4.1.8.
Impact of the Headline
Type Objectives
Group discussion, role play, brainstorming, team building, reflection - Reflect on the importance of the right information and how easily it can change; - Gain competences on creating content; - Gain competences regarding fact-checking. Duration 30min Group size 15-20 participants Materials A4 papers and pens, printed instructions, different rooms or enough space so the teams do not interfere with each other. Description The team is divided in groups of 5-6 and they get a paper with instructions. Then they are split in different rooms to work on their objective. Two of the teams have to discuss the headline of an article and then create a small paragraph that represents what they discussed about the title. The third team is given a small paragraph and has to give it a title. After that the teams get back into the group and they present their instructions and their outputs. Between the presentations, room should be left for discussion. After that, we raise the question if they noticed something around the 3 different exercises. Finally, the facilitators reveal it was the same story based on real life events just taken in a different context in each iteration. Participants discuss real life applications on the matter and how it affects people getting this kind of targeted information. Debriefing & Have you ever experienced the same piece of information presented in a Reflection completely different context? Why did you make these assumptions during the activity and is there a way to be more objective in the future? Do you get misinformed in your lives? In what way? Learning Communicating in a mother tongue: focus on the structure of the outcomes language and its importance in presenting a piece of information Digital competence: Reflect on the importance of the right information and how easily it can change. Gain competences on creating content; gain competences regarding fact-checking. Learning to learn: Reflect on our own thinking and stereotypes when
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