Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Addressing Misinformation in Libraries: Resources and Strategies
$250.00
Dates: December 2 - December 29Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
This course introduces librarians to the topic of misinformation and provides them with resources, definitions, approaches, and strategies they can employ in their institutions to address the topic of misinformation with patrons. Each section of this online course provides participants with resources, tools, studies, and readings they can explore, opportunities for hands-on exploration, and chances to apply what they learn about misinformation to their home institutions and programs. The overall goal of this course is to empower participants with a deeper understanding of what misinformation is, with strategies they can use to address misinformation with patrons, and with a sense of how libraries and librarians are uniquely suited to tackle misinformation with patrons and to empower patrons with the literacy skills they need to deal with misinformation themselves.
Participants will…
- discuss and define misinformation and gain a deeper understanding of what misinformation has looked like historically and currently;
- explore strategies for addressing misinformation with their patrons;
- examine the unique role libraries and librarians can play in addressing issues posed by misinformation;
- explore ways in which information literacy skills can be used to combat misinformation; and
- develop plans for ways they continue to explore and address misinformation in their work and in their home institutions.
This course can be taken as one of the courses in our eight-course Certificate in Library Instruction, but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Course Description
This course introduces librarians to the topic of misinformation and provides them with resources, definitions, approaches, and strategies they can employ in their institutions to address the topic of misinformation with patrons. Each section of this online course provides participants with resources, tools, studies, and readings they can explore, opportunities for hands-on exploration, and chances to apply what they learn about misinformation to their home institutions and programs. The overall goal of this course is to empower participants with a deeper understanding of what misinformation is, with strategies they can use to address misinformation with patrons, and with a sense of how libraries and librarians are uniquely suited to tackle misinformation with patrons and to empower patrons with the literacy skills they need to deal with misinformation themselves.
Participants will…
- discuss and define misinformation and gain a deeper understanding of what misinformation has looked like historically and currently;
- explore strategies for addressing misinformation with their patrons;
- examine the unique role libraries and librarians can play in addressing issues posed by misinformation;
- explore ways in which information literacy skills can be used to combat misinformation; and
- develop plans for ways they continue to explore and address misinformation in their work and in their home institutions.
This course can be taken as one of the courses in our eight-course Certificate in Library Instruction, but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Sarah Morris
Sarah Morris is a librarian and educator with a decade of experience working in libraries, museums, K-12 schools, and higher education environments. Sarah currently works as a Research Coordinator and Instructional Strategist with media nonprofit Hacks/Hackers where she is partnering with the University of Washington on projects investigating misinformation. Previously, Sarah worked as the Head of Instruction and Engagement at the Emory University Libraries and has also held positions at the University of Texas, Loyola University Chicago. She co-founded Nucleus Learning Network, an educational nonprofit dedicated to providing training and consulting opportunities for educators hoping to grow their skills in STEM and digital literacy education. Sarah has worked on curriculum projects with organizations including the Mozilla Foundation, The Carter Center, and Global Voices NewsFrames. She has a Master’s degree in the Humanities from the University of Chicago and a Master’s degree in Information Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.
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