Capilano Universe: The importance of disinformation literacy for civic engagement

This talk will highlight the need for disinformation literacy at all ages to promote civil discourse, civic engagement, and voter literacy.

We are constantly consuming what reinforces our world views, so training ourselves to look for or at least tolerate other world views might be a good start to deal with or reduce the polarization and rage culture that we see online. We will talk about how to improve our online environments through critical enquiry and free online fact-checking tools to avoid spreading the disinformation that algorithms feed us.

This is the first talk of 2025 Capilano Universe — an annual series of lectures presented by Capilano University faculty presented at local public libraries. 

About the presenter 

Dr. Alaa Al-Musalli teaches Disinformation and Media, Civil Discourse and Democracy, Conflict and Communication, Intercultural Communication, and Business Communication at Capilano University, Vancouver, BC. She holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Bangor University, UK, 2008. She has over 24 years of teaching experience at universities in the Middle East and Canada, and she has published papers and articles in the fields of Media Studies, Disinformation Literacy, and Education. Dr. Alaa received a Teaching Excellence Award at Capilano University in 2022.

Participants can attend the lecture either in-person at the library or via Zoom. Registration is required by 5 p.m. on January 15. For those attending via Zoom, the Zoom link will be sent to the email address you use to register on the day of the event.

Questions? Please email info@nvcl.ca or call 604-998-3450. For general inquires about Capilano Universe, email capilanouniverse@capilanou.ca.