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Combating Fake News in the Digital Age Joanna M. Burkhardt Some fake websites were created in the early years of generalized web use. Some of these hoax websites were satire. Others were meant to mislead or deliber- ately spread biased or fake news. Early library instruc- tion classes used these types of website as cautionary […]

History of Fake News “Massive digital misinformation is becoming pervasive in online social media to the extent that it has been listed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the main threats to our society.”1 Fake news is nothing new. While fake news was in the headlines frequently in the 2016 US election

Concerns with t̀hinking as general procedures Although we believe that heuristics serve a useful role in learning to think critically, we do not regard them as the central feature of good thinking: there are two basic reasons why the general procedures view is an inadequate way of conceiving of critical thinking. We believe it misrepre-

Evaluate ends How can I test my hypothesis? Was my course of action correct? What are the consequences of my choice? Has a tentative hypothesis been proven or disproved? What are my conclusions? As one can see, the model attempts to characterize critical thinking as a set of procedures to be carried out. None of

Facione (1990: 10) sums up well this general point: This domain-speci® c knowledge includes understanding methodological principles and competence to engage in norm-regulated practices that are at the core of reasonable judgements in those speci® c contexts. . . . Too much of value is lost if CT [critical thinking] is conceived of simply as

Skills as generic The identi® cation of critical thinking with skill in the tripartite division of educational goals separates critical thinking from the development of knowledge, understanding and attitudes. Critical thinking is seen to involve generic operations that can be learned in themselves, apart from any particular knowledge domains, and then transferred to or applied

Common misconceptions of critical thinking SHARON BAILIN, ROLAND CASE, JERROLD R. COOMBS and LEROI B. DANIELS In this paper, the ® rst of two, we analyse three widely-held conceptions of critical thinking: as one or more skills, as mental processes, and as sets of procedures. Each view is, we contend, wrong-headed, misleading or, at best,

 How does this message portray people and events? The Thanksgiving Meme Source: Media Education Lab. Mind Over Media www.mindovermedia.tv. Used with permission. Hobbs.indd 29 9/26/17 6:25 AM for the refugees from the Middle East war zones. This appeal to tradition is harmful and ignorant of the changing times. The Pilgrims were colonists while the migrants

Teaching and Learning in a Post-Truth World It’s time for schools to upgrade and reinvest in media literacy lessons. Renee Hobbs I n the summer of 2016, I found a startling announcement in my Facebook feed from WTOE 5 News, saying, “Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President, Issues Statement.” It looked so

Elements of Critical Thinking Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, in preparation for discussing the importance of critical thinking skills, Read the articles: Common      Misconceptions of Critical Thinking (attached) Combating      Fake News in the Digital Age (attached) 6      Critical Thinking Skills You Need to Master Now: (https://www.rasmussen.edu/student-experience/college-life/critical-thinking-skills-to-master-now/) Teaching      and Learning in a