Online Civics for Fact-checking (5cr)
Code: IEDU0015-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 02.12.2021 - 04.02.2022
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 18.02.2022 - 04.03.2022
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Teaching languages
- english
- Teachers
- Marja-Riitta Maasilta
- Course
- IEDU0015
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
Learning outcomes:
a) conceptualize online civics, digital citizenship
b) practice fact checking activities
c) implement media education pedagogical methods
Execution methods
Online course
Contact teaching: 15 hours
Total hours of study load: 120 hours
Accomplishment methods
a) Online lectures
b) Workshops
c) Individual reading
d) Individual and group assignments
Content
The course develops student’s understanding of online civics and digital citizenship as the key concepts forming the base for fact-checking practices. Further, the course provides methods and tools for developing the students skills in fact-checking practices. Finally, the course provides pedagogical practices of media education
Materials
Will be provided at the beginning of the course
Further information
Accepted students will be informed by 7 February. They will get the self-enrollment key for the Moodle platform and a pre-assignment to be done by the beginning of the course. The final assignment of the course has to be returned by 25 March.