The Mind Online podcast

The Mind Online

Exercise your ears and sharpen your brain with The Mind Online, hosted by Learning for Justice Senior Editor Monita Bell. Through conversations with teachers, librarians, scholars and reporters, Monita explores the critical aspects of digital literacy that shape how we create and consume content online. Discover what educators and students alike need to know—and how we can all become safer, better informed digital citizens.

Exercise your ears and sharpen your brain with The Mind Online, hosted by Learning for Justice Senior Editor Monita Bell. Through conversations with teachers, librarians, scholars and reporters, Monita explores the critical aspects of digital literacy that shape how we create and consume content online. Discover what educators and students alike need to know—and how we can all become safer, better informed digital citizens.

 

#14

The Digital Literacy Framework

In this final episode, highlights from our guest interviews walk listeners through the sev... more

02 Aug 2019

42 MINS

42:43

02 Aug 2019


#13

You Are the Product

Reflections on how the attention economy affects social media and journalism, with Meredit... more

28 Jun 2019

44 MINS

44:16

28 Jun 2019


#12

Gaming: Reading, Writing and Radicalization?

Video games in the classroom can help young people learn a wide range of skills. But gamin... more

17 May 2019

34 MINS

34:32

17 May 2019


#11

Fake News: Finding It, Fighting It

Do you know how to identify fake news? MediaWise’s Katy Byron discusses teaching students ... more

03 May 2019

27 MINS

27:59

03 May 2019


#10

YouTube: Consumers and Creators

Your students are likely experiencing the good and the bad of YouTube, one of the world’s ... more

19 Apr 2019

37 MINS

37:21

19 Apr 2019


#9

Librarians: Digital Literacy Experts

Too many schools don’t have librarians, but if yours does and you're not tapping their exp... more

29 Mar 2019

45 MINS

45:44

29 Mar 2019


#8

Coming Soon: The Ins & Outs of Social Media (and more)

New episodes are on the way soon. While we're taking a short winter break, get a sneak pee... more

22 Jan 2019

03 MINS

03:50

22 Jan 2019


#7

Media Manipulation

This isn’t partisan; it’s true—hateful ideas from the far right are increasingly becoming ... more

09 Dec 2018

42 MINS

42:24

09 Dec 2018


#6

Digital Literacy and Youth Civic Engagement

Social media sometimes reveals the worst of humanity. But we also see people—especially yo... more

29 Nov 2018

44 MINS

44:23

29 Nov 2018


#5

Digital Literacy in the Classroom

Think “digital natives” don’t need digital guidance? Think again. Researchers Sam Wineburg... more

21 Nov 2018

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:52

21 Nov 2018


#4

Bonus: Roots of Digital Literacy

Where did media literacy even come from, and how are its original aims relevant today? Tes... more

07 Nov 2018

16 MINS

16:23

07 Nov 2018


#3

Did You Google It?

Search results aren’t neutral. Sometimes they can lead us to misleading and even hateful p... more

06 Nov 2018

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:18

06 Nov 2018


#2

Understanding Cognitive Bias

Ever get fooled online? It might be because of the way your brain works. Professors Steven... more

06 Nov 2018

46 MINS

46:08

06 Nov 2018


#1

The Digital Literacy Universe

Digital citizens need digital literacy. But what does this mean, and how is it different f... more

06 Nov 2018

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:26

06 Nov 2018