• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar

Adams Free Library

  • About
    • About the Library
    • Staff & Trustees
    • Friends of the Adams Free Library
    • Museum Passes
    • Library Newsletter
    • Adams Free Library FAQ
  • Youth Services
  • Links
    • AFL Digital Archive
    • AtoZ
      • AtoZ Food America
      • AtoZ in the USA
      • AtoZ World Food
      • AtoZ World Travel
    • Boston Public Library
    • Cypress Resume
    • Gale Databases
    • Kanopy
    • Libby
    • Lingo Lite
    • Magazines, Newspapers and Electronic Resources
    • Salem Press
    • What’s Next
  • Catalog
  • New Arrivals
  • Calendar

Boston Public Library presents “Disinformation and Digital Citizenship”

October 16, 2020 by holli

Calendar
Add to Calendar
  • Add to Timely Calendar
  • Add to Google
  • Add to Outlook
  • Add to Apple Calendar
  • Add to other calendar
  • Export to XML
When:
October 21, 2020 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2020-10-21T15:00:00-04:00
2020-10-21T16:00:00-04:00
Contact:
Margaret Goodbody
Email
Event website

Disinformation and Digital Citizenship is a Learning Circle that meets weekly to discuss disinformation and its effect on civic institutions and society during an election year. We will meet via Zoom for one hour from 3-4pm for four sessions. The group size is capped at 20.

Learning circles are small groups of individuals who explore an area of shared interest through discussion in a collaborative, friendly, and mutually supportive environment. They are not structured classes—there is no powerpoint! Selected materials (articles, essays, or videos) about disinformation and media literacy are emailed to participants before each meeting, then discussion of the readings takes place during the sessions. The circles are highly interactive and are facilitated by Librarians. Readings and/or videos will be emailed to participants 4-7 days before the class.

Each session of Disinformation and Digital Citizenship has a particular focus within the general subject. In three of our four meetings, we will have experts in that session’s focus who can answer questions and participate in the discussion in an informal give-and-take.

Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions, but it is not necessary. If one session’s focus speaks to you more than the others, please feel free to register for it as a standalone. No Boston Public Library Card is necessary.

October 21, 2020: Session 1, Disinformation and Digital Citizenship: Introduction and Overview.

Let’s get started! In this introductory session we will read/watch 3 or 4 short articles/videos about media literacy and disinformation, providing an overview of the issue, examples, effects, and why it is important.

October 28, 2020: Session 2, Disinformation and Digital Citizenship: Disinformation and Voter Suppression. We read/watch 3-4 articles/videos about the 2020 election, disinformation and misinformation, and the way it is used to suppress voting. Our guest will be Rose Lang-Maso, Social Media Monitoring Manager, Common Cause. Ms. Lang-Maso will be available to answer questions and participate in our discussion, helping us understand the key points.

November 4, 2020: Session 3, Disinformation and Digital Citizenship: Disinformation and the First Amendment. We read/watch 3-4 articles/videos about balancing free speech and freedom of the press with the onslaught of disinformation. Guest TBA.

November 11, 2020: Happy Veteran’s Day. No Session Today

November 18, 2020: Session 4, Disinformation and Digital Citizenship: Disinformation and Election Psychology. We read/watch 3-4 articles/videos about the power of disinformation in effecting our behavior. Our guest will be Ryan D. Enos, PhD, Professor of Government, Harvard University. Ryan will be available to answer questions and participate in our discussion.

Here is the link to register:

https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=learning%20circle/event/5f87029c9aadc72f0056f0bc

 

Please pass the word on to anyone who might be interested!

 

Thanks. 

Margaret Goodbody

Research Services Librarian

Boston Public Library

mgoodbody@bpl.org

allregions@mblc.state.ma.us is a statewide discussion list for
Massachusetts libraries

Primary Sidebar

image image image image image image image image image image image image

Secondary Sidebar

Hours

Monday: 10 – 6
Tuesday: 12 – 8
Wednesday: 10 – 1
Thursday: 12 – 8
Friday: 10 – 5
Saturday*: 10 – 1

Closed Sundays & holidays.
*Closed Saturdays between Memorial Day & Labor Day.

Contact

92 Park Street
Adams, MA 01220
(413) 743-8345
Email Us

Copyright 2023 Adams Free Library - Log In