KQED Confirmation Bias Video and Online Discussion

Event Details:
November 5th, 2018
KQED
Online
https://learn.kqed.org/topics/16

Event Description:
Have your students (6th-12th) watch the Above the Noise episode on Confirmation Bias and join the discussion with other students from across the country in KQED Learn. KQED Learn is a free, safe, online space where middle and high school students build essential skills in research, collaboration, data analysis and communication. Sign up as a teacher and register you class to join a discussion. Video description: Confirmation bias wants you to stay in your comfort zone. This cognitive bias causes us to seek out opinions we already agree with and dismiss opposing views–regardless of the facts. Confirmation bias and other cognitive biases are part of being human, but they can also make it hard to keep an open mind. How can we train our brains away from cognitive bias?

Contact Information:
Misty McKinney
mmckinney@kqed.org
https://learn.kqed.org/

Presentations at the Northeast Regional Media Literacy Conference

Event Details:
November 10th, 2018, 9:00 AM
Project Look Sharp
University of Rhode Island Providence campus
80 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903
https://northeastregionalmedialiteracyconference.com/

Event Description:
The Northeast Regional Media Literacy Conference invites K-16 educators, librarians, school library media specialists, after school program directors, media professionals, researchers, cultural workers, and college students to collaborate about the potential and challenges for media literacy and its essential role in education today.

Contact Information:
Kelsey Greene
https://www.projectlooksharp.org/

Twitter:
@theNRMLC
@ithacalooksharp

Book Discussion “Reclaiming the Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age”

Event Details:
November 5th, 2018, 9:00 AM
DigiURI Media Club Discussion:
Sherry Turkle’s Book “Reclaiming the Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age”
Media Education Lab and Project Look Sharp
Online
https://mediaeducationlab.com/digiuri-media-club

Event Description:
Project Look Sharp’s Manager of PD & Promotions, Kelsey Greene, will be facilitating this month’s meeting hosted by the #digiURI Media Club. The event is interactive and open to the public. All are welcome to participate – even if you haven’t read the book!

Contact Information:

https://www.projectlooksharp.org/

Twitter:
#digiURI
@MedEduLab
@ithacalooksharp

“The Problem with Apu” Film Screening

Event Details:
November 5th, 2018, 4:00 PM
University of Cincnnitati
127 McMicken Hall
Cincinnati, OH 45231

Event Description:
Discussion of South Asian Representation in the Media.

Contact Information:

Twitter:
@drobanjo
@jennings_nancy