Abstract
The frameworks for “information literacy” and “media literacy” require a complex understanding of authority and context and neglect the most basic of ideas, that all sources have a perspective. Whether that perspective is useful or not is dependent upon its purpose. If a student is researching conspiracy theories, they will be looking at a vast array of perspectives. If a student is researching active measures, they will be looking at an even broader array. Beyond learning to determine whether a news article is “Fake News” students must be able to filter the snippets of information that inundate them on a daily basis. The author proposes calling this method “informational awareness” and details a program of teaching this to students.
Recommended Citation
Choksy, Carol
(2017)
"Training the Masses in “Informational Awareness”,"
Proceedings from the Document Academy: Vol. 4
:
Iss.
2
, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35492/docam/4/2/7
Available at:
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/docam/vol4/iss2/7
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.35492/docam/4/2/7
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