Presentation
Beyond Media Literacy: Human Factors-Informed Education to Develop Cognitive Security
SessionE2: HFE-Informed Education
DescriptionThe Wellness and Independence in the Social Media Era (WISE) education program equips students with Cognitive Security skills, providing frameworks and toolkits for how to deliberately think through controversial topics commonly steeped in dis- and misinformation (Herzog & Hertwig, 2025; Murrock, et al, 2018). The ‘attention economy’ we live in today profits from the time users spend on a given social media application, therefore motivating the designers to leverage human factors principles for bad purposes, namely addictive design features referred to as ‘dark patterns’ (Mildner, et al, 2021; Ruiz, et al, 2024). By recognizing how ‘dark patterns’ use HF-principles and the associated cognitive consequences (Lawrence, 2023), the WISE program developers created a holistic approach beyond media literacy skills to include metacognition, emotional intelligence, civil discourse, and storytelling.
Event Type
Industry/Practitioner Content
Lecture
TimeWednesday, October 15th3:20pm - 3:40pm CDT
LocationGrand Hall J
Education