How have our online interactions and engagement - as a society - become so toxic? Is there anything we as individuals and citizens can do to stop this trend, or at least stop it from stopping us? Productive participatory engagement builds communities and networks that support real interaction and change. How does that look for a functioning democratic society -- when meeting face to face is no longer necessary? What does this do to our institutions - education, government, media? How can we make it work for us, online and off, inside and outside of classrooms?
This two-week open online course will convene a conversation on participatory engagement, with input from leading voices dealing with media literacy, disinformation, and polarization. Participants can engage on their own time and in real time, if they wish, and can build towards action in their local communities.
Join us February 12th - 26th, 2018.
