Learn 2 Discern Curriculum and Online Game
Learn 2 Discern Curriculum and Online Game
Founded in 2016
IREX's Learn to Discern online games were developed to teach media and information literacy skills. The program includes techniques for identifying disinformation.
Learn 2 Discern Curriculum and Online Game is not affiliated with RAND. It was selected for this database because it fits our researchers' inclusion criteria.
- Tool type
- Education/training
- Status
- Initial testing
- Intended users
- General public
- Cost
- Free
- Tool focus
- This tool is process-focused. It evaluates how information is produced and disseminated.
- Method or technology
- Human implementation
- Is the tool automated?
- Mixed
- Founding organization
- IREX
- Founder/primary contact
- Katya Vogt
How is this tool working to address disinformation?
This tool aims to fight disinformation by creating a cohort of information consumers who are better able to identify and avoid false information online.
Is there a connection with tech platforms?
Yes. The tool receives support from Facebook, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Twitter
Who is funding the tool?
Adobe Foundation, U.S. Department of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom
Are there external evaluations?
A study sponsored by IREX found some gains in media literacy skills among students who participated in the course: www.irex.org