[Asis-l] How can we learn to reject "fake news" in the digital world?

[Tom Mackey]

In a new article for The Conversation, entitled "How can we learn to reject "fake news" in the digital world?" Thomas Mackey and Trudi Jacobson argue that metaliteracy is required to challenge the influence of fake news and misinformation. This timely and topical piece is available at The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/how-can-we-learn-to-reject-fake-news-in-the-digital-world-69706

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Researchers have found that today's students, despite being 'digital natives,' have a hard time distinguishing what is real and what is fake online. Metaliteracy might provide the answers.

Mackey and Jacobson are also launching an on-demand version of their Coursera MOOC entitled Metaliteracy: Empowering Yourself in a Connected World co-taught by Kelsey O'Brien and Michele Forte. You still have time to register for this free and open resource that starts this month: https://www.coursera.org/learn/metaliteracy?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-3GBUmd50xMOUX8ctz.dPFA&utm_medium=partners&utm_source=linkshare&utm_campaign=TnL5HPStwNw&utm_content=10

<https://www.coursera.org/learn/metaliteracy?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-3GBUmd50xMOUX8ctz.dPFA&utm_medium=partners&utm_source=linkshare&utm_campaign=TnL5HPStwNw&utm_content=10>For the latest Metaliteracy updates, go to Metaliteracy.org: https://metaliteracy.org
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At the invitation of Prof. Jamshid Beheshti from McGill University, an international team of researchers participated in a panel related to metaliteracy at the 2016 ...







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