Civic Online Reasoning: Sorting Fact from Fiction on the Internet

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Stanford Graduate School of Education

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Format

Online, instructor-led

Tuition

$380.00

Schedule

Jul 25 - Jul 27, 2023

Tue, Wed, Thu

10:00 am - 12:15 pm

Units

1 CEU(s)

Notes

All times listed are in Pacific Time.

Registration

Please note that you need to create a mystanfordconnection account in order to register for the course. This is a different account from the one that you use to login on the SHEG websites.

If you registered on behalf of someone else, you must email sheg@gse.stanford.edu and provide the name(s) and email(s) of those who will be attending the institute so that they can be granted course access.

If you haven’t received instructions to attend the institute 7 days before the institute begins, notify us at sheg@gse.stanford.edu.

If you require accommodations for a documented disability, please email disability.access@stanford.edu.

For group enrollments, please email stanford-educ@stanford.edu and we can process those requests.

Payment & Cancellation

Those paying by check should send their payments to the following address: Stanford Center for Professional Development ATTN Finance P.O. Box 20142 Stanford, CA 94309. Checks sent to any other Stanford address may be voided.

Your course payment must be made within 30 days of registration or prior to the start date of the course (whichever comes first). If we do not receive your payment or a PO number within this period, you will not be granted course access and you will be dropped from the course.

Reimbursements for dropping the course will be made according to the following schedule based on the number of calendar days prior the start date of the course:

30 days—Full refund (minus a $45 drop fee)
15-29 days—50% refund
1-14 days—No refund

This institute will introduce participants to the Stanford History Education Group’s Civic Online Reasoning curriculum. Participants will learn strategies to help their students become more discerning consumers of information they encounter online.

This three-session institute will address the following topics:

Research behind the Civic Online Reasoning curriculum
Overview of Civic Online Reasoning curriculum design principles
Modeling strategies of professional fact checkers
Integrating online sources about current events into the curriculum
Assessing students’ ability to evaluate digital content

Each session will include opportunities to engage with Civic Online Reasoning materials as part of a large group and in small breakout groups. Participants will learn strategies for implementing these resources in their classrooms.

Participants will receive a digital record of completion. Participants who complete the course and assigned homework will be eligible for 1 CEU, issued by the Stanford Center for Professional Development.

Who Should Enroll

Middle school through post-secondary educators and librarians

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