Africa Check will be hosting its fifth free online fact-checking training programme for high school educators in South Africa on Thursday 20 July, Tuesday 25 July and Thursday 27 July from 15:30 to 17:00. This programme is the last one that we will be running as part of a two-year project aimed at creating a generation of responsible media consumers. The objective of the training is to equip educators with the knowledge to teach learners the critical-thinking skills they need to recognise and stop the spread of dis- and misinformation.
This is what educators who attended the previous programmes had to say about the training:
"Much needed in our current education space." – Joyce Stewart, Kingswood College, Makhanda
"Learnt a great deal of valuable easy-to-apply strategies." – Anitha Chetty, Crawford International La Lucia, Umhlanga
"I learnt SO much; am [not only] feeling better equipped to check info for myself but I am more confident in covering this issue with my learners." – Anna Dabancis, Holy Rosary School, Edenvale
"Very useful, topical, and powerful!" – Jessica Warrener, Pinnacle College Kyalami
The training covers the following:
- An introduction to fact-checking and misinformation literacy: how and why false information spreads, identifying dis- and misinformation, and verifying the origin of images and videos
- Why traditional media literacy is not enough to protect learners against false information: the six components of misinformation literacy that will provide learners with the knowledge and skills needed to identify and dismiss false information
- How to teach learners critical-thinking and fact-checking skills: an introduction to Africa Check’s resources that you can use in the classroom
Learning outcomes:
After completing the programme, participants will be able to:
- Understand how and why false information spreads
- Identify false information online
- Use offline and online verification tools and skills to verify the origin of images and videos
- Provide learners with the skills and knowledge to do all of the above
- Differentiate between traditional media literacy and misinformation literacy
- Understand the need for and aims of misinformation literacy
- Use Africa Check’s fact-checking and misinformation literacy resources in the classroom
Please note that you have to be available to attend all three 90-minute sessions.
Spaces are limited. Complete this form to register. For more information, email [email protected].