{"id":2431,"date":"2026-10-13T10:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci338\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:21:16","slug":"week-6-2026-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci338\/2026\/10\/13\/week-6-2026-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6 | 2026 Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">tl;dr<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read, watch, and learn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learning Pod 4th meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit a Blog Post for Formal Feedback &#8211; by <strong>Sat, Oct 17<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engage substantively with at least 2 peers &#8211; by <strong>Mon, Oct 19 <\/strong><br>(To ensure all students receive feedback, please leave your first two comments on posts that have fewer than three replies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begin thinking about the <a href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci338\/learning-platform-analysis\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci338\/learning-platform-analysis\/\">Social Learning Platform Analysis<\/a> &#8211; due <strong>Sun, Oct 25<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope that everyone had a great long weekend! This week we&#8217;re going to explore deeper a certain affordance of social media: the spread of (incorrect) ideas. This will be a theoretical dive into some of topics you may already hear about: &#8216;fake-news&#8217;, &#8216;fact-checking&#8217;, &#8216;post-truth&#8217;, etc. I highly recommend you listen the bonus podcast episode (add it into a chore like commuting, cleaning, or cooking). Blog post deadline is pushed back a day to make up for starting the week on Tuesday and only two peer comments this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read, Watch, &amp; Learn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link-springer-com.ezproxy.library.uvic.ca\/book\/10.1057\/9780230119796\">CHAPTER 15: Media Democracy in Action: Truth Emergency and the Progressive Media Reform Movement in <em>Media and Social Justice<\/em> (Huff &amp; Phillips, 2011) [16 mins]<\/a><br>This chapter links patterns across media discussing embellishment, promoting emotionally charged issues, and lack of meaningful coverage. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/search.library.uvic.ca\/permalink\/01VIC_INST\/1d1fbv0\/cdi_proquest_journals_2411209095\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/search.library.uvic.ca\/permalink\/01VIC_INST\/1d1fbv0\/cdi_proquest_journals_2411209095\">Echo Chambers and Epistemic Bubbles (Thi, 2020) [22 min read]<\/a><br>This paper analyzes in detail how socially held beliefs may be wrong. It is more on the philosophical side, try your best, discuss, and ask questions. Note: episteme can be conceptualized as &#8216;understanding&#8217; in a philosophical lens: how we know what we know. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edoc.coe.int\/en\/media\/7495-information-disorder-toward-an-interdisciplinary-framework-for-research-and-policy-making.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/edoc.coe.int\/en\/media\/7495-information-disorder-toward-an-interdisciplinary-framework-for-research-and-policy-making.html\">Information disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policy making <strong>pp. 20 &#8211; 29<\/strong> (finish Part 1 as extra) (Council of Europe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/edoc.coe.int\/en\/media\/7495-information-disorder-toward-an-interdisciplinary-framework-for-research-and-policy-making.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/edoc.coe.int\/en\/media\/7495-information-disorder-toward-an-interdisciplinary-framework-for-research-and-policy-making.html\">2017) [20 min read] <\/a>  <br>This report outlines various types of information disorder and utilizes a helpful framework of analysis for communication that can be applied elsewhere: agent, message, interpreter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extra Recommended source:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/radiolab.org\/podcast\/what-holmes\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/radiolab.org\/podcast\/what-holmes\">What Up Holmes? (RadioLab, 2021) [48 min podcast]<\/a><br>This is not only a great, conflicting discussion of socially developed ideas and &#8216;truth&#8217;, but is also a fantastic example of tracing the influence of a PLN and is an incredibly well told story<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2018\/may\/06\/cambridge-analytica-how-turn-clicks-into-votes-christopher-wylie\">Cambridge Analytica: how did it turn clicks into votes? (Hern, 2018) [15 min read]<\/a><br>All this theory we&#8217;re discussing has real world implications. This is a brief look into the Cambridge Analytica story: how a Facebook data breach, personality assessment, and targeted ads exploiting individuals beliefs influenced politics <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning Pod<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, I want you to self-organize a meeting. Choose a popular topic, prevalent in in the news and all together, research it and discuss:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who is contributing to the narrative? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do you know what is factual? How can you be certain? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect theories from the reading as you ask these questions, to understand deeper the why or how. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please share <strong><em>something silly that emerged from your discussion<\/em><\/strong> to the Community Contributions channel (this is in addition to your individual post). Only one person from your learning pod needs to post but they must include everyone&#8217;s name on the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Contribution Formal Feedback <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Post by Sat, Oct 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full assignment details, including a rubric can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci338\/community-contributions\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci338\/community-contributions\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week&#8217;s community contribution is a bit different than usual. You will submit a ~500 word blog post from anything we&#8217;ve covered so far this term for marking. This can be revisiting and refining a previous blog post you have completed or starting from fresh from this week&#8217;s content or other concepts you have yet to write about. I encourage you to review the discussion in Microsoft Teams in contributing to your post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This post will be marked and contribute to your overall Community Contributions grade. I have also updated the Community Contributions page to be more clear, see under the &#8216;Assessment&#8217; section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/channel\/19%3Aaecc1408ffdd47f3a25b6f773155f1c0%40thread.tacv2\/03%20-%20Community%20Contributions?groupId=e7acbc26-df60-4ff8-a693-03b4a1c2a6ea&amp;tenantId=9c61d377-9894-427c-b13b-1d6a51662b4e\">Community Contributions Channel<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci338\/community-contributions\/\">Full Assignment Details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Contribution &#8211; Being an Active Member<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Engage substantively with at least 2 peers by Tue, Oct 13<\/strong><br><strong>To ensure all students receive feedback, please leave your first two comments on posts that have fewer than three replies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being part of a learning community doesn\u2019t stop at sharing a blog post. It also involves engaging with one another\u2019s ideas. You can learn a lot from each other by taking the time to listen, respond, and exchange perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be sure to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci338\/community-contributions\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci338\/community-contributions\/\">Community Contribution<\/a> page to learn more about providing feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci338\/community-contributions\/\">Full Assignment Details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As always, you can reach me by email,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/team\/19%3Alpg1J9s0txFHxuhyQ7Lu_TR798O2sNnMS0m-fvxFC341%40thread.tacv2\/conversations?groupId=e7acbc26-df60-4ff8-a693-03b4a1c2a6ea&amp;tenantId=9c61d377-9894-427c-b13b-1d6a51662b4e\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/team\/19%3Alpg1J9s0txFHxuhyQ7Lu_TR798O2sNnMS0m-fvxFC341%40thread.tacv2\/conversations?groupId=e7acbc26-df60-4ff8-a693-03b4a1c2a6ea&amp;tenantId=9c61d377-9894-427c-b13b-1d6a51662b4e\">Teams<\/a>, or by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/adrian-granchelli\/meet\">booking a meeting<\/a>.<br><br>Take care, <br>Adrian&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>tl;dr I hope that everyone had a great long weekend! This week we&#8217;re going to explore deeper a certain affordance of social media: the spread of (incorrect) ideas. 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