Dealing with Climate Disinformation

Dealing with Climate Disinformation: Content, Competencies & Approaches for Secondary School Teachers

The LTP introduces the topic of climate disinformation, and brings an understanding of the “Media Landscape” in which Disinformation can emerge. It brings into discussion the roles of the media, and which prerogatives of the media make traditional/social media more susceptible to Disinformation. It also looks at a spectrum of knowledge and aims to examine areas of possible varieties of legitimate differences of interpretation of data on examples related to climate. 

Methodology

The LTP provides knowledge and pedagogical approaches to work with secondary school students to recognize Disinformation, analyze its origins, and manage Quantitative and Qualitative Data.

 Author(s)Conor GALVIN, Rachel Farrell & Niall Brady (UCD) Jerome Devitt (King’s Hospital School)

 Credits: Arda Savasciogullari / shutterstock.com

 ECTS Credits: 2.5


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⬇️ Below, you can view and download the Learning and Teaching package with all the activities included, in English ⬇️

Unit 1. Information and Disinformation

This unit deals with teaching how to evaluate the credibility of sources and understand the nature of climate information and disinformation.

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Unit 2. Distinguishing between Disinformation & Misinformation

Unit 2 addresses the challenge of distinguishing between climate misinformation and disinformation, and opens up a better understanding of the media landscape in which dis-/misinformation can emerge.

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Unit 3. The Dangers of Disinformation

Unit 3 deals with identifying the detrimental effects that misinformation can have on a society. This unit offers content that helps teachers present the knowledge that students require to identify the dangers of disinformation.

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Unit 4. What Can We do to Challenge Climate Disinformation

Unit 4 deals with guiding learners to describe disinformation threats globally and to consider these in terms of understanding of how they can impact environment, society and economy aspects of our lives. The unit explores a range of climate change events across Europe and their effects on people and places.  Within this unit learners develop their critical thinking skills and move towards an activism-based approach to countering and mitigating inaccurate information.

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Learning and Teaching package courses

Below you can have browse the Learning and Teaching package in the form of courses.

LTP5 - Template
Jerome DevitteConor Galvin

LTP5 - Template

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