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Building Resilience to Misinformation: An Instructional Toolkit

A toolkit to assist teaching faculty in engaging students on the topic of misinformation or disinformation.

What Is In This Section?

This section includes a brief introductory module and three key modules Building Resilience to Misinformation: An Instructional Toolkit. The three key modules do not need to be explored in a sequential order. 

The modules are:

  1. Introduction: Focuses on key terminology: recommended that this module be done first.
  2. The (Dis)information Landscape:  Focuses on Disinformation actors: opportunities to amplify & disseminate disinformation information, identifying false experts and disinformation actors and explore disinformation techniques Developing students understanding how disinformation impacts the information landscape  
  3. Encounters with Information: Focuses on Sources: accessing & processing information, how social media & news sources are designed, & how exposure to information shape our worldview Exploring strategies for identifying misinformation
  4. Information Response: Focus on Individual: self-awareness, confirmation bias, how beliefs & values influence our response to information Developing students critical assessment skills