[Libs-Or] Civic literacy - adults and youth

[dcohen at hevanet.com]

I often ask myself - when will Young Adult Librarians offer workshops in
information and civic literacy? We SO need that.

 

[Still some spots available for Weds eve 9/23/ at 6:00.

Misinformation, Fake News and Political Propaganda

Registration:
https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/events/5f45bbe367ac023a0081808d ]

 

From: STUDENTS' CIVIC ONLINE REASONING A National Portrait. Stanford History
Education Group. Nov. 2019.

 
<https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/gf151tb4868/Civic%20Online%20Reasoning%20N
ational%20Portrait.pdf>
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/gf151tb4868/Civic%20Online%20Reasoning%20Na
tional%20Portrait.pdf

 

"Our results are sobering. Despite intense interest in digital literacy in
the wake of the 2016 election, students remain unprepared to navigate the
digital landscape"

"Black/African students in our sample had lower composite scores than
students who were Asian/Pacific Island, Hispanic, multiracial, or White."

 

*	Fifty-two percent of students believed a grainy video claiming to
show ballot stuffing in the 2016 Democratic primaries (the video was
actually shot in Russia) constituted "strong evidence" of voter fraud in the
U.S. Among more than 3,000 responses, only three students tracked down the
source of the video, even though a quick search turns up a variety of
articles exposing the ruse.
*	Two-thirds of students couldn't tell the difference between news
stories and ads (set off by the words "Sponsored Content") on Slate's
homepage. 
*	Ninety-six percent of students did not consider why ties between a
climate change website and the fossil fuel industry might lessen that
website's credibility. Instead of investigating who was behind the site,
students focused on superficial markers of credibility

 

 

 

 

 

Donna L Cohen, MLIS, MEd

Portland, Oregon

503-737-1425

dcohen at hevanet.com <mailto:dcohen at hevanet.com> 

Civics for Adults - and Others - Workshops: To Enhance Civic Knowledge and
Inspire Political Engagement

Webpage www.civicthinker.info <http://www.civicthinker.info>  

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/

"My philosophy is very simple. When you see something that is not fair, not
right, not just - stand up, say something, speak up!" Rep. John Lewis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6lzPpqc2WY 

 

 

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