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Quick Facts

Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 2094yesUM–Ann Arbor

The Syllabus

  • About the Teach-Outs
  • Creating Community
  • Using edX
  • Introduction: Professors Josh Pasek and Brian Weeks
  • Introduce Yourself!

  • How We Know Things
  • Activity: Identifying Types of Evidence (10 Questions)
  • Discussion

  • The Normative and the Actual
  • Will Potter on Propaganda and "Fake News"
  • Why Inaccurate News is a Threat
  • Discussion

  • Types of Inaccurate Information
  • Activity: Identifying Inaccurate Information (7 Questions)

  • James Wright on the Evolving Newsroom
  • Discussion

  • Today's News Environment
  • Elements of Digital Accuracy
  • Exploring News Sites
  • Activity: What Would You Do?

  • Logical Fallacies and Cognitive Biases
  • Reading and Evaluating News Online
  • How to Not Be Conned

  • Call to Action: Evaluating Your Media Diet
  • Teach-Out Conclusion
  • Further Reading
  • Survey: What Did You Think?

  • Submit your Questions

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