Empowering Young Minds: Teaching students to tackle misinformation
Misinformation is one of the biggest challenges we face today, it shapes what we believe, how we vote, and even how we see the world. So, helping young people learn to spot it is more important than ever.
But most educational programmes about misinformation are designed for young people, not with them. That’s where Project Real comes in. We work with young people to co-create engaging, research-based activities that build their skills in spotting misinformation through lesson plans, comics, and even games.
In this talk, Yvonne Skipper will share some of the key interventions we’ve developed together with Education Scotland, Police Scotland, and social media influencers. She will also talk about what we can learn from working side-by-side with young people – and how involving them directly can make a real difference in helping them (and us!) stay smart, safe, and resilient in an increasingly complex online world.
About Dr Yvonne Skipper
Dr Yvonne Skipper is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology based in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow. She has published more than 30 articles and book chapters on educational psychology. She has expertise in working with partner organisations such as local education authorities, schools and charities to co-create interventions to improve educational outcomes.
She is an award-winning educator, having been runner up in the UK Higher Education Psychology Teacher of the Year and winner of the Outreach Academic of the Year award. She has also received recognition of the impact of her research through an award for Mobilising Research into Action from Emerald International. She is passionate about knowledge exchange, engagement and outreach.
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