How do you recognise fake content on the internet? What is the difference between disinformation and misinformation? Why do people believe fake news – and what can libraries do about it? Join us for the first of four webinars organised as part of the ‘Escape Misinformation in the Library’ (ESC-MISINFO) project.
When and how?
The webinar will take place on Friday October 24, from 11.00-12.00 CEST on Zoom. The webinar will take place in English, with the live translated subtitles, when available. Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.
For whom?
We invite librarians and all those involved in information and media education, especially those who work with young people and want to expand their activities by introducing gamification and games.
The webinar will cover the following topics:
- key concepts and terms related to misinformation and fake news,
- data on the scale of the phenomenon of false content and its sources,
- psychological and technological mechanisms that make people believe false information,
- deep fakes and tools for recognising them,
- simple methods for assessing the credibility of content that can be used in working with young people and the local community,
- actions that libraries can take to support users in critical thinking and conscious use of information.
The speaker will be Piotr Henzler – trainer, consultant, sociologist with over 15 years of experience in providing educational and advisory support to librarians. Author and implementer of training courses on critical thinking and information verification and evaluation for library teams, non-governmental organisations, academic staff, students and pupils. Author of the publication ‘Click. Check. Understand. How to use information consciously’.
The webinar is organised by the Information Society Development Foundation (FRSI) and hosted by Agnieszka Koszowska – project coordinator at the FRSI and a member of the ESC-MISINFO project’s team.
How to register?
To attend the webinar, please register in advance at: https://forms.office.com/e/B5E0jvViiF
Registration for events will close at 08:30 CEST on the day of the event.
The link to the webinar will be sent shortly after the registration, no later than two hours before the event, along with instructions on how to use the Zoom Webinar platform and access live translated subtitles.
If you do not receive a message with the link:
- check spam folder, or
- contact Agnieszka Koszowska (agnieszka.koszowska@frsi.org.pl)