Social Bubbles: How They Prevent Students from Seeing Different Perspectives on Historical Events and Social Issues

Autor/in	Risinger, C. Frederick
Titel	Social Bubbles: How They Prevent Students from Seeing Different Perspectives on Historical Events and Social Issues
Quelle	In: Social Education, 80 (2016) 2, S.111-112 (2 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Social Problems; History; Doctoral Students; Information Science Education; Social Media; News Reporting; Search Engines; Information Sources; Information Literacy; Citizenship; Democracy; Web Sites; Student Research; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social problem; Soziales Problem; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Informationstechnologische Bildung; Soziale Medien; News report; Reportage; Suchmaschine; Information source; Informationsquelle; Informationskompetenz; Staatsbürgerschaft; Demokratie; Web-Design; Studentenforschung
Abstract	In this article, C. Frederick Risinger begins by describing insights from an article entitled, "Trapped in the Bubble." It reported on a doctoral student's study (along with other students and faculty in Indiana University's School of Informatics) which demonstrated that the more people rely on social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and similar sources for the news, the more they are likely to get trapped in a "collective social bubble." The research showed that people who get their news from social media had less diversity than those who use search engines such as Google or Bing. The researchers found people tend to click on sites and stories they agree with and "Rather than finding news alone, people are sharing it among like-minded people." Risinger asserts that students need to be encouraged and shown how to look at historical and contemporary issues and arguments from all perspectives. To do so, teachers need to show them how to see beyond their own social bubbles. This will help to prepare them for more knowledgeable and thoughtful citizenship in this nation's democracy. Herein, Risinger offers some websites and programs that can provide ideas and resources as teachers guide them in this quest. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council for the Social Studies. 8555 Sixteenth Street #500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 800-683-0812; Tel: 301-588-1800; Fax: 301-588-2049; e-mail: membership@ncss.org; Web site: http://www.socialstudies.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01