March 18th, 2019 
adminStep 1
First decide on a contemporary issue that interests you where there is substantial disagreement or misinformation about facts. This can be something like a huge global issue such as climate change. Or it could be something smaller like a tweet about fake news from US President Trump. It can be serious; or it can be silly like the Flat Earth Society. It can be in the realm of science health politics culture technology or business. It can be global or local. Its up to you where to start!
Next spend about 30 minutes taking a journey on the web. Start with a Google search then go from there. Along the way you should collect things that you find interesting (Zotero is great for this). Youre not looking for the best information; youre looking at what people are saying about your topic in many different places and from many different perspectives.
Some types of artifacts to gather:
memes
social media posts and discussions (e.g. Twitter Facebook Instagram WeChat Tumblr etc.)
short news articles
long news articles (long reads)
advertisements
forum posts (e.g. Reddit)
Wikipedia entries
blogs of all sorts
websites of organizations
personal websites
video clips
audio clips/podcasts
infographics
photographs
interactive visuals
other relevant things about your
To be metacognitive is to think about your thinking and reflect on it. Thats what this step will help you do- to reflect on how you navigate through digital discourse.
Step 2
Write about 500 words describing the journey you took. How did you get from where you started to where you ended up? What observations can you make about how ideas move in digital discourse? How are you guided through discourse? Why do certain ideas trend more than others? Ultimately what does this tell you about digital discourse?
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