Course summary
Learn how to talk to someone who has started believing in conspiracy theories with RMIT University lecturer, Sushi Das. This course will help you understand why people go down rabbit holes of conspiracy theories, and what you can do to help them. It provides step-by-step guidance on how to engage in a conversation with the person, what you should avoid doing and why it’s important to give it time.
You will learn:
- factors that lead people to start believing conspiracy theories
- strategies to discuss the issue without making matters worse
- research methods to broaden the information environment.
Course time:
This course is expected to take 45 minutes. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
Accreditation:
This course is mapped to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
- 4.5 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically
- 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
- 6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice.
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Course Content
Navigating Conversations with Believers of Conspiracy Theories
Course instructor
Sushi Das is an award-winning journalist and lecturer with RMIT University’s Information Integrity Hub. For more than 20 years, she worked as a journalist for The Age newspaper in senior editorial positions, including news editor and opinion editor. More recently, she was Head of Fact-Checking at RMIT, where she led a team of fact-checkers who worked in partnership with Meta to verify inaccurate and misleading information on social media platforms. She lectures in journalism and produces educational resources to help build resilience against false and misleading information that can undermine democracy and cause serious harm to people’s health and finances. Sushi is also researching fact-checking for her PhD.
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Can I log this PD with my states teaching authority?
Yes! Our courses are mapped to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL), and your completion can be logged as elective PD hours with your state's teaching regulatory authority. To do this, grab your certificate of completion from your personal dashboard once the course is complete.
How long will this take to complete?
This course is expected to take between 30 to 45 minutes. Perfect for after work or during a spare period. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
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Is this course accredited?
All of our courses are mapped to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL), and your completion can be logged as relevant, teacher-identified professional development activity with all Australian state teaching regulatory authorities. To do this, grab your certificate of completion from your personal dashboard once the course is complete.
- 4.5 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically
- 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
- 6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice.
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