Teaching in a 'Post-Truth' World

Education

University Degrees

Ph.D. Candidate in Curriculum & Instruction (English Education), anticipated 2025 | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN | Dean’s Doctoral Fellow | Adviser: Dr. Tara Star Johnson| Research: Critical media literacy/mis- & disinformation; AI literacies

M.Ed. in English Education, 2005 | The University of Minnesota, MN | Adviser: Dr. Richard Beach | Thesis: “Grading Versus Credit/No Credit: Effects on Motivation and Performance of Alternative School Students”

B.A. in English, Minors in Communication and Religion, 2000 | City College, Grove City, PA

Teaching Credentials

National Board Certification, Adolescent/Young Adulthood English Language Arts, 2018-Present

Indiana Teaching License, Language Arts, Grades 5-12 | 2021-Present

Minnesota Teaching License, Communication Arts and Literature, Grades 5-12 | 2003-Present

Hello,

I’m Ben Lathrop.

Welcome to Teaching in a “Post-Truth” World, a resource for teachers of English and other subjects who care about mis- and disinformation, critical media literacy, and epistemology. I’m a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University, where I am researching how teachers integrate critical media literacy and epistemology into their curriculum. Currently, this website features my ongoing dissertation research. A National Board Certified Teacher, I taught high school English for 18 years before beginning my doctoral work.

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