Real News, Fake News, College

Published: Sept. 21, 2018, 8:57 p.m.

b'Think you can spot fake news? Hear from Mike Caulfield about his techniques for teaching students to ditch their biases and determine whether a news story is valid. Mike discusses our tendency to believe news stories that support our views and dismiss stories that are contrary to them. Learn some easy methods to reduce cognitive overload and quickly assess whether you can trust the news stories you find online. Plus, listen in for the debut of newest co-host, Marisol Morales.\\n\\nRelated resources:\\nMike Caulfield\\u2019s blog post, \\u201cStop Reacting and Start Doing the Process\\u201d: https://hapgood.us/2018/09/07/stop-reacting-and-start-doing-the-process/\\nFour Moves fact-checking techniques: https://fourmoves.blog/\\nStanford History Education Group: https://sheg.stanford.edu/\\nOnline verification skills video series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSbsdukQ8VYy88IiSJhz4NyBxxtLzsNr \\nMike Caulfield\\u2019s book: https://webliteracy.pressbooks.com/\\nCIVIL journalism ecosystem: https://civil.co/\\n\\nMusic credits:\\nHip Hop Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)\\nArtist: www.twinmusicom.org/'