SXSW EDU 2022
Beyond Fact-Checking: How to Teach Media Literacy
Description:
Misinformation, biased news, and social media have badly distorted public discourse. While teaching journalistic skills like fact-checking is useful, students also need to learn how to reckon with ambiguity, develop nuanced arguments, and analyze other viewpoints. True media literacy depends on critical thinking. This panel will discuss current research on teaching critical thinking, how these skills can be applied to media analysis, and how to support teachers’ critical thinking instruction.
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Takeaways
- Educators, administrators, and parents will gain a deep understanding of the research behind misinformation and teaching critical thinking.
- Teachers and parents will learn tactics for how to instill critical thinking skills in students.
- Teachers and administrators will take away a better understanding of what resources already exist and the research behind teaching critical thinking.
Speakers
- Helen Lee Bouygues, Founder and President, Reboot Foundation
- Jonathan Haber, Author and educational researcher, Self-Employed
- Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, Executive Director, National Association of Media Literacy Education
- Kayla Meyers, Educator & Author, The Learning Agency
Organizer
Alexander Stern, Writer/Advisor, The Learning Agency
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