Enhancing Critical Thinking Through Fake News Instruction
Faculty Conversations: Bringing the
Next Level of “Fake News” Library
Instruction into the Classroom
Overview
1.
Define Critical-Thinking
2.
Fake News Critical-Thinking Skills
a. Brainstorm
b. Prioritization
3.
Library Instruction
What is Critical-Thinking?
Step 1: What critical-thinking skills
are necessary for students to be able
to analyze a news item?
Step 2: What is most
important?
a. Do any of the critical-thinking skills work
together in an essential way, and if so, how?
b. Are there 1- or 2 critical-thinking skills that
are of paramount importance? Why?
c. Do any of these critical-thinking skills seem
particularly relevant for your academic
discipline?
d. Which of the critical-thinking skills are not as
important for this stage in the learning process?
e. Are there any of the critical-thinking skills
that are too complex to address in the time
allotted?
STEP 3: WHAT WILL THE LIBRARY
INSTRUCTION BE?
QUESTIONS?
Explore strategies to teach critical-thinking skills in the context of fake news across various academic disciplines. Learn how to prioritize and analyze critical-thinking skills essential for evaluating news items and develop tailored library instruction to enhance students' information literacy. Access lesson plans and resources from the ACRL Sandbox to bring practical applications into the classroom.
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Faculty Conversations: Bringing the Next Level of Fake News Library Instruction into the Classroom Teaching About Fake News: Lesson Plans for Different Disciplines and Audiences
Overview 1. Define Critical-Thinking 2. Fake News Critical-Thinking Skills a. Brainstorm b. Prioritization 3. Library Instruction Search the ACRL Sandbox for more lessons with #fakenews
What is Critical-Thinking? Search the ACRL Sandbox for more lessons with #fakenews
Step 1: What critical-thinking skills are necessary for students to be able to analyze a news item? Search the ACRL Sandbox for more lessons with #fakenews
Step 2: What is most important? a. Do any of the critical-thinking skills work together in an essential way, and if so, how? b. Are there 1- or 2 critical-thinking skills that are of paramount importance? Why? c. Do any of these critical-thinking skills seem particularly relevant for your academic discipline? d. Which of the critical-thinking skills are not as important for this stage in the learning process? e. Are there any of the critical-thinking skills that are too complex to address in the time allotted? Search the ACRL Sandbox for more lessons with #fakenews
STEP 3: WHAT WILL THE LIBRARY INSTRUCTION BE? Search the ACRL Sandbox for more lessons with #fakenews
QUESTIONS? Search the ACRL Sandbox for more lessons with #fakenews
