Charting truth online

Today, we face a new world of instant and endless adventure when we explore the internet. The landscape of the internet is changing at unprecedented rates and we have more access to information than ever before. With that, however, is access to bad information and a free ticket to some potentially dangerous places. This journey invites you to explore your engagement with online information and teaches you how to navigate the internet world safely and confidently.

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Instructors

  • Sean Marcus
    Interactive Learning Designer, MediaWise
    Sean Marcus is the Interactive Learning Designer for MediaWise at Poynter. Sean has spent 20 years teaching high school in Tampa Bay, twelve in public...
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Advisory Board

  • Andrea Baer
    Public Services Librarian, Rowan University
    Andrea Baer (she/her) is a public services librarian at Rowan University, where she liaises to several academic programs in the humanities and social sciences and...
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  • Angie Drobnic Holan
    Director, International Fact-Checking Network
    Angie Drobnic Holan is the director of the International Fact-Checking Network, which supports and promotes fact-checking worldwide. Before assuming that role in June 2023, Holan...
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  • Jed Cridland-Hughes
    Public Services Librarian, Spartanburg Community College
    Jed Cridland-Hughes is the Public Services Librarian at Spartanburg Community College in Spartanburg, SC, where he coordinates and provides library instruction for the college. Before...
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  • Cicely Douglas
    Director, South Sioux City Public Library
    Cicely Douglas is the director of the South Sioux City Public Library in the City of South Sioux, where she oversees all library operations. A...
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  • Gina Petrie
    Adult Services Librarian, Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library
    Gina Petrie is an adult services librarian with Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library. She is a graduate of Davidson College. She received her M.A. in English...
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  • Heath Umbreit
    Adult Services Librarian, Morrill Memorial Library
    Heath Umbreit, MLIS (they/them) is the adult services librarian at Morrill Memorial Library in Massachusetts. At Drexel University, they earned their master's in Library &...
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  • Hong Yao
    Director of Technical Services, Queens Public Library
    Hong obtained her MLS from Indiana University in 1993 and has worked in the public library systems in New York City for the past 30...
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  • Jazmyne Baylor
    Research and Instruction Librarian, Western Carolina University
    Jazmyne Baylor, MLS (she/her) is a research and instruction librarian at Western Carolina University. She attained her B.S. from Western Carolina University in communication broadcasting...
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  • Jenny Garmon
    Independent Consultant, Jenny Garmon LLC
    Jenny Garmon, an independent consultant based in Kansas City, was the first civic engagement specialist for the Kansas City Public Library. She is a graduate...
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  • Joanna Burkhardt
    Professor, University of Rhode Island Library
    Joanna M. Burkhardt is a professor at the University of Rhode Island Library. She is currently the Collection Management Officer. Over her 30-year career at...
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  • Lindsay Frey
    Adult Services Coordinator, Zion-Benton Public Library
    Lindsay graduated in 2014 with a master's in library and information sciences from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She began her library career in 2016...
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  • Shanna Hollich
    Learning & Training Manager, Creative Commons
    Shanna Hollich holds two master’s degrees, one in library and information sciences and the other in data analytics. As a career librarian for almost fifteen...
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Contributors

  • Alex Mahadevan
    Director, MediaWise
    Alex Mahadevan is director of MediaWise, Poynter’s digital media literacy project that teaches people of all ages how to spot misinformation online. As director, Alex...
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  • Vanya Tsvetkova
    Former Interactive Learning Designer, MediaWise
    Vanya Tsvetkova develops curricula in various formats to teach fact-checking and media literacy skills to audiences of all ages in the U.S. and abroad. Vanya...
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  • Laura Duclos
    Former Audience Engagement Editor, MediaWise
    Laura is a future-focused multimedia journalist with experience from Houston to 30 Rock. Along with keeping her thumb on the pulse of what’s trending, she...
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  • Kobe McCloud
    Former International Fellow, MediaWise
    Kobe McCloud was the international fellow for MediaWise supporting the department's international projects and initiatives. Kobe was most recently a MediaWise Campus Correspondent, where he...
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