PDF-[EBOOK] - Fact Vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News

The advent of the 24hour news cycle citizen journalism and an increased reliance on social media as a trusted news source have had a profound effect not only on how we get our news but also on how we evaluate sources of information share that information and interact with others in online communities When these issues are coupled with the fake news industry that intentionally spreads false stories designed to go viral educators are left facing a new and challenging landscape This book will help them address these new realities Fact vs Fiction provides educators with tools and resources to help students discern fact from fiction in the information they access not only at school but on the devices they carry in their pockets and backpacks. and the Education of . Psychologically Literate . Citizens. Diane F. Halpern and Heather A. Butler. Claremont McKenna College. The Need for Psychological Literacy. It’s a complex and . t. echnical world. Matt . Grayson, . Josh Leonard, . & Denise . Drane. Support . for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation’s TUES Program: grant 942404. .. Overarching Questions. What is critical thinking?. Dr. Glenda . Cooper. City University London. @glendacooper. ‘Fake news and the Public’ – Harpers’ Magazine. “Once the news faker obtains access to the press wires all the honest. editors alive will not be able to repair the mischief he can do. An editor. the . Future . of. Democracy. . Leo A. Gher, Professor Emeritus. Southern Illinois University. Fake News. _______. _______. _______. _______. _______. _______. __. _____. _______. _______. _______. GMOs are created by injecting chemicals into food AFTER it is harvested.. Fiction. GMOs are developed through genetic engineering where scientists identify and insert specific traits into the DNA of the seed before it is ever planted. The plant grows just like conventional (non-GMO) seeds. . Daniel Fasko, Jr., Ph.D.. Definition of Critical Thinking. Critical Thinking Skills. Critical Thinking Dispositions. Instructional Strategies. Assessment Techniques. Review of Samples of Syllabi. Overview. Patrick Finn, PhD, CCC-SLP. University of Georgia. Shelley B. . Brundage. , PhD, CCC-SLP. George Washington University. Anthony . DiLollo. , PhD, CCC-SLP. Wichita State University. Four Instructional Approaches for Developing Critical Thinking in Students. They may survive falls from high places. They may receive broken bones in the process. If a cat falls from a distance under . 12 feet . they may not have enough time to right themselves. Cats always land on their feet. . Fake News Einst und Jetzt. ©Edmund Huditz – . eEducation. Fachtagung - November 2019. Fake News der Vergangenheit. Spektakuläres Berichten können. Fake News ins Gedächtnis implantieren. Fake = Nicht Verstehen (Wollen)?. If news isn’t true, does that make it fake? . Where does it come from & why people share it?. Spotting the difference between real and false.. What is ‘Fake’ News?. BBC definition: . False . Inspired by Heather Lister and . susan. Brooks-young’s presentations at the . ncce. 2018 conference. Presenter: Peter g. . mohn. March 9, 2018. Fake news spreads farther, faster & deeper. Published in Science – study by MIT Researchers. and Scams 1 Part 1 – Defining Fake News and Examples, Part 2 – Fake news: How & Why? Fake news or hoax news websites deliberately publish hoaxes, propaganda, and disinformation, using social me Fact or Fiction?. Bioengineered crops (GMOs) are created by injecting chemicals into food AFTER it is harvested. Fiction. GMOs are developed through genetic engineering where scientists identify and insert specific traits into the DNA of the seed before it is ever planted. The plant grows just like conventional (non-GMO) seeds. The transgenic trait is then transferred to other varieties through traditional cross-breeding.. Fake News Content Lesson 2 Fake News Fake News is content that is intentionally misleading, sensationalized, or deliberately false. Results from a 2016 Buzzfeed survey found that “fake news headlines fool American adults about 75% of the