As we progress further and further into the class, I am starting to learn that I am not as good as adapting to new technology as I thought I would be! I think it took me about an hour to figure out how to even create this blog post, and I’m not even sure I did it right. However, that doesn’t mean I haven’t learned anything.
So far, our guests have brought some very insightful knowledge. The standout guest for me, though, was Mike Caulfield, who spoke about Mis/Dis-information in media.
I think Mike was an extremely important guest to have in our class, before we started our blog sites. It is very valuable for everybody to know and understand how to find valid, reliable, and consistent information on the internet, before sharing, interpreting and reflecting upon it. Misinformation can be harmful and by using the SIFT method, you are forced to take a step back and reflect upon what you are looking at, before you can cause any more harm.
I am extremely interested in learning about how misinformation in media, and was very pleased to learn that was the topic of Mike’s class! At the moment, I am taking a course called “Leadership In Popular Culture and Social Media” (ED-D 205), and I believe that it fits very well with this course, as we cover similar topics. Below is a link to articles that I have read that for that course fit nicely with the topic of misinformation.
The above article highlight’s a new Netflix series titled “The Chair”. It is all about misrepresentation, which I think works well with the topic of misinformation. Misinformation and misrepresentation are extremely interlinked, and I believe that in order to fully understand one you need to understand the other.
This ties into the cultural stance of misinformation in media and how it can impact minorities. We see consistent stereotypes which lead to people having harmful and improper beliefs about certain genders, communities, cultures, and races. We are often faced with misinformation regarding immigration, which affects millions of immigrants negatively.
The philosophical approach to misinformation focuses more on the ethical side of the problem, and how using manipulation goes unpunished. This leads to even more misinformation being spread, because if there are no repercussions for the person spreading the false information, they have no reason to stop.
A pedagogical stance involves using the ability to gain information and share it with others to create digitally literate individuals as well as instilling critical thinking abilities within the generations who use media everyday.
Overall, I believe this topic is a very important one to dive into and learn more about. Please comment any questions you may have below!