The post-truth world is a divided and partisan environment in which factual information has been displaced by subjective and biased viewpoints. Facts and expertise no longer matter when isolated communities deny truth and scientific reasoning in favor of whatever information suits their needs or aligns with their beliefs. Social media and emerging technologies have the power to connect global participants in a meaningful way; yet, they have also led to disconnected communities that fail to communicate past their own self-imposed boundaries. In this course, you will gain insights to recognize your own biases and identify preconceptions in today’s dynamic social information environment. Through metaliteracy, you will practice self-reflective, metacognitive processes and reexamine fixed mindsets. Together, we will consider the importance of facts and expertise in reinventing a truthful world based on inclusive communities of trust. This course will empower you to be a reflective consumer and a creative, responsible producer of information, and to raise and share your voice in this post-truth milieu.
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Empowering Yourself in a Post-Truth World
The State University of New YorkAbout this Course
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Coursera Labs
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Approx. 8 hours to complete
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Learn how to address post-truth problems through metaliteracy
Evaluate your biases and those of others when interacting with information
Show that you are able to consume, produce, and share information in ways that you can be proud of
Skills you will gain
- Media Literacy
- digital citizenship
- self-directed learning
- information literacy
Flexible deadlines
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100% online
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Approx. 8 hours to complete
English
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Empowering Yourself for the Post-Truth World
2 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 20 min), 8 readings, 2 quizzes
2 hours to complete
Who Are the Experts?
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 21 min), 5 readings, 2 quizzes
1 hour to complete
Can We Build Trust Online?
1 hour to complete
1 video (Total 7 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
1 hour to complete
False Representations in Constructed Media
1 hour to complete
2 videos (Total 13 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
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- 4 stars30.76%
- 1 star7.69%
TOP REVIEWS FROM EMPOWERING YOURSELF IN A POST-TRUTH WORLD
by VPDec 17, 2021
Eventhough I was aware of the post-truth world, this course got me indepth knowledge of the subject and ways to challenge this phenomenon. It was worth doing this course
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