In a world where we have access to unlimited information, it is hard to sift through the echo chamber of opinions fueled by emotions and personal biases, rather than scientific evidence. Science Literacy will teach you about the process of science, how to think critically, how to differentiate science from pseudoscience, how indigenous wisdom can inform science, how to understand and design a scientific study, and how to critically evaluate scientific communication in the media
About this resource
| Keywords | science, research, critical thinking, media literacy, communication |
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| Added by | Jennifer on 1 Feb, 2021 |
| Popularity | Used in 1 learning circle |
| Format | Online Course |
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| Creator | University of Alberta |
| Website | https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-literacy |
| Language | English |
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It was set up perfectly for a learning circle - the videos were short, and there were a lot of learning activities like quizzes and exercises. Unfortunately I had to skip over some of them since it was 5 units and I did it over 4 weeks. However, I thought it was an excellent balance of lecture, reading and activities and worked just as well for an online class as it would an in-person one.