In today's complex and potentially harmful media environment, there is a growing recognition of the critical importance of news literacy education. Learning how to reliably navigate news and information, in our hyper connected world, has become an urgent and indispensable modern life skill. Considering the growing threat posed by misinformation online, traditional news literacy … [Read more...] about Beyond Fake News: The Crucial Role of Solutions Journalism in News Literacy Education
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Reimagining Critical Literacy in the Age of the Algorithm
Abstract Algorithms are playing an ever-increasing role in the way that we understand and interact with our world. This paper provides an overview of Artificial Intelligence technologies, explores the promise of algorithms as well as the issues and considers the implications of algorithms on education and literacy practices. Keywords Algorithms, Literacy, AI, Artificial … [Read more...] about Reimagining Critical Literacy in the Age of the Algorithm
To Have The Data or Not: Disabled People and Bias
Abstract Artificial intelligence has recently shown that it has the potential to benefit making in various ways. The production of a benefit is dependent on several phases, including data collecting, data labeling, and data analysis. At the same time, recent incidents show that artificial intelligence's biased outputs are dividing society. Ignoring persons with disabilities, … [Read more...] about To Have The Data or Not: Disabled People and Bias