Nordin, A. P., & Grimes, J. A. L., & Barton, A. K., & Sanders, S. (2023, June), Resources and Exercises for STEM Educators and Students Navigating the "Misinformation Age"  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44125

\bibitem{asee_peer_44125}
  Nordin, A. P., \& Grimes, J. A. L., \& Barton, A. K., \& Sanders, S. (2023, June), \emph{Resources and Exercises for STEM Educators and Students Navigating the "Misinformation Age"}
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.
  10.18260/1-2--44125

Alexis P. Nordin, John Aaron Louis Grimes, Amy K. Barton, and Shelly Sanders.  "Resources and Exercises for STEM Educators and Students Navigating the "Misinformation Age"".  2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/44125 Internet.  21 May, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_44125}
  Alexis P. Nordin, John Aaron Louis Grimes, Amy K. Barton, and Shelly Sanders.
  "Resources and Exercises for STEM Educators and Students Navigating the "Misinformation Age"".
  \emph{2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/44125 Internet.  21 May, 2025

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - College students are currently weathering what has been termed the “Misinformation Age” or an “infodemic.” As social psychologists have shown, the ways in which societies consume media have changed. In this rapidly evolving media landscape, students are right to be cautious in their approach to source evaluation, yet for educators, the topic can be intimidating.

Educators often teach source evaluation by having students narrow their searches to peer-reviewed scholarly works—a strong first step due to these resources' rigorous editorial standards. However, peer-reviewed works are not always the timeliest sources on emerging topics due to their lengthy publication processes, nor do they offer students much opportunity to strengthen their information literacy skills. Mass media (broadcast, print-based, and online) news sources give students more authentic, real-life opportunities to evaluate sources for inaccuracies or bias. 

STEM students must learn to recognize high-quality sources in real time to match the pace of today's information flow, and STEM educators have a professional and an ethical responsibility—perhaps now more than ever before—to help students develop critical-thinking-based research strategies blending a variety of source evaluation techniques. 

This paper provides new STEM educators with applicable research; pedagogical best practices; and practical, discussion-based, collaborative activities to teach source evaluation techniques in the STEM classroom. 

AU  - Alexis P. Nordin
AU  - John Aaron Louis Grimes
AU  - Amy K. Barton
AU  - Shelly Sanders
CY  - Baltimore , Maryland
DA  - 2023/06/25
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TI  - Resources and Exercises for STEM Educators and Students Navigating the "Misinformation Age"
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