Date
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Session Type
Poster
Name
Unmasking Truth: Cultivating Critical Race Digital Literacy and Reflective Teaching in Mis/Disinformation Education
Description

Critical Race Digital Literacy (CRDL) offers a holistic pedagogical approach to mis/disinformation literacy education that allows for nuanced discussions of hegemony, ideology, power, and systemic white supremacy (Chomintra, 2023). "Through centering questions of power and grounding inquiry in historical contexts and social difference, a critical approach to disinformation can inform transformational possibilities and address uneven dynamics of power in our digital landscape" (Kuo & Marwick, 2021). However, there is not a strong adoption of pedagogical approaches rooted in critical theory in mis/disinformation literacy in the library classroom (Chomintra, 2023). Critically reflective teaching refers to a deliberate and thoughtful process in which educators engage in the continuous examination and evaluation of their teaching practices moving beyond simply assessing the effectiveness of teaching techniques and encouraging educators to explore the underlying philosophies, values, and social contexts that shape their praxis. This lightning talk will present a dynamic approach that integrates CRDL, critically reflective teaching, and rubric development to empower educators to explore how these concepts can be leveraged to foster discussions of hegemony, ideology, power dynamics, and systemic white supremacy in mis/disinformation literacy education contributing to sustainable resistance against mis/disinformation while fostering critically engaged classrooms.

Track
Poster