Teacher Competence and the Combat Against Misinformation
There is an urgent need for improved teacher training worldwide in order to better equip educators and their students with the essential critical thinking skills. This is critical to survive in an interconnected world where viral disinformation and misinformation spreads at an ever-increasing pace. By focusing on teacher competence development, we may facilitate a situation where students are immunized against gullibility, logical fallacies and cognitive biases, and armed with not only significant and necessary fact-checking skills, but also bestowed with a skeptic, yet not cynic, frame of mind. With an evidence-based mindset our students will hopefully be ready to better deal with the very real and urgent dilemmas humanity is currently facing.
St 17. 5. 2023 | Sisyfos Přečíst
Vaccine Hesitant vs. Anti-Vax Activist And how to communicate with both
Europe is facing a resurgence of preventable disease as anti-vaccine movements from across the continent are growing This talk will focus on the tactics the AV movement uses to gain influence, followers and political power. It will also discuss how to approach, counteract and fight against the AV movement, how to recruit experts by your side, turn the tide and save lives. Ovidiu Covaciu is an independent patient advocate, founder of Coaliția România Sănătoasă (The Coalition of Healthy Romania), administrator of Vaccinuri si Vaccinare (Vaccinations and Vaccinating) and producer of the podcast Sceptici în România (Skeptics in Romania).
St 15. 2. 2023 | Sisyfos Přečíst