Multiliteracies for Combating Information Disorder and Fostering Civic Dialogue
Widespread misleading stories circulating in networked public spheres have raised debates about their potential harm to democracies, organizations, and individuals. In the face of this challenge, educators have been rightly questioning how to prepare students to thrive in this so-called post-truth e...
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| author | Cristiane S. Damasceno |
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| description | Widespread misleading stories circulating in networked public spheres have raised debates about their potential harm to democracies, organizations, and individuals. In the face of this challenge, educators have been rightly questioning how to prepare students to thrive in this so-called post-truth era. Scholarship on media and information literacies has often focused on incorporating new topics to address the issue and re-articulating learning goals. This body of work, however, does not address the question of how to deal with fast-paced changes that surround information disorder in the digital age. Based on Stuart Selber’s multiliteracies, this article proposes a set of competencies in combination with an analysis of the factors that contribute to the creation and circulation of false information. My argument focuses on students’ need to effectively identify misleading stories, thoughtfully question the role of technology in society, and ethically engage in civic dialogues. Taken together, these skills and knowledge provide a framework that they can expand upon as the landscape of information disorder shifts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-66788faa0ab441a9aa24f204b5f7c8b42022-12-21T22:52:34ZengSAGE PublishingSocial Media + Society2056-30512021-02-01710.1177/2056305120984444Multiliteracies for Combating Information Disorder and Fostering Civic DialogueCristiane S. DamascenoWidespread misleading stories circulating in networked public spheres have raised debates about their potential harm to democracies, organizations, and individuals. In the face of this challenge, educators have been rightly questioning how to prepare students to thrive in this so-called post-truth era. Scholarship on media and information literacies has often focused on incorporating new topics to address the issue and re-articulating learning goals. This body of work, however, does not address the question of how to deal with fast-paced changes that surround information disorder in the digital age. Based on Stuart Selber’s multiliteracies, this article proposes a set of competencies in combination with an analysis of the factors that contribute to the creation and circulation of false information. My argument focuses on students’ need to effectively identify misleading stories, thoughtfully question the role of technology in society, and ethically engage in civic dialogues. Taken together, these skills and knowledge provide a framework that they can expand upon as the landscape of information disorder shifts.https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120984444 |
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| title | Multiliteracies for Combating Information Disorder and Fostering Civic Dialogue |
| title_full | Multiliteracies for Combating Information Disorder and Fostering Civic Dialogue |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Multiliteracies for Combating Information Disorder and Fostering Civic Dialogue |
| title_short | Multiliteracies for Combating Information Disorder and Fostering Civic Dialogue |
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