At the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public, we’re proud of our efforts to support multidisciplinary research and the development of educational programming and information literacy resources. The CIP’s work not only supports a more informed public, but also has inspired teachers, librarians, and other educators to apply these lessons and skills in their classrooms and communities, across Washington and beyond.
“Media literacy encompasses a lot of things,” Liz Crouse, the CIP’s MisinfoDay program coordinator, said in an interview. “It’s the ability to access the information that you need. It’s the ability to evaluate information and see if it’s credible and if you should be using it and relying on it. And it’s the ability to create information as well that speaks to other people.”
In a CIP-produced video published in August 2024, we share
- Highlights from MisinfoDay, an annual educational event for Washington high school students, teachers and librarians that started at the UW Information School in 2019, is organized by the CIP through a statewide partnership with Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication and has inspired similar efforts in other states, like California.
- The development of Loki’s Loop educational gaming activities and resources through research collaborations at the UW Information School.
- Our support of intergenerational learning opportunities, like one in Port Townsend and Sedro-Woolley, that bring students together with the adults in their lives and communities.
Acknowledgements: The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public would like to thank Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication and the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for additional video footage and UW Video and the UW Communication Leadership program for editing and production assistance; all MisinfoDay program speakers, presenters and volunteers for their work to make MisinfoDay 2024 a success; the MisinfoDay Youth Advisory Board for their input and feedback on MisinfoDay 2024’s programming and activities; teachers, librarians, other educators and partners across Washington state and beyond engaged in media literacy educational efforts in their classrooms and communities; and CIP faculty, research scientists, postdoctoral scholars, students, staff and partners at the UW Information School who support this important work.
Photo at top: Students work on a puzzle from misinformation escape room gaming activity at MisinfoDay 2024 at the University of Washington in Seattle in March. (Doug Parry / UW Information School)
