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How to know what to believe…
April 10, 2017 by Miss Stewart | 0 comments
Infographic credit: The News Literacy Project
Tag Archives: Information and Critical Literacy
February 24, 2017
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All hail school libraries and librarians!
February 8, 2017
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How to Spot Fake News
Fake news? Not on our watch! So says the IFLA: The truth is out there (or at least it’s at the library) #FactsMatter#1lib1ref Read More, download, share and print the High Quality version: http://bit.ly/2jEvWc4
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February 2, 2017
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‘Children must be trained to fight fake news’
Fake news, propaganda, misinformation: the media, says one prominent journalist, has reached its ‘nadir’. And another columnist says children should be taught to separate fact from fiction. The Day reports on recent debate over how – and whether – to … Continue reading
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January 17, 2017
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How to Study Effectively
Studying is a necessary evil when you are in school/college and so we have put together some handy study techniques and advice including how best to study for exams in our guide: Effective Study Skills – ©Study Medicine Europe, 2016 … Continue reading
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January 17, 2017
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Study Skills Event: Growth Mindset
Remember that Brechin Community Campus is holding a Study Skills Event, Thursday 19th January, 18.30 – Having a Growth Mindset has been shown to improve your ability to learn and develop your skills. Which mindset do you think you have? … Continue reading
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January 17, 2017
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Study Skills
This infographic from Study Medicine Europe is really clear and engaging! 
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January 16, 2017
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Ten Questions for Fake News Detection
Check out this handy pdf from The News Literacy Project for spotting ‘fake news’ – “Use the questions [to] assess the likelihood that a piece of information is fake news. The more red flags you circle, the more skeptical you … Continue reading
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January 13, 2017
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Fact-checking fake news
Read this opinion piece from Vox on the pitfalls of policing ‘fake news’ on Facebook – Fact-checking groups are about to become Facebook’s fake news cops. That won’t be easy by Timothy B. Leetim@vox.com Dec 16, 2016
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January 10, 2017
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If you want to save democracy, learn to think like a scientist
In this new age of social media, our news is no longer being filtered through major media outlets that have teams of meticulous and principled fact checkers. As a result, empiricism is more important than ever. We all must be trained to navigate through the false information, and we can do that by thinking like scientists. Continue reading
