To see how university students are learning to battle mis- and disinformation online, Snopes' Madison Dapcevich sat down with a reference and instruction librarian at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.
) so that they may see how to debunk misinformation they have encountered. But we also try to pick less polarizing topics, such as weather events, natural phenomena, health information, or topics on the mind of college students such as dorm life, relationships or athletics.
S: What about the social media and digital landscape do you find to be most threatening for students?They are often influenced by peers and seeking social acceptance, so if a peer, or someone they admire, shares something, they will pay more attention to it and want to “like” it or share it to fit in. This can lead them to believe, or at least share, information that they may not have if it were not tangled up with social relationships.
I think they are also caught up in the world of social media influencers and may not internalize, or perhaps not resist, the commercial aspects of how influencers’ “information” might be tainted by commercialism.S: What are some of the most effective tools that you’ve identified for students?Searching outside the source . Students generally have been taught to evaluate by checking off criteria while looking at a source.
is often new to our students, and they tend to enjoy that and are often surprised how an image is used out of context, and that the image has often been floating around online for a while.After providing background information and introducing tools and techniques, we try to include small group, active-learning activities in every session.
I am also researching the academic literature for methods for students to better learn to resist and debunk misinformation. I have been looking into “inoculation” methods as well as the use and importance of narrative or personal stories in engaging people so they will not believe misinformation. There is a lot of scholarly work out there I am still digging into.
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