Derek presents and facilitates group sessions on media literacy and identifying misinformation in science and media.
Through his work as co-host of Conspirituality and co-author of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat (PublicAffairs / Random House Canada), he has presented on these topics for the World Health Organization, the Oregon State Library Association, and Cal Poly Pomona. Previously, he's lectured at Harvard, NYU, the University of Alabama, and the University of Arizona.
Derek's work on misinformation and media literacy has been featured in NY Times, LA Times, The Daily Show, Good Morning America, PBS NewsHour, CNN, Time, Wired, Rolling Stone, How To Academy, and Boston Globe.
Derek’s offerings range from keynote lectures, panel discussions, and group workshops, and can be adapted to fit a variety of structures. These offerings are designed to educate participants in the importance of media and science literacy, to understand and combat how misinformation flows through social networks, and to create an environment for critical thinking skills to be applied in these domains, and beyond.
Media literacy
Topics include:
Science media literacy
Topics include:
Identifying and combating misinformation
Topics include:
Through his work as co-host of Conspirituality and co-author of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat (PublicAffairs / Random House Canada), he has presented on these topics for the World Health Organization, the Oregon State Library Association, and Cal Poly Pomona. Previously, he's lectured at Harvard, NYU, the University of Alabama, and the University of Arizona.
Derek's work on misinformation and media literacy has been featured in NY Times, LA Times, The Daily Show, Good Morning America, PBS NewsHour, CNN, Time, Wired, Rolling Stone, How To Academy, and Boston Globe.
Derek’s offerings range from keynote lectures, panel discussions, and group workshops, and can be adapted to fit a variety of structures. These offerings are designed to educate participants in the importance of media and science literacy, to understand and combat how misinformation flows through social networks, and to create an environment for critical thinking skills to be applied in these domains, and beyond.
Media literacy
Topics include:
- The history and evolution of media and communication networks
- The journalistic process of corroboration, curation, and critical opinions
- Identifying reliable sources of information
- Social media hygiene
- Techniques for identifying and combating misinformation
Science media literacy
Topics include:
- The history and evolution of the scientific process
- 20th century scientific successes and failures
- How to read a scientific study
- Understanding impact factor, conflicts of interest, and replication
- How science moves through media—and what to watch for
Identifying and combating misinformation
Topics include:
- Holistic understanding of the role of media in society
- Taking a dialectical approach to social media
- Reading beyond a headline to identifying misinformation online
- Best practices for fighting misinformation
- Identifying trustworthy sources