Misinformation or Disinformation?: Fostering digital citizenship and information literacy in students
Evidence for Education by University of Delaware's Partnership for Public Education
Episode notes
In this episode of Evidence for Education, we talk with Dr. Matt Kinservik, Professor of English at University of Delaware, about the differences between misinformation and disinformation, digital citizenship, and information literacy in students in the wake of artificial intelligence. Dr. Kinservik’s work focuses on how to foster digital citizenship in education, as well as the importance of learning and living in this new AI era.
If you care about democratic discourse, digital citizenship, and information literacy in K-12 settings, this episode offers insight, evidence, and hope. We dive into the story behind his work and what the difference between disinformation and misinformation is. Moreover, we dive deeper into the implications of the emerging use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that permeates our everyday lives. We also explore how ...