At an early age, we are taught to tell the truth, no matter how hard it may be. As a parent, I’m busy helping my kids understand the clear difference between right and wrong. However, as we get older, the differences between right and wrong become much more nuanced. We all see the world through…
This post in Aeon magazine by Gloria Origgi, an Italian philosopher and a tenured senior researcher at CNRS suggests that we’re no longer in the information age, we should now be focused on reputation. This is an interesting glimpse into opportunities to use technology to provide insight and verification into claims made online. From the…
I write a weekly newsletter that examines the intersection between tech, education, and literacy. Several months ago, as the coronavirus started ramping up in the US, I covered the story of plandemic video that went viral online. As an Internet researcher, especially one that studies critical evaluation of online info…I thought this video looked bogus,…
According to existing laws of war and international human rights accords, children and schools (i.e., learning environments) are supposed to be protected when in warzones. In 1949, The Geneva Convention established rules that occupying powers must “facilitate the proper working of [educational facilities]” and even provide education for children who are displaced because of war.…
It can sometimes be a challenge to know what information and sources you can trust as you read online…and which ones you cannot. Successful online readers need to contemporaneously evaluate truth, relevance, quality, impact, and claims made while evaluating the usefulness of the information they find. They need to quickly search and sift through multiple…
As we encounter information online, one of the key challenges is our ability to critically evaluate and judge the credibility and relevance of the information we find. Credibility can be simplified as whether or not the information is “truthful” in presentation and content. Relevance can be a judgment about whether or not the information presented…
Increasingly, students are using the Internet to obtain information about both general and academic topics. Along with this trend there is a growing concern about the dubious nature of online information, and users’ ability to validate or evaluate this information. Research shows that students are frequently deceived when viewing online content and are not able…