The Mind Online
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Digital Literacy Framework
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode, highlights from our guest interviews walk listeners through the seven key areas of LFJ's Digital Literacy Framework (#DigLit). ...
You Are the Product
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Reflections on how the attention economy affects social media and journalism, with Meredith Broussard, author of Artificial Unintelligence: How Comput...
Gaming: Reading, Writing and Radicalization?
17 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Video games in the classroom can help young people learn a wide range of skills. But gaming can also expose them to radical ideologies. We talk about ...
Fake News: Finding It, Fighting It
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know how to identify fake news? MediaWise's Katy Byron discusses teaching students how to determine what's real on the internet, and Professor ...
YouTube: Consumers and Creators
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Your students are likely experiencing the good and the bad of YouTube, one of the world's most popular online platforms. In this episode, featuring sc...
Librarians: Digital Literacy Experts
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Too many schools don't have librarians, but if yours does and you're not tapping their expertise to teach digital literacy, you're making a big mistak...
Coming Soon: The Ins & Outs of Social Media (and more)
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
New episodes are on the way soon. While we're taking a short winter break, get a sneak peek at what's coming up while you catch up with the rest of ou...
Media Manipulation
09 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This isn't partisan; it's true—hateful ideas from the far right are increasingly becoming mainstream, and they're spreading via the internet and dig...
Digital Literacy and Youth Civic Engagement
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Social media sometimes reveals the worst of humanity. But we also see people—especially youth—using it for necessary change. Erica Hodgin and Joe ...
Digital Literacy in the Classroom
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Think "digital natives" don't need digital guidance? Think again. Researchers Sam Wineburg and educator Rafranz Davis bust that myth and discuss ways ...
Bonus: Roots of Digital Literacy
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Where did media literacy even come from, and how are its original aims relevant today? Tessa Jolls, president of the pioneering Center for Media Liter...
Did You Google It?
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Search results aren't neutral. Sometimes they can lead us to misleading and even hateful parts of the internet. Safiya Noble and Heidi Beirich expla...
Understanding Cognitive Bias
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ever get fooled online? It might be because of the way your brain works. Professors Steven Sloman and Lisa Fazio describe cognitive biases and give ad...
The Digital Literacy Universe
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Digital citizens need digital literacy. But what does this mean, and how is it different from traditional media literacy? Experts Matthew Johnson and ...