The Instagram Activism Slideshow: Translating policy argumentation skills to digital civic participation

Ledford, Victoria; Salzano, Matthew

doi:10.1080/17404622.2021.2024865

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“…Critical communications faculty are developing myriad assignments around digital activism. Examples include designing an Instagram slideshow around a contentious public policy issue (Ledford & Salzano, 2022) and creating buzzworthy protest signs to carry, photograph, and upload to social media (Kibsey, 2022). Reilly (2019) teaches students techniques for integrating "humor and media hoaxing as tactics within activist communities" (p. 124).…”

Section: Facilitating Learning In Cyberspacementioning

confidence: 99%

The way forward: Adult educators combating mis/disinformation via formal and informal education

Wright

2023

New Dir Adult Contin Educ

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In this article, I discuss the academic field of adult education as it relates to critical media literacy, critical public pedagogy, social and civic activism, and higher education in this era many have labeled "post-truth." I ask readers to reconsider the traditional university tenure process and the academic publishing industry as outdated systems that indirectly support disinformation and misinformation by ignoring the impact of media on adult learning and participatory democracy. After discussing alternative methods for disseminating research and expertise, I close with thoughts on Paulo Freire's view of education as humanization in this time of technological domination.

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Section: Facilitating Learning In Cyberspacementioning

confidence: 99%