{"product_id":"information-and-news-literacy-pedagogy-9781433199929","title":"Information and News Literacy Pedagogy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving in a post-truth world during an era of information wars, making sense of events is increasingly challenging for everyone. The fact that today's politics has found many retreating to ideologically safe spaces online where their world view is not contested makes the need for news and information literacy more significant. A contemporary world where disinformation and propaganda lead to a distrust of news sources calls for a new way to approach information and news literacy. Digital technology has seemingly made information and news easier to access, but it has also made sorting quality from nonsense a challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a different approach to news and information literacy which uses a flipped classroom method to create a student-centered learning experience. The course is guided by the educational philosophy of Paulo Freire and draws on theory and research from psychology, education and news and information literacy. The course begins with an exercise which re\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments – List of Abbreviations – Introduction: News and Information Literacy for a \"Post-Truth\" World – A Different Approach to News and Information Literacy – Flipping the Classroom to Empower Students – Student Centered: Recognizing Confirmation Bias and Its Role in Curiosity – Website Analysis for Critical Information Literacy – News Literacy After the Print Era – News and Information Literacy and the Information Wars – Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039708676439,"sku":"9781433199929","price":69.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433199929.jpg?v=1750944554","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/information-and-news-literacy-pedagogy-9781433199929","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}