Course curriculum

  • 1

    WEEK 1 (February 22-26)

    • Syllabus

    • What is News Literacy? and the Digital Resource Center

    • Information grid 1

    • Information grid 2

    • Synchronous Session (Monday, February 22, 7:00-8:30pm)

    • GPS assignment

    • Blurred Lines Video Lesson

    • Blurred Lines Exercise
  • 2

    WEEK 2 (March 1-5)

    • Week 2 Readings

    • Truth and Verification 1 (Video Lesson One)

    • Provisional Truth Assignment

    • Truth and Verification 1 (Video Lesson Two)

    • Truth and Verification 1 (Video Lesson Three)

    • Truth and Verification Exercise
  • 3

    WEEK 3 (March 8-12)

    • Week 3 Readings

    • Truth and Verification 2 (Video Lesson One)

    • Truth and Verification 2 (Video Lesson Two)

    • Evaluating Sources Assignment

    • Evaluating Sources Exercise
  • 4

    WEEK 4 (March 15-19)

    • Week 4 Readings

    • Analyzing Information Online and on Social Media (Video Lesson One)

    • Analyzing Information Online and on Social Media (Video Lesson Two)

    • Fact-checking Assignment

    • Fact-checking Exercise
  • 5

    WEEK 5 (March 22-26)

    • Week 5 Readings

    • Synchronous Session 2 (Monday, March 22, 7:00-8:30pm)

    • Fairness, Balance, Bias Exercise