Information and News Literacy Pedagogy: A Learner-Centered Lifespan Approach

ISBN-13: 9781433199929 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Thomas Socha; James H. Wittebols

Opis

This book presents a different approach to news and information literacy which uses a flipped classroom method to create a student-centered learning experience. The course is guided by the educational philosophy of Paulo Freire and draws on theory and research from psychology, education and news and information literacy.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments - List of Abbreviations - Introduction: News and Information Literacy for a "Post-Truth" World - A Different Approach to News and Information Literacy - Flipping the Classroom to Empower Students - Student Centered: Recognizing Confirmation Bias and Its Role in Curiosity - Website Analysis for Critical Information Literacy - News Literacy After the Print Era - News and Information Literacy and the Information Wars - Index.

O autorze

James H. Wittebols is Professor of Political Science at the University of Windsor. He is a sociologist who taught media literacy for 17 years at Niagara University before developing the critical news and information literacy course on which this course is based at Windsor.