-week course that helps learners develop their critical thinking skills to enable them to better identify reliable information in news reports and to become better informed about the world in which we live. This course was developed by the University of Hong Kong and Stony Brook University and requires a log in.
This is a recorded webinar on the launch of ‘Transformative Media Pedagogies’, a book edited by Paul Mihailidis, Sangita Shresthova and Megan Fromm that explores the concept of individual and collective transformation as the underlying driver for media pedagogy. It offers valuable insights and practical strategies for implementing transformative media pedagogies across learning environments and