Short Courses

2018-04-13 Euphemistic Feedback – What They Really Mean

That's an interesting idea... Emily didn't like Mark's ideas. She tried to tell him, but he didn't realise. Watch the…

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2018-04-07 Suggestions as instructions – What They Really Mean

You could take some out... Mark can't understand why Emily is annoyed. She had been giving him instructions - but…

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2018-03-30 Questions as Warnings – What They Really Mean

Are you really wearing that hat? Mark can't understand why Chloe is asking about his hat. She's trying to warn…

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2020-09-30 Don’t get caught out, Part 08 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction

Don't get caught out Have you ever been caught out online? Well, in this episode we hear from experts who…

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2020-09-25 Images, scams and hoaxes, Part 07 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction

Images, scams and hoaxes Sometimes we see an image that looks so real, but something in the back of our…

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2020-09-17 How to be a critical thinker Part 06 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction

How to be a critical thinker Being able to critically analyse the things we see and read to distinguish what…

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2020-09-11 Agendas, actors and algorithms Part 05 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction

Why do people share fake news? Fake news seems to be everywhere. We're told to avoid it, but every time…

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2020-06-02 Fake news in the age of coronavirus, Part 04 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction

Covid-19: Fake news and conspiracy theories With the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, being able to spot fake news has…

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2020-05-27 The danger of fake news, Part 03 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction

'Information' - what does it really mean and how can I use it? Everybody knows what 'information' means, don't they?…

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2020-05-20 Where does ‘news’ really come from, Part 02 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction

'News' - where does it come from and what does it really mean? Most people follow the news - it…

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