Sorting Facts from Fiction: Critical Thinking vs Information Disorder and Propaganda
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Introduction: Informing the Balkans
Welcome to the online course “Sorting Facts from Fiction: Critical Thinking vs Information Disorder and Propaganda”!
This learning program is dedicated to news literacy and critical thinking, and was developed within the MEDActive Youth project, implemented under the Erasmus+ Programme with the support of the European Commission.
Structured into 15 lessons, the course covers all key topics in news literacy, including: Introduction to News Literacy; Media Types: Traditional vs Digital, Mass & Social; The Role of Algorithms and Social Media; Post-Truth & Information Disorder; Effective Search Strategies; Fake News, Dis- and Misinformation; Fact-Checking and Verification Tools; AI-Generated Pictures & Videos; Youth Media Activism; What Is Critical Thinking?; Critical Thinking Skills & Tools; Logical Fallacies; Critically Reading Media Messages; Analysing News Articles; and Global Perspectives on News.
The lessons include text, images, video materials, presentations, relevant literature, and existing Open Educational Resources, as well as quizzes to test your knowledge.
The authors of this self-paced course, which you can follow it whenever and however suits you, 24/7, are the members of the project partners’ expert team, led by team leader Dr. Aleksandar Pavlovic and Romina Begaj.
Enjoy the course!
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the EACEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.