Media Literacy and Online Critical Thinking Initiatives

Abstract

This project proposes a train-the-trainer professional development program for Volusia county’s secondary school educators to co-opt pedagogical tools and methods that challenge online violence mobilization narratives, increase awareness of violent extremist messaging and recruiting, and increase the capabilities of targeted populations to resist and counter messaging. Participants of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s train-the-trainer seminars will identify problematic online and media messages that could lead to radicalization to violent extremism, critically evaluate the problematic assumptions, data, or logic of those messages, and develop pedagogical strategies for teaching their own students to recognize and critically evaluate those messages. This applicant fulfills the grant program priority to achieve diversity of project type.

Authors

• Sharp, Matthew Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Phillips, Ann Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Gressang, Daniel Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Berezovski, Mihhail Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Master, Steven Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Silverman, Rachel Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Keywords

• Curriculum Development
• Public Support
• Faculty_Development