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    • General description of the course from University of Crete Textseite

      Title:

      What can be done to deal with misinformation regarding scientific issues & public’s distrust towards science?

      General description of the module - Structure:

      The course consists of three parts. In particular, the first part aims at target groups’ familiarization with the public's knowledge, beliefs, attitudes towards science and particularly towards climate change by giving emphasis on the role of media. The second part refers to the factors causing public’s distrust in science and the ways of increasing trust in science while the third part provides scientists and science communicators with the opportunity to reflect on their science communication activities & practices. 

       

       PARTS

      Content – Description 

      Part 1

      Misinformation regarding climate change – The role of media

      Debunking fake news / misconceptions about climate change 

      Part 2

      Public’s distrust towards science

      The value of entrusting science 

      What can be done to increase public’s trust in science 

      Part 3

      Implications for science communication activities & practices

       

      The module has been initially developed and implemented in a blended format (see Project Result 2). In particular, the target groups had to explore multiple selected resources regarding the topics under examination in advance (based on the resources that can be found in the Toolkit (Project Result 1) and the developed infographics (Project Result 3) and take part in face – to – face, synchronous meetings to deeper discuss and be engaged with the topic based on the materials available on: http://project-stage.eu/.

      At the same time, the whole unit can be also implemented asynchronously by following the sections below (Project Result 4). The whole module aims at a deeper final online discussion and reflection, while working with the active participation in the topic.

      Duration of course: 5 hours

      Target groups: Scientists, Researchers, Early Career Researchers, Faculty members involved in science communication activities & science communicators

      General Objectives:

      • Familiarization with public’s perspectives & attitudes towards climate change
      • Familiarization with the factors that cause public’s distrust in science and with ways of increasing public’s trust in science  
      • Understanding of the implications for science communication activities & practices

      Useful resources: See STAGE Toolkit (Project Result 1) & Infographics (Project Result 3).


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