When: July 14 – August 24, 2025 (6 weeks)
Where: Online & Asynchronous
Cost: $275 (10% off when you register two weeks in advance)
CE Credit: 2 CEUs/ 20 LEUs
Program #: 317026
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This course will delve into the differences between fake news, misinformation, and disinformation. We’ll also cover how to promote media literacy to your staff and patrons, how to combat misinformation in your community, and how your library can be a force against fake news.
Class lectures and discussions will focus on the role libraries play with regard to fake news, the spread of misinformation, and the rise of artificial intelligence. The course will finish with a project designed for students to implement their new skills and knowledge in their library or community.
Learning Outcomes:
- Define and understand fake news
- Gain media literacy skills
- Understand social media’s role in the spread of misinformation
- Learn about AI’s role in misinformation
- Identify the library’s role in fake news and media literacy
- Implement media literacy programming at their library
Course Audience: This course is designed for any library staff that want to learn more about fake news, misinformation, and media literacy and how to incorporate that knowledge in their library or community.
This course has been adapted from That’s Fake News! The Library’s Role in Addressing Misinformation in Your Community.
Instructor
Sam Molzahn is the adult reference and technology librarian at the Franklin Public Library (WI) and earned his MLIS from UW-Milwaukee in 2017. He has taught classes on fake news and media literacy since 2018 and is passionate about creating informed citizens of all ages.