Identify types of search tools: web search engines, chatbots, AI search assistants, and databases
Explain how algorithms shape search results and why this matters
Recognize some of the complexities in how misinformation and disinformation can be propagated in academic information and popular media
Define deepfakes and some of the ways in which they are created
Apply strategies for critically evaluating information
What kinds of information is out there? This is a brief overview of how to recognize and use each kind.
Data surrounds us in many ways, but how do we talk about and use it?
A longer activity to let you apply your critical thinking about issues of bias in search tools and the exclusion of voices in information sources
A longer activity to let you apply your fact-checking skills.
A longer activity to let you apply some tips and tricks for information search tools.
Apply practices for counteracting the effects of bias and exclusion of voices
Recognize the exclusion of perspectives in academic or “mainstream” discourse
Data visualization can reveal powerful insights. Learn to distinguish between visualizations that illuminate truth and those designed to mislead.
Critique the biases and limitations of internet and academic search tools
Learn strategies for different types of search tools
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