Four Moves
In Digital literacies for Online Learning (LiDA101) we explored frameworks for evaluating the credibility and reliability of scholarly online resources. However, media literacy also requires that you develop web skills for fact-checking in the contemporary digital world of “fake news.”
Practical Example
Consider for example, this reflection from Maha Bali on a falsification story which circulated through social media in Egypt. It is not clear what the original intentions of the falsifier were, but it provides a practical illustration of the importance of the skills of discernment when viewing online media.
Prescribed Text
Read the following text:
- Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers M. A. Caulfield (2017).
You can use the online version, download the pdf version or epub version.
Meet Mike Caulfield
Michael Caulfield is director of blended and networked learning at Washington State University, Vancouver, USA. He is also editor of the New Horizons column for EDUCAUSE Review. Caulfield wrote the prescribed text for this learning pathway, and we invited him to record a short welcome and introduction.
What do accomplished web readers do on the web that ordinary members of the pubic don’t? Share you thoughts and tips for becoming an accomplished web reader by posting a note on the course forum.
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Four Moves and a Habit
Read part 1, "Four Moves and a Habit," of Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers M. A. Caulfield (2017). In this introduction, Caulfield suggests four strategies and a valuable tip in checking your emotions:
- Check for previous work;
- Go upstream to the source;
- Read laterally;
- Circle back.